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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
2
The store announces fresh lines of new spring suits wool dress goods silks wash goods linens embroideries and trimmings now on display. New stock has arrived for weeks and the exhibit is the most complete this early season. Easter is only two months away inviting customers to visit and plan their wardrobe.
Henry Illinois news item notes Ralph E Bacon, son of J Chauncey, sued Louis T Orr Chicago attorney over clerk pay. Judge Geary V Stibgen of Henry helped, outcome favorable though amount small. Also, a traveling salesman praises Foley's Kidney Pills amid other satirical pieces and a note that Illinois received 2,000,000 from the United States for militia support.
Miss Lyla Heim and Leslie J. Barr wed Wednesday January 12 at 2 pm in the home of Mr and Mrs John Heim. Rev Elliott of the Baptist church officiated in a small ceremony attended by close relatives. Afterward a wedding dinner was served and the couple departed for their new home. Both are graduates of the Lacon public school and the couple will reside in Watseka where Barr has been in charge of the electric light plant.
A testimonial from Will A. Marsh of Siler City North Carolina credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing piles and curing burns boils ulcers fever sores eczema cuts chapped hands and chilblains. An advertisement also promotes Lane's Family Medicine tonic laxative tea for headaches back and stomach relief at 25 cents.
The Chicago and Northwestern intends a new branch from Ladd to Granville and Portland to tap freight markets in Portland’s south side. Two survey gangs worked two weeks, with Portland reached Friday and preliminary survey finished Saturday. The line will run from Granville to Portland parallel to the Oglesby & Granville branch, with switches to the Chicago Portland and Marquette Cement plants and to the Oglesby coal mine. Work to start once arrangements are set, aimed for rapid completion to give Portland four railway routes.
Two letters from Fitchville Ohio and Irasburg Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing female illnesses including nervous prostration kidney and bladder troubles and general weakness. The sponsor offers a reward to prove letters false or paid and notes the product has 30 years of use, is herb based, and free guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The city is served by Illinois Central Burlington and Milwaukee lines. Existing tracks intersect the urban center, supporting cargo and passenger traffic. Local officials note the importance of continued rail access for commerce and regional connectivity.
January is described as a mean month with heavy sleet and snow on the third to fifth, a northwest cold wave, and multiple storm periods. Forecaster Rev Irl Hicks warns of reactionary and regular storm periods, possible thunderstorms, blizzards later in the month, and a transition to cold, with rain and snow in transit as January ends.
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