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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
6
A mix of humorous observations and local notices includes quips about public demeanor among women, a cow sale ad from Oklahoma appears mocked, and prices from a Duroc-Jersey hog sale near Heisman are reported. Community names like Quaker Lane and McNabb appear with various visits and school changes among Lane residents.
R F Erwin of Peru relates a year ago he suffered indigestion biliousness and constipation. He took Chamberlains Tablets after seeing them highly advertised and says they helped him right away. For sale by all dealers.
A fragmented ad from Arnold's Grocery outlines prices for cereals coffee tea baking powder and household goods including corn flakes 4 for 25c coffee 22c per pound or six pounds regular 27c per pound five pounds for the note also mentions shoe polish lamp chimneys washboards and candies with a closing greeting wishing a prosperous and happy new year from Arnold's.
R W Spencer and family, Jay Dunne and Perry Dakin traveled to Granville on Wednesday. Dunne returns to Chicago to resume teaching at the university, with accounting listed as his course. Numerous visits and travels are noted among local families including Trone, Rutherford, Griffin, Defenbaugh, Frye, Byram, and Wierman. The Spencer store purchases Ziegler & Kays stock for McNabb with Lyle Allen joining the staff. School resumes Monday. a Young People's meeting on Athens music expands attendance.
Classified notices listing heating stoves coal heaters posts timber wood and farm equipment for sale. Multiple ads show buyers and sellers in Henry and Varna Illinois with prices and contact names. Also includes stock bonds banking meeting notice and a Jersey cattle auction with date and terms.
Overstock sale at the residence two miles north and five miles west of Henry Illinois on Monday January 19 1914 at 11 oclock. Items include four mares and one bay mare 8 years old. two black and bay young stock. one fresh cow with calf. one 3 year old Short Horn bull. ten Polish China brood sows with piglets. one Poland China boar. lumber and equipment including a Deering binder mower rake hay tedder loader and timothy hay. Terms cash or six percent bankable paper on credit with 10 month terms. No property to be removed until terms met. Auctioneers McColl Quinn. Lunch served.
Public sales detail moving from Aukland homestead near Whitefield Corners and Holmes Morrison farm Henry Illinois. Items include hundreds of cattle hogs horses and gear with terms cash or bankable notes 10 months with interest 6 percent and discounts for cash. Lunch served.
The undersigned quits farming and will sell at public auction at his home 2 miles south of Magnolia, 65 miles northeast of Varna, Nebraska on Wednesday January 14 1914 starting at 10 am. Seventeen head of horses including several mares in foal and young geldings, thirty three head of Hereford cattle with milch cows stock cows yearlings calves and a full blood Hereford bull, nineteen brood sows bred and a Poland China boar. Also farm implements hay in barn and household goods including a Delaval cream separator and stove. Terms cash on sums over 10 with 5 percent discount. credit 12 months with note, 6 percent interest if not paid when due. Lunch served. Auctioneers A J Bergstrom H J and E A Child. Clerk R D McCulloch. 1-21
Auction notices describe a public sale on Tuesday January 13 1914 at 10 am at the seller’s Henry Illinois residence. Items include twelve horses cattle hogs farm machinery and household goods with cash and credit terms and unspecified property removal conditions.
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