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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
11
Sparland residents visit Peoria and nearby towns while Chautauqua preparations gain momentum with 71 signers on the contract. Local social visits include Henry and Pekin trips, but Saturday’s auto mishap kept residents busy as neighbors aided a stalled car near School House hill.
A vintage ad touts Dr King's New Discovery as stopping coughs with careful use and avoidance of drafts. It claims 45 years of success and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Obtainable from your druggist at a modest price.
Estella Calder visited Violet Burnett in Speer while James Hastings visits relatives in Deland. Mabel Webber and Mina Monier are seen in La Prairie and Princeton respectively. Mrs Schmidt and Mrs Scoon host, Wilbur Armstrong family spent Sabbath in Peoria. Cora Reynolds ill at St Luke's in Chicago. Turnbull welcomes son Howard Stowell born July 21. U P church Women meet Aug 5. Gale Reynolds at sister Cora Reynolds bedside. Cora Reynolds critical. Minnie Marshall visits La Rocha. Special program planned for U P church next Sabbath.
An ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for relief from constipation and toxins. A Corvallis gathering for 2500 farmers features trench roasted beef lamb and hogs plus talks by businessmen and farmers at the state agricultural school led by Superintendent Wilbur Powers whose family ties are noted.
Joseph T. Griffin, principal of a New York public school, publishes a pamphlet advocating military instruction in public schools. He quotes superintendents’ opinions in an appendix, but their views are nearly unanimously opposed to the plan.
Henry resident B A Bauter testifies Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved his kidney complaints after car jolting worsened his condition. He suffered dull kidney ache frequent colored secretions and back pain. One box provided relief. Price 50c at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
South Whitefield residents report a varied week including a White Sox game in Henry, sickness anxieties over Mrs. Willis Rickey, Jimmie Compton's sadness over a sister's death, and visits from Mary Marshall and Miss Clara. The town mourns the Eastland catastrophe while everyday life continues with travel plans, teaching at Lacon, and a new roof being put on a barn at Wilbur Hastings home.
An advertisement argues sickness is not a sin but neglect of illness is wicked and touts Po-Do-Lax, a Podophyllin laxative, as a cure for liver and bowel issues. It claims it arouses the liver, increases bile flow, and removes the cause of constipation overnight, urging readers to buy from a druggist today.
In South Milo farmers work the harvest fields. Clarence and Mrs. McClane welcome a son born Tuesday July 20. Eva McClane visited sister Mrs. Bertha Cohrs. Thomas Harris rushed to Iowa for sister’s illness. An ice cream social at Mrs. Mary Hanclitt’s lawn drew good patronage with proceeds of 30 dollars. Marion Smith stayed with Grandma Reed. Hazel Zimmerman assists Mrs. William Bentley.
A driver hits a dog on a country road and offers the farmer ten dollars to cover the loss. The farmer thanks him and then inquires aloud who owned the dog, leaving a puzzled impression about responsibility.
The Iola Register questions reader behavior in a playful defense of paying for newspapers. It contrasts ordinary shopping ethics with the act of taking a newspaper without paying or asking, noting the inconsistency between common courtesy in stores and readers who take papers without notice.
A Liege resident loudly boasted of Belgian courage as Germans advanced in Belgium. The commander offered a grim choice between execution and oath of allegiance. The man chose to swear loyalty, then quipped about Belgians fighting back.
Mrs Jennie Swann expects a visit from her brother his wife and two daughters from a borida. Allen Morrison visits his Joliet grandfather's home during vacation with aunt and uncle. Ed Hakes in Peoria paints the Sweetman Place barn white trimmed in red. The Pfeiffer house is repainted by H E Crady improving the street scene. Maggie Aman returns from Dunbar Neb to meet her new grandson born June 25 to Frank and Alta Wilson. Frank, former Speer bank cashier, is excited about the new baby and a bright future.
Marshall county eighth graders for 1915 are listed with post offices. Names span Sparland Lacon Toluca Varna La Rose Wenona Washburn Rutland Minonk Edelstein Bradford Camp Grove among towns. Notable clusters include Sparland with Florence Aman Jesse Aman Hester Collins Leota McCullough Laura Rickey Kendall Smart and Lewis Gibbs as second highest grade.
John Crawford aged about 100 years of Mendon died Saturday after a short illness. He was the oldest living Civil War survivor in the United States, having enlisted in 1864 at age 52 after earlier attempts were rejected due to age. He served in the 151st Regiment and