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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
6
Reports from Wethol cite revival meetings led by Rev DeClark amid a severe cold snap with temperatures well below zero. News notes include cattle shipments, local business activity, a newborn boy, and a schoolteacher found safe after a cold mishap with his sleigh team.
Varna news highlights include John Myers shipping hogs to Chicago and plans for a town hall dance on January 20. Movements of Phil Martin, Rev Kindred, and Prof McLaggart figure in weekly arrivals. Reports cover cold weather damage to plants, local skating, social events at Niva-Sickman and Grace Hinteler homes, and youths selling papers amid winter anyway.
Teachers from this place attended the institute in Le Rose and praised the entertainment. Several local residents and students are named, including Miss Stella McCusky and Ora Aukland. A fall injuries to Mrs Aukland and the 83rd wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Dawson are reported along with a spelling school at the Qatan school house.
Whitefield Corners reports illness and recuperation letters for Ida Grady and Mrs Elizabeth Rogers. Community groups plan events including a February entertainment, Junior League officer elections, and Telegraph Grange meetings. Local families welcome visitors, start poultry ventures, and update tax collections amid winter weather and social gatherings.
A pet canary named Bob dies at age sixteen in the home of Mr and Mrs H Marshall after years of singing to visitors. The piece also notes community notices including a surprise party for Chaos Cassidy, a euchre gathering hosted by Alfred Betts, and local church activities with various residents mentioned.
The notice records Olive Putnam marrying Adam Miller of Greenriver at the residence of William Wheeler on Wednesday January 27. It mentions Peter Allen returning from New Jersey to see his dying mother and other local events including church services, lectures, and a memorial for Byron W. Watson who died at 77.
Free sample box of Dr Kings New Life Pill offered to readers who send their address to H. BE Bucklow & Co in Chicago. Benefits claimed include relief from constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles. Pills described as vegetable and non harming, with tonic effects on stomach and bowels. Regular box price five cents, sold by Dr Powell, Druggist.
The notes cover farm rental by Jonas Moast, a Friday dance at Bob Shield's, and Andrew Morse's Saturday cattle butchered. John Mills visits, Dana returns home, James Murphy and John Waldo work for Mr Otto, and Mrs Fred Perdew visits Mrs A H Ransom. Local travel to Henry for shopping, horse loss by O H Ransom, and Daniel Crain the medicine man's stop at O B H Ransom's with Dr Reeder of Peoria looms in this neighborhood roundup.
An advertisement proclaims a universal salve by Dr Powell for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, eruptions and piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money back, priced at 25 cents per box.
Quaker Lanhe notes neighborhood attendance at the Farmers Institute in Henry last week. Willis Mills and Frank Smith ship a carload of hogs this week. George Bell sells hogs. Isaac Wierman moved to Harry Barr place for the year. Howard Williams of Putnam and Archie William of Henry visit Magnolia Orange. Amos and Oliver Wilson with their wives and P Wierman attend Daniel Koon’s funeral at Wenona last week.
George Nall of Mt Palatine is breaking a fine black river. W R Johnson returns home after visits to Bloomington and Athens. Charles Gallaher visits Chicago for a railroad position. He bought 250 rabbits and plans profit in Peru and LaSalle. Mrs George Ford in Florida reports steady progress on new strawberries. A party of youths rode bobsled to Mr Patten's Thursday evening and enjoyed a lively night, one boy narrowly escaping a hoof injury but recovering.
A mysterious tonic advertised as curing rheumatism and neuralgia in a day claims immediate disappearance of the disease. Priced at 7 cents and sold by BA Bowell, a local druggist, Henry.
Readable fragments note engraving services for wedding and anniversary stationery. Mentions samples and ordering process with unclear references to political office printing and "Ale 2" usage.
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