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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
8
Varna community reports visiting relatives from Chicago to Peoria, Chautauqua events, and school and library updates. Local residents attend Barnum & Bailey, mangle malarial fever cases ease, and Mrs Oelke is reported dead. The issue notes church activities, a potpourri event, and ongoing social news.
Hopewell reports market prices for corn and oats on Tuesday July 25. residents travel through town, visit neighbors, and host relatives from Chicago and Varna. births and illnesses are noted, with a six year old awaiting surgery and multiple family visits to Henry, Richland, Dana, and Normal. a threshing machine finishes wheat and moves to oats as community life continues.
Wheat threshing near completion this week informs Whitefield Center residents. Mrs. Culver enjoyed several days visit in Henry for the Chautauqua. Charles Aukland and family attended a Peoria show Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Betts welcomed a baby daughter last week. Grandma Lowden assists with the mother and infant. Wesley Runnells family left Monday for Boulder and other cities en route to Lawton. Mrs Hunts entertained a brother and Mrs Van Allen, visiting from slow, and they attended the Peoria show Tuesday.
Local column recaps community events and visits in McNabb and Wenona including church services, family travels to Ames, Chicago, and Denver, marriages in Houston Texas, and regional weather and crop notes. Mentions people such as Charles Hess, Mrs Hess, Zella Runnells, and J M Young with relatives in Amesia and Arkansas while recording rainfall, oats turning, and a new four passenger Cadillac.
Local items record visits and illness in Lostant and nearby towns. Mrs W Weber remains very poorly while relatives from Peoria Tonica Kendall and Streator visit or return home. several family members travel for funerals and welfare, with medical advice and a Chamberlain Liniment ad concluding.
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