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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
3
Sparland residents report moves and visits including Miss Maria O Leary at home and Mrs J Z Zimmerman visiting Fred Seibold. Ambrose Cumming of Wast Peoria weighs a business proposition while Lester Newell and family relocate to Iowa. Dr E E Royce prepares his Hupmobile for good roads and a quarterly conference is set for April 18 at the M H church.
Walter Burnett attended the funeral of his nephew Mars Calder in Chillicothe with services at the house and at the M. H. church Blue Ridge where interment occurred. Worth Dixon of Saratoga traveled to York Nebraska to help his mother Mrs Lucy Harper who died Monday morning after two telegrams about her condition. Sparland shaft operations closed with 63 workers laid off, sparking rumors of a sale or deeper sinking though not confirmed. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by Mrs J Boroff Elida Ohio as best for cold relief based on her daughter's cure two years prior.
Local notices from A Prairie record visits by Thomas Angus and families, illnesses, and a long obituary for James Marsden Calder born 1887 in Prairie and died 191? in Chillicothe. The piece mentions church presbytery meetings and various relatives visiting or staying with residents.
The funeral service for a La Prairie resident was conducted at the Blue Ridge church by Rev. Busby with assist from Revs. Kyle and Martin. The interment followed at Blue Ridge cemetery. Pallbearers were boyhood friends Charlie Scoon, Hart Gallup, John Hastings, John Burnett, Andréw Turnbull and Jesse Brown. Attendees from distance included Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Monier and son Leland of Princeton, Dr. and Mrs. Bradford and William Riddell of Lacon, Mrs. Riddell and Mrs. Tottis Duncan of Sparland, Mr. and Mrs. J G Stowell and Miss Mabel Stowell of Chillicothe, Mr. and Mrs. James King, Miss Edith King, and Mr. and Mrs. Popert of Peoria.
Saratoga M E Church reports a lively April social at Charles Holmes home with phono graph music and games. Weekly services and Epworth League events are listed, including officer elections, teacher meetings, and a yearly Sunday school report for 1913 to 1914 with attendance figures and missionary funds noted.
A patient testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills gave relief for kidney trouble after purchasing at Se graves Drug Store. The remedy is said to have helped others in the family, with Foater Milburn Co. listed as agents and Buffalo New York noted as the sole distributor.
A reader shares how Electric Bitters restored strength after illness and fatigue. The ad touts benefits for stomach, liver and kidneys with a money back guarantee. Sold at local stores with endorsements from A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves.
Aukland family reports happiness with their new home in Marysville. The boys contracted measles but recovered after a short illness. Thomas Seelye sick with Dutch measles improved by Tuesday. Ollie Hunt and family visited Lawrence Hunt. Mervin Harrison helps Harry Monroe with farm work. Joe attends Consolidated school nearby. No Aid meeting last week due to rain.
An advertisement touts Dr Hobsons Eczema Ointment claiming to clear pimples eruptions blackheads and rough skin with a money back guarantee 50 cents. It endorses by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger and targets babies and delicate skin.
Misses Ing Moore and Bessie Pred miere are improving while the sick list grows. George Perkins sold his Peoria home and visited the city Tuesday. Elmer Chapin recovered from a severe pegmatite attack. Morton Webster traced a microbe causing measles. Winton is recovering. The Ladies Aid of Lawn Ridge Congregational Church will host a Easter sale and supper at Lawn Ridge hall on Friday April 10. tickets 25 cents. Mrs Green spent a week in Seeshome-Sak Wyoming for dental work. Mr and Mrs Curtis attended home interests during her absence. Clara Joliet and Ada Smith joined relatives. Frankie Predmor injured in a fall. Clint Moody and partner consider marriage. she returned to Jackson Tennessee last Thursday. He is selling household goods and plans to go alone.
During a heavy electrical rainstorm a lightning strike ignited the barn at the old Will farm, owned by Lewis Streitmatter and occupied by Robert Gehrig. Gehrig and a neighbor saved livestock and machinery, with 12 head of stock moved to safety. A stable was built the next day and a new barn planned, insured losses modest. Neighbors offered swift aid as both men praised the community’s kindness.
Thawing weather and April rains bring coughs and fever. Dr. King's New Discovery claimed to soothe inflamed throats and lungs, stop coughs, and relieve fever. Testimonial from R. Davis of Stickney Corners Me cites cure after other remedies failed. Relief or money back. 65c and 1.00. Endorsed by local names.
Viola Gants and Charles Howard married at 4 p m March 18 at the brides parents home with Rev. J Bell officiating. The couple, sent on their honeymoon March 15 to Bitterroot Valley Montana, were joined by close family and friends.
Accepted fair dates announced for the Central Illinois Trotting and Pacing Association season include Bradford August 11 12 13 73, Wyoming August 26 27 28, Princeton September 2, Kewanee September 8, Aledo September 5. The schedule lists venues and dates for fairs across the region.
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