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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1880
Page
8
Joseph Mills argues that hog disease stems from extreme weather exposure and poor shelter. He urges farmers to provide shade, ventilation, and bedding, plus a balanced ration with oats, bran, and forage to prevent sickness and losses.
The post office will move within the current building. Captain HU D Winship reports back pay bonanza and holiday goodies in stock. P Kennedy has a bouncing baby boy. Frank Bruce has a daughter. Local youths rehearse a play for public showcase. Children suffer from croup and whooping cough amid illness. A charity ball at Smith’s Hall with tickets and supper. Mrs Condit’s health improving. A George Longman Jr. child dies of capillary bronchitis. Irwin H Binley dies of spinal disease after five years. The trial of Mrs Sarah Barnhart for shooting Mrs Wm Barnhart finds insufficient evidence to bind over. SAMPSON
The item notes five inches of snow at Lone Tree and mentions Christmas trees, a schoolhouse with Miss Anna Weaver as teacher, and the town’s oldest dog at twenty years. It lists residents traveling to West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania, and shifts in plans for Timvis. Farmers await thaw to husk corn while grain goes to market and neighbors celebrate Henry Cox’s birthday.
The column notes Madam Rumor predicts another wedding in town before the holidays. It recalls biblical imagery of marriages, mentions John Bavinger’s serious illness, Fr. GL McCollough's slow recovery, and local notices of farm sales, moves, and a Christmas tree gathering at the town hall with a festive outlook.
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