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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
2
Medical office advertises care for acute and chronic diseases of women and children with home treatment on request. After hour calls answered. office located on the east side of Main Street one block north of Central Park. Phone 261.
Magnolia Department HH reports a severe rheumatism case for Dean and shares a parade of visits and errands. Chicago visitors Elizabeth Badgley and Frank Eddingfield, trips to Bloomington and Peru, and many local calls and gatherings highlight a busy community day with cars, institutes, and family greetings.
Harry Hull and family from Chicago and Warren Hull and wife from Oklahoma visit at George Hull's. Miss Mamie Hull spends the weekend at home. Mrs. E R Spencer and Geraldine visit Peoria with Mr. Spencer recovering after a serious operation. FE Spencer and brother also in Peoria for surgery, recovering well. Celia Spencer urges exhibits prepared for the Autumn Jubilee on September 7. Sent on Michigan lakes outing are EB Mathis and George, Lou Sammofis, Walker, and Charles Johnston. George Ramsey Jr and wife from Chicago visit relatives, returning with daughter Amber and Emma Wells for a stay in the city.
"I am bothered with liver trouble about twice a year," writes Joe Dingman, Webster City, In. "I have pains in my side and back an awful soreness in my stomach, I heard of Chamberlain Tablets and tried them. By the time I had used half a bottle of them I was feeling fine and had no signs of pain." Obtainable everywhere.
Local residents from Kansas City to La Salle and Veona are noted visiting relatives and friends. Messrs Lewis Barr, Floyd Snyder, J. Mills, and others are listed with weekend and midweek visits to homes in Hennepin, Princeton, Tonica, Bailey’s Falls, and Chicago, including institute attendance and house painting efforts.
A roundup of social moves includes Mrs. Rollin Travis visiting J. B. Stansell in Peoria, Mills family trips to Pennville and La Crosse, Mrs. Amanda Mills visiting relatives, and various neighbors attending gatherings, parties, and meetings. Also notes Edward Haynes promoting American acetyline gas and a Boston horse show with 1600 horses and ribbon awards.
Frank A. Appel buys the Milton Hartenhouser restaurant and ice cream parlor in Lostant. Harvest Home festival set for Sept 21 under M E church, with local visits and travels noted among residents, teachers, and visiting relatives from Decatur Chicago Bloomington Streator and Dwight.
About 26 decorated automobiles carrying boosters for the Toluca Hotel event halted in Lestant Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. R. W. Phillips of Bloomington visited Mrs. S. Robison and daughter Hannah last Friday and Saturday. Cora Morgan spoke at the Sunday school in the M E church on missionary work. A week from Monday morning the mitre box opening with church exercises will occur. John Mstheny has sold nearly all his groceries with George Koehler and Ebert Wells assisting.
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