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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1891
Page
8
A nostalgic look at the chimney corner once common in homes, its social role, and how modern heating eliminates the traditional fireplace. Describes mantelpieces, astral lamps, and stove era changes, noting preserved outer bake oven chimneys in the Eastern states.
A Springfield Graphic fragment notes essays on The Magna Charta The Spots Upon the Run and Browning alongside a homely cookery piece by a girl who later marries a clerk. It praises women’s progress from bicycle riding to dress reform and cites Brs Harrison’s order to avoid foreign goods in White House rooms.
In San Francisco the Grangers Bank of California funded California farmers during wheat lows, loaning nearly 3 million dollars to sustain prices. Manager Mootpelier guarded the market, keeping the bank conservative and trusted as a key agricultural institution.
A vintage advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant refreshing remedy for kidney and bowel function. It claims quick, effective cleansing of the system, relief from colds fevers and headaches, and notes its popularity and brand availability in 50c and 1 bottles.
Lodges and fraternal groups meet on various evenings in Henry area. A and A M 119 in flogullator building 7 pm 2nd and 4th Mondays. Marshall Lodge 68 7 pm Wednesdays. Marshall Encampment 35 1 1/2 pm 1st and 3rd Fridays. Rebekah 170 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Clayton 312 Sparland Mondays 7 1/2 pm. G A R Post 04 Henry 1st and 3rd Saturdays. Sons of Veterans Camp 370 2nd and 4th Saturdays. WEHC 2 regular roosts Saturdays 2 pm. Our Lady of Perpetual Succor Henry branch 24 first Sunday after High Mass. Henry Camp 403 Modern Woodmen 7 30 pm 2nd and 4th Fridays Odd Fellows Hall. Clark WC T U Presbyterian Fridays. YW U meets Monday nights at Republican office hall. Meadow Grange No Ital meetings Saturday evenings starting Jan 3 189h. Telegraph Grange P of H 1267 Whitefield Corners 7 30 pm biweekly from Sept 20. Ladies Grange Aid Society meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2 pm open. Maxgnolla Grange 139 hall Clear Creek Saturday afternoons starting March 14 14v1. visiting members welcome.
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