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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
3
Bergner store promotes its spring dress fabrics with a wide variety of weave and color. The shop notes rapid growth over three years and invites customers to view the new dress goods whether or not they plan to buy.
Vintage advertisement listing Beautiful Malbert Suitings 66 inches wide at 1.50 a yard. New Black goods satin finished weaves at 0.85 to 2.00. Latin Directoire cloth 2.00. Silk and Wool Voile 1.25 to 1.50. Bertile Wellings 0.85. PrienS satin Prunella 1.00. Novelty stripes 1.00.
Dainty ruchings remain popular with two years of favored wear. A fresh shipment introduces Persian effects in new patterns priced 25 to 125 cents per yard. Duach collars appear in abundance in plain linen batiste and lace at 15 cents each. A new line of Jobots offers styles from 25 cents to 3.75 dollars. Main Aisle.
Hundreds of new women and misses suits arrive by train from the East. Plain tailored effects prevail with many fancy touches of beauty. The shop offers the largest showing of the season with prices from 15 to 45 dollars.
Sparland department notes recount visits by Miss Flora Osborne and Miss Katie Zint, sleigh rides to Lacon, and relatives in Oglesby. Moves and visits include Dr. Bradford relocating to Lacon and Mrs. Hoadley accepting subscription orders. Weather, illnesses, and a Sunday school birthday fund remark follow with a workplace accident to Mrs. Andrew Taylor. Election plans for the Helping Hand society are announced for March 8.
News notes describe a Monday bridge opening to permit an ice gorge, a Tuesday bus line shutdown due to the closure, and teams from this side aiding passengers over the span. Community social events, tax notices, school activities, insurance matters, and a freight train derailment are also recorded with local names and places.
LA PRAIRIE events include Harry Scott in Chicago on business and Knox Indiana visitor A. C. Willmot. Local residents Frank Calder Wilmot Turnbull and families hosted and attended gatherings. A surprise 39th wedding anniversary for Wesley Powell drew many friends and presents. Mrs. Powell and guests enjoyed music and a two course lunch.
The next Ladies Aid meeting will be held with Mrs Will Diverbiss on Thursday March 4 all invited to attend.
Local items report a February 16 birth in Camp Grove to Mr. and Mrs. Curren and the death of three month old Lewis William Fennell. A purse found on the street was returned to Mrs Charles Stambaugh. A wedding at St Patrick's Church unites John Colgan and Anna Herberger with a breakfast at the Hickeys. Washington's Birthday is noted with community notices and a tale of a couple switching attire to enter a dance venue unnoticed.
Thomas Foley and Miss Bertha McDermott wed in Princeville on Monday February 22 and will establish housekeeping on Robert Fennell’s farm south of town. The local paper notes other community events including sleet damage to lines, a farm real estate move, Lincoln day observances, and local residents moving to new homes.
The ad names hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient and cites medical texts calling it a uric acid solvent and urine antiseptic. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularities to avoid serious illness. A. J. Ironmonger.
In South Whitefield Janey Ray recovers from an operation and several locals are listed visiting or moving residences. Mrs. William Herricks dies at 77 leaving a husband and five sons. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church in Henry with pallbearers and floral tributes noted. The column ends with a subscription plea for The Republican.
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