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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
2
Christmas greetings, health updates, and year end wishes fill this Hopewell letter from 1905. Residents report illnesses including pneumonia and whooping cough, social visits, gift giving, and town scenes. The piece closes with New Year wishes and a sales pitch for Dr. King’s New Life Pills.
Sugar Grove updates report John Diverbiss’s sick horse improving after the week. John Perdew moved to Putnam on Wednesday. Leslie Wilcen and family shared a Christmas dinner in Henry with relatives. Whitefeld Corners held a Christmas school entertainment with each of three schools performing well and distributing many presents. Nefa Wallace visited relatives in Henry last week. Roy and HN Bind were guests at afternoon activities.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions sealing, seats, and a council or committee in a misread form. Readable bits reference a person or entity named Misia and potential proceedings or meetings with unclear dates or outcomes. No clear actions or concrete facts emerge.
Varna pupils in primary and intermediate rooms staged a Christmas program with readings songs and a Santa Claus visit. students and teachers earned praise for their performances as families and guests from Toluca Lostant and nearby towns attended the holiday event full of trees garlands and candlelit centerpieces.
Rev O D Moore pastor of Harpersville New York recounts agonizing cough from grip and sleepless nights. He credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and saving him from consumption. Available at Fowells City Drug Store Henry H Price 56c and 1 guaranteed with trial bottle free.
Readers recall holiday joy as families return home for Christmas. Local schools Niblock Sugar Grove and Whitefield staged festive programs at Grenge Hall with Mrs Anna Custer Hall performing readings. The community shared gatherings, church decor, and Christmas cheer plus plans for Sunday services and family visits amid ongoing local updates.
Readable notes describe a Christmas at Camp Grove with a tree and basket display, plus a two man shooting match over Friday and Saturday. Several families including Longman Baileyment and Moody planned visits, a Chicago stock show, a move to Heary, and travel to Peoria for Christmas.
A fragmentary 1901 style notice sheet recalls Harry Colson praising Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles and Bucklen's touted cures. It also notes Christmas visits and gatherings with names such as Edith Mallett, Walter Henkins, and the McClane family. The report logs church events at EB and Christian churches, a Christmas dinner hosted by Alonzo McClane, and the death of Harry Duckwell from a choking incident.
A local social note mentions Joap Arispie Carlson visiting with his brother Alfred over the holidays and Herman Magnuson and family spending time with relatives. Christmas exercises were well attended, Santa visited, and gifts were exchanged amid decorated homes and festive meals.
An evening blaze in the church power room interrupted services and performances. Despite the blackout, guests stayed for the program as lights were restored later, with the event celebrated as a successful Christmas gathering attended by families from Peoria Davenport and nearby.
A Harper Washington resident, W Hoffman, writes of seven years of illness from chronic stomach trouble finally cured by Electric Bitters. He reports high personal success and recommends the remedy to others, noting its lasting benefit and his intent to keep using it.
Miss Blanche McMahon ill with sickness. Mrs. Al Smith of Henry visited Teklissa area last week. Mrs. Frederickeom traveled to Rares to spend Christmas with daughter Mrs. Ostermeyer. Ed a Cain and family of Bla ae visiting D. D., Dow's. Henry Jenson and Frank Gyn in Marquette Sunday regarding mine fires. Mrs. Ira Boyer out for a ride between trains. Dr. Georga Welverar guest of Samuel abseilait. Several of our folks visiting or passing through. Turnout noted for community event with local residents and guests in attendance.
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