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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1889
Page
6
Local notes from Lacon and nearby areas recount visits from relatives, church activities, temperance events, prayers, and community meetings. Details include Mrs Bullard and Mrs Gougar visits, Y M C A convention reports, a joint prayer meeting, and a Temperance Union formed at Spainland with about 20 joining.
Dr Tesmer resumes practice at his office. Baptist church plans to form on February 1. Wm Haskins acquires land north of the adbval house to develop in spring. The 1880 Scientific American issue received. Harry McClanahan leaves for finishing term at medical school in Olnoctnowt. Minoto Gebr arrives from Nebraska likely to stay. Petro builds an implement house adjoining the milliner shop. Mrs Buckley and children visit Hen ry. Cal pursued bachelorhood. George Tarpill worsens, now nearly helpless. Sparland miners go on strike and the shaft company shuts down indefinitely to run the mine as they see fit.
Whitefield Jas Wilson opened a singing school at Sagar Grove last Thursday. Mollie aridanin delivered a solo in The Republican last week. A mock trial is planned for next Friday at Sugar Grove rennin. Mr Payne leased his brick yard to Harry Lanning for summer brick manufacture. Al Shafer reports 10 pigs last week with losses due to weather. John McFadyen’s saloon had good attendance and stock sold but prices were low. George Vail hired Joe Moody for the summer to assist with coal at S Rowe bank and keep coal ready. Ergo controversy on road questions. Pots favored graveling. Most residents have wood ready but need fresh air, and Ergo expects to surrender after the 2nd or 3rd round.
An advertisement for Dr King's Newcovery claims to test its curative powers for coughs colds consumption asthma and bronchitis. It promotes a limited time free trial bottle at J E and FIT Powell's Drug Store inviting all who suffer from lung related ailments to call and try the remedy.
Dailey notes report residents moving to Peoria county and nearby farms. Local weddings, illnesses, and social events recur as families travel, host visitors, and prepare for nuptials. Property sales, land prices near Lostant and Oxbow are listed amid community updates.
A middle aged couple travels from a grange center. a pupil is sent to a school. the state grange master calls a Saturday meeting to organize granges. Donations totaling 15 dollars are sent to Dr Bartram, a temperance lecturer. A buggy wheel loss near a Sunday meeting is noted with a cautious remark on nerves. An essay on nerve health precedes an ad for Dr Miles' Nervine with free samples at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
Magnolia youths prepare for a social dance at the Magnolia hall on February 8. Campbell Shields sold his farm at 50 dollars an acre and moves to southwest Missouri. Martin King is the buyer. Putnam County sheriff foreclosed 8200 dollars against Wm Hall in favor of R A Cowan of Bloomington. Masonic Hall dedication planned February 11 with Grand Master Smith of Chicago delivering the oration. supper and oration admission set at 25 cents. Harvey Ramage ill but prayers may help.
About 100 people prayed for his recovery as the estate of Ephraim Smith, deceased, sold land last Saturday under the master in chancery. The home quarter brought $58 per acre, the quarter north of the road around $52, and the timber sold for $10 per acre.
Mrs Phabe Chesley of Clay county Town says at 78 she suffered kidney trouble and lameness for years yet Electric Bitters freed her from pain and sickness allowing her to dress and do housework again. A bottle costs 60c at Dr Powell's drug store.
Clear Creek items mention Willie Ransom and acquaintances in chilly regions near Hen loepin with family updates on Mary Kincaid and others. A list of local sick names includes Vernon Mathis and Minnie Lormis. A dubious remedy for diphtheria is suggested with turpentine and oils. Betsey signs off with a humorous note about a measles tale and a joke about a tented scalawag.
The notice promotes Kemp's Balm for throat and lung cure including chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption. It claims relief and cure on merits and offers large bottles at 50 cents and 1. Randolph E Fishburn has sailed from Chicago via the Britannia to Liverpool en route to Australia to take a role with Queensland Smelting Company. It mentions White Caps warning locals to work or leave the country, calling it a hoax.
Sol Miller opposed the prohibitory amendment and the metropolitan police law and fought them as hard as he could, but suffered a severe defeat that taught him to stop resisting. His harsh words frame bravery as foolishness when one cannot stand. Also notes dangers of mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo, Ohio.
An archival ad recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations from infancy to parenting, highlighting its reassurance for mothers and its place in family households.
A terse admonition urges clear communication with the editor when payment is impossible. It stresses honesty and arranging a satisfactory alternative, dismissing neglect as an option and encouraging prompt contact.
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