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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
2
A long list of visits and calls in Magnolia and nearby towns includes Hollis Dugan, Paxson, Potter, Spencer, Lackland, and Ward families. The piece covers church activities, anniversaries, a Valentine party, a Grange 40th anniversary, school events, sports, fairs, and local social gatherings with numerous names and dates amid ongoing community life.
Fred Wolf plans a grand opening in McNabb on February 26 to 28 with a dozen or more demonstrators showing hardware and implement lines and giveaways. The town notes a busy week with basketball results and local social activity surrounding the event.
Saturday and Sunday visits by Miss Davis to Lostant are noted with Monday return to school duties. Louie McNabb laments rough days, broken buggy wheels, and a delayed gravel road through Magnolia and McNabb. Citizens fear March mud as winter weather hinders work. An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with money back guarantee.
Public sale of stock to be held on my farm seven miles east of Henry Illinois and three miles west of Magnolia in the Oxbow on Tuesday March 4 1918 at 11 a m. Twenty head of horses including roan bay brown grey and black mares and colts with several registered items. also Jersey cows seventeen ewes and one buck. farm implements two harness sets four double and two single. one pulverizer. Cash on all sums under ten dollars and on larger sums credit for ten months with a note secured by approved security. No property to be removed until terms are complied with. Sale in Caledonia Sunday School grounds.
Local column from Lostant reports ongoing measles cases among residents including Margaret Vollmer, visits by relatives, travel to Amboy and Ottawa, and illnesses. It notes births, visitors from Mendota and Bloomington, and a Farm ers Institute trip. High school basketball loss to McNabb at Leutant Opera House is mentioned along with various social visits and anecdotes.
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