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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
8
The article recalls Theodore Krenz visiting relatives in Chillicothe while enduring extreme heat near 111 degrees. It mentions local happenings including harvest work plans, family news, church society efforts, new building work at Main Street, and upcoming Henry Races with community gatherings and improvements to sidewalks and school grounds.
A jumble of notices from Henry Illinois shops lists sales on turnip seed fruit jars and can rubbers at Perry Hardware Co and Schaefer's News Room. Mentions include carriages wagons bikes repairs and furniture at local merchants. Marshall Downey Mr and Mrs visit Chicago while others travel to Peoria and Lakeview Park races.
Robert Law arrived with a new automobile on July 4 and spent the day touring the city. In the evening an accident occurred involving the vehicle, causing damage and disruption.
A humorous mix of notices describes a self mowing lawn sheep tale, a taxish fine for closing an alley, worm remedies, property sales by Samuel J. Orr, and testimonials for Ballard's Snow Liniment and Electric Bitters. The snippets include purchases, rentals, and health ads from Dr Powell's City Drug Store.
The list outlines grand jurors by county for the September term of the circuit court. La Prairie includes Fred Ra DP and Wilber Root. Steuben James Mathias and Andrew Jacobson. Saratoga John Barnes Kenry Resire. Whitefold Frank Daniels Casper Hoffman. Henry Walter Harrison Wm Slowers Jr. Hopewell Jesse Wiseman. OMTIS Tetateter Evans M J French. Chas Burgess Sr Belle Plain John D Ball Sam Jones. Richland FEF Carrithers Geo M Kunkle. Lacon Peter Bestold Patrick McKeon Jr. Bennington W W Twist Gus Steinke.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Schaeffer of Peoria have been visiting here for several days at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs B Yaeger. On Sunday they visited Michael Yaeger’s family in Whitefield. Mr Schaeffer ran a printing office for many years at Peoria and had a fine plant.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold within a day. It notes all druggists refund the money if it fails and bears TE. W. Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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