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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
2
Magnolia items report numerous visits and calls from residents visiting Bloomington Ottawa Varna and Henry with trips to La Salle Enid and Toluca. Big Bend reunion set for Aug 27 to 30 with Dixie singers. Health note promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion with local druggists selling.
The Friends yearly meeting in Magnolia township will start next Saturday with a public meeting on Sunday. Isaac Wilson of Coldstream, Canada, one of their most eminent ministers, is expected to speak during Sunday service. Formerly held in September, this year the meetings move to August.
R. W. Spencer advertises 2000 white oak posts for sale at 1214 cents each one mile west of Magnolia on the Bent Law farm. State Commander Thomas H. Gault to speak at the Big Bend Reunion in Magnolia on Wednesday August 28.
McNabb area residents host and visit relatives with Chicago trips, steady social rounds, and a Park and Rock outing. Names include Mrs Carlson La Salle, John Ward Chicago, Minnie Keller, Rallah Cofoid Granville, Elizabeth Johnson, Frank Edminster, Rollin Travis family, Will Taylor, B B Mills Paw Paw, Koehlers, Chris Paulson, James Laughlin Princeton, James McNabb, George Ziegler, Miss Hoge Venona, Foley Kidney Pills ad. Community events feature a birthday gathering for Irene Helgoth with about 40 guests, Miss Storm’s return, and a Park and Rock drive. Several visitors attend the Peru funeral of Mrs Jacob Schaefer. Miss Eva Zimmerman and Miss Katie Lawrence also travel, with a Lostant band concert and a tea of music and readings at H J Gunn residence.
Magnolia Illinois August events and travels feature Leon Sutherland returning from Peoria for a week, multiple visits to Bloomington and Ottawa, and a busy social life. The Magnolia Grange Fair catalogues are ready, and the Big Bend encampment convenes August 28 to 31. Married couples Hazel Williamson and Will Morrison wed in Ottawa on July 31. Kate Mertes and Albert Frazier married August 2 and plan to Indiana. Numerous locals visit, travel, and host relatives, with church and Friends gatherings noted.
Rochester dentist Dr C H Ellsworth reports immediate relief and strengthened health after using Foley Kidney Pills for weak kidneys and bladder trouble. He urges others to try the remedy, noting his personal improvement and satisfaction in the short term. A J Ironmonger also endorses.
Abel Mills attended a quarterly meeting near Bloomington on Friday. Alex MecKirgan Lee Webb and Ray Boyle shelled corn last Thursday. E Smith visited Henry on Monday. Jessie Emmons sewed at Alice Tomlinson’s this week. J J Tomlinson went to Peru on business last Friday. Mrs Karene Spalding visited Toluca on Wednesday. T J Smith visited M J French’s last Sunday. The Wilson boys and John Hedden fished last Saturday. Mrs Lucretia Franklin and Sara Chase returned from Spring Valley Thursday after visiting there.
The Mystic Workers picnic committee readies a large event to unfold August 29 with the Chillicothe and Minoak baseball game as the marquee attraction alongside Spencer’s band, concessions, and many competitions. Congressman Claude A. Stone is slated to speak at the Big Bend Reunion in Magnolia on August 29. In Wenona, Rev G D Heuver visits, Miss Jeannette Kemp and others are noted, and Osage township resident Dennis Sullivan dies aged 82 with funeral services held at St Mary’s.
Toluca reports Fred Micheala returns to old barber stand and Morris Bros plan a Quincy store expansion to four operations. A bull snake interrupts a home, while other news notes inheritance tax appraiser J W Tracey, Dave Lamond moving to Chicago, plans for a two story law and store building, and weddings and a will probate for Richard Burroughs of Toluca.
A brief dialogue shows a husband seeking to please his wife by arguing a point he knows she will not concede. The exchange hints at dynamics of affection and persuasion in a domestic setting.
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