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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
3
Local notes tell of illnesses in Chillicothe and Sparland families with measles and grippe, a wedding and funerals, community shifts, and a lively Red Cross drive. Reports cover school notes, a bowling game, and a roundup of visitors, shoppers, and longtime residents.
A spoken ad notes Chamberlains Tablets for stomach liver and bowel disorders with heartburn indigestion and constipation relief. Separately a fish wardens arrest near Beardstown seizes about 3000 pounds of bass and catfish en route to St Louis, suspect S P Dodds. Each fish counted as a violation, potential trial lasting years with fines possibly totaling 100000.
Sparland honors Mr and Mrs T Van Antwerp on their fifty year marriage at the Masonic hall January 29 with music by granddaughter Ethel Watkins, tributes from family and friends, gifts totaling 1650, and a supper and social hour. The couple married January 29 1868 in LaSalle and raised three sons and two daughters. continued letters from friends in Chicago and Bloomington praise their long service to the community and Masonry.
The article argues that people over sixty recover faster from a cold if they retire to bed promptly for one or two days and use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It claims reduced risk of subsequent serious diseases when following this approach.
The article lists extensive infantry equipment for service in France including cloths, blankets, coats, hats, drawers, gloves, shoes, stockings, tent pins and poles, canteen gear, eating utensils, first aid kit, and pack items. It notes flying equipment such as rifle, bayonet, cartridge belt, helmet, gas mask, trench tool, and 100 cartridges. The piece then shifts to business readers needing new accounting systems to track government inquiries and asks if you are paid in advance.
Court proceedings in Marshall county include probate actions for Carrie Phelps estate with letters testamentary issued to Benjamin F. Shafer and April adjustment term for claims. real estate transfers in Bennington and Washous areas. multiple divorce and partition suits. The circuit court disposed numerous law and chancery cases with several decrees, judgments, and alimony orders. Fines and costs totaling 1265 were collected from defendants pleading guilty, including burglaries and larcenies, under State's Attorney Black's careful prosecution. Anton Kern faces county court adjudication on a 1060 count indictment for illegal liquor sales in anti-saloon territory.
Congressman Clifford Ireland will deliver the principal speech at Lincoln and Union Defenders' Day services in Philadelphia on February 16 at the Forrest theater with Senators Penrose and Harding among the speakers. Sons of Veterans sponsor the event. Ireland also speaks at the Sons of Veterans banquet in Philadelphia on February 9.
Public sales in the vicinity attract large attendance and report unusually high prices realized for the offerings.
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