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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
3
Ernest Kline and wife visited. Mrs. Bedford and friends hosted at Sunday gather. Mrs. Elsie Trompeter visited Setar and Mrs Wim. Frank. Supeter family moving to Peoria. City society to serve a church supper Friday April 18. Multiple locals, including Miss Rose and James Colligan, noted in Sparland social round.
Attendance and new members counted as points with the Reds losing. A banquet for the winners is set at the M church parlors Friday evening. The quarterly conference led by Rev O T Dwinell reported fine results and noted Rev Swinell’s effectiveness and possible attendance at a district meeting in Galva.
Steuben column reports Jennie Watkins attending Henry county convention as a county official, plus updates on Mrs Mamie Jacobson visiting La Prairie, and Louis Justice attending Baptist Sunday school convention. Mentions oats rush after sun, 1893 land opening, Prof Ganzer praise for compulsory school law, Sallie Charles trip to Carbon Cliff, James Martin’s hospital return, and ongoing duck hunting with plentiful fish and malaria notes in Illinois bottoms.
Mrs Andrew Calder spent last week with relatives in Lacon. Several social gatherings occurred including Miss Blanche Davidson hosting a All Fools Day program with a chafing dish supper. Attendees included Ruth Greene Stella Calder Lois Leigh Dorothy Scott and local men such as Harry Leigh Robert Calder and Andrew Turnbull.
Drive sick headaches away with Dr King's New Life Pills. They purify the blood and put new life and vigor in the system. Every pill helps, every box guaranteed. Price 25c. Recommended by T J Segraves and A J Tronmonger.
A classroom exchange has the teacher asking who can describe a caterpillar. Johnny volunteers and humorously calls it an upholstered worm, prompting a light moment in the lesson.
This item endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for coughs or colds and cites its worldwide reputation. The advertisement notes availability at TM J Se Graves and A J Tronmonger with selling claims and praise.
Trustees of the Whithfield Center cemetery met at the church on Saturday afternoon and cleaned blown over grounds while hiring a worker for the year to care for the cemetery. Mr and Mrs Johnson Lutes were Sunday guests of Lyman Sutton and wife. Weather remains winterlike with haying season noted. Brokaw reports via O Stein that her father has arrived with his car. Mrs Brokaw plans a Kansas visit. location undecided.
Samuel Swearengen and son Glenn visited Peoria on Saturday while BE G Rees and children Charley and Olive spent Sunday there. Patrick Powers has been ill for several days. Francis Quinn and wife visited relatives near Putnam. Mrs Frank Barto of Morse visited relatives in the area. Mrs Henry Churchill visited relatives in Peoria. Harley Reno of Morse was a Sunday visitor with Broadmoor friends. Daniel Driscoll and wife visited relatives in Peoria Saturday and Sunday. Mrs J A Cunningham of Whitefield stayed with her daughter Mrs Charles McDonald for a day last week. George Woodford and wife went to Peoria Sunday for a medical consultation for their young daughter. Frank Mcbaughtine, longtime Marshall county resident now in Iowa, was a guest at the Powers home on Saturday. Mrs E Rees, recently at Proctor hospital in Peoria, is improving and hopes to return home.
A Lincoln area ad certifies druggists refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar Compound fails to cure coughs or colds. John Bennet of Tell Wis testifies five years of satisfaction and cures. Advertiser A. J. Tronmonger. Adv.
Bradford residents spent Sundays visiting neighbors and relatives at Byron Allen Frank Lidgard Herbert Goodale and others. Movements include Charles Day moving to Herbert Goodale’s place and John O Neal traveling to Chicago for a new Jack Rabbit. Church and school activities are noted with community work and attendance lists.
The advertisement claims there has been no recorded case of a cough or flu developing into bronchitis pneumonia or consumption after taking Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The genuine product is in a yellow package and signed by A J Ironmonger as an advt.
A. J. Tronmonger of Ady reports relief from backache congested kidneys and fatigue after using Foley Kidney-Pills. He claims improvement after three days and full recovery from trouble and suffering, endorsing the remedy.
The Speer community reports Mrs Al Shane’s visit last week and Mrs Lester Shane hosting a 12 o'clock dinner for seven. Cars were shipped to Omaha and Dunbar. Ella Speer left Speer for Marshalltown and the West. A new C N W schedule shifts Speer departure to 10 30 a m for Peoria.
Mr. Colehower visited his daughters last week. Mrs. Clara Kellom called at Frank Barkman’s. Mrs. George Barker visited her son Carl and family. Jacob Copple spent time with cousin Dave Copple. Miss Margie Smith visited Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wright. Blanche and Clara Lord were callers on our street. Grandma Fuller remains ill with her son Henry Mallett Michigan with her. Miss Anna Applen has helped care for Grandma.
Two hundred University of Chicago female students attended a pure food dinner led by the household economics department. By 11 pm 194 were ill with ptomaine poisoning, over 60 bedridden next day and 100 unable to attend classes. Authorities urged caution on food safety.
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