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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1890
Page
3
Readers report numerous visitors and calls from Peoria Chicago Streator and Bloomingdale area towns. Trémas Orten and many others traveled for business and family visits while social events at the M E parsonage and the Ladies Aid raised funds. Died: Mrs Whittle aged 68 with funeral by Rev J A Johnson.
Reports from Sparland note rising market activity as spring chickens appear and fishing and bicycle riding gain popularity. Mr Hansel and children return to Poorai while Ezra Teagarden heads to Goodland Kansas. A buggy accident near Henry injures George Bedford and wife. Republican delegates meet in Sparland to choose a candidate but falter due to incomplete attendance.
Maud Camery has been rusticating in the country for a few days. Oats are out and dry weather will cut yield by about one half. Democrats will not forget the caucus at the Whitefield town hall next Saturday at 2 o'clock. Mia Parmenter and son Eddie from Peoria visit C. E Butt family. Haying is excellent with finished work in first class order. Rumor says Colorado crops dried up and many Iowa boys will return to Illinois. Joe Moodey buys a team to farm next year and will dig coal at Roger Rowe's bank this winter, supplying coal for threshing at Sopet bushel.
Whitefield Center reports date harvesting begun and rye threshed by Mr Cooper. Nearby visitors include Mr and Mrs Spencer Ketchum and Mr and Mrs A J Dick of Normal. John Longman of Nebraska visited last week. A union flag will be presented at Center church on Sunday July 27. Farmers enjoyed good hay weather. Henry Applen owns two horses aged 28 and 29 still work in the field. A local incident near Undercliff mentions a young lady running around a Bush. Died Marcus of Red Town. An inscription for the grave laments a dead correspondent who died of stagnation and drying up.
Lillian Runnells convalescent and in Princeton on official business this week. A Hartley shipped cattle Monday the 14th. Center church to host a flag presentation next Sunday. Oats harvest underway and farmers optimistic. Oscar Hill and wife visited Center appointment last Sunday. Hill spoke at the school. An entertainment in the schoolhouse featured a young man and sister with spiritualist themes and drew about a dozen spectators. Mrs Ea Fountain received full Woodmen life insurance payout of 8090, a boost to her and a Woodmen advert. Mrs Smith learns her son in nearby town is sick with typhoid. wife visiting Chicago was called home by telegraph. Crow Meadow Grange visited the local Grange. after secret work, members feasted at Dr Wild’s under the trees with about 65 attendees, celebrate independent agrarian wealth.
Monday marked the warmest day of the season as Crown Meadow farmers began cutting oats this week. Local residents N Burke and W Brooks hosted guests, while Mrs Frank Wood received rosebushes from a Chicago friend.
Hold a bottle to the light and compare Kemp's Balsam with other remedies. The ad touts its pure ingredients and promises a bright throat. Prices are 65 cents and one dollar with a free sample bottle offered.
Visitors from Quaker Lane include H. K. Smith family and W. L Dfillis with Charlie Myers. J. F. Wilson returns from Iowa with his sister. Wenona hosts over 80 Plash Alp Fond children from Chicago. Lou Smith among recent guests. New steam threshers may be built for John Davidson Mason Wilson and H C Mills. A Henry company camps at Hoyle’s woods Clear Creek. Sunday school organized at Clear Creek with Balle Beck superintendent and others. A severe lightning strike damages hay barn at Morris Wilson, killing a cow and two chickens and narrowly sparing George Wilson. Providence is noted for saving the boy.
Local notes from La Prairie Center report haying nearly finished, praise a sermon by EB Ander son, and updates on residents. A. M. Root and wife visited. Clifford Erskin improving. Dr William Hoover and wife back in Wyoming. heat exceeds 100 with cooler days in between.
Sunday records show 102 degrees with more heat coming. Local farming notes say haying is underway and showers Saturday were welcomed. Grandma Harris improving as residents discuss Sunday school at the M E church and a 10 cent sociable planned Wednesday night at the church.
Mre L H Farr visits friends from Pearia at Sandy. A social hop at W O Forests ends well. An ice cream social is planned at Caledonia M E church on July 16. Grandma Harris nears the end of life. Heat brings illness. Rosa Allen of Cottage Hill dies. A shower brings music to morale vineyard. Caledonia string band praised. Hay harvest begun, oats short but filling. Mrs A C Foster ill with heart trouble but improving.
Local merchants in Hillsdale Michigan Greensburg Indiana and Wooster Ohio advertise Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. They claim rapid relief from nervous prostration headaches sleeplessness blues and neuralgia with a free trial bottle at Powell's Drug Store. The promotion emphasizes universal satisfaction and a new illustrated guide on nerves and heart.
Reports from Putnam describe a Walnut Grove picnic and varied local items. A funeral in Henry, a visit with the Downey family, a Telegram about Al fred Nordquist's ill health, a fire loss for Murphy and Taylor, hay hauling accidents, farm notes on oats, and community exhortations.
Mrs B M Searles of Elkhart Indiana recounts a dramatic recovery after years of heart trouble including smothering spells shortness of breath and chest pain. She credits Dr Miles New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine with her improvement and notes the remedy is sold at Dr Powell's Drug Store with a free book on the heart and nerves. Also cites local citizens camping at Walnut Grove with several families and plans to be away about ten days with three tents.
City council with Mayor G Paskell and Aldermen H H Kirchnan J R Paskell E H Hutchins D McDonough J F Leavitt C H Moss and Clerk E T Disosway consider Ordinance No 86 ordering grading graveling and draining of several streets including Richard Carroll Western Railroad Third and Williams Market areas. A four foot sidewalk on Second Street and two on Main Street plus a new street from Williams and Market to University Avenue. Also plans for a new metal cornice and a new chemical fire engine. Ordinance passed on July 11 1890. Debated adjournment to August.
An advertisement style claim states Heod'a Sarsa parius removes fatigue and restores mental and physical strength. The text markets the product as a cure for tiredness and a booster for vigor.
Miver News notes Rex and Rescue steamers offering Sunday and Thursday excursions from La Salle to Peoria with special and family rates. The Rescue carried 800 excursionists last Saturday night, with hotels full and Peoria bustling during races. Fare from Henry 1, Lacon 75c, Chillicothe 60c, Spring Bay 60c. tickets valid Monday to Saturday. Mazieon also ran two lake trips on the 4th. no accidents and Capt Hartsock pleased with outcomes.
Webb's Ticket Office at Corner Main and Adams Streets in Peoria advertises agency for all railroads and ocean steamships with lowest rates to all points and a promise of money saved before purchasing tickets.
A hotel tale describes a social climber who spends a fortune nightly, then is given a strict allowance by his wife. Each evening he empties his pockets to entertain the crowd, while the next morning she replenishes his funds to $15 for the day.
An advertisement promotes Rowley’s Apple Trees for fall picking with claims of fresh roots and no broker fees. It highlights direct sales, low prices, and a trade or barter option offering trees for meat hay potatoes apples corn or other goods or good notes on credit.
An ancient belief linked sneezing to a devils intrusion and exorcism. Modern science attributes sneezing to a cold and a reflex action. Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure is advertised as the cure for colds and respiratory diseases, with claims of effectiveness even when lungs are severely affected. Sold by all druggists, SYLVAN REMEDY Co., Peoria.
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