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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
10
Dr B A Hall physician and surgeon in Henry Illinois advertises a fully equipped electrical apparatus for diagnosing and treating diseases to which electricity is applicable. He will answer calls day and night with an office on Edward Street.
Dr Carrie Weatherly osteopathic physician offers acute and chronic care with special emphasis on women and children. Home visits available day or night. Office in residence on east side of Main street one block north of Central Park. Phone 261.
Magnolia is bustling with visitors and local activity as residents and guests arrive from Peoria Ottawa Bloomington La Salle and nearby towns. Notable items include Miss Anita Roberts arriving from Dubuque and Miss Elizabeth Curtis vacationing in Peru, along with Annié Pruisner recovering from an appendicitis operation at the Peoria training school. The piece lists many arrivals departures and social calls at homes and stores, reflecting small town life on a summer week in Magnolia.
William Williams of Henry visited his sister Mrs E C Barnard last Sunday. Edgerley home on Silverspoon hosted Mr and Mrs Oscar Davis from Henry. Dr Meng proud as original Hughes man in Granville being sole primary voter. Barnard dinner honored F E Barnard and Earle J Robinson whose anniversary is July 5. G W Hunt and others traveled to Woodford county to meet the G O P organizers at Hureka. Granville school census lists 780 total on 21 391 boys 88 girls 276 boys 249 girls. Joe Plute of Mark drowned in the Pond at the Washer. inquest returned accidental drowning. Over 4000 American farmers now use motor trucks.
Quaker Lane and Magnolia Grange residents shopped and unloaded supplies while families traveled to Chicago and Peoria. Mrs. Griffith and daughter visited Amboy, others hosted dinner and swapped stories. The W T U and Woman's Club held gatherings, Bumgarner brothers received a Case threshing machine, and Swaney seniors planned a boat trip for a school fundraiser.
An ad extols Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia backache and soreness promising relief by warming and soothing painful areas. It claims 25 cents buys relief and urges buying at any drug store. The passage also includes a long satirical expense account of a southern candidate’s campaign.
A period ad endorses Chamberlains Tablets as mild and effective for constipation and indigestion. Eugene S Knight of Wilmington N C praises their laxative effect, noting wife also benefited. The ad urges trial and claims pleasing results. Franklin K Lane notes U S patent activity, with 40 000 patents issued last year and corn planters leading in invention counts.
Bloomington visitor R W Phillips hosts Blanche Elder as Ottawa friends visit. Many neighbors and relatives travel between Lostant Rutland Peru Wenona and Des Moines. Births visits anniversaries and a quiet Independence Day mark the week with multiple car trips and social gatherings.
A speaker recalls a frantic search for a baby name, sifting through novels and dictionaries. The christening yields the grand list Julian Harold Egbert Ulysses Victor Paul Algernon Marcus Cecil Sylvester George McFall, but the father calls him Fatty and classmates nickname him Jake. A side note mentions carnival show ladies reportedly backing a paint-up plan.
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