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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
2
Local notices report R A Ward handling Magnolia Republican affairs and selling property. social items note sick lists, visits from Peoria and Chicago, school attendance, spring preparations, concerts by Reno Walbourn, Royal Neighbors installation, and a McNabb poultry show with 328 entries and several premiums awarded amid poor weather.
A sensational melodrama The Bank Cashier will be staged at the Masonic hall on Saturday Feb 9 for the Ladies Aid benefit. The cast includes Philip Templeton Grover Kidd Paul Kingston and others with a two hour show and music by an orchestra. Reserved seats cost 36c general 25c and children 12 and under 15c.
Mrs P W Zimmerman had a bad fall last week causing a head gash needing three stitches. Farmers were busy hauling corn this week. Dr C F Taylor called in the village Thursday the 24th.
Mrs Joseph Bishop improves walking and rests in her rocker daily. Walter Zilm returns from Minoak visit. Oscar Shepard family visits Washburn. Miss Grace Jesse visits Toluca home of Wm Spangier. Clarence Meredith visits friends. Alvin Henry's family with Mrs McClary. Mabel Ricketts Leta Bowling attend Varna basket social. Mrs John Epple returns from Monticello visit with son John. Misses Martha Tillie Lydia Rudolph Dora Koch visit Peoria. Walter Schumacher visits Venona family. Basket social by baseball boys raises 65 for new uniforms. Skating active. thirty youths on ice Monday night. Varna visitors attend skating. Residents attend funeral of Mrs Cleveland Race in Washburn. Race formerly Mayme Buckingham. Cleveland Race farm on pg. baby girl born 1907. mother dies at 20y9m. Will Riss family note. Janes and Pete Stephens with Washburn visit Fred Zilm. Measles affect Arthur Headsure family.
Mrs Michael Hart wife of the superintendent of cart service in Kingston Jamaica says she has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years for coughs and whooping cough and finds it very beneficial She has implicit confidence in it and would not be without a bottle Sold by J E and F A Powells City Drug Store Henry IL
Coroner W J Thomas held an inquest on William J McGowan a Santa Fe brakeman killed at Toluca while switching trains at about 9 o clock Monday night A jury of six empaneled heard from conductor Hitchcock engineer Pedrick fireman Chandler and station agent Duncan all saying they did not see the man fall or how the accident occurred The verdict was accidental death and the deceased who was born in Lacon was 21 years old.
A 19th century advertorial urges wives to seek treatment for postmarriage weaknesses through a toning remedy called Favorite Prescription. It claims marriage and motherhood drain health and beauty and touts a doctor recommended regimen as a safe, invigorating solution for delicate female systems.
Geological Survey officials report a vast coal supply that could endure for four to five thousand years despite rising consumption. Production through 1904 totaled over 709 million tons with per capita use rising faster than population, yet experts caution the fuel may still be available for centuries to come.
A historical remark on the maxim that no innocent person should be punished even if guilty may exist among the many. It cites General Grant and applies the principle to a Chicago case where Doctor Gunsaulus expelled an entire class for a disruption, arguing the action was unjust both morally and legally.
The year ends with 41 new national banks bringing aggregate capital to 2.28 million and total banks 628. National banks report circulation near 596 million with bonds and lawful money backing. Bank clearings exceed 160 million for the year, a new record.
The piece argues that national renewal requires daily family prayer and religious devotion more than infrastructure or growth. It condemns graft, luxury, and worship of wealth, warning that materialism endangers the nation and that heroism lies in choosing poverty over opulence.
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