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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1907
Page
2
Local notes report R. A. Ward as Magnolia’s representative for The Henry Re Eet and list visitors and callers from Peoria Henry and Wenona. Socials include church services Chautauqua attendance storms and hail. Magnolia residents attend Streator Chautauqua and a Wesleyan concert. New furnaces, house work, and a Minoa funeral are noted along with births and a Colorado trip return.
A Los Angeles reader extols Arbuckles Coffee after thirty years of use praising its aroma and reliability. The letter claims Arbuckles was a pioneer in roasted packaged coffee and asserts the brand offers better quality for less due to its large scale. The writer warns grocers against selling loose coffee as a substandard alternative.
A Henry reader, Mrs F M Garvin, endorses Doans Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. She suffered urie poison and back pain, but after using the medicine she reports relief and renewed health. Sold everywhere 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co, New York, agents for the United States. Remember the name Doans and take no other.
Miss Della Becker went to La Salle Monday morning Wm Schiffbauer was in La Salle and Peru on Friday George A Lawrence of Galesburg was a visitor in town Monday Rev Fr P E Hand was a visitor in Henry Monday on business Miss Grace Harper of Peoria visited at the home of G E Spring Messrs Mat Neifing and T S Flanagan were in La Salle Wednesday Mrs P E Howard has returned from a visit to see relatives and friends Mrs Ernest Bills and son Rex were La Salle visitors Wednesday Mrs Fred Engie of Venona was an Over Sunday visitor at Julius Kahn home Henry King and family near McNabb spent Sunday at Spring residence Misses Anna and Mamise Thommes visited Streator from Monday till Thursday and attended the chautauqua Mr and Mrs Ben Hershey of Bloomington were over Sunday guests at T Williamson's Miss Elsie Swift of Chicago who has spent time here visiting friends returned home Monday Harry Dugan of Chicago is at some laid up with a sprained ankle Mrs Orville Dean of Rockford is visiting relatives and friends
Miss Mary Bishop of Granville spent last week visiting relatives in the neighborhood. C W Curtis and daughter Cleo, and Mrs W A Barr of Lestan accompanied by Mr and Mrs ...
Ary and son Floyd of Blackwell, Oklahoma, called on G O Davis Jr. Rollin Travis has Cadillac agency and has shown cars recently. He sold a popular machine to George Zeigler of McNabb last week. Len Travis of Washburn visited Rollin this week while Edna Davis traveled from Lestant to Streator for a chautauqua event.
Miss Stella Gardner and Miss Florencce Dawson visited at Lewis Gardner and Harvey Allen and returned to Chicago last Sunday. Maggie Bartlett from Granville visits Leta and Blanche Allen this week. Maude McHenry returned home from Peoria last Saturday. John Munnis lost two horses, struck by lightning, last Wednesday night. Mir and Mrs Waldo Hamm, visiting, returned to Peru last Sunday. Mary Allen has improved after a poor week. Bessie Munnis has a visiting friend this week. Dr Watson and wife plan a Joliet trip later this week. Cora Allen spent the 4th at J B Alberts.
A A Webber of Castleton in the Provers Journal quotes Drovers Journal on packers pushing post mortem inspections for cows and heifers. Stock raisers oppose the plan saying refunds on condemned cattle are impractical and even honest buyers cannot spot disease. smaller Packers would suffer.
The piece argues that prior to stricter meat inspection packers dumped diseased carcasses onto the market, harming public health. It claims profits will fall under the new regime, while inspection costs are government funded. It cites supporters and critics and lists notable authors and illustrators associated with a literary segment.
McClure's summer issue promises an array of features including Ellen Terry memories from her fifty year stage career and Wellman's forthcoming pole voyage in a cigar shaped balloon. Also teased are Connolly's The Fight of the Copper King and Schurz Reminiscences at Gettysburg stakes, Milmine's Mary Baker G. Eddy study, and new summer fiction by three new writers.
A Sunday school teacher attempts to explain the Declaration of Independence by giving each boy three buttons labeled Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. One pupil Tommy cannot produce all three, saying he has Life and Liberty but not the Pursuit of Happiness, which he hides on his pants.
Amos F King of Port Byron New York 85 years old suffered leg sores for most of his life and was fully healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve a guaranteed remedy for sores burns cuts and wounds sold by A J Trommery druggist at 25 cents
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