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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1895
Page
6
A collection of Lacon residents enjoy New Year celebrations and holiday gatherings. Notable guests include Miss Brown of Boston and Miss Barnes from Spavn. Skating thrives with many locals and neighbors hosting dances at the Thomas and Roseberry homes.
The Sparland column notes a reopened school on Wednesday January 2 and work beginning on a new Yankee street church. It mentions residents Dider J J Zimmerman Otis Swift May Rogers Nellie O Leary and Dr Huffman moving in over Kline's harness shop. Ice skating remains popular on the river and lake. Health ad copy promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Osgood's Pills.
The piece notes the passing of holidays and a return to work in 1895, praising prosperity, health, and steady routines. It mentions a slight cold wave resisted, weather warming, and merchants maintaining low prices benefiting the poor as people resume daily life.
Wm McAfee visited grandparents last week and Marcia Waughop returned to Eureka. Annie Haugh joins Frank Martins family in Lacon for a spell. Otis Swift from Chicago spent Christmas at H D Bonham's. N W Tanner of Sparland offers tinware repairs. D Huffman opens a first class barber shop at Sparland. Baby Watford Earle Bonham, four months, is praised. A baby born Wednesday and died Friday. burial details lacking. Mrs R Wanghop ill but improving though confined to bed. Roscoe Bonham visited and left for St Paul, recalling old friends. Charley Lee runs a store in Whitefield Corners. Quarterly meeting planned at the Grove. Many locals visiting and returning for New Year, with plans for a regional reunion.}
The item recounts Willie’s mitten incident at a pie sociable, Horse losses near Mahony, Gertie Kneelan visiting Peoria County relatives, John Shearer family Christmas at Brimfield, attendance at Whitefield Center Christmas exercises, church programs praised, Mary Welch at Harney funeral in Henry and Christmas with Hennessy family, Worace's trip to Sparland without a buggy burr.
Roy Thos Martin ships a carload of cattle and hogs to Chicago this week from LA Prairie Center. Ralls Davidson and his lady friend visit the area.
The store touts low prices on winter wear including cloth jackets 42 to 46 inches long and Astra and Baltic Seal Cape stock. Overcoats heavily reduced with remaining items to be sold at a fraction of regular price in coming weeks. Ulster at 6 dollars claimed cheapest in Henry city. men's and boys cassimere and worsted suits discounted by percent.
The column lists church socials and visits by J N Greene and others, plans to aid west relief, property moves to Peoria, and anniversaries. It notes skating, artesian wells, Woodman installation, Christian church elections, barber move, and a detailed Christ Childs Christmas program with about 70 children and 335 presents.
The Hennepin board of road commissioners held its last meeting of 1894. A large social weekend included a Paxson House reception for its 10th wedding anniversary. People visited from Des Moines Pekin Chicago Independence and Des Moines and traveled to St Louis New Orleans and Jacksonville for health or social reasons.
A 1920s style plea for saving money through cash purchases at Powers' Fair Store. It argues against credit, urging buyers to shop with cash, compare plain figures, and resist inflated prices. The ad emphasizes planning purchases, small savings adding up, and a big stock of useful goods at a fixed cash price.
The Y P B of the national church held a social at the spacious home of Mr and Mrs Williamson Durley last Friday evening. About 30 young people attended due to other engagements. Games piano music and vocal numbers filled the event until 10 pm when prayer closed the social led by Reverend Excel Calla Durley of Wichita Kan receiving credit for planning efforts.
Mt Palatine resident Mary Gallaher received a piano as a Christmas present. A supper was planned when the boys visited. J T Barr of Burlington assisted G O Davis with the annual inventory. Lewis Barr traveled to Hennepin to collect his first peers. Dwight Avis and family from Chatsworth visited last week. A large Christmas entertainment drew many attendees with modest gifts but ample enjoyment.
If you have a cold avoid strong medicines and try a mild stomach soda bowel remedy to cleanse the system. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted as faster acting than others with trial size 10 doses for 10 cents, and larger sizes 50 cents and $1.00 at Powell's.
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