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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
10
A local store promotes its Easter selection and asserts ready service to fulfill all orders promptly. It pledges competence to meet customer wants with timely delivery and satisfaction for Easter costumes.
Mrs Lundy has been quite sick but is better now. Margaret Judd is improving. Mrs H B Ramage spent the weekend with relatives in Hennepin. Our restaurant has a new proprietor E C Brenn Z F Titus moved shop belongings to the Odd Fellows building. Arminda Ray visited her Hennepin home. Mae Cee is recovering from surgery. F N Glover and Ada Potter dined with Mr and Mrs Samuel Potter Jr.
Mr and Mrs E R Spencer and family visited the C A Freeman home. Richard and Ben Sivel of Henry spent the day with their sick mother. C E Griffin entertained siblings and Miss Hazel Glover. Miss Marie Lundholm visited Alice Weaver at South Bartonville. A Monday night motion pictures showing drew poor attendance due to weather. Mrs Arthur Wilson and son James A returned from Washburn. Varna and Durley Miller groups visited J G Clemens. Magnolia Sunday school totals: Magnolia 2188 Varna 1535 Lostant 1621 Hope 706. Cumulative: Magnolia Varna 3723 Lostant Hope 2327. Magnolia managers signed with Century bureau for next year, extra show Friday April 14 with Miss Clark of Lostant. music by a 30-voice choir. Tickets 10 and 25 cents. Mrs Cora Dakin selling. Dr Mongeau, veterinarian and physician, has moved from Magnolia to Toluca with offices at Mathis livery barns.
Henry Atherton recalls April snowstorms from spring 1873 after moving from Indiana to Magnolia. He notes a severe April 9 blizzard delaying mail and farming, large snow drifts into May, and widespread wet ground delaying corn planting into June.
Ruth and Irma Bumgarner returned home for a few days while Enida Griffith and Lora Kays traveled back to DeKalb after a week with relatives. Several residents hosted visitors, a Grange meeting was scheduled, and a school week noted as snow falls. The Magnolia Grange event and a mistaken property purchase were also mentioned.
Samuel Birch of Beetown Wisconsin escaped a deadly injury after a severe wound that resisted doctors was healed by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised as a top healer for ulcers burns boils eczema scalds cuts and bruises Sold at T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger drug stores Putnam County Grand Jury selected by supervisors for the April term includes Granville W B Sill A P Smith J C Packingham Adam Borneman Henry Gunn Harry B Surface and others across multiple townships.
An advertisement extols glycerine as a wholesome, active ingredient in Golden Medical Discovery. It claims glycerine enhances native medicinal roots, aids coughs, bronchial and lung issues, and builds up the body in consumption early stages. It notes no alcohol is used and urges sending for a free booklet.
Harvey Lorens of Chicago visited his mother while his wife stayed with relatives in Depue. The Florid School held an entertainment and ice cream social drawing strong attendance. proceeds totaled 28 dollars. Robert Halligan, a former teacher at the school and Notre Dame law student, died.
Dr Kings New Life Pills are advertised as sugar coated globules of health that transform weakness into strength and languor into energy. The ads claim cures for constipation headache chills dyspepsia malaria and more and note a price of 25 cents at local drug stores T J Segraves and A J Tronmonger.
Mrs Francis Cain visits Ottaway Vera Phillips assists in post office Charles Shultz departs for South Dakota Mrs Mat Neifing returns from Pontiac A H Ruble and wife return from the south M Reynolds and Major Hay expected home late April C E Lambourn and wife plan move to Colorado Rev R L Vivian guest at Henry M E church R W Phillips serves Springfield as house committee clerk Mrs Fannie Shields visits from Chicago Evans kin visit from Kansas City Groat and Foley buy mules Dr G S Gould purchases corner lot for a residence Rev G R Cady to preach at Hope and Lestant turn out to hear him Mrs Noel goes to Ogles Henry Phillips returns from California Miss Mamie Norris visits Roscoe Phillips and Walter Hennings in Streator H C Barton and Anna Kelso sick A O Jones entertains mother and sister from Banfield Bertha Taylor returns from La Salle post office interior being painted Mrs M Kelley reports son John near recovery Harry Marshalls 9th birthday party with 12 neighbors Dorothy Bangs turns 5 with a party and friends Rev Vivian of Henry seeks Redpath Lyceum course for 1911 12 and will canvass April 1 for tickets
Charles H. Ong dies at his Wenona home with funeral services and mausoleum burial. Local notices report illnesses, visits, and family movements including Mrs. Maust in Streator, Griffin and Morphew guests in Wenona, Mrs. VanHorn illness, and Willis Griffin’s summer visit. A. G. Kemp moves to country home. Lunning of Daria visits son Joe Lunning.
Advertises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as pleasant for young children with a maple-syrup flavor from leaf sugar and roots. Claims it has no superior for colds croup and whooping cough. Sold by T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger, druggists.
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