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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
Local notes report the Magnolia Department School will commence on September six. Several residents are mentioned visiting, traveling, or ill, including Mrs. Lena Allen and Mrs. J S Phillips. A band concert is planned for the park on Saturday evening and various local visits occur among townsfolk such as Peoria visitors, Toluca guests, and Amboy cousins.
Samantha VanHorne, born Zanesville Ohio, died at her Magnolia Illinois home on August 16 1909 after a long life on the family farm and later in Magnolia. She taught school briefly then cared for her mother and home. Funeral Tuesday at 4 pm. Card of Thanks from Isaac VanHorne and sisters.
The Anti-Jim Ray Piano Playing Society merges with Brother Grouch's Line-Up Club after a meeting in front of Poitier's store. Members pledge to conform and join, paying fees, sharing a drink, and hearing Brother Grouch expose members' flaws before disbanding with plans to meet next Monday.
Miss Anne Eyre Hoopes and Mr. Harry Wilson Wierman wed in a Friends ceremony at Doe Run Pa on August 12 1909 at 8 oclock. The bride a graded teacher and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hoopes is praised as educated attractive and capable. The groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wierman of McNabb is described as energetic and kind hearted and will be principal of McNabb schools next year. They expect a wedding trip east and a warm local welcome awaits them.
Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia writes she suffered kidney disease and could not rise from bed yet after using Foley's Kidney Remedy a one dollar bottle and part of a second cured her entirely. similar claim from A J Ironmonger.
Magnolia charge held outdoor services at the Mineral Springs Camp Grounds on Aug 15 with five preachers and under 50 attendees. Morning Sunday school led by Dr. Crews. sermons by Rev. Brink, Rev. Mason, Rev. Taylor, and Rev. Jones, plus invocations by A O Jones. The site, owned by Magnolia M E Church, is a wooded 10 acre venue with a spring but hard rail access. Foley’s Kidney Pills ad follows.
Frankie Wolf McNabb J H Massie and Beatrice Massie returned from a Niagara Falls trip last week. Miss Cecil Haws spent weekend with Granville friends. Frank Peart welcomed a daughter. Oliver Mills family moved to Turlock California. Danish residents from Dwight attended church. Many attended the Henry ball game Sunday. Mrs A Phillips and Mrs Titus of Magnolia called on Saturday. Rebecca Mills traveled to California to visit relatives. Martha Russell of Spring Valley visited Mrs Peart. Mrs Dysinger and children visited Rutland relatives. Simpkins family visited Dana and Rutland friends. Opeiner Kreider and Does Lambert of Tonica called Thursday. Laughlin of Princeton visited daughter Mrs McNabb who is ill. Bernstein of Chicago and Mamie Hull of Magnolia visited Henry Hull and family. Koehler family spent Sunday with Ernest Mills. Seibert Anna and Marshall visited Rutland last week.
Mrs H A Barr of Blackwell Oklahoma visited friends and relatives in MT and Palatine. Miss Grace Harkins of Tonica stayed with Miss Elna Davis. David Sipe began a tour through Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. F Weicherding returned from South Dakota where he reportedly bought 160 acres. An ad note claims Henry Republican advertising yields higher dividends than a banana gold mine.
Elmer Williams of Toluca, a cement dealer, vanished after a visit to his sister in Des Moines Indiana. His wife learned he was well upon arrival, then he left again and disappeared. His wife returns home in grief, unsure if he deserted or foul play occurred. Also noted are the death of ten year old Ella Henn from Pend last week, and Rev. William Rudolph’s twenty fifth year in ministry marked by a large local celebration with sermons, a basket dinner, ice cream, and gifts from congregations.
A promotional note extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the supreme healer for boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles with immediate inflammation relief and pain killing. Available for 25 cents at A J Ironmonger's.
Miss Ilda Axline of Nevada visits her mother Mrs Helen Axline and relatives. Florence Gants returns from a western trip via Seattle Spokane and California. A G McAdam and family begin a trip to Indiana to visit relatives. Mrs Hastings of Ancona and Kansas niece visit Wallard Thierry Ezra Kemp families. Ethel and Pearl Hinckle visit uncle Harry Hoge. Grace Parkinson goes to Chicago for three weeks then to South Dakota for school. C A Axline and Kenneth return from Prophetstown visit. Mrs Ezra Kemp and Mrs Wollard Thierry visit Streator. Oscar Davis visits Venona. Mrs Walter Howe on sick list. Mrs Axel Berg attends funeral of Mrs Munson in Varna. Sara Fawcett visits Wenona at Thomas Gants and D B Wells. Lucy Dunlap returns from Iowa.
Speech says the boss man has been traveling the country lecturing daily and Sundays. He is said to have received fifty days in the legislature and will not return until he serves his term.
A Henry Illinois reader endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills, claiming relief from backache and kidney trouble after using the remedy. The ad urges readers to buy at 50 cents through Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, sole US agents, and to remember the name Doan’s.
Cottage residents and relatives share visits and illness news from Wyanet and nearby towns. Amber Edminster plans to stay several days, Willie Chesney remains ill in Oklahoma, and Mrs Chesney’s family aids in Chambersburg. Local schools open soon with teachers Kis and Lundeen amidst ongoing farming and social visits.
A. S. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana recounts a summer cold that worsened business. He tried several medicines with no relief until Foley's Honey and Tar quickly cured him. His wife later used it with the same success, corroborating the remedy's effectiveness.
Announcement of the marriage on August 18 at the bride's Swan Creek Illinois home. Prof Mc Neal James and Eva Gertrude Ratekin will reside at Valley City North Dakota after October 1. James formerly presided at John Swaney as principal. both were teachers in the county.
A brief note mentions a recently received pair of a bo vine mammal in Hopkins park, about Jersey cow size now and expected to grow larger. It also covers travel plans of Mr and Mrs David B Moore, Dr Meng's reunion, and a sharp commentary on rotten eggs and fair dealing in markets.
All persons are urged to take Foley's Kidney Pills for back ache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble as they are healing and antiseptic and correct urinary irregularities which if neglected may develop into serious illness. They restore health and strength. Do not neglect signs of kidney or bladder troubles and risk Bright's disease or diabetes. A. J. Ironmonger, 4t
The article surveys international income tax systems including Italy France Germany and Baden Bavaria with detail on rates and direct taxes. It notes Britain first imposed the income tax in 1798 and shows 1907 08 revenue figures while a closing quip mentions a jilted suitor sending Paradise Lost as a wedding gift.
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