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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1897
Page
3
Reading through Toluca area items, the column mixes community notices, small ads, court and police brief mentions, and local visits. It notes a few health ads, a jail or court reference, a family moving, a fire rebuilding, and pending telephone switch improvements for the town.
Editor Blaisdell reports Holstein stock sold at J. M. Powers farm with two Bradford bred cattle drawing attention. Vivid 2nd, a prize winning cow with strong milk records, was purchased by the editor. Nether Bell, another top cow, was bought by Sam Chenoweth, who now owns the township’s best cow. After Mercer meeting, Mrs Landenberger received a leather robe from the church Ladies Union as a surprise gift chosen from donated quilt remnants.
The excerpt touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for constipation. It notes strong consumer popularity among druggists and lists trial and standard sizes priced at 10c, 50c, and $1.00.
Sheriff Downey visited Florid last Friday while Otto Hanson returned from Ford county. The cemetery fence is complete and the Florid shooting club held a well attended match. A Christmas Eve church event is announced at Presbyterian church. The Hetrick sale drew crowds despite bad weather and chickens were missed by thieves. Mrs Walker Leech builds a house with carpenters starting Monday. Several families from Florid moved to Texas and began seeking farms back home.
A distributed advertisement claims the bladder serves urine storage and disease prevention. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney and bladder remedy, urging readers to send a sample bottle and pamphlet by mail to Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York, under Republican mention.
Another alliance may be delayed as Charles Greenlee provides the girl and Geo Helper the boy. The couple are under age and parental consent is absent, so the nuptials will be postponed for twenty one years or until adulthood.
Church notes report Rev P K Hammond back, Bilder Hayden to speak at Christian church Sunday, home prayer with Grandma Locke Tuesday, and a Craven lecture at M E church on India. Congregational and M B churches announce officers, services, and a large attendance at annual meetings.
John Spafford, aged 92 and a veteran Rockford resident, died at his home after a long illness marked by a prior stroke. Born in Adams County New York November 26 1821 he moved west in 1839 and helped build Rockford. He ran a grocery, worked with railroads and planned the Spafford planing mill era. Funeral services will be held at his 216 Hast Street home with Dr Leeto officiating.
Adelbert Caldwell and wife moved to M G by last Monday. Thomas Collins directs work with Mr Brok to do the labor. R McCullough secured a new well, 160 feet deep with 162 feet of water. Bickermann finished a well for John Turnbull, supplying water and piping to house and barn. Rev J P Nesbit and wife expect home this week, with a reception scheduled Friday evening December 17.
Community notes from Lawn Ridge and Blue Ridge report Turnbull Brothers shipping two oars of fat cattle on Thursday, local farm rental by Fred Brimmer, a funeral in Blue Ridge for Mrs Charles Lukehart, and a Christmas program plan at the Congregational church. A Lodge installation, a horse loss near Peoria, a successful church fair, and local ads for Bly's Balm advertise remedies for catarrh with testimonials.
Local notes mention weather and social plans at Whitefield Odd Fellows Lodge. Mrs Bell and Mrs Rogers visited, entertainment was disrupted by a storm, and families move around area farms including Downey Ball and Murphy. An ad promotes Grain o as a coffee substitute priced at 25 cents per package.
Fragmentary lines critique claims of cure without proof versus merchant concealment of sugar in parcel, questioning moral and commercial differences in assertion and secrecy. No named entities or verifiable context present.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement promotes Micro-Germs medicine as a universal vegetable remedy with germicidal properties. It promises a money back guarantee if it does not remove the disease cause and claims benefits for blood liver and kidneys. Sold by Elas PoweIi Henry III, The Modern Remedy Company in Attica Indiana.
Delegates from nearly all Modern Woodmen of America camps in Maraball County gather in Lacon on December 11 to form a permanent county picnic association. A. A. Webber of Camp Grove voices as clerk and a committee drafts by laws for report on January 8. Toluca absent.
In Bensy last week Mr and Mrs Pettigrew were seen trading while Mrs J Sutherland recovers from illness. Andrew Hunter, who fell from a hay wagon, is improving and plans to be out. J Baller and L McClain moved hogs to Lom pardavilla and Bradford respectively. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Harry Moore died suddenly last Friday with funeral set for Saturday. Ernest Lewis married by Rev Clark at Mr Winter’s home on Thursday December 9 and will move to Davenport Iowa with many friends bidding them well.
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