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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
3
A promotional sale slashes prices on suits coats waists and skirts with bids like suits from 9.50 to 25 dollars and coats from 1.49 to 9.50, waists under a dollar and furs under a dollar each, featuring a wide range of colors materials and styles targeted at women and misses.
The article lists residents and relatives visiting or returning home for Christmas across Henry Springfield Peoria Lacon and surrounding towns. Individuals including Lyle Tanner Lizzie Simpson Edna Thomas Marie and Stella O Leary Will Beitz George Snell Clara Johnson Curt Tanquary Nellie and Bessie Tanquary Charley Headley and others are mentioned with moves or gatherings through late December and early January.
Robert Cumming and family attended Miss Parmelia Cumming’s wedding in Peoria last week. Local notices recount visits, sickness, a death, Christmas cantatas, school vacation, and a year ending with New Year wishes. Masonic and Eastern Star officers were installed in Sparland.
LA PRAIRIE residents host and visit relatives in Princeville Peoria and Princeton over Christmas week. Miss Nellie Burnett returns from school near Monmouth for holidays. Families share dinners with Betsy Burnett W D Riddell James Smith Sr Mrs Wm Smith Sparland Wilber Hastings. New Year dinner at U P church invites all. R J Martin in Roberts James Hastings family in Chillicothe for Christmas with Mrs Hastings' father Mr Carrier.
Miss Alice Scoon returns from a three months stay in Nebraska healthier. The Henry Republican urges subscribers to settle accounts promptly under new law and asks readers to pay ahead for another year, noting colored tags show any debt.
Oscar Saxieder of Lacon arrived in town seeking Christmas mirth and was jailed after a concealed blackjack was found in his pocket following a robbery claim at the Nwyer saloon on Walnut street. He was intoxicated and cared for at the police station as other townsfolk reported holiday happenings.
W. Kinstler of Halliday Arkansas credits Electric Bitters for relief from malaria and stomach troubles. The tonic purifies and enriches the blood tones nerves and imparts vigor to the weak. Money refunded if it fails to help. 50 cents at A J Ironmonger's drug store.
The piece notes washboards resemble old grandmothers tools on farms. It compares cheap washboards at 25 cents to modern washing machines costing 5 to 8 dollars. The quip suggests such savings let many men seek a second wife as a humorous reflection.
I S Camery of Henry Ill reports lasting relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He suffered back pains and dark cloudy secretions before trying the remedy at J W Nieco's drug store. A few boxes banished the trouble and he urges taking Doan's at any sign of symptoms. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Wester Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
Mrs. Jennie Swan spends winter with relatives near Elmwood and Trivola. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Donath. Alma Wilson visits Peoria while Typhoid fever grips Mrs. George Perkins. Modern Woodmen elects new officers led by Caldwell and Stocks. Local notices include church sermons, social events, and holiday travels. Community updates cover illnesses, travel, schooling plans, and a Christmas oyster supper at the town hall.
The community invites residents to an oyster supper at the Mill town hall this week to raise funds for new song books for the male quartet. Christmas events are noted with visits, dinners, and a Sunday school program. District meeting and sacrament observed at the M D B church. Remember Sunday school at 10 and preaching at 11 next week.
Dr W J Smith of Sanders Alabama endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for pneumonia and lung treatment. He says it controls trouble in many cases and has been used by himself and his wife for coughs and colds. Sold by A J Ironmonger.
John McGrath attended Miss Rose White’s funeral near Rutland, after two years with tuberculosis of the bone. Grandpa Spalding died, after two years at Sam’s home. State's Attorney Jacobs investigated a killing Tuesday night. Morgan Hartsock repairs boilers for the T M and N railroad. A supervisor took a crippled young man to the poor farm last Friday. Grandpa Rithmiller’s health faded with poor prospects.
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