Quaker Puffed Oats Advertised in Local Notice
Fragmented OCR shows a local grocery ad for Quaker Puffed Oats priced at two cents per unit. Short, unclear text hints at a sale or shelf listing in a historical newspaper.
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows a local grocery ad for Quaker Puffed Oats priced at two cents per unit. Short, unclear text hints at a sale or shelf listing in a historical newspaper.
Haromins Lincoln Co finishes remodeling the shoe area at the Great Department Store. New shoe cases and improved lighting enhance the display. They will continue to offer Florent Shoes for men and a full range of footwear for men women boys girls and children with a fall stock arriving larger and better than ever.
The statement proclaims a strong showing and pride in the fall piece, highlighting unprecedented strength and accomplishment. It emphasizes collective confidence and community spirit. The phrasing suggests a celebratory mood and high expectations for upcoming results.
Local shop promotes a wide range of ready to wear and custom made garments. The ad invites shoppers to discuss fall suit questions, promising full stock and no pressure to buy while highlighting foreign and domestic wool blends.
The Reomblican, RECOD NEWS reports visits and family gatherings. Mr and Mrs Mike Nelson host at the Walmer home over Sunday. Neal Rogers and Pearl entertain Mort Mortenson at noon dinner. John McCoy travels to Wenona. Nita Scarborough visits Lacon with Eva and Florence Jenkins. Edward Crew and Henry Simms call on James Wyat. Jacob Lentz and family plan return from Germany in about two weeks. H A McCay learns of his mother's death in Terre Haute and leaves for the funeral. Artie Mudd returns from Lacon. Ollie Fisher and Charlie head to Coffeeville to join their father. Mrs Bert Smith and child visit her parents. assorted other local social updates and visits.
Old residents recall the ongoing cement walk project on Front Street with one block finished and the next underway. An elderly reader mentions aging and the value of ten tolorant remedies while advertising Electric Bitters as a tonic to aid digestion and liver function, with price 60 cents at Powell City Drug Store.
Hopewell residents and guests from Henry Richland Varna and near La Rose visited friends, attended prayer meetings, and helped with farm chores. Local sales include Martin Newburg selling a driving horse for 150 dollars. A humorous misadventure near Magnolia involved two drivers and a startled vermin. Markets at Heid report corn at 46 1 2 cents and oats around 28 1 4 to 30 cents.
Slogan style notice promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills as a pleasant and effective cure for constipation. Claims to prevent appendicitis and tone up the system. From Powells City Drug Store, Henry.
Mrs Joseph Stowell hosts a dinner party for friends including Mrs Newton Webber of Chicago and Mrs Doyle and daughters. Delegates named for county Sunday school convention in Henry and national Y P C U convention in Dayton. Various local visits, trips, church events, and a Woodman picnic noted along with sports and community activities.
Fragmentary notice reports Mildred Greene suffering a rheumatic fever relapse but now much improved. The text also references travel plans to California and a visit to Weston, with mentions of Mrs Powell and Mrs Strick of Leiden.
Local notes from Whitefield Corners list blackberry picking weather, visits among neighbors, and new telephone line No. 26. Residents like Ed Tanauary, Clyde Dille, Wm True, and Orrin Johnson are mentioned with multiple family and guest arrivals. Upcoming church services and community events are noted alongside regional readings and visits to relatives in Putnam and nearby towns.
Marion Mann, guest of former residents, extends stay by a week. Mrs. Frank Morris returns home from Chicago after three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Henry Hess hosts a visit in Grand Ridge while Ella Kronenberger stays with Martha and Tillie Rudolph in Milwaukee. John DeVault hosts 20 guests for Lewis DeVaults sixteenth birthday with lanterns, ice cream and cake, ending the evening late.
Local items from Lostant describe Charley Arenz digging a well and Adams handling the work, visits by Miss Florence Boyd and Miss Edna Standage, land dealings near Varna, and changes in the school principal search. The record includes a 1906 probate notice by Fred W. Potter for Emily Bonham guardianship, outlining sale of minor heirs real estate in Marshall County Illinois.
Real estate bids and rental ads listed for a house near the post office with furnace and five rooms at $600 and other central properties. Names include John Hartley and Henry Hartley with contact details, plus no trespass warnings and a prosecution note.
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