Local News Items From Metamora and Nearby
Local notes report visits by Memie Meany of Chicago and Miss Anna Barry of purity with Miss Balle, along with Mrs. Anna Hall in Chicago. Cattle shipment to Chicago by Herbert Doyle, and social events hosted by Mrs. C A Camp and others. Bank staff changes cited as James Wherry leaves Henry National Bank for Johnson Hardware in Peoria. Public notices include a Democratic judiciary convention in Peoria nominating Charles C. Craig for re election. A long letter from Frank J. Green details his army service and officer training remarks at Camp Lewis and California prior to potential promotion, ending with a rallying note for “our troop.”
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M. C. Doyle
C. A. Camp
H. F. Andrews
W. HB. King
Aid Society
James Wherry
Henry National Bank
Johnson Hardware Company
Peoria
D. W. Horrom
R. E. Hills
Charles Heininger
Mins
Tina’ Leavitt
Tina
Hutchins & Downey
CW. B. Deck
Girard
L. O. Deck
Mr. Deck
Henry
Supreme Court
Charles C. Craig
Galesburg
R. F. Burt
W. L. Wescott
Lacon
Marshall County
George J. Ward
Putnam County
John P. Code
Bradford
Blark County
Albert Wimner
Frank J. Green
Henry M. E. Church
Mer
Regular Army
Philippines
California
Camp Lewis
Wash
Frank
Cox
J. Green
The Merchant Prince Advertises His Way to Success
An old man builds a business with a dollar eighty cent start. He uses stock and an ad to gain three dollars in a day, expands with clever marketing and a plate glass corner, and becomes known as the merchant prince. He proves advertising drives sales and town growth.
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Merchant Prince
Geezer
Soldier Letter From Fort Wright Describes Camp Life
Leo Meridian writes from Fort Wright New York to Mr and Mrs Charles Vogelsang about cool weather with snow, daily drills, new officers, 1500 Illnois men, local facilities including Y M C A and gym, a coast fort, and their work shifts in the mess. He notes army life differs from civilian life and recalls a typhoid shot with arm soreness and a nearby hospital.
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Fort Wright
N. Y
Charles Vogelsang
Henry
Illnois
Fisher
New York
New London
B. Mead
Defense
Guard House
Leo Merdian
Rulings Of The U S Food Administration Dealers
The notice urges dealers to boost potato consumption by June 1 and to replace flour with potatoes where possible. It sets strict limits on wheat flour sales, requires equal substitutions, and mandates payment and distribution practices. Also covers hens, eggs, and merchantable flour returns to customers.
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Asseis
Bach Parson
U. S. Food Administration
A. R. Wright
Paris
Paris’s scars and splendor praised by a traveler’s gaze
The writer tours Paris and Versailles noting war damage and restored grandeur. He describes the Egyptian column in a park, the Bastille relics, cannons and Aviator Guiamey, the Louvre’s shutters, the Guillotine site, public buildings scarred by rifle fire, and grand chateaus with rulers’ monuments. He ranks Paris as a leading world city.
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Alsace-Lorraine
France
Perso
Napoleon
Bastille
Guiameéyer
Louvre
Chamber of Deputies
Versailles
Paris
New Light on Hereafter Sermon at Church of the New Jerusalem
Rev. L. G. Landenberger preached on immortality linking the body and spirit. He cited Swedenborg and Bishop Foster, noting three spiritual realms and the possibility of life after death via the spiritual world and its laws.
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L. G. Landenberger
Church of the New Jerusalem
John Fiske
Randolph Foster
M. E. Church
Swedenborg
Harry Lauder
John
Elisha
Lord
Apostle Paul
Heaven
Hell
Afterlife Teachings on Heaven Hell and Judgment
The text discusses the intermediate world as a space for instruction before heaven, where inward life shapes outward states. It asserts judgment is based on true inner nature, links heaven’s joy to usefulness, and describes hell as a life state arising from disobedience with outward lusts as its visible fire, noting no remorse of conscience. It concludes all souls head toward heaven or hell based on life states.
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Angela
Hell
Heaven
Local notes from Sugar Grove and nearby areas
Horatio Hartley of Sugar Grove went to Peoria to visit Jerry Mills family over the weekend. Miss Viola Herr visited Marseilles High School, and Melvin Harrison’s family welcomed a new boy. Mary Schubert is ill, with Lorna Blackburn substituting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove
Horatio Hartley
Peoria
Jerry Mills
Viola Herr
Marseilles High School
Melvin Harrison
C. L. Clawson
Henry
Laura Harrison
Mary Schubert
Lorna Blackburn
Frank Kapraun
Duffield Place
Imported stallion Jason breeding service offered in 1911
The notice describes Jason a dark grey imported stallion with strong dam and sire lines, good conformation, and proven as a high class drafter. It lists a five day breeding schedule at multiple locations and terms of fifteen dollars to insure using the colt. Care limits responsibility and insurance forfeits on moving mares.
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Dunhams
M the
Pelletan
Biribi
Duchesnay
Voltaire
Bon Espoir
Brilliau
Agor
Boutor
Picador
Favori
M. Dupont Jalon
Charles Keeser
Tim Fogerty
Dave Bacemap
J. B. Cooks
J. W. Hagners
E.goods
Colt
Old flags should be retired respectfully for display
Old worn out flags should not be used for canoes or secondary uses. They belong to proper disposal, preferably by burning or other respectful methods that avoid irreverence or dishonor.
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National Geographical
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Hitsel Tower
Seine
Prussia
Finland
Strasburg
Arnold Grocery
Santa Clara Prunes
Ade
PHOND
Henry, Ill
U. 8
Food Administration
Newport
Ois
LaSalle County
Jason
Quinn Brothers
BH. W. Newhal
Doran
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