Henry News Items and Local Social Notes
A roundup of Henry area happenings includes numerous illness notes and social visits. Residents like Miss Magella Schick improve from illness while many attend church events and family gatherings. high school events are planned at the M. BE church and local homes host visitors, parties, and outings across Henry, Metamora, Putnam, and surrounding towns.
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Preeen Goebel
Garland
Gambel
Champaign
James Harrison
Charles—Meiers
M. BE
Magella Schick
Ed. Bogner
Paul Leichter
Rose Stadel
Granville
St. John’s Guild
H. Young
Ed. Merdian
Dexter Travis
Hopedale
Jas. F. Hoeferlin Vispet
Petersburg
Sunny
Robert Daniels
Whitefield
Williams
First National Bank
Buddy Meier
Chas. Meier
W. R. Brokaw
C. R. Brokaw
Hennepin
Belle Evans
W. Z. Kenny
Tiskilwa
Seneca Hunter
Advisory Council
The
Home Bureau
C. A. Phillips
David Best
LeRoy
Beulah Thielbar
Patrick Green
Walter Harrison
Fred Potter
Cecil
Anderson
Peoria
Mary Swarts
Wenona
G. M. Brown
Alden Hunter
Ben Hunt
South Whitefield
T. S. Hunt
Amy
Louis
Marseilles
John Wagner
Chas. Onyan
Lacon
Robert
Elan Steer
Thomas
Alden Klein
Davenport
James
William McAleer
Will Thielbar
Odd Fellows Lodge
Springfield
F. E. Fuller
Chas Muller
McNabb
Rohtert Deisher
Prormr
Emma Coe
Cynthia van- Horne
Joe Otto
Magnolia
Evans
Vincent Schubert
Lewis
Putnam
Cora Reynolds
Ben. McAllister
Earl Wherry
Henry
Helena Stanton
Zenor
Dunham
Mackinaw
Sherman Littler
Miles
Horatio Smith
Nina Conklin
Ed. Prather
J. W. Hall
New Bedford
Richard Waughop
Clara Waughop
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
May Stickel
Veronica Dwyer
DePue
Lester -Garman
Alvin Brown
Art Bixon
Alex Brown
Jake Helgoth
Bartonville
Floyd Whitmer
Ladies
M.E. Church
Thomas Steer
Fort Myers
Fla
Anna Schmidt
Albert Barth
Stoner
Ethel
Walter Cook
Walter Winship
Kate Klein
John Tartar
J. K. Quisno
Adam Staab
John Dauber
George Travis
Bloomington
Princeton
Mike Murray
Frank Barker
Chicago
Mitton
Leslie Klein
Nebraska
Royal Neighbors
Lodge
Mayme
Minnie Bickerman
H. H. Leech
Mayme Deck
Jennie Cecil
Dorothy Miller
John Lawsha
Seneca
Theodore Bickerman
J. O. Winship
Harry—Moline
Ernest Wright
Lewis Gerth
Aurora
George Cahoon
van Allen
Marta Hunt
Walter Helper
Lottie Helper
Ed. Hennessey
Mayme Kearney
Havana
Bert Bogart
McClintick
Moline
Rockford
Glenn Thompson
Ladies Aid
Presbyterian Church
Lula Seitz
Kansas City
Carrie Anderson
James Andrews
Lancaster
Carl Friday
George Heininger
Maqnon
Knobloch
Mabel Hoffman
Smart styles for dainty little misses coats and dresses
Smart becoming styles for dainty little misses with plain and fur trimmed models on the same lines as big sister. New shades rust pecan grackle blues browns and tans in sizes 2 to 15. Prices from 5.00 to 28.50 Also a large stock of Women's and Misses' sizes in Coats and Dresses.
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Big Sister
Boys' Winter Suits and Overcoats Update in New Colors
The advertisement presents boys winter suits and overcoats described as Liong ies two pair knickers. It notes medium and double shade colorings and newest tailored models designed to fit and wear well.
Fishermen Report Rare Gold Fish Caught in River
George DeGroot a commercial fisherman at DePue directed swinging operations in the lower slough when nets brought up a gold fish of notable size. Fishermen said two gold fish were previously taken at Lake DePuc two weeks earlier.
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George DeGroot
DePue
Lake DePuc
Giant Hudson River Bridge Would Be World’s Greatest
A proposed North River bridge from central New York City to Weehawken New Jersey would be the world’s greatest engineering feat. It would span 3000 feet with four 685 foot towers and no river piers, using 450000 tons of steel and surpass major bridges in scale and cost.
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North River
Hudson
New York City
Weehaken
New Jersey
Panama Canal
Ohio
Missouri
Mississippi
Hudson River
Quebec
Canada
Brooklyn
Firth of Forth
Preparedness Drive Prompts Family Car Replacements
A domestic planning snippet shows a husband ordering a touring car replacement within two weeks as his wife resolves to learn to drive. The exchange reveals a practical handling of transportation needs during the period.
Ten Commandments for Safer Driving
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce promotes ten road safety commandments to drivers. They urge responsible engineering mindset, regular brake checks, careful streetcar interaction, cautious crossing behavior, clear hand signaling, horn use restrained, alertness for others, slow driving where children play, and cautious crossing of tracks with warning systems potentially down.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ready stamped envies printing service offered for returns
A terse ad-like note offers printing of ready stamped envelopes and return cards for customers. It mentions avoiding cutthroat competition and includes a phone contact, 21, implying a local business context.
Fractured Fragments of Pantomime Puns and Pairs
A garbled collection of quirky phrases and misheard lines appears, offering playful oddities such as Leap In Limp Out and Ophelia Bumps. The mix includes cryptic wordplay and stray quotes, hinting at a jokey catalog of stage or street expressions from an archival page.
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Yankemin
Ophelia
Rens
Prince of Wails
Lotta Rattles
Lostant man seeks city site amid 99 year lease end
Frank Hauger of Lostant writes to the Elizabeth mayor asking examination of a lease he says covers the site of the New Jersey city. He joins twenty others in Illinois, Kansas and Pennsylvania who claim entitlement to the site and seek settlement by money or property.
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Frank Hauger
Lostant
Elizabeth
N. J
New Jersey City
Hauger
Ilinois
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Wireless Telephony Sparks Global Comparisons
A discussion on the marvels of wireless telephony included a quip about a man who blew a bugle in Pittsburgh and saw the Sound after traveling from Rome to London, illustrating far reaching communication tales.
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Rome
London
Pittsburgh
Long Island
Chicken Thieves Raid Fred Stansell Henery
Chicken thieves raided Fred Stansell poultry house stealing over a hundred chickens. A $50 reward is offered for the captors by the marshal Putnam Farm Bureau.
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Fred Stansell
thearshall-Putnam Farm
Baireau
Editorial of the week stimulant no narcotic yes
Dearborn Independent editorial argues alcohol is a narcotic depressant not a stimulant. Dr H H Busby of Columbia College of Pharmacy says drink dulls restraint and releases base instincts. It supposedly worsens mental quality and does not raise physical strength or warmth, even amid bootleg abuse.
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Dearborn
John Barleycorn
H. H. Busby
Columbia College of Pharmacy
Peoria Journal and Enly News-Republican Ad Snippet
An archival classified style line notes a saving of $1.25 and offers Henry News-Republican services to place orders anytime. The brief ad hints at pricing or subscription details linked to the papers.
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Peoria Journal
Enly News-Republican
Henry News-Republican
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Watercott
Schell
J. WATERCOTT @ CO
Ten Commandments