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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
10
A promotional note touts Dr Kings New Discovery as effective for children's coughing fevers and sleepless nights during cold spells. It promises quick relief, asserts safety and palatability for children, and offers a money back guarantee. Testimonials from W P Rinehart and W Knowles support its efficacy. Sold by T J Segraves.
Sunday callers and visitors fill Magnolia area with social activity. Residents from Sparland Varna Toluca Eureka and Lostant visit relatives attend dances and church meetings. Upcoming events include a lecture by W. A. Bone and a Magnolia Lecture Course program featuring Smith Damron and the Boston Lyrics with community gatherings and hobbies noted.
The Magnolia tax collector will be at Robert Mann Co. store on weekdays except Thursday, with Thursday duties at McNabb for real estate and personal tax receipts. The annual John Swaney School Fair is planned for early March in Putnam County for youths under 21, featuring cups and a sweepstakes. the school principal can provide more information.
An advertisement extols old age as natural and wise but notes common ailments from poor digestion and sluggish liver. It claims Cham berlain's Tablets taken after supper improve digestion tone liver and regulate bowels. The ad lists T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger as sellers.
The McNabb barn sale attracted a large crowd. Mrs. Fred Latham and her sister Edna visited James Latham on Sunday. Otto Kessling and family visited J. B. Foster's. The Bird Kays shooting match drew many spectators. Lottie Sylvester and Nettie Latham visited Granville. John McNabb did business there Monday. Alice and Harry Sylvester visited their aunt and uncle Otto Kessling Saturday. They enjoyed country life.
McNabb school raised 24.90 at last Saturday’s box social, below last year’s take, though attendance grew and the program drew strong laughs from a local cartoons show. Miss Davis earned 37 by selling 21 boxes. Scrawa church dinner yielded a neat sum. Clarence Ford’s Minnesota move sparked a farewell party at George Wolf’s with 25 youths attending.
Local notes from La Salle county recount illnesses, visits, and social events. Highlights include Helen Wilson on the sick list, Hazel Boman visiting Bess Davis, and a double anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bumgarner. A district coal unload, a horse sale at McNabb, and a swaney basketball visit by Newark are noted along with travel to Ottawa for a corn school and a Chicago auto show.
Seed corn and oats including Reid's Yellow Dent Gold Learning and Silver Mine gathered before cold weather and will grow. Fine quality and low price. Sold on approval. New Banner and Kherson Oats yield well in bad years and outrun others in good years. Heavy and cleaned and screened. J. O. Winship, Putnam. Advertisement February 13.
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