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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
Sparland notes for December 4 recount Thanksgiving visits from Wm Farling of Whitefield to John Betts and Mrs Jay Barnes with family, and many local families hosting relatives. A December 8 lecture by Rev Thornton Mills is announced, with weddings, births, and a late-Thanksgiving wedding of James Parsons to Bertha Jones at the Van Antwerp home.
Thanksgiving services drew a crowd led by high school girls with Miss Alfreta Bedford and Emma Cumming in a duet. Rev Klotzsche led prayers, reading the president’s proclamation, and Rev McLeish preached on “The lines fallen to me in Pleasant Places.” Epworth League social at the McLaughlin home featured refreshments, games, and music. Roy and Mrs. Dobbins of Chicago visiting the parsonage with their parents. Ladies Aid set a December 6 birthday party with a program of songs and months, inviting country and town attendees. Admission 1 penny per day of the birth months. children under eight free.
Sugar Grove residents and visitors are noted at various gatherings. Mr Deck of Henry spent an evening at John Loomis while Bell Blackburn and Bunt Bros hosted a hog sale in Henry last Tuesday. Mrs C S Clawson visited Dr H C Swift in Henry. Meta Williams and pupils hosted a social. Misses Mary Quinn and Leam Hannum with Albert Quinn and Homer Hunt visited Clyde Gregory’s. Ww’s bazaar and chicken pile supper set for December 4 at the Grange hall. seed corn contest urged. Mr and Mrs John Loomis attended Mrs Waughop’s funeral in Henry. C L Clawson joined them for a brief visit.
Mrs W R McClair of Blairsville Pa praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for her son Ray who suffered croup. She says it relieves quickly and she keeps it in the house as a positive cure. For sale by all dealers. Advt.
Norris Root of Glen Elder Kansas visited relatives and arranged family business matters. A funeral in the afternoon of Thanksgiving day forced changes to plans at the hall. Conductor Hawley transfers on the Northwestern line, replaced by a stranger. Tragic death of Asher Gaumer, 18, a railroad messenger from Peoria, after a fall under a moving train. limbs amputated but he died that night. Funeral held at Congregational church Lawn Ridge with burial in Lawn Ridge cemetery.
A man went fishing with friends and bait but caught none. To satisfy his wife at home he bought two channel cats for the frying pan. She praised his efforts, noting that waiting another day would have spoiled the catch.
An advertisement promotes Harmony Hair Beautifier a liquid hair dressing claiming to boost shine softness and manageability without altering color or gray hair It touts easy application fragrance and quick cleansing with pure liquid shampoo style lather and promises money back guarantees The product is marketed through Rexall stores and other leading drug stores across the United States Canada and Great Britain with references to Harmony Laboratories and a heralded hair care line.
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Charles Hunt and family along with Leslie Wikins and families joined Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Chesney and children for Thanksgiving at Wm. Chesney's. The L A S bazaar at the church December 16 will feature aprons bedding and fancy work with supper at 6 30. Numerous locals hosted visitors and translated a week of social activity across Cottage including travels to Creston and nearby towns.
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pa praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as the mother’s favorite for colds and coughs saying it always helps her children and is superior to other medicines. For sale by all dealers. Advt.
Letters of administration issued to Anna B. Curtis after oath and $800 bond. Real estate transfers include Mike Johanas and wife to Ton Ruben for Lots 23 24, Block 36, Santa Fe addition Toluca. Florence Winter and husband to Martin V. Wilson quit claim on part near 7 Means. Marriage licenses issued Linn C Argraves and Lucy Dunlap. Births reported for Walter, son of Thomas J. and Mrs. Walter of Whitefield, and a daughter to Lloyd Leon Bumfardner and wife of La Prairie. Includes old advertising snippet for Chamberlain's Tablets with testimonial.
A. M. Jenkins, clerk of the Lacon Modern Woodman camp, announced last Friday a draft totaling five thousand dollars for death benefits of two Lacon residents who died within days of each other. One insured was John Cresswell, with two thousand dollars paid to his son Robert and daughter Mrs. Bila Hacker. The other is three thousand dollars from state insurance, designated to Richard Owen with his mother as beneficiary. Total death benefits paid this year by the local camp reach nine thousand dollars. Additional mentions in the article reference figures about railroad magnates and investments, but details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
Mr and Mrs Marion Johnson of Henry and daughter Edith were dinner guests of St BiJohn on Thanksgiving. Henry H Sergeant and brother Alpert were dinner guests of their grandfather Henry Sergeant and relatives. Lena Macon left for Bloomington to attend school for two weeks. her father and Willie will manage the house. Miss Alfreta Bedford from Sparland visiting Mrs Riddell. Henry H Sergeant sold a driving horse to a man in La Rose. Roscoe Burns, worker for Alpert Russell, went to Washington Indiana to spend Thanksgiving with his father Adam Burns. John Hastings and family hosted Thanksgiving dinner. Margaret Russell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Russell, has been very sick but improving.
U P ladies prepare for a church bazaar and supper on December 11. Miss Myrtle Hastings and Henry Hastings were home for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Thomas Martin ill with grip. Fred Wilmot has mumps. Mollie Smith and Mrs. Charles with daughter Hester shopped in Peoria last week. Dec 11 urged for Christmas shopping. Lucy Calder under doctor care. Robert Turnbull attends fat stock show in Chicago. Wivan Armstrong and brother of Peoria visit uncle C M Calder during Thanksgiving. Dorothy Scott visiting Ollie Scoon in Lacon. Mrs Rose Calder and son Forrest of Chillicothe visiting Wilsons. Halsey Monier welcomed a baby boy. Thanksgiving dinner at James Burnett Sr home hosted by Miss Agnes Burnett with 32 relatives. Mary Turnbull and Cora Scott shopped in Peoria.
The piece reflects a man who longs for his mother's coffee and baked bread and pies. He often mentions her baking but never talks to his barber about the neat haircut she gave him.
Local notes show ongoing corn husking season with plans for winter aid. Mentions Mrs John Barnes ill, teacher Lena Hennefeld to sign, and Reinbeck assisting Gov. Rickey with machine work. Miss Tennie Higgins retires to Chicago for work.
Directors Anderson J B andérada sand? P y Je Finnegan focus on upgrading the Lone Tree School Plant. Furnaces, seats, curtains, coal house built. Miss Rose Dauber teaches there as reforms unfold. Burns travels to Europe claiming graft exceeds U S. and criticizes press liberty and corruption exposure.
A dubious proposal describes making a wooden belt like device from siding to curb youths up to 18. It claims to cure street wandering with three curfews, touting it as inexpensive and effective. The article notes three applications warranted for the most pronounced cases.
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