Henry Illinois News Signals War Time Happenings
Local notes report public sales and advertisements at Meier Bros and Otis stores, Christmas fund drives for soldiers, food price shifts like pork at record highs, and community updates. Letters from service members recount Manila and naval life, while events include school plays and a box supper. Obituary marks Saxton Kellogg, Civil War veteran.
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Meier "Bros
James” Turner
Meier Bros
Algo
Meier B
Anna —Appel
John Appel
Santa
Otto
Barry Corner
Florence Church
Hennepin
Jane
Lizzie Zenor
Callie Brokaw
G. F. Paskell
John Monier
Champaign
Red Cross
mo -Ellsworth_Clark
Wyoming
Clark
Abram Shorts
Soldier Boys
Henry
Leonore .Ellis
Peoria
Venona
Jennla Thierry
Andrews
Thomas
Harper
King Neptune
Cincinnati
Manila
Newport
Advt
Thira
BBC
Timd
Otto’s
T. EB
Kincade
J. J. Barnes
Playere Minngaote
Tandybounty Livestock Association
Lacon
StaneaLee
HE. F.hunter
Coulter
McVicker
Ethel Cutlip
Margaret Evertz
Walter Welch
Putnam
Minnesota
J. J Barnes
State Council of Defense
Tere
Navy Department
Illinois
Secor Cunningham
W. Adams St
Chicago
Merritt Onyan
Onyun
Alfred Taylor
Tits City
Charlee Onyun
Fred Miller
Chillicothe
Rob Onyun
National Guard
Union
France
Charles C. Smith
Casa Verdugo
Cat
Messrs
Burt & Son
U. S
Los Angeles
C. C
Cleveland
Toronto
S. D
James Latourette
Fred
J. O. Hill
Tillnois
Mr. Hill
Jacks
J. Q
Saxton Kellogg
Kellogg
Trivoli
la Prairie
Ufe
Ann H. Piester
Sidney
Sarah Ann
Alec Russell
Rley m
Thomas Martin
R. d. Martin
W. J. Scott
John Turnbull
Harry Scott
Lawn Ridge
Masonic Order
Nine More: Watercott's Greatest Christmas Store
Watercott's advertises the largest Christmas stock as war conditions keep prices attractive. It lists gifts for ladies including gowns and gloves, children coats and blankets, men's wear, and a range of furniture gifts with extensive in store names and items.
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Watercott’s
Watroott and Company Firm Name Shifts Noted
History records show recurring misspellings and variations of the Wateroot family business name across notices. The fragmented OCR indicates multiple attempts at listing Wateroot and Co with slight letter changes.
Henry Illinois Ice Cream Ads and Local Notices
Local items include advertisements for ice cream and candy by J. Watercott & Co Henry Illinois, Christmas gifts from Meier Bros and Elco electric washers, a Red Cross knitting box shipment, and various ads. Community notes mention visitors, church events, bake sales, Santa Claus appearances, and several parish and civic notices. Utilities, sales, and personal updates intermingle with farm and employment notices and small town social news.
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Santa Claus
Meler Bros
HH. W
Putnam
Abe Spencer
Newport
Meier Bros
Doelzer
David LaVier
Dunlap
Red Cross
Rebecca. McAlister
Lawn Ridge
Roscoe Jordan
Henry Baker
Lacon
Roy Orrison
Horace
Grover Kern
Columbus
Ohio
France
Northland
Henry
Kaiser
Sarah Leech
Jackson Leech
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
James
123 Supply Co
Co. LF. A
Joersey
Zenas Graves
Triebel & Sons
Peoria
Grover Kirby
Will McAleer
Will Chesney
Princeton
Benjamin Horrocks
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. H. Magoon
Sarah Lash
Eustis. Fla
Udsh
Matilda Ramsey
Universalist Church
Washington, D. C
Silas Ramsey
Camp Grant
Mar‘Betllés
Lowden
Hlinois and
Michigan Canal
Marselilles
State Board of Equalization
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J. J. Hartley
Dille
Wateroott & CO
J. Wateroott & CO
J. Wat
Iroott & CO
FT. Waterout
J. Watercott & CO
Henry, Ill
F. W. Brundage
Austin
Tex
J. J
Red Cross Society
Bradford
Johnson
dAdvt
Meter Bros
Palio ~Alto
England
John Blazino
Toluca
Marshall County
Board of Supervisors
Blazino
Joseph Wenderson
Wenons
Elsie_ Carpenter
Ruth Griscel
Warsaw
Miss Carpenter
Bushnell
R. W. Martin
Ald Society
State Bar Association
D. H. Gregg
Wenona
B. W. Wright
Homer Barney
Bruce Wolmes
Myrtle Wood
Ross Hanchett
Moline
Lt. Odell
Enos Odell
Moury Friday
William Dimma
Threm
Hartleys Music Store
T. J. Segraves
Methodist
Fenwick
Hartley Music Store
Charles Jacobs
Kelley Bros
Saratoga
Laurels
Iowa
John J. Dewart
Spain
John
Trethway
Carthage
Hutchins & Downey
Gales
Henry Chapter
C. E
Frances Smith
Esther
Mary M., Phillips
Martha
W. E
Grace €Romwell
Mar A. Swein
S. L. Cutt
Mary Williams
Elizabeth Greenlee
Sentinel
Albert ‘Quinn