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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
2
The snippet mentions a price of 1.60 dollars and promises dozens of other articles at equally low cost, suggesting a bargain or discount listing on the page. The text emphasizes affordability and a wide range of cheap items.
Local column reports Ira Coe losing a valuable calling card, Mrs Maude Dugan visiting from Peoria, and Hunter Allen the ToLuca lumberman visiting Magnolia. Several social items note hedge trimming, porch work, and a porch addition. A Easter sermon by Rev Taylor is announced, Miss Bertha Shaffer dies near Rutland, and Mrs Horton’s sister illness prompts a hospital trip.
The column covers church announcements about Easter plans and Sunday school, a note on a natural pond park sale, and a call for more workers. It lists numerous town folk visiting, callers from Magnolia, Lostant, Granville, Hennepin, Streator and Ottawa, plus club and Masonic activity and local subscriber appeal.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for a range of female complaints including headaches backaches irregular periods and pelvic discomfort. It claims to strengthen regulate and invigorate the system and to avoid alcohol or habit forming drugs while warning it will not cure tumors or perform miracles. Readers are invited to write for consultations and to request Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser with free paper or cloth-bound copies.
Last Friday David Allen of Toulon underwent appendicitis surgery. A Sunday message urged immediate travel as he was dying. Harvey Charlie and Charles Odekirk went that evening. Monday a report said he died at 7 am. Joseph Allen and Carrie Odekirk attended the funeral. The community notes mention visits, a Ladies Aid supper, and wedding bells expected in the village.
A local item recounts M L Bingham’s life saving use of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after a gangrene threat from toe loss. Additional notes report improving illness, travel to California, a funeral in Wenona, W C T U events, Easter festival plans, school illness, and community visits across Wenona Varna and nearby towns.
The Cazenovia township school trustees plan a Monday hearing over a consolidation dispute. Low Point seeks to absorb Washburn territory while Washburn and Cazenovia accuse poaching. The case may advance to county superintendents in Marshall and Woodford counties and possibly to the Marshall county judge, with Judge Kennedy among the attorneys.
An advertorial piece promotes Rexall Mucu-Tonic as a cure for debility caused by catarrh with a strong guarantee. It asserts the product purifies the blood and boosts health, offering trial with no charge if uncured, and lists two bottle sizes priced at 65 cents and $1.00.
The county local option bill opens to a county wide vote on anti saloon status. It goes to the senate license and miscellany committee chaired by Ettelson for review and is seen as likely to pass the senate though house fate remains uncertain. A petition of one fourth of county voters is required to trigger an election.
Spring health note touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a tonic for the kidneys after winter strain. It claims to purify the blood by stimulating kidney function and eliminating impurities, delivering new life and vigor. Pleasant to take, testimonial by A. J. Ironmonger.
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