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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
6
Bellefontaine Ohio woman Mrs J Lamborn praises Vinol for curing fatigue weakness and nervous exhaustion. She credits improved appetite sleep and energy to Vinol’s cod liver extract with tonic iron. Druggist A J Ironmonger endorses Vinol as a tissue-building tonic aiding recovery.
In Ocean Springs Mississippi Henry and Mrs. Spencer Ketchum share three weeks of resort life. They praise fishing, cheap oranges and oysters, piney coast scenery, baud oaks, and bustling oyster industry with pecan trees and apples from Michigan. They note soft water baths, mild winter, and affordable living, sending regards to friends and relatives.
A letter from Henry describes arriving by train to Ocean Springs Mississippi on Thanksgiving, renting a two-family home with Burt and Ketchums, noting soft artesian well water. He details the town’s Gulf location, size, population about 2500, churches, schools, banks, and commerce, plus fishing near bayous and local shell roads. The writer mentions friendly locals and past meeting with Springfield Missouri visitors, plus observations of large live oaks and local citrus crops.
Grant Wright writes from New York urging an end to the war and condemning the mass killings. He critiques German leadership, laments persistent national hatreds, and questions the war’s cost versus potential peace or humanitarian spending. He argues for unity, demilitarization, and a shift of funds to charity and improvements. He pleads for an ardent prayer that the war ends soon.
State Senator Willa A. Coupton of Macomb will push a bill in the coming session to have the state cover its share of about six hundred thousand dollars in claims filed by farmers whose stock was slaughtered to curb the epidemic. The measure targets Hancock McDonough and Ware counties and notes that some farmers have already had claims paid by the federal government or discounted them at banks.
Forty nine years after its opening the Chicago stock yards mark a new era in meat packing. The industry grew from small early plants to a nationwide system with Chicago as the center. More than 1600 establishments, 56 million animals yearly, and a value of 1.37 billion dollars sustain over 100,000 livelihoods.
The owner quit farming and schedules a public sale at the Holmes Morrison farm two miles west of Henry Illinois on Monday January 11 1915 at 10 o'clock. The sale lists twenty head of horses thirteen head of cattle seventy head of hogs farm implements and machinery hay oats in the barn and a quantity of household furniture. Terms include cash for small sums and credit up to 12 months with notes secured and interest details, with removal required after payment and sale completion.
Auction at Deacon Dunlop farm 744 miles southwest of Henry Illinois lists horses cattle hogs and farm implements with detailed descriptions and weights. Terms: cash under 10 dollars, credit 10 months on large sums. property to be removed after sale. auctioneers Lisle Smith and Quinn Clerk.
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