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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
4
A vintage storefront ad lists various canned foods and produce including Kickapoo Pink and Kaiser Ton items. It mentions Walser Inn Pumpkin and Hominy, Walker's Child Con Carne, and country produce offered at a bargain akin to cash.
Dr. Ed Neuhalsen of Chicago arrives. Rev. G B Tilton to preach at Buda. Mrs. Stephen Appel slightly improves. Lost bundle of baling wire between Henry and my farm. George Harney advertised. Eight room rental on Main Street near business district. Ennis Dakin and Magnolia family move to Cliftonville to farm. J G Stowell’s Chillicothe home burned due to faulty wire. Mrs. Stowell aunt of Mrs. Doyle. Maynard Bell, stationed at Vancouver, writes bugler in health. Jancy Lentz of Saratoga travels via Henry. mail route through Wydeming to Marshall. Ail Wurst and Henry Knoll travel to California for about a month. Roy Stringer and friend visit from Great Lakes naval station. Mrs. Fred Williams returns from Battle Creek. Hutchins & Downey store milliner Violet Sleater to Chicago for buying. Charles Salisbury of Saratoga harvests corn and eyes spring farming. Egg prices tumble. Monday price drop from 43 to 38, late figures from Mat Steels.
Varna resident B J Fairbanks dines at Camp House while Hazel Anderson visits from Chicago. Mrs Charlotte Sparling returns home after a month with relatives. The Woman's club meets March 4 at Sparling home. Red Cross to make 14 by 20 bags. other church and civic notices follow including deaths of George W Reed and Beatrice Hupp and a brief military injury report from A H Hennefeld.
The senate agricultural committee favors the Gore bill to raise the 1918 wheat minimum price from $2.00 to $2.50 per bushel. The report signals support for higher farmer returns amid wartime supply concerns.
Dear Father from 1918 reports company assignment, new division, near German lines, frequent air raids, and American aviators. He notes camp conditions, absence of illness, readiness for further action, requests tobacco gloves socks and newspapers for fellow troops.
The excerpt lists prices on crushed shells and chick feed, then provides a household bread and yeast recipe. It details ingredients for WHEAT-CORN BREAD and WHEAT-OUT BREAD including corn meal, oatmeal, yeast, salt, sugar, potatoes, lard, and multiple rising periods with specific steps for mixing, kneading, and baking.
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