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Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1912

Page

2

Magnolia Village Social News Roundup

Magnolia department notes illness, visits, and local happenings. Mrs. Tennyson Dean is very ill with la grippe. Several residents report callers from Chicago Peoria Bloomington and Florida. Choir practice and organization meetings scheduled. Piano purchase, ice sale, and birthday gathering described amid hospital and home visits.

Ward Wafer C. E. Blankenship R. A. Ward Patoka M. J. French T. J. Smith Alfred Ndd

Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and Pills Ad

An advertisement urges readers to consult physicians about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for coughs colds croup bronchitis and notes its seventy year history of use. It also promotes Ayer’s Pills to cleanse bowels and improve liver function made by J G Ayer Co Lowell Massachusetts.

Ayer J. G. Ayer CO Lowell, Muss

Severe cold halts Sunday morning preaching at church

No preaching Sunday morning due to severe cold. Next Sunday’s services list Sunday school at 10 and evening preaching at 7. Rev M P Lackland and wife attended a missionary meeting at Mrs J Myers’ after traveling to Varna and stayed overnight. They returned for Thursday’s club reception.

M. P. Lackland Varna

Philosophy by Pa Grouch on New Year resolutions

A dialect filled consider of honesty, town life, and the folly of vows and vanity. The speaker mocks high minded talkers, notes petty rivalry, and laments deceit and slander while praising true friendship and stubborn virtue amid a rough community. Belittles politicians and local figures with a humorous provincial voice.

Dockters Hyar Fred Smalls Ben Walker Archie Clark Hen Kidd Dock Simmons Illinois Tony Kern Oke Manny Taft Deenen Brenn

Lumber for sale near Magnolia at $20 per M

Lumber sawed to order for twenty dollars per thousand feet at the mill four miles northwest of Magnolia. Oak and red elm not included. R. W. Spencer Magnolia Ul dated November 9.

Magnolia R. W. Spencer

Poley Kidney Pills Praised By Georgia User

J T Shelaut Marmen of Mremen Ga reports high satisfaction from Poley Kidney Pills and says they gave more relief than other kidney medicines. He recommends them to all kidney and bladder sufferers after trying many remedies. A J Ironmonger also endorses the pills.

J. T. Shelaut Mremen A. J

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Respects Colds and Croup

A brief note in an old column describes Chamberlain's cough remedy as a treatment for colds croup and whooping cough. It emphasizes its use for respiratory symptoms affecting children and adults in a home health context.

Chamberlain

Swaney School Basketball Game and Local News Highlights

Local notes cover a Swaney school basketball win over Yonka, nearby town visits, Masons and Stars banquet, ice making and storage plans, and community happenings. Residents attend meetings, sales, and social events while reporters recount travels, illnesses, and school issues.

Rexall Orderlies Offer For Aged And Weak Constitutions

An advertisement promotes Rexall Orderlies as a safe remedy for constpation and bowel disorders, targeting aged people and those with weak constitutions. It promises a personal guarantee refund if claims aren’t substantiated, lists three sizes and states availability at The Rexall Store. A separate line requests renewal of T Ironmonger subscription.

Rexall

Oxbow News Notes From Greenwood Visit and Death

Martin King returns from Greenwood visit to his sister who is near eighty and ill with liver cancer. Mumps are reported locally. Grace Wood and Myrtle King attend The Round Up in Chicago with Henry Shields, who gains popularity with the young. Grandma Perdew dies Saturday night.

OXBOW Martin King Greenwood Ind Grace Wood Henry Shields Myrtle King Chicago Henry Grandma Perdew

Mystics banquet and wedding near Lostant outcomes

The Mystic Workers held their annual banquet and open installation on January 9 with Fredrick of Polo officiating. Herman T Barr and Miss Frieda C Heusel wed December 28 at the bride's parents home near Lostant. The wedding party included Miss Clara Barr and Mr William Heusel. The newlyweds plan to reside on the Heusel farm after March 1 with Dick Comisky, four miles southeast of Lostant.

A. I Fredrick of Polo Supreme Lodge Herman T. Barr Frieda C. Heusel William Heusel W. A. Barr Ora Curtis John Heurel C. A. Harr Dick Comisky Lostant

Early self-binders in Marshall county claim dispute

The Lacon Home Journal claims the father of Bullman introduced the first self-binder in Marshall county in 1882, but Monser of Wenona counters with 1881 sales of 72 McCormick twine binders and a June 1881 field test at A. G. Everly's. Also noted are deaths Rev John W. Monser in Kansas City at 73, and burial news for Mrs Ensign of La Rose, plus the hip fracture of Mrs Mudd of Varna.

