Four young men travel by horseback to visit every state capital
Four men started May 1 1912 from Olympia Washington on a 20000 mile trip visiting state capitals by horseback. They have ridden 4000 miles through Oregon Idaho Montana North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and aim for Springfield Illinois then Tennessee and New York before a 1915 Panama Exposition journey to San Francisco.
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Olympia
Wash
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Springfield
Arlington, Wash
J. B. Ransom
R. G. Rayne
G. W. Beck
Cc. C. Beck
New York City
Atlantic
San Francisco
Cal
Our
B. F. Ransom
Paskell
Illinois
Tennessee
Osteopathy and Chiropractic Practice by Dr H C Swift
Dr H C Swift locates in Henry offering chiropractic nerve readjustment and ophthalmology studies. He teaches that restoring nerve equilibrium aids natural healing and health, with office hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 4 Mondays Wednesdays Saturdays at L M Elk homestead Wert street by appointment.
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H. C. Swift
Henry
L. M. Elk
Wert Street
A Thanksgiving Wedding in Henry 1912
Bernard Reismeyer of Magnolia marries Miss Margaret Curry of Henry on Thanksgiving Day at St. Joseph's church. Rev. Fr. Brennan officiates as relatives from Chicago and Town attend. The couple leaves for a brief honeymoon in Chicago and plans to reside near Magnolia afterward.
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Henry
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Brennan
Bernard Reismeyer
Magnolia
Margaret Curry
J. H. Curry
Chicago
Catherine Curry
Town
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Tribute
The family expresses sincere gratitude to friends for flowers and messages after the death of their wife and mother. They also thank Henry Chapter Order of the Eastern Star for an impressive tribute. G. Monroe Locke, Latha L. Nesbit, Miriam L. Corbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
G. Monroe Locke
Latha L. Nesbit
Miriam L. Corbin
Tales From the Urbana School Weekly Activities
Lloyd Hunter plays piano this week as domestic science classes cover sweet potatoes oysters and notes on sugar fats and care of kitchen spaces. Freshmen and eighth grade girls join a new class and readings on hygiene and housekeeping lead to next week’s first practical lesson with Thanksgiving notes and a church schedule concludes the item.
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Lloyd Hunter
King
Urbana
Leona Lowden
Leona
Helen McKenzie
Florence Mercian
Miss Pfaff
Mrs. Carpenter
Mrs. Locke
Ruth Stocks
Maud Mckensom
Biggsville
Laura Griscel
Inez Broline
Prof. King
Bed Rock
Ida Brown
May Young
Margaret McManus
Lily Pople
Althea Allison
Violet Balloweg
Presbyterian Church Weekly Services Notice
The Presbyterian Church invites all to Sabbath school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 730 p m by the pastor George T Griseel Christian Endeavor at 630 p m All are welcome to attend services with us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
M. L. Coan
Epworth League
J. &. Mercer
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
George T. Griseel
Laughs in a Kidderly's jest and classroom pun reads
A Clinton man recalls a magazine joker page as he describes a family scene at the Kidderly home. Children whisper a bedtime message about a bed bug while a Hampton pupil jokes Adam in Genesis outblamed Eve. Read The Republican for news.
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Clinton
Kidderly
Willie
Interurban Railway Plans Bring Swift Growth to Henry
Surveyors outline Illinois Traction Co. plans linking Henry with Bureau Ottawa and Chicago routes. If completed, Galva to Rock Island and a Cherry line to Peoria could follow, boosting population, industry, and river trade as canal expansion spurs state action.
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Illinois Traction Co
McKinley
Kewanee
Henry
Bureau
Chicago
Ottawa
Galva
Rock Island
Peoria
Streator
Maginolia
Panama Canal
Illinois
Great Lakes
Traction Company
Homer H Dewey to Marry Miss Orrel Howard
Homer H. Dewey of the W. W. Dewey & Son board of trade firm to wed Miss Orrel Howard of Sheffield Ill next Saturday in Sheffield. After a southward honeymoon the couple will reside at 179 North Greenwood avenue. Dewey, popular among traders, will be saluted with a Creve Coeur club banquet next Wednesday. He is brother of Charles Dewey of Henry.
