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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
7
Henry Republican notes a busy week with Will Wanser and family in town, counts on subscriptions for all periodicals, and mentions local business ads from dentists, lawyers, and merchants. It lists events and visits, including Postmaster Zimmerman's town visit, and promotes the Wyoming Fair dates and 1893 catalogues.
Races planned Thursday and Friday with balloon ascensions by Rosa May. Misses Clara Sleator and Anna Burt depart for the World’s Fair tomorrow morning staying at Mrs Ephraim Hoyt’s Madison Ave address. Local notices include races shifted by weather, garden plans, club meetings, and portraits of residents preparing for fair season.
A local advertisement touts the best shoe department in Central Illinois with ladies Kid Shoes at 75c 90c and 1.25 and men's at 1.50 1.75 and 2. Extra rubber goods priced amid late advances by manufacturers. Pillar extension tables and chamber suits arrive for fall and winter business brisk.
J Watercott & Co and The W C I U name officers for the coming year led by President Mrs P Hi and recording secretary Ella Heath. The Ladies Helping Hand society of the M. & church at Putnam will hold a supper and ice cream festival on Aug 26 from 6 to 8 pm with cream all day. Also notes on guests, horse incident, and local business plans.
The community notes threshing is nearly finished as Chas Leigh Jr. visits Fall f sightseeing. Rob Dodd’s engine mishap occurred near A. F. Leigh’s while Richard Davidson gains mobility. A feature Sunday night drew a large crowd with a talk on the duties of the franchise citizen. Dr Stephenson to lecture at Saratoga M I church. Ely's Cream Balm praised by pharmacists in multiple cases for catarrh relief. Wyoming fair advertised with exhibits and a speed ring drawing attention.
The clipping extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for fatigue and nerves. It also reports William Patterson of Wateoka punching Rev. Newton Hoddy during a dispute over corn sales near an outdoor meeting place, with $16 already paid and ongoing prosecution by the congregation.
The Toluca shaft has reached the third vein of coal. The first vein, 3 feet 10 inches thick, was struck at 297 feet. The second vein, 8 feet 11 inches, was found at 350 feet. The third vein lies at 495 feet.
Hubert Horne Bancroft announces The Book of the Fair a comprehensive 1000 page work in 25 parts on the World Columbian Exposition. It aims to cover art industry science and learning with over 2000 illustrations, issued at $1 per part from the Bancroft Co Chicago.
The Second Street nine and the Greys of Henry played a chaotic game with Henry winning 21 to 11 before a late stoppage. The Greys beat the old nine 20 to 12 on their grounds the prior Sunday. Also includes praise for Rev Woolley and a call for better roads and education, urging families to support the home paper for local news.
A fragment notes the Chicago Masonic Temple as a world landmark with an observatory 302 feet high offering entertaining and instructive views. It includes stray lines about digestion remedies, wedding stationery, engraving services, and a temperance collection proceeds to the W U T U treasurer.
An item lists rail and ocean steamship savings from Webb's Ticket Office in Peoria Illinois. It mentions Clarke's Rock Candy Cordial as a remedy for throat and lung issues. It alludes to the Wyoming fair on August 29 and 30 and ends with a rhetorical prompt.
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