Wenona Lacon Home Journal Bullman Marshall County HH. L. Monser McCormick Monser A. G. Everly Venona K. L. Monser John W. Monser Kansas City Christian Church John Ensign la Rose Chicago Long Point Marcus Lamp Mahlon Harmon Lamp California

Appendicitis Operation for Delbert Butcher in Streator

Delbert Butcher underwent appendectomy at Streator hospital last Wednesday and is recovering with his wife and mother at his side. Isaac VanHorn left Tuesday for Roswell New Mexico to stay several months with his son Sperry VanHorn and family, accompanied by H S VanHorn and wife visiting Roswell and Kansas for about a month.

Ed Grivey Ottawa Wm. Downey Decatur Wm. Grat Danville S. H. Hill Hattie Squires Mattoon Mal Whalen Streator H.C. Barton Chicago Laura Weber I. Weber Leyi Maust A. J. Will Milwaukee M. Quaintance John Skeet Kate G. F. Bell Sowers Tonica Will Miss Fitzgerald John Mulvahill Rollen Travis Peoria al Marshall Howard Mises Anna Mary Toemmes Cabery McNabb Myrtle Downey Grace Potter Myrtle Hillabrand Pearl Garvin Venona S. Kreger George Hillabrand Fred Charles Reynolds New Orleans FP. R. Gates Aurora Charles Vandergrift Elsie Phillips O. M Stillwell James Snoderess Lostant Magnolia Sterning Col F. E. Gapen Rhode Island Delbert Butcher Isaac VanHorn Roswell New Mexico Sperry VanHorn H. S. VanHorn Points Kansas

Toluca Star Obituary and Rebekah Lodge Plans

Toluca Star records the death of Martin Madden a Toluca resident of four years at age 61 who worked as a coal miner in Braidwood Cherry and Toluca and was respected by fellow workers. The Rebekah lodge of the Odd Fellows at Magnolia plans a Leap Year party and dance with date to be announced.

Toluca Martin Madden Catholic Church Braidwood, Cherry Rebekah Lodge The Odd Fellows Magnolia

Piped Verse Misread by Learner in Testament Passage

A Chinese boy studying English encountered a Bible passage and rendered it humorously as "We have toot, toot to you, what the matter you no jump?" showing how language gaps can alter meaning. The anecdote highlights translation slips and classroom curiosity.

Beauty Truths From Stomach Health Claims Ad

An advertisement asserts skin quality depends on stomach health and nutrition. It promotes a MI-DNA stomach tablet course priced 50 cents with a money back guarantee after a week if not satisfied. Distributed by T. J. Segraves and druggists.

T. J. Segraves

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the Republican Magnolia Department Magnolia Township Crawford State Board of Health W. A. Simmons M. D Elliston Mometer R. Svindler Philosophy PA Grouch Poley Quaker Lane Minonk Swaney W. L. Mills Mutual Telephone Company Swaney Boys Yonka Masons Michigan Max Whitney Charles Mary W. Smith Edith Phillips Lola Davis Mt. Palatine Swaney School Peter Jensen F. BH. Smith J. N. Wilson Fred Stansell Harkins W. W. Griffith California State Grange Magnolia Grange W. G. Griffith W. B. Mills Henry County Farmers’ Institute W. V. Griffith Guyserville Cal W. W. Johnson Willie Noll Gracie Kerns F. McNabb Miss Young Mr. Panzer Louie McNabb Louie Cunningham Otto Kessling Peterson Magiolia Howard Kessling Otto Edna Clemens Laura Larson Gladys Martha Clemens Harvey Allen Larson Lacon Mary Stone Blanche Allen Willis Deininger George Hetrick Charles Allen la Salle Little Bernice Peter Clemens Chance Denver Russell Bessie Allen Lostant Local DR. King’s T. J. Seqgraves Fonghr Northern Ilinvis Co-Operative Burial Association Allen B. Smith M. E. Church K. G. Dakin Magnolia, Ill Centenary Hospital Olive Street Bank Barnes’ University Medico Eat Tecel Society St. Louis Na Bank Na, Ill Cols A. P Hi. J. Child Fieal Estate Granville, Ill
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