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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
7
Neighborly updates detail visits and illnesses including Mrs. Bates at home with Ambrose Cumming's trip to see her, Miss Amine Tanner moving to Madison for school, and Amine's dinner with Louise Russell. Several families, including Frisbeys, Wall, and Osborne, host or visit relatives in Sparland Toluca Rutland Wenona and Varna with church notes and a baby’s funeral.
Sparland items report a benefit for Epworth League at Anna Stor gain School. Masons of Sparland lodge 441 hosted a Aug 2 meeting with state grand master Ralph Wheeler present, Benj Hunt and I W Tribbey receiving the sublime degree. Details of banquet, toasts, and hospitality follow, plus local visits, club events, and notices about summer camp, readings, and community life.
Sunday services announced at Sparland and Bethel. Sparland Sunday school at 10 a.m. with C. Duncan as superintendent. no sermon at that hour. Bethel Sunday school at 10 a.m. for Bible study. sermon by the pastor at 11 a.m. Dr. Williams to preach at 8 p.m. Fourth quarterly conference set for Tuesday Aug 15 at 7:30 a.m.. H. B. Ward, pastor.
Mrs. Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York extols Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after her child’s cholera morbus cure and notes subsequent family use for colic and bowel misfunction. She recommends the medicine as a remedy of exceptional merit and states it is obtainable wherever.
Mrs John McClane spent a few days with her children in the country. Mrs Frank Lidgard and Harry Reid have been on the sick Mast. Chau tauqua at Bradford Sunday was enjoyed. Mrs Bert Piper hosted a birthday party for daughter Alva. Miss Bernice Snyder visits relatives at Peoria. Frank Adkins and family drive a new Word car. Mrs Monier of Peoria visited Ed Monier’s family. Miss Elsie Swineman attended a class party given by Miss Nelle Monier. Carl Barker and family visited Roy Stone. L A S held their last meeting at Mrs Lucy Pettregrey’s home. Miss Beulah Barker visited relatives at Speer. Charlie Reid shipped hogs Monday.
A long, mixed page notes international blockades and British orders in council with a quote on London rules. It then lists court actions in a Circuit Court and Probate Court, including confessions and guardian discharges, followed by real estate transfers and marriage licenses. It also mentions a local chuck hole road club and humorous anecdotes, a kidney health ad, Boy Scouts camp news, and a name change for Lake Cooper to Lake Keokuk.
Whitefield residents report WM Baugh plans a Milwaukee trip to visit his children and the Getty family. Tommy McCuskey and family visited parents in Peoria. George Holler lost a horse from heat exhaustion. Mr and Mrs CG Holst visited Frank Wunder. Spenny Hunt family ride in a Maxwell. Mrs Anton Kuhn and companion hosted near Hofers by Henry and at Frank Wunder's home. Mamie Osborne spent time with sister C Sellers. Holler in Peoria seeking relief for illness. hope for health improvement. Leslie Waughop and family visited Waughop’s Sunday. Adolph Bowers started work for Charles Hunt. described as a capable German worker.
A reader from Weather City Iowa reports recurring liver trouble with pains in the side back and stomach. After using half a bottle of Chamberlain Tablets the pain subsides and health improves. Ad claims these tablets are obtainable everywhere.
A year after a red ant attack on black ants near the Wynner Review crossing, red ants again invade from the road side and reach the black ant nest. Traffic kills hundreds of ants, but the invaders seize thousands of eggs and retreat, continuing an extermination campaign despite losses.
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