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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1884
Page
5
Steam Printing advertises excellence in design and beauty with best quality materials and superior workmanship. Estimates furnished on large jobs and orders solicited from abroad are promised with first class work at low rates guaranteed.
The article lists lodge meetings and society gatherings: AF & A M Heary Lodge No 119 meets 7 o clock on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in Regulator Building. Waraball Lodge No 63 meets Wednesdays at 7 30 in City Bakery. Ranc Campment No 25 meets 1st and 3rd Fridays at 7 PM. Clayton Lodge No 312 Sparland meets Mondays at 7 30. G A R Post 91 Henry meets 3rd Saturdays at Moodey’s Dry Goods Store. M W R Co No 2 meets 3rd Saturday at 4 PM in G A R Post room. Our Lady of Perpetual Succor Henry Branch No 23 meets 2nd Sunday after High Mass in German School House. G B S Hearvy German Benevolent Society Wohltreuigkeits Verein meets 2nd Monday evening.
The column records various local updates including registrations in Rockford, new residents in Henry, J. W. Jones moving to Henry, and Mrs McKinney hosting at Main street. It notes January had 13 below zero days, Bourdette and Duncan leaving for Kansas to merchandize, and praise for Hull & Huey of Danville. Also covered are political bids by W H Jenking for clerk, the Illinois Press Association trip, Alaska fur trade critique, Champaign County's Milton Matthews for Congress, and a critique of one cent newspaper stamps with a local scam involving Carl Struck and C Meyer.
A heated letter column clashes with a news item on a divorce in circuit court. The writer attacks a publication for naming an individual linked to the Blood scandal, while a divorce from Charles S Blood to Harriet Blood is recorded, noting a fault and alimony payments. The piece mentions Ontario Kentucky origins and a 1884 Illinois address.
Kellogg of Pontiac lauds Senator Logan as the leading Western Republican and Illinois figure unswayed by boomers. He condemns corruptNursery schemes and endorses direct orders from reliable nurseries, noting Kirk & Sullivan’s prominence in monument work and gravesite stones.
An editor from Ft Wayne Gazette praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs of severe and mild types, claiming it cures quickly. He notes personal success over five years and endorses the product as the only reliable cough remedy, urging readers to visit Dr Powell's Drug Store for a free trial bottle and a large size for $1.
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