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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1896
Page
7
An OCR fragment shows a sales pitch denouncing cheap plated wares during hard times. The ad urges shoppers to buy 14k goods and jewel movements from Stever the jeweler, claiming honesty and best value while warning against low quality alternatives and urging local trade.
Henry edition details varied commerce and social life with notices of nearby moves births and deaths. Farmers plan potato shipments and grain sales while residents relocate to Buckley Joliet and Chicago. Local businesses announce supplies bicycles barkery and clothing deals and a lantern of community events and lectures.
Customers arrive on every train this week from Sheffield to Pontiac. Shop proclaims lowest prices in the state for carpets wall paper and furniture.
Local editor notes Rev P K Hammond’s suggestion to revive the title gentlewoman over the term lady as proper and respectful. Community updates report a child's pneumonia death, a secret marriage, and petitions on liquor licensing ballots. Additionally, several injuries occur with Mrs Heath and Mrs Perdew suffering falls but showing improvement.
Recitation Pauline Williams Mira Cleves Sidney Clark 2 Instrumental solo Ralph Powers. We may not be as dnave stylish or smart as competitors but prices are best salesmen. Granulated sugar pounds for 1 15 pounds oats for twenty five cents 4 lbs ginger snaps twenty five cents corn five cents per can Deland's soda five cents per pound Japan tea twenty cents per pound potatoes thirty five cents per bushel. Charles N Thompson of Lacon dies after health decline funeral in Lacon M B E church at 1 30 o'clock Masons Knights of Pythias attend burial. At the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Arridon's last Thursday evening a large group gathered for a pleasant social event with Curtis Coulter Marshall Downey John Lytle Jobin Noll Frank Bush Ed Sterrett Joe and Arthur Ironmonger and Misses Bila Riley Secretia Smith Lulu Lol Mayme Parker Dora and Millie Grawburg.
The report lists several local residents in frail health. Elder G Hallock Bowes wife remains prostrated at home with typhoid fever. George Mercian shows improvement and convalesces slowly. Mrs Kleinhenz, aged 86, is ill but maintaining strength. Leonard Studgiim is feeble and not recovering. Mrs John Morgan shows improvement, while Mrs George Brooks improves from prior illness. Henry Seelye is not better, with his son Alphonse from Whitefield caring for him here.
An advertisement promises refunds if Ballard's Horehound Syrup fails to benefit those with coughs colds throat chest or lung trouble. It claims rapid relief for bronchitis and urges trial at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
An ad from Webb's Ticket Office at 100 South Adams Street Peoria Illinois touts savings on east and west routes with prices from eight to five dollars, covering all railroads and ocean steamships.
J H Jones and Son announce retirement of senior member and transfer of ownership to Ioannah Jones. The store will become Jones's Cash Store, offering a cash only dry goods clothing and carpet business promising lower prices and strict cash dealings.
Charge your seed potatoes. Northern grown seed worth twenty five cents more per bushel than home grown. 100 bushels on hand and 600 to be shipped March 1, all at six cents per bushel. J A Melick, Don’t Tobosco Bolt ur Armoke Kaur Lite Way. Also an ad for No to bac, the tobacco habit cure with money back guarantee. Books at druggists or mailed free from The Sterling Henemy Ot Chicago. 45 Ramtorph St.
A Chicago notice by Clayton F. Sunny Co. asks piano owners to provide name and address for Chickering Gabler and Foster pianos. Reported as sole representatives at 220 Wabash Ave.
A fragmentary ad advertises five dollars worth of canned goods at Montgomery Ward with a price deal and mentions granulated sugar at a dollar. The note signs as D A Melice.
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