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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
11
The Republican issue from July 18 1912 lists Sparland residents visiting relatives and attending Chautauqua events in nearby Henry. It notes travels to Lacon Peoria Chillicothe and Chicago, family gatherings, and a Bethel M B social planned for July 25 with cake and ice cream.
An advertisement argues hair loss choice is to do nothing or use Ayer’s Hair Vigor. The tonic is praised as a hair dressing that keeps hair soft and promotes growth without coloring. Doctors are noted as researching hair questions.
Station Agent Quigg and wife welcome a new daughter at home. Chautauqua attendance in Henry sees Mrs Anderson and several local residents. Sparland charge quarterly conference set for July 25 at 2 30 p m at Sparland M and church last for the year with good finances. Mrs Monier and daughter Alice visit from Peoria. she is recovering from a runaway accident. Rev Thomas C Leech preached two sermons and aided in Baptist pulpit duties. A Peoria eye specialist found a cataract in Harry Marshalls eye and advised rest before possible surgery. Street performers staged a free exhibition featuring a spike ladder and heavy weight contortion. Sparland butcher John Beck experienced a scare when breaking a colt tied to an electric pole caused a live-wire near-miss. repairs made by Lacon electric crew. Epworth League hosted an ice cream social on church lawn with a home bakery counter and Bethel church youth aiding music. program included solos, readings, and a Bethel chorus. The Gibbons brothers and Merl Gallup formed a notable male quartet.
The column lists local residents visiting relatives and guests. Mrs McCullough recovers. A B Stickney of Inglewood and W J McCullough of Montana attend. Blanche Davidson hosted Miss Mary Fisher of Chillicothe. Will Burs and baby and Walter Dryden of Peoria visit Will Madison. Additional visits include Anna Mae Calder to Ella Russell in Camp Grove. Daisy Wilson hosts Charlie Jacobson from Salem. Rollie Bradford of Denver visits C M Calder. Rose Calder of Chillicothe stays with Mrs Herbert Wilson. Gladys Carroll of Chillicothe visits Mrs Robert Russell. Mrs Herbert Wilson visits Peoria.
Miss Flossie Cleveland spends summer with aunt Mrs Turnbull in Plano. Miss Mina Stowell visits Peoria sister Mrs R N Turnbull. Miss Estella Calder visits Peoria, guest of uncle Lewis Armstrong. Mrs Jerusha Hurd of Indiana visits Mrs Hannah Greene. Miss Jessie Ramsey of Lacon attends U P church services with Wilber Root family. L L C meets with Miss Sadie Mitchell on Wednesday afternoon July 24. Mr and Mrs Frank Marshall and Rachel of Monmouth visit La Prairie relatives. Miss Lucy Calder returns from Normal due to illness. Dr Royce of Sparland and son drive through. Harold Whitmer visits home. brother Homer recovering. A new baby boy at Mr and Mrs Harry Johnston. Dr Hess attends. Mrs J and baby cared for by Mrs Diverbiss and Mrs Will Baker. Mrs Clyde Vail visits Friday afternoon. Mrs L Lassman visits from east side. Mrs Wm Meritt hosts a young cousin from St Louis. Mr and Mrs C Hunt entertain parents and relatives from Tiskilwa and Putnam. Miss Jessie Mallory of Henry visits Holler family. Mr and Mrs T S Hunt of Henry visit children and relatives including Hart Wherry and C Hunt families. plan southern visit. Mrs Lake draws large audience at Henry on Sunday. praised as plainspoken with strong voice. Val Hofer hosts weekly platform dances. next Thursday evening. Alden Hofer, baby son of Mr and Mrs J Hofer, sick with tonsillitis.
A Boston man lost his leg from an insect bite two years earlier. To avert such calamities from stings and bites use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation swelling and pain. Heals burns boils ulcers piles eczema cuts bruises, only 25 cents at T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger's.
A bustling list of visits and social calls as residents travel between Lone Tree Bradford Wyanet and Sparland. Neighborly ties are shown by visits to Daniel Holland Hiram Allen Wm Chesney and Ernest Reynolds while Typhoid fears surface with Sidney Manningly. An ad touts Foley Kidney Pills via A J Ironmonger.
Linus Root ships a carload of porkers to market. funeral in Morton. visits Irv Bragg in Brimfield. Pick family and Libbie Turk call. Libbie is blind. Nickerson and Holly cover Cornell store duties during absence. Fourth of July outings to Senachwine Take and Princeville. Stowell farm marketed to prospective buyers. McLaughlin family dinner with Donath. Perkins announce heir and fortune. July vacation plans for Holly Cornell. Fred Cornell fishes northern lakes. Furnace work at Sims residence. Plumber Estas Wilson backs him up. Rev Curtis sermon on Doing Things and the Busy Christ. Des Moines alley beautified by council government. Vesta Collins pony cart accident. no major injuries. Mail carriers may fly. King’s New Discovery praised for coughs and colds. Trial bottle free at local dealers.
A domestic scene shows a wife asking her husband to take Willie outdoors for a spanking to clear dust from a dusty room, highlighting household chores and discipline in a child’s context.
A Wenona resident named Charles F. Reeser testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his back pain kidney disorder and nighttime urination. He reports dizziness headaches and improved kidney action after use and notes the product is sold by all dealers with Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents.
Clyde Doran buys a Deering binder and leads oat field gleaners in Steuben while local residents discuss illnesses, teach at Senachwine, and visit friends. The week features warm weather near 90 degrees and travel notes from Camp Grove to Sparland.
Circuit Court and Probate Court items list numerous estates and guardianships. Final settlements, inventories, and reports filed with discharge orders and notices set, including estates of Orr Mountjoy Kline Berry McCartney Hinz Antonacci Senninger Ernestina Niece Becker Hendrick Dooling and wards Shearer Macon Conrad. Hearing dates and guardian actions noted.
Publication records an order to issue an appraisal warrant to Martin Gensler M J Brennan and Frank Baer. It details first class claims and lists multiple real estate transfers including Lola M Smith to Marion J French and others, John Titus to Wm Head, and several other property deeds and conservatorship actions. It notes estate matters and probate dates with hearings and appointment orders, plus marriage licenses and a health advisory urging care during summer. The Stars and Stripes flag over the Confederate Veterans home in New Orleans is noted as a historic July 4 event.
A. M. Nason from near Carmel, Missouri, claims Foley Kidney Pills cured his sciatic rheumatism caused by uric acid in the blood and removed black specks before his eyes. Fellow testimonial from A J Tronmonger notes the pills act as a uric acid solvent for rheumatic forms.
The Hinckley Review argues that calls for a third party labeled progressive imitate the Republican stance. It claims the GOP has long been seen as the real progressive force and contends the so called progressive party is effectively the Republican party in disguise.
Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is advertised as a cure for dysentery even in malignant and epidemic cases. Sold by T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger.
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