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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
13
An itemized regional brief recounts social visits, travel, and gatherings in Sparland Camp Grove and nearby. includes funeral notices, shoppaing trips to Peoria, family visits, a new picture show, and community activities such as husking bees and bobsled rides. The piece mentions Henry Suft, Mrs. Mills Walker, C. C. McLaughlin, and local clubs.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for its proven reputation and long service. It claims the cough medicine loosens a cold aids nature and is free of opiates or narcotics and affordable for all. The piece notes Mrs Marie Clingman from Cedarville Stevenson County recently marked her 106th birthday.
Fayetteville reader Mrs Gordon Jessup reports her weak child improved after using Vinci cod liver and iron tonic without oil. The tonic is praised as an appetite builder and blood corrector, with children liking the flavor. sold by A J Ironmonger in Henry Illinois.
A young man wakes to a rude mirror surprise and hurries to the YMCA to prepare himself before calling on his love that evening. Colds need attention says a health ad urging Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey to loosen phlegm and destroy germs, 25 cents at druggists.
La Prairie residents visited Peoria and Atlanta while locals report several incidents. Claude Doran injured when a gate toppled on his foot. Minnie Hall slipped on ice breaking her arm. Rev. Thomas Martin was very ill. H. S. Edminster was called to Ottawa Kansas for a ill sister. Fred Aman and son Floyd ill with tonsillitis.
Wartime era advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as the great pain killer for home use. A Berkeley reader reports neck stiffness after walking at the Panama Exposition and credits two applications with rapid relief, claiming the stiffness nearly vanished by morning.
Snow and ice impact daily life as rural schools close for an institute in Lacon. Walter Heller entertains Peoria friends, Dr Charles Smith visits, and Anna Daniels recovers. Floyd Koon claims a new road treatment could keep Illinois mud-free at $3000 per mile.
An advertisement promotes The Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder issues, claiming relief from pains and rheumatic symptoms. It offers a free 50 cent bottle upon sending name and address plus postage, with no obligation, to The Dr. D. A. Williams Company.
Rob Speer and wife from Peoria shopped in Peoria on Tuesday. The Speer orchestra box supper was a success with a fine program. Mrs. Peter Phillips visited from Tuesday to Saturday with her daughter Mrs. Swope at North Hampton last week. Helen Even visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Will Timmons at Yale Ia. Mrs Cyrus Root returned Saturday night from Boise City Idaho with her brother Samuel Stowell of Peoria. Subscribers to the church building fund are urged to pay at the bank as funds are past due.
An old advertisement warns that coughs and colds can be dangerous and lead to bronchial and lung diseases. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a tested remedy used for over 45 years and urges readers to obtain a bottle from druggists.
Residents share holiday greetings and family visits as Miss Edith Schneider and others return home from Indiana. The Sunday school plans a Christmas event and an oyster supper raises funds. Neighbors treat Frank Lidgard and Frank Iddings with a surprise. An ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver and digestion.
The court docket includes bankruptcy actions against George E Moore and others, multiple confess ions, partitions, and mortgage foreclosures. Probate records fix February 1916 claims and appraisers’ warrants are ordered. Real estate transfers involve several towns including Whitefield Lacon Hopewell Toluca and Santa Fe additions.
Mrs Albert Slosser of Lima says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is by far the best medicine for colds and croup and many others share the opinion. Obtainable everywhere.
Cottage residents report a Christmas recital and program at the Cottage church on Thursday evening December 23. Neighbors shared in a surprise for Mrs Frank Lidgard president of the Ladies Aid with a birthday casserole as friends joined the event and socialized after.
Laughter aids digestion and Chamberlain's Tablets provide further relief for indigestion. A trial is suggested with a low price of a quarter, advertised as obtainable everywhere.
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