Death and wedding notes from the Henry Times
The Henry Times notes sympathy for J S Burt & Son, reports on Leslie Barr joining Havana electric light plant management, offers home remedies for foot ailments, corrects Fr. Gensler’s role in St. Joseph's church, and covers a St. Mary’s wedding of Andrew W. Shearer to Bernice Harrington. It lists Republican conventions from 1856 to 1908 with dates and nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel of Death
J S. Burt & Son
Henry Times
Leslie Barr
Havana
Public Service Company of
Northern
Ilinois
Lacon
Sparland
Henry
Chillicothe
Barr
Dooling
Gensler
Dunne
St. Joseph's Church
St. Mary’s Church
Andrew W. Shearer
Bernice Harrington
Joseph Harrington
Whitefield
Lulu Harrington
Harold Barry
Br. Gensler
Chicago
Champaign County
Champaign Gazette
Philadelphia
John Fremont
William L. Dayton
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Baltimore
Andrew Johnson
U S Grant
Schuyler Colfax
U S. Grant
Henry Wilson
Notice to Saratoga Tax Payers
Notice to Saratoga taxpayers by Worth Dixon collector announces tax book pickup for 1911 residents. He lists Camp Grove on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Duke Bros Henry address Sparland Illinois. The Henry Republican invites help from readers to gather news items and social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Saratoga Township
Camp Grove
Duke Bros
Henry
Henry Republican
Earning Capacity of Your Land
The article argues farming can be highly profitable with intensive, diversified methods. It cites a 100 acre farm supporting hogs, dairy, poultry, garden, orchard, and beekeeping, estimating net profits around $1000 after expenses, with potential gains from diversification and larger hogs and poultry emphasis. It urges businesslike operation to raise land value and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J Hill
Cadillac showcases electric powered stock chassis at auto show
Crowds at the auto show witnessed a Cadillac stock chassis with a removed engine and cutaway cylinder driven by its own electric invator and 89 ampere hour batteries. The vehicle, started via electric starter, climbed an 18 inch to 4 foot incline and then moved three blocks. Manager Mr. Travis said the car could cover about eight blocks on a full charge, noting the battery used for demonstrations had not been recharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
Coliseum
Travis
Cadillac Auto Col
Péoria
Herald-Transcript
E. Smith Confined By Illness At Home
Fragmentary notice indicates E. E. Smith is confined to home due to illness while Joe White of Chicago spent Tuesday in Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Smith
Joe
White
Chicago
Henry
Putnam Consolidated School
Timothy Wood
Longman
Putnam
Stead Issues Primary Rules and Filing Dates for 1912
Illinois Attorney General Stead issues a comprehensive guide to primaries for 1912 detailing petition circulation rules by division, signatory rights, and voter party status. It outlines schedules for city village and county offices, confirms local parties may nominate under direct primary, and sets petition signature thresholds for various offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Stead
Citizen’s
Mlinois
Senatorial Committee
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Coun-T
State Central and Senatorial Committee
Dace
Petition Filing Rules and Croup Remedy Mentioned
The text outlines petition requirements for party electors in a district or county for various offices and cites Attorney General Stead on filing thresholds. It also advertises a croup remedy, noting it is reliable and safe, available from A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cook County
City of Village
Local social notes from Henry and surrounding area
Community residents visit relatives from Henry to Denver and Sac City. Visitors include Mrs. Sarah Chance, Mr and Mrs George Hetrick, Louie Larson, Mr and Mrs Nixon and daughters, Edna Clemens, Chauncey Maufair, Roy Daily, Herman Chance, Fannie Hamm, and Willard Clemens. Spelling bee and box social at Moore schoolhouse. Newspaper notes also promote Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Chance
Henry
Charles Meier
Denver
Col
Russell
George Hetrick
Wilson
Louie Larson
Rankin
Larson
Nixon
Inez
Quail
Hazel
Sac City
Edna Clemens
Chauncey Mauffair
Clemens
Roy Daily
Ford Central
Snday
Ben Cassell
Herman Chance
Ing
Iis
Cléo
Colorado
Fannie Hamm
Hennepin
Dave Clemens
Moore Schoolhouse
Willard Clemens
Granville
Hfe Allen
Gladys
Jessie Reichwine
Marguerite
Blanche Allen
Central
Reichwine
Robert McLaughlin
Clemens Boys
Otto Hanson
Oscar Hanson
Early warning on croup symptoms in children
Warning notice advises watching for the first symptom of attack in children and giving Cham berlain's Cough Remedy at the onset of hoarseness to ward off the attack. Distributed by A. J. Ironmonger and J. Segravés, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. J
For Sale Greenfield area horse and poultry offerings
Brown mare trained for single or double work, gentle with foal, plus harness and light double driving. Also purebred mammoth Bronze gobblers, Barred Rock cockerels, Buff Orpingtons, Indian Runner drakes. Mrs Higgs notes contact and public sale duties. G F Miller, Whitefield collector, announces weekly tax receipts at Duke Bros. each Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Stevens
le Gertrude Higgs
Henry
Whitefield
Duke Bros
Whitefield Township
G F Miller
Two Cent Fare Proves Out Despite Railroad Claims
A Chicago Examiner based analysis shows five large railroad systems earning higher passenger revenue over the past year despite vows that 2 cent fares would ruin them. Santa Fe and Illinois Central report major gains, with Rock Island Burlington Northwestern also up. The data note more travelers, longer trips, and higher berth sales, complicating arguments against the two-cent rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Illinois Central
Rock Island
Burlington ~Ard
Chicago Examiner
Burlington
Northwestern
Kansas
Tilmolt
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Salk
Cael
Percheron Stallions For Sale 1912 Offer
Sale offers the title stallion Silver Prince for cash or on terms of one or two years. Describes age progression from 3 to 4 years in 1912, claims easy care and good performance, notes owner E & J Fairbanks selling due to other business commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E & J Fairbanks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mandy Lee
A. J. Ironmonger
Henry, Il
George Bart
George A. Burt
George Burt & Son
Cincinnati
Rutherford B Hayes
William A Wheeler
James G Garfield
Chester A Arthur
James G Blaine
John A Logan
Benjamin Harrison
Levi P Morton
Minneapolis
Whitelaw Reid
St. Louis
William McKinley
Garret A. Hobart
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles W. Fairbanks
William H. Taft
James Sherman
Powell
Eos
Chaimberlain
T. J. Segraves
Peterman Bros
Adam Peterman
W. x. Wilhane
Menry
Uiterrelg
Decatur
W. H. Forrest
Henry I. Ls
A. P
Stevens
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