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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
5
Local brief items include visits by Mrs Gresser and Mrs Chase in Princeton and LaMoille, a funeral and marriage notices, a Christmas photo promotion, and an installation planned for Dec 20. Weather remarks note a cold snap with below freezing temps into Tuesday. Community announcements cover rentals, sales, lectures, church events, and local business updates.
Members and nine guests gathered at Mrs. Gladys Hannum's home for the Woman's Club gathering. They approved a $2 donation to the Salvation Army dinner for Chicago's poor children and a $5 local aid gift, plus a Philanthropy program with talks, solos, and a festive dinner followed by Christmas cards as keepsakes.
A vintage advertisement touts the Marseilles grain dump as the best on the market and highlights lightning rods and the cant sag gates as key safety features. The line reads like a bold product pitch from a bygone era.
Sparland residents and visitors are listed with names and towns as churchgoers and shoppers travel between Sparland Henry Peoria Lacon and Tiskilwa. Guests, local events, a charity bazaar and a rug prize are noted along with illness reports and a single townwide drawing.
Public sales listed across several townships and dates. Names include J L Barrett Mrs A B Child August Drager James Turner W H Water William Sansbury Howard Hicks and others. Locations span Whitefield Magnolia Saratoga Milo and Magnolia township with sale dates in December January and February 1911.
Automobile organizations across the state unite to push legislation defining their rights on public highways. The current state has no statute governing the issue.
South Whitefield notes report another Friday snowfall and a planned Friday afternoon Christmas program at Bonham school led by Miss Frances Nightwonger with pupil helpers. County Superintendent Buddy Perry visited area schools, and William Farling plans a Christmas return from Peoria Mendota and Chicago.
A. Schingeck of 647 Elm Street Buffalo writes that the pills cured his chronic constipation after other remedies failed. The advertisement claims the medicine treats biliousness jaundice indigestion headache chills malaria and debility. Priced at 25 cents at T J Se graves and A J Ironmonger drug stores.
Mrs Robert Turnbull visited Peoria for a few days last week. Miss Mary Kunkle stayed with cousin Mrs Jennie DeVault in Edwards Station over Sunday. Chicago-bound for business were J G Stowell Herman Webber J W Greene and Ethan Wilmot. Claude Calder visited the L G Calder family and H I DeVault visited the Will Scott home. Montrose of East Lynn spent time with relatives in La Prairie. Morgan Myers was in Chicago last week.
An advertisement touts Rexall Mucuone as a cure for women’s catarrhal diseases urging internal treatment via a physician designed formula. It guarantees refunds if unsatisfied and notes Rexall Remedies are available only at The Rexall Store run by A. J. Ironmonger and associates Mrs W E King, with a funeral mention in Iowa.
Local notes from Lawn Ridge recount F H Cornell visiting Chicago for shopping and sightseeing, Roy Foster buying a famous white driving team, Hastings visitors Elmer Sims and Ned Sims heading toward Nashville, and a second wedding anniversary surprise for Harry and Sumner Perkins. Community clubs renew ties, Rev B Curtis faces tuberculosis related limits, and area residents attend events in Peoria and Chicago.
Miss Ethel Reid visited the school Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. George Barker visited with T. P. Clark. Charlie Reid and family were in town Thursday. Mrs. Bila Chaney of Clay county visits relatives and is Mrs. Charlie Austin's cousin. Bazaar Thursday. League topic next Sunday is A Survey of Missionary Conditions From the Watch Tower led by Miss Edna Smith. Services at 7 30. Mrs. John Reid improving after illness.
Mrs J E Bonner a Peoria sister one day recently Arthur Talbot and family moved to Centralia Philip Cadell guest of his sister at Chicago a few days last Mrs Otis Hodges visited Speer relatives Frank Thinkell went to Iowa last week Mrs Philip Cadell and children visited over Sunday with relatives at Buda Walter Phelps returned to work in Kansas City after home visit Mrs E C Hall and children went to Kentucky for extended visit John Noyes and Joan McGuire shipped a car load of sheep to Chicago the first of the week.
Lacon Journal reports Republican superintendent candidate Frank P Bussell bragging of corn yields from his Sparland farm with over 200 bushels from two acres, 65 bushels from 20 acres, and 45 bushels on the rest. Attorney R M Barnes owns a mounted buffalo head once displayed in Putnam county clerk's office in Hennepin, traced to a Kansas kill 30 to 40 years ago.
Fire swept the Merrick and Humphrey mill in Minoak destroying the landmark. Owner Isaac Kerrick reportedly faces about 10000 in loss likely covered by insurance. Early notes mention Frederick Weyerhaeuser and a planned Augustana College auditorium valued at 150000 as part of gifts amid a broader history of donations and illness relief.
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