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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
10
The article lists Magnolia residents and guests visiting relatives in Granville Chicago Henry and Wenona during Christmas week. It notes family dinners at several homes, trips to Bloomington and Losant, school dismissals, Sunday school cantata, and upcoming club and lodge installations with detailed member roles and plans.
Guests attend an afternoon meeting while Miss Lackland plans a Jan 1 session at her home with papers on Black Hawk and His War and The Struggle Against Slavery by Miss Lackland and Mrs. Ella Morphew. The town admires Christmas displays and R W Spencer Co store, with new electric lights, highlights Magnolia's shopping ease and local merchants.
The column catalogs Christmas and holiday travel visits across Swaney and nearby towns. It notes Hinda Griffith motored to Low Point for school duties, several families hosting dinners, visits from Miss Inez Hedden of Chicago, and community events with teachers, relatives, and farewell gatherings in Magnolia and surrounding areas.
F B Smith will hold a public sale of Jersey cattle on Friday January 16. The sale offers a choice lot of registered and high grade Jerseys including cows and heifers. This sale follows a recent basketball game where Washburn defeated the local team at the school auditorium and an oyster supper hosted by the athletic association.
Lostant lists a winter show visit to Ottawa and nearby towns, notes a Rutland basketball game defeat of Lostant High 29 to 16, and reports lodge officers installed at Lostant Masons followed by an oyster supper. Local WCTU met to discuss the new suffrage law and Christmas spirit, with lectures and leaflets distributed.
A brief, practical note urges individuals to stop coughing in public to spare others annoyance. It discusses the social embarrassment of coughing at gatherings and suggests staying home while ill to prevent further disruption.
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