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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
9
Dr J A Swemn a physician and surgeon located in Henry Illinois lists office over C Disin Smiths Lowery Store and residence on Main Street with telephone numbers for office and residence both shown as 16.
Dr Carrie Weatherly Osteopathic physician offers acute and chronic care with home visits and day or night calls. Office at the home of Mr and Mrs L L Clift Market street. Also veterinary surgeon services in Granville Ill by C V Maylfair M D. Potter attorney at law handles real estate estates and insurance. Henry Be Jacobs attorney at law handles probate and land titles in Henry Ill with telephone 14.
Magnolia community notes report illness among J. S. Phillips Louise and Alvin Spencer with grip and cold while Fern Hiatt and Hazel Peters miss time from school. Edna Leininger visits home. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell visit. various families confined by sickness. OES installation postponed due to officer illness. Rev Critchfield of Pennsylvania preached. he is Eli Burnsworth's brother-in-law and a former senator. Ladies’ Aid to meet January 20 at member homes. soft comfortable sales advertised. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer attend Merritt anniversary at Varna. Morphew mourn loss of newborn son. Undertaker G. B. Fenwick offers “Better Service for Less Money.”
Readable fragments show community notices from Quaker Lane area. Local visits, sales, dinners, and institute work dominate the scene. The Swaney Glee club performed The Princess Chrysanthemum at Hennepin Opera House to an appreciative audience Friday night.
Main street in Wenona lights five blocks for the first time, hailed as a major upgrade. The city, reputed as the best lighted of its size in the area, battles a regionwide grip epidemic as schools resume. Local moves relocate Melvin Brock family to El Paso, and neighbors return from Sciota due to illness. The Firemen’s bell event, gifted by the Wenona fire department, is set for January 20 with Prof. Monk’s orchestra providing music.
Hennepin Drainage and Levee district installs a plant to pump, electric power may follow. S. H. Ray, ill with neuralgia of the heart, shows slow improvement. Hennepin high school lost to Henry high school 34 to 27. Various local weddings, visits, and illnesses are reported along with a severe train accident involving David Gleason, injuries expected to keep him out months. Lostant news covers sick residents, travel, social events, and community notes.
O H Barrass reports a ready ice supply for summer, with a clear solid harvest. O J Metcalf of Weatherby credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy for a rapid recovery from a severe December cold. The ad urges readers to learn its value from those who have used it.
Senator Martin B Bailey of Danville leads a plan to form a county committee in each Illinois county for the Centennial celebration to be organized by 1918. He cites Lincoln era connections, pioneer history, and the state’s growth as grounds for a statewide, county based history and program.
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