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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1891
Page
4
Opening a line of printed China Silks in shades from white to black with intricate figures praised as unmatched by hand painting. Special price is $1 per yard about 24 inches wide. Spring importation of Grenadines arrived early with no equal in the city, plus advance shipment of French Charlies and new hosiery offerings at old tariff prices.
Local column from Lacon reports visits by Miss McFadden of Streator and others, revival meetings led by Rev Johnson, and attendance at a golden wedding in Mendota. Funeral for a local friend at Rutland is noted, plus social events, church services, and aid for Nebraska sufferers.]]
Ed Grady moves to Pu team and others report market activity, hog shipments, and dental visits. Community updates include a Jeracy cow, a carload of hogs, and festivities around birthdays and a surprise party for Mrs Blackburn with a large local turnout.
Excerpts describe happy newlyweds Mr and Mrs Harlin settling in a new home and wish them health and prosperity. The piece mentions visitors Mrs Van Dyke of Eureka, improving Florence Fountain, and community events including church meetings, a Willing Workers anniversary, and a quilt sale on Feb 18. There are regional notes from La Prairie Centre on local life, sickness, schools, an upcoming S. S. convention, and family updates including marriages, moves, a piano, and Rev Johnson assisting Rev Miller.
James Harrison attends to a borne sick. Jesse Harrison visits High Prairie on business. Helen Placher plans a two week visit with her mother in Streator. Katie Peterman to join. Grandma Worley improves and attends meals outside. Frank Leagutt builds an ice house near the club house with helpers. A grave sociable at Sampson Rowe’s home next Wednesday with supper for ten cents. Rheumatic remedy advertised with claimed instant cure and 75 cent daily sale by Dr Powell.
J T Guiick and Prof Bangs visited La Rose while Victor Carlain moved from Peoria to the vacated Hoobert place. Henry Zilm bought a 900 acre Rob Justice farm north of La Rose. Basket supper at ME church netted $105 after 74 baskets. ME and Christian churches report several additions to their memberships through protracted meetings. Pneumonia and bronchitis cited as major killers. Ballard’s Horehound Syrup recommended for coughs.
Magnolia notes a smooth school season and announced a church meeting series at the M E church. Garfield Post G A R No 83 plans a camp fire at Wednesday evening Feb 25 with a good program and activities. Dewitt Clark of Peoria and Dr Taylor visiting Magnolia resident circle.
The column notes a supper at the Masonic Hall inviting all, mentions kerosene at 10 cents a gallon, and reports on local people and happenings including Mr Gray of Streator, Chas P Towle’s illness, Florence Cecil visiting Peoria, and a new agricultural firm Sutcliff Co. It also covers sales activity by D B Turner and Anthony Reavy hog shipments, a public sale by J Miller, and literary event reports from Granville with Landy Boyle and Arthur Zenor.
Mrs B M Searles of Elkhart Indiana attributes a near death experience to heart trouble for twenty years. She describes severe symptoms including smothering spells shortness of breath fluttering sleep disruption pain in chest shoulder and stomach swelling ankles and headaches. After no relief from other treatments she credits Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine with rapid improvement. Medicine sold at Dr Powell's Drug Store with a free heart and nerves book.
Local column reports Gertie Wilson's return from Dixon and Henry Everett visiting relatives, a Kansas farmer selling his Franklin county farm, a traveling salesman for extracts and baking powder to grangers, temperance talks by Dr A C John, a drama practice for A Soldier's Fortune at Center school house, plans to attend W C T U convention at Henvepin, and a local girl cured by Ayer s Sarsaparilla after severe skin issues.
A long discount list showcases groceries and household items including tea Hyson Japan oils, baking powder, soap, lamps, matches, canned goods, and tobacco. The vendor touts the sale as containing more bargains than any list from the area in thirteen years of business.
A Peoria jeweler, M. & Erler, reports thirty years of asthma struggle and night relief with a product named Rigo's GER Man Cova and Kipney Com. He credits dramatic improvement after using the remedy and notes it is sold by Sylvan Remeny Co. 107 Main St. and J. H. Atkinson Henry.
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