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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
2
An OCR fragment shows tire pricing lines with unclear branding and quantities. The legible figures indicate several price points, but merchant names and specific products are missing, leaving an incomplete promotional snippet.
A wartime appeal urges purchase of Liberty bonds stressing proceeds fund American factories farms and mines. The message notes allied loans recirculating as sales investment and frames the United States as a key customer benefiting domestic producers.
Last Friday night at the J O O F hall a Henry orchestra benefit concert drew a larger crowd and earned strong applause for its masterful performance. Louis Kraus sang Keep the Home Fires Burning and Uncle Bam with orchestra, Mrs Charlotte Sparling sang Sweet Miss Mary, and Patrick Green offered Among the Rosée with the ensemble. A humorous sketch by Judson Ong and a fulsome farce The Book Agent entertained, with Louis Kraus delivering sharp lines and deft signature sales for a book. About $10 was realized.
List of Marshall County men entering training at New London Conn on April 3 1918. Names include Henry Jesse Paul Marshall, Les le Jay Montonye, Frank Joseph Haas, Benjamin Harrison Hauber, Albert Wurat, John Albert Haas, Henry F Knoll, Hans Otto Alden Hunter Dunn Arno Stacy Reinbeck Harry Isaac Bush and many others from Toluca Lacon Venons Edelstein Bradford Noble Ill Washburn Sparland and Chicago. Also notes a marriage of Arno Reinbeck to Mary Jacobs and the couple sailing for training camp after Easter services.
United States Food Administration issues detailed mandates for Marshall County bakers retailers hotels and households. Substitutes in bread with potatoes 4 pounds per 1 pound cereal. March 31 cutoff for rye use. licenses required for those beyond 3 barrels monthly. wholesale licenses grant wheat flour access with substitute credits. Retailer and large user cards regulate monthly sugar and flour allowances. resale restrictions target unfair practice.
A jumble of classified items listing tenanted cottage sales and rentals and horse ads. Includes notices for a six room cottage sale inquiries at office and a remodeled five room cottage for Dr Adams with utilities. Also horse sale listings with several aged mares gelding foals and young horses from KR Fairbanks Varas Illinois.
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