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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1896
Page
7
The District No.6 school director election was held last Saturday and Harrigan was elected. The retiring member was Barbers, while surrounding items note community notices, church events, and local trades.
Mrs Anna J Streeter returns to Grand Lodge Mich after winter with brother John Moon. Thomas Williams sinks a well for Jamey Wherry near Putnam reaching 193 feet with 10 feet of water. windmill to be erected. John A Spencer injured by cow halter lacerations. out for days. Breees school resumed delaying upholstering orders. Sewing machine sale at Fen Hardware Henry Ill. Commercial Club rooms prepared for meeting this Saturday. Birthday supper by Congregational church ladies a success, net 10. Foreign Missionary Society held annual meeting. Miss Sarah Peters described China work. collection 213.75. George Williams released from Joliet, well afterward. City of Peoria wins boat race vs Borealis Rex. Schipper & Block expand Peoria business. new stock company formed. Richard Waughop finishes new residence. 160 acre Ray farm to be sold at Lacon May 4 at 2 pm. Ezra Calef reports Florida ruins after freeze. John O Dent fruit farm damaged. Odd Fellows Whitefield Corners to celebrate 77th anniversary April 26 with Rev P K Hammond speaker.
Local notes report Arthur IL planning a May visit to Henry for medical services led by Dr Thomas L. Foulds of European hospital experience. Foulds will arrive May 5 to treat ear and eye conditions. the notice promotes his extensive practice and university ties, with addresses in Chicago and Joliet ads interwoven.
Solomon Noll born June 8 1835 in Union County Pennsylvania died April 20 1896 at his Henry Illinois home after a long illness from muscular rheumatism and heart failure He served in the 86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry from August 27 1862 to January 19 1863 and remained largely incapacitated The funeral will be held at the family residence at three this afternoon with Rev David McLeish officiating and the family inviting friends
Last summer a grandmother from Frederickstown Missouri praised the emberlain remedy for severe bowel trouble. She credits speedy relief and calls it the best medicine for dysentery summer complaint colic and cholera infantum in children. She notes it works when directions are followed and mothers express gratitude. Sold by Dr Powell.
The Female Minstrele ensemble drew a crowded house with vibrant instrumental and vocal numbers, comedy, and high class amateur performance. They showcased local talent amid praise for their repertoire, instruments, and elocutionary skill, with strong applause throughout.
An advertisement touts a remedy named Mystic Cure that allegedly heals rheumatism and neuralgia in three days or less. It claims immediate relief after the first dose at 75 cents and lists Fr. Ac Powell druggist Henry as seller. It also mentions rail service by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific and promotional inserts for newspapers.
Fragmentary notice mentions East and West routes with numbers 81 6 86, ocean steamships, and Webb's Ticket Office at 100 South Adams Street Peoria. Readable details are limited.
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