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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
9
Local column lists residents visiting Peoria and Chicago, illnesses, family events, weddings and travel. Recounts include Miss Sara Lewis and others ill, Clifford Marshall and Bertie on trips, and community meeting plans at the E R Leigh home.
Alton officials review freight and passenger operations on all lines for year end report. Dwight Peoria service shows low earnings per mile and high steam costs. a motor car may be recommended and new car built from an old coach will start next spring. Gasoline electric or direct gasoline propulsion options are under study. Public highway bus questions will also be discussed. The committee plans to present findings after weeks of observation. A local saying notes patience with round steak before dinner.
Local brief lists residents visiting relatives and shopping trips in Peoria La Salle Henry and Princeton. Families like Reinbeck Trobaugh Hawksworth Grasser and Kennedy share holiday visits, work at brick yards and shelling corn, plus school play eve and a community concert at Magnolia orchestra.
In Des Moines and Chicago farmers from 38 states condemn President Coolidge farm policy and the Fordney McCumber act. They demand equal purchasing power, warn of voting power and threaten political action in 1928 led by American Farm Bureau Federation president George N. Harney.
Milo Gordon Hay has been very ill for weeks. Oscar Duffield traveled to De Pére on business Monday. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Jesse Hufnagel and family were exchanged while shopping in Princeton Saturday. Two young men from Wyanet cut walnut logs in the Pettegrew timber and lived in a tent. The M. E. Sunday school plans a Christmas program and tree for Christmas Eve.
The quote notes that today most effort goes into maximizing purchasing power rather than earning income, highlighting the struggle to stretch dollars amid rising costs and limited returns. It emphasizes the burden of making ends meet and seeking better deals.
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