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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1889
Page
7
A study of remarks on women’s dress and work life appears alongside reports on Maria Mitchell’s letters, Miss Fuller’s stage achievements, and suffrage debates. Mentions Seattle fire petitions, Washington Territory voting rights, and Samoa’s Mrs Forsyth. The WCTU press department and Rockford College trustees reflect institutional progress for women.
The article recalls prohibition arguments and cites a Kansas leader who shifted to support after saloon reopenings. It then discusses summer comfort, explaining that woolen merino undergarments best wick and evaporate perspiration, outperforming linen and cotton goods, with comparisons among muslin, Lisle, gauze merino, Balbriggan, and silk blends.
The Henry Republican Steam Printing Office offers annual subscriptions in one county at 1 50. Obituaries, resolutions, and cards of marriage and death are published free of charge. Steam printing emphasizes fast presses, design beauty, quality materials, and superior workmanship with estimates for large jobs and low rates for local and distant orders.
Community fraternal groups list several lodge and auxiliary meetings in Henry area. A. F. & A. M. Henry Lodge 119 meets 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 pm in Regulator building. Marshall Lodge 3 meets Wednesdays. Marshall Encampment 35 meets Fridays. Marshall Rebekah Degree Lodge 170 meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Ovayton Lodge 812 meets Mondays at 7 pm. G A H Post 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Grand Army hall. L O M WRC 2 meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 2 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Succor Henry Branch 23 meets 1st Sunday after High Mass in German School House. Modern Woodmen of America Henry Camp 403 meets 2nd and last Fridays at 8 pm in City Library. W C T U meets Fridays at G A R post room. Y W U T U meets Monday nights at City Library Rooms. Public invited.
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