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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
13
Prof. J. M. Bouton serves as local representative in Sparland for The Henry Republican. He is authorized to handle all business entrusted to his care and will ensure prompt attention to news items.
A series of short items recount visits, travel, and daily events in the area. Harry Marshall and Samuel Wild visit relatives, Ed Wallace and William Monier handle seed and linseed meal shipments, and local residents attend events in Peoria, Springfield, and Chicago. A coal bank opens to supply the woolen mill during a strike, while homes receive porch work and strawberry plantings proceed.
Rev Bliss and Leslie Waugh visited John Kirgan's Magnolia on Tuesday where Leslie bought a driving horse. In Peoria, Miss Mamie Holahan and Earl FE Edminster wed in probate court with Judge Bassett officiating. Others report charity solicitations, medical updates, and naval news from Newport and local home life notes.
The passage notes residents bragging about daily baths and cleanliness. It mentions Thienus Hollow on the improve and several homes changing hands with owners not prone to heavy drinking. Abe Ridenhour is building, William Wild is repainting, Walter Miles plans to move and add to his house.
Oliver Johnson returns to class while Terree removes three under fourteen from school to cut props. The article cites the state law requiring 110 days of instruction and imposes fines for neglect. Miss Una Garrett visits from Bradley Polytechnic. Otis Compton, once bright and well behaved, struggles with diphtheria after illness and impaired health.
Current report approved and ordered on partial distribution. Guardianship letters issued to Clara Pride. Appraisers listed for estate adjustments. Real estate transfers recorded: White to Baldwin. Duke to Martin. Miller to Lloyd. Zehnder to South. Rogers to Berry. Obituary: John Wunder, long respected Henry area resident, died April 11 1906 aged 86. Funeral at St Marys Henry.
The Henry Republican office serves as a headquarters for hand bills letter heads note heads bill heads statements envelopes programs invitations calling cards business cards shipping tags and more. Prompt service and first class work.
The Chicago Daily Chronicle and The Henry Republican advertise a combined daily for four dollars. The pitch urges readers to act quickly, using a time tested motto to emphasize value and urgency.
Whitefield residents report illnesses and medical care including Cora Durlinger and Mrs. Frances Bickerman. Visitors swap between Henry and Peoria areas as families welcome births and mourn losses. Farmers discuss sick horses, hog shipments, and farm work while a May Ladies' Aid meeting is planned.
Local church notices report Epworth League led by Miss Mabel McClane and preaching planned at Milo church. School elections in Milo and Shorts districts elect Ben Pettigrew and Mr. McKeon respectively. Various visits, Sunday services, and community happenings fill weekend activity in Milo and nearby towns.
The passage recalls Washington as a formidable wrestler who was never thrown, a pastime loved by Virginians and praised by Lincoln. Lincoln notes his own youthful strength in Illinois, claiming he could outlift any man and was never thrown, and suggests a hypothetical match with Washington if both were alive.
A letter from L. S. Napier of Ruggles Kentucky claims Bucklen’s Amica Salve cured a pile afflicted ten years ago after using less than a box. The advertisement touts it as healing wounds burns and sores like magic sold at Powell’s City Drug Store Henry Illinois for 25 cents.
Prof Ira O Baker head of the civil engineering college at the University of Chicago says water as the enemy of good roads. He notes dry western Kansas Nebraska has fewer road problems and stresses drainage as essential for any road form from earth to stone. He calls for broader public involvement beyond three road commissioners.
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