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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
6
Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a proven remedy for backache and kidney related pains. A Verona Illinois resident, Michael Milan, testimonials relief from lameness after using the product, with Doan's Pills priced 60 cents at local dealers.
Classified notices list practical nurse Nettie Jerman contact 128 Red, and various ads for cemetery work by Trisbet & Sons of Peoria. Also offers include a draft gelding for sale, Hereford steers and work horses, a hogs advertisement, and local business notices from Henry Ll to BATTORY SERVICE STATION.
A local notice advertises several horses including a black mare about six years old weighing 1460 pounds that is trained and sound, two half Shire geldings, a four year old colt, and an eight year old black mare. All are offered for cash or on time by D R Fairbanks of Varna. Field details vague but listing emphasizes soundness and caretaking.
Local social notes list numerous Henry area residents visiting, hosting, and traveling this week including Mr. and Mrs Cy Ereetadn, Miss Belle Chestnut, Irene Roberts, Marie Hiatt, Lynn Broaddus, Mrs Brady, Mrs Ed Spencer, and Mrs Luther Simmons. The item also records the death and funeral of Jay Martin in York Nebraska, with service details and burial at Greenwood.
Magnolia Church announces Sunday school at 10 in the morning followed by an Easter celebration at 7 30 in the evening. The primary department will present a program, then a church gathering. Thursday evening at 7 6 clock there is a choir rehearsal and the mid week service. The evening topic will be The Semitic Religions by Minister W Harvey Young.
The Thursday Afternoon Club held its March meeting at Mrs Emma Tree mans home. Members discussed Illinois Library Extension Commission activities and resources with papers by Morence Skelton Helen K Smith and Tudle Smith. A luncheon followed and the next meeting is planned at Cynthis Hornes.
McNabb residents report visitors at the school house and local homes. Oats sowing begins as the McNabb Grain Co. builds a new feed storage building and work resumes on the J. F. Wolf building. The town bustles with activity and a growing economy despite some complaints about hard times.
J C Sutherland visited Streator on Wednesday while Mr Pritchard of Ottawa called at T J Smith's last Friday. Magnolia Grange plans a Friday degree conferral. Residents visited relatives in Varna Lostant Hennepin and La Salle. A large school trustees meeting audited books.
Joy riders Bertha Hamm and friends attended The Birth of a Nation at the Magnolia Grange in La Salle. The Tonica dramatic club performed Saturday night. In Lostant, households and neighbors shared visits, anniversaries, and club meetings amid a winter to spring transition.
The piece discusses how rising and unstable commodity prices push housewives to seek better buying deals. It argues merchants gain by offering precise value through ads, fostering customer trust, service, and price protection. It emphasizes using advertising to reach a broad audience during inflationary periods.
The article notes a rare, favorable moment for the Good Store, highlighting an unusually bright business outlook in recent years and signaling strong prospects for sales and growth ahead.
Miss Josephine Linderer of La Rose wins first prize in a Chicago Evening American Washington essay contest. The judge Dr B J Cigrand commends her work as illustrative of pupil training and patriotism.
A quoted vision by Geo Angell predicts that cruelty to animals will decline as public sentiment grows. Laws protecting animals will be enforced and advocacy will spread to homes, urging awareness of cruelties and urging better treatment of old and weak creatures. The note mentions Republican clubbing rates with Chicago and Portia dailies.
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