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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
3
Bergner announces Easter suits priced at 25 dollars featuring Panamas serges and fancy worsteds in shades London Smoke Canard blue tan reseda grey navy black wisteria and catawba. Styles range 26 to 42 inch jackets with up to date designs and excellent fit.
The ad lists 27 inch and 32 inch covert coats in striped or solid colors with various trims. Prices range from $4.95 to $25 for long velvet style coverts with silk lining and from $5.95 to $12.50 for black broadcloth and serge coats.
Sparland Department reports villagers in town including Ben Russell and family and Rev Rist visiting friends. Mentions of sick lists, travel to Peoria and Lacon, yard work, and band reorganizing. Notes social visits by Mrs Sleick and Mrs Schaaf plus miners holiday on April 1.
Miss Anna Lynch visits D. Marshall with her sister. Mystic Workers’ 10c social invites all Friday April 2 with supper. Born March 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Van Antwerp a daughter. Mrs. Gehr and Mrs. Carver tale of illness and care. Roy Newell buys Old Hotel property on Railroad Street to remodel and move in. Spring cleaning and farm trades noted with various visitors, illnesses, and social calls across Henry and Broadmoor areas.
Monday saw multiple farmers begin sowing oats while local activity included a horse incident involving Mrs. J. L. Gray after a train smoke spooked her carriage. Cinders were dumped along tracks and townspeople noted several visitors and local movements to Peoria Chicago Sterling Bradford Pontiac and Laton with names like Green Duncan Murphy and Ryan recorded.
Miss Mattie Toomey visited Mrs. Roy Stone and Mrs. William Bentley along with Mrs Festus Bentley. George Smith's family hosted relatives at Will Smith's. Mrs Ella Henkins assists Mrs George Barker. D L Reid died March 25 at Mercy hospital Des Moines. Funeral at Barham. Bentleys attended the funeral. Clubbing rate offered for Chicago papers.
Mrs J B Greene has been ill but is improving. Jessie Greene visits relatives near Wyoming. Al Hawley hosts dinners culminating at his home with birthday celebration, then leaves for Minnesota for the summer. Mrs Asa Jones expected home and improving. N E Nurss experiences grip and improves. Cecile Crady celebrated seventh birthday. Swann visits brother-in-law Charles Saxby, who is ill. A storm kept Ridge ladies from Edelstein society reception. Ella Armstrong and Cora Perkins shop in Peoria. Lucile Curtis home for spring break. Harry Coyle moves to Squire Mallory’s house. A speech extols Dr King’s New Discovery for lung disease. Numerous Peoria visits and local travels noted. A Chicago butcher makes sausage 57 feet long.
Mayor Thompson ships dogs to the Peoria dog show now in session in Youngstown Ohio and expects blue ribbons. The same dogs won prizes weeks earlier and are among the finest in the country. Also noted is a Deestrick Skule play by the Woman's club set for April 16. A wrestling match in the Armory saw Jones Foutz defeat John Morgan in under 20 minutes with two to three hundred in attendance. A tramp caused trouble, was jailed, freed on promise to leave, then jailed again for drunkenness and fined $25 plus costs before being sent to county jail.
Oat sowing will soon be the order of the day but the spell of cool weather slows work. Mrs John Reinbeck visits her son Jesse and wife who have moved to Henry. Mrs Karl Doyle Mrs Hanna and Mrs Homer Cox are on the sick list. Mrs Reid and daughter Daisy from near Wyoming visit at her daughter's home. Cat Starliper and wife ride in fine weather.
For years eczema was seen as a blood disease but experts now say it is a skin ailment cured through the skin. Dr. D D Dennis developed an oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerine formula that sinks into pores and stops itching. Sold by T J Segraves. La Salle reports three fires in 24 hours. attic fire caused no damage. H Berman store gutted with $4,000 stock loss. Methodist parsonage damaged.
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