30 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
1
Readable items include store ads for Fair Store and groceries, farm lease sale hints, travel notes, social events, church notices, medical ads, and local personalities. Mentions include Snell's, Melick's, Hiram Cliskey, H. Green, J. P. Bush, Chauncey Hoar, Miss Anna Burt, Frank Jenks, and domestic news from Wy oming and Henry era towns.
The column mixes wedding and family news with shop updates and business notes. Itemized items include piano sale to Mrs Remley of Hopewell, residents visiting in Peoria and Champaign, hospital operation for Mrs Mollie Blood, and neighborly visits. The Times office moves, local clock regulators installed, and H enry merchants advertise low prices and new stock. The piece also reports a murder of variety with a mystery involving Brette Hartley and a sawmill in progress.
George W. Gass hosts luncheon for Miss Nellie M. Law with twelve guests. Revival meetings at M E church ongoing with Prof. J D Beall to sing at Methodist church. Christian Endeavor anniversary plans and union young people meeting in Congregational church. Newton Ray reports family illness. Mr and Mrs Garvey Leech visit Henry en route to Chicago. Social at Presbyterian church with Lucretia Smith leading entertainment. Rubber boot sale advertised by A Fiepirk & Son.
Mr Yaeger brings Ezra Kendall's Pair of Kids to Henry tomorrow evening for a pantomime filled show. Seats are on sale at Stever's with Frank Baer injured from a corkscrew accident. Henry theatre patrons are urged to attend as the company and music promise a season highlight.
The Marshal Co Teachers Meeting will be held at Lacon on Friday and Saturday January 31 and February 1. All county certificate holders are members and urged to attend. Rev Hiatt of Peoria will lecture Friday evening and Dr W O Krohn of Illinois will speak Friday afternoon on Child Study. Directors and patrons invited. W S Wallace President, G R Rub De Hott Secretary. M M Matuary Co Supt. Also mentions kidney health ad and local beet sugar meeting reports from Chadron papers.
An old ad notes Castoria usage for infants and children. It also advertises a public sale one mile west of Baratoga Town Hall on February 4 1890 listing 10 horses 7 cattle 76 hogs farming tools and household goods conducted by L M Bre. Trade sample rates for The Henry Republican Toledo Blade and Farm News are offered at 2 00.
Cut Hates. To all Parts of the east and west $1 to $5 saved represents all railroads and ocean steamships. Webb's Ticket Office, 100 South Adams St, Peoria, Ills. Guy Forrest returns from Texas with land, undecided if he will relocate there and will stay here for the present.
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