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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
2
R A Ward named the Magnolia Local Representative for The Henry Repophany and all news entrusted to his care. He is authorized to conduct all business connected with this paper and to give special attention to these items.
An all day birthday social honors John M. Cook at his Brookfield farm near Linn county line on Aug 12 1908. Relatives present include Anna Wilbur Gwin French Gudgell and many neighbors and friends. Also note an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar touted as relief for asthma and coughs.
Mr and Mrs Buster of Joliet visit Dr Watson this week. Lena Huffman from McNabb visits the Herricks for a few days. Mrs John Henning Katie Hawthorne Jessie and Marguerite Reichwine visit Starved Rock last Friday, with David Swain party. Willie Rudy and Beulah Romine join same day. Mr and Mrs John Willis of Nebraska visit Florida friends for a week or two. Willis is brother to Mrs Peter Clemens. A son born to Mr and Mrs Charles Allen last Friday. mother and babe doing nicely. Miss Mary Templeton and Mrs H B Allen visit Hennepin last Monday. Mrs Charles Odekirk of Granville visits Florida friends Monday. Mr and Mrs Silas Washburn visit David Clemens last Sunday. Cora Deininger remains about the same. hot weather hard on the weak.
County Superintend ent Hunt spoke on The Tendency of the Modern High School before the Bureau County Teachers Institute on Thursday afternoon. Local ads note bids for concrete walks near Granville, livestock trade details, dental office changes, and a mishap with peaches near Bureau.
W Stone of East Poland Maine vouches Bucklen Arnica Salve as proper for sore feet burns cuts and abrasions and piles sold under guarantee at A J Iron monger drug store 25c A swindler named Mr Reaph supplied a feather renovation scam near Henry Illinois though no such resident exists authorities caution residents to beware.
A historical overview lists presidents from Washington to McKinley with causes and dates of death. It notes assassination for three presidents, old age, illness, and specific incidents like Lincoln’s assassination and Garfield’s fatal wound, alongside ages at death and brief death circumstances.
Henry resident W. Woodward testifies after five years of kidney pain and dark painful secretions. He notes relief two months after using Doan’s Kidney Pills bought at J. W. Niece’s drug store. Product sold by all dealers, 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
Charles Worthington writes from Pontianak Borneo describing travels to Singkawang Sempadang and Lu Ha Vang with preachers and fishermen to perform baptisms beyond the three mile limit while seeking permission for church work. He notes fundraising, a desire for three new workers and a pony to aid travel, and reports the Methodist Episcopal church gaining authority to operate on Borneo's west coast.
Booker T Washington of Tuskegee urges national responsibility for McKinley assassination aftermath. He argues crime stems from anarchy and calls for unity to eliminate idle dissolute classes and ensure fair legal trials for suspects. He champions education and land home ownership as remedies. Soldier Land Bounties paid cash for Soldiers' Land Bounty Script-F. W. Potter. 6-6t!
The piece surveys Democratic and Republican planks on inland waterways improvement. It traces a long evolution from 1832 through 1908, noting each party’s stance, leaders like Joseph E. Ransdell, and calls for a national system of canals, lakes connections, and improved rivers to boost commerce.
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