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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
7
Dr J A SWHM physician and surgeon of Henry Illinois lists office on Main street and residence details. Telephone numbers appear but are incomplete with digits missing. The notice references a grocery business run by C Elsie Smith and a residence on Main street.
The article notes that Illinois courts require original bills and pleadings filed in duplicate with one copy kept by the clerk. It mentions July 1 as the effective date and reports low attorney awareness. It covers various topics from entertaining at home to Senator Hopkins's July 4 speech, interstate rail rate reductions, Illinois farmers institute district conferences, and cautions on farm size and labor. It also details groundhog extermination near the Hennepin canal, a tramp taxation law, and a Chicago mayoral incident under the new act.
R R Bourland told Peoria Herald Transcript the Illinois River is the greatest in the United States. He claimed its channel is eight feet deep and, after dredging, safer and clearer than the Mississippi from St Paul to St Louis, even with $20 million spent.
Two culinary authorities Alice Carey Waterman and Janet M Hill report Kingsford Oswego Corn Starch as best for cooking and baking. The National Tar?ch Company offers a free booklet with recipes and cooking tips based on the study. Also notices rent two farms for the coming year in Lacon Ti and Putnam areas.
Governor Deneen moves quickly in aspirant races while petitions spread in ten districts. The piece notes U S railroads credit amid new legislation and highlights Bryan's potential presidential bid and Omaha mayor Dahlman's Wyoming tour. It recalls Lincoln Douglas debates with scheduled commemorations, and pays tribute to temperance evangelist Francis Murphy, born 1836, who served in Civil War and Spanish-American War, beloved for his malice-free charity motto.
An Alabama resident, Mr. C L Garter of Skirum, touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best in the world. He reports severe attacks but says relief came after taking a half bottle of the twenty five cent size. The Big Bend reunion at Granville is set for August 20 to 22 with Camp Dahl as the encampment site.
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