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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
10
W. W. Dewey & Son advertise grain and coal at top prices. Dr J A Swem, physician and surgeon, lists office over Billson Smiths Grocery Store and residence on Main Street with provided telephone numbers.
Magnolia store closes for 11 o clock Saturday July 38. Obituaries and notices celebrate Mrs. Robert Mann and Mrs. Abel Mills. Reports mention church events, baptisms of Bible class members, Chautauqua plans, and a large Sunday school attendance amid sickness.
Numerous local visits and family gatherings in Granville and surrounding areas including Mason Wilson and Mrs Karene Spalding. The Magnolia Chautauqua runs July 2 to 7. Mrs Abel Mills dies at 80. funeral held with relatives from Peoria Decatur Boston and California attending.
An advertising note touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for digestion claiming beauty comes from good digestion and availability “everywhere.”
Local items report several births, arrivals, and visits. Newborns include a 12 pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. Farrar and a son to Jas Jetty and wife. Many residents travel to nearby towns for events, hospital visits, and family gatherings amid community updates and wedding news.
A Buford North Dakota man recounts a severe week long diarrhoea attack two years ago. After using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, he says the first dose relieved him and two days later he was fully recovered. Advertisement notes the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Knoxville and Galesburg townships approve oiling the main dirt road linking their areas. Officials say proper grading and oiling is the only solution for good dirt roads and plan to test the method in other parts of the state this year.
The 1816 season brought snow, cold winds, and smoke-darkened sun. Crops failed as frost persisted, birds died, fruit rotted, and warmth stayed scarce all year, leaving farmers desperate and seed scarce for the next cycle.
Government reports show the Hennepin canal tonnage doubling last year driven by salt shipments from Chicago to Davenport via Morton Salt Co. Grain traffic grows with two new elevators built and several more planned. Coal lumber stone sand and gravel also moved on the waterway. Grain elevators along the canal aim for a million bushels annually within five years.
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