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Orrel Howard
Sheffield
Board of Trade
Homer H. Dewey
W. W
Dewey
Greenwood Avenue
Creve Coeur Club
Charles Dewey
Henry
Advertising Values and Local Merchants
The piece defines advertising as public business news to create or satisfy wants and notes the enduring role of newspapers in promotion. It argues that local merchants can dramatically grow their business through affordable local advertising and highlights women as major local shoppers. It ends with a light dialogue about a dentist and teeth shared between Aunt Ethel and Beatrice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Beatrice
Willie
Railroads Take Trade From Canal, Railroads Assert Authority
Canal commissioners publicize authority under the Interstate Commerce Act section 4 paragraph 2 to curb unfair rail competition that had harmed canal boats. They cite hearings showing water routes remain viable, with rail lines at full capacity and shippers shifting bulk commodities to canals. Noted rail leaders Yoakum and Hill favor waterways to aid railway traffic.
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Canal Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Iowa
Railroad and Warehouse Commissions
Minois
B. F. Yoakum
Frisco Lines
J. J. Hill
Personal Testimony and Christian Duty in a Modern Aid
Sermon excerpts urge Christians to testify to Christ as the primary method of spreading Christianity. The preacher links Moses spies and a Chicago land show to universal testimony, detailing personal benefits of faith and social good. He cites a Brooklyn Swedish hospital boy whose operation inspires Christian resolve to bear witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Moses
Chicago
Broklyn
Christ
Epitaph of a weary houseworker and a playful college remark
An epitaph humorously recalls a tired woman who lived in a house with no hired help and dreamed of a placid afterlife free of chores. A wry exchange about college success and summer rugs follows, adding a light, personal note to the mood of the epitaph.
Local notices and town anecdotes from Henry Illinois
A stream of short items includes a Mrs Mercian in Peru with daughter Mrs Seidler, a man selling Stock Condition Powder in Marshall county, a salary notice for Indianapolis, a move request for The Republican address to Ashville North Carolina, and Thanksgiving theater plans. Aubrey Stibgen visits. a calendar from Swift’s Premium hints at artful Earth Air Fire Water images. rural mail box innovation by Antone Deitrich. Meister and Blanken ship fire incident at Edward street saloon with Burned staff and insurance coverage.
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Joseph Mercian
Peru
Charles Seidler
Marshall County
Indianapolis
Ind
N. J. Webber
Lake Bluff
Ashville
N. C
Webber
A. P Webber
J. C. Hill
Henry
Aubrey Stibgen
Andrew Stibgen
Aubrey
Marshall Field
Lawrence Gregory
G. Cromwell
Wits
Mollie Doherty
Joseph Sievers
Will McKenzie
H. H. Gregory
Peoria
Swift
Eleanor Colburn
Swift & Co
Calendar Department
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Ill
Antone Deitrich
Deitrich
Meister & Blankenship
Edward Street
H. J. Meister
Richard Blankenship
Blankenship
Women’s club holds meeting with memorial for G M Locke
The Woman's club met December 2 at Mrs Albert Stickel's home. President Mrs Charlotte Sparling led in sorrow for member Mrs G M Locke and victory for her husband and relatives. A wreath and library memorial were arranged. Miss Arlene Hunter spoke on delinquent girls at Geneva and Miss May Young on Glenwood and Pontiac reformatories. A charity fund nears eighty dollars. Next meeting December 16 at Mrs F B Coe's home.
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Woman's Club
Albert Stickel
Department Philanthropy
Ida E. Ketchum
Charlotte Sparling
W. W. Mercer
Mercer
G. M. Clark
Illinois
Arlene Hunter
May Young
Miss Young
Glenwood Institution
Glenwood School
Reformatory
Pontiac
Miss Hunter
Pontiac Reformatory
Ada Ketchum
Glenwood
Order of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Mattoon
Lincoln
Hazel
S. Almeda Clift
F. B. Coe
Bella Evans
Press Cor
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Hampton
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Eve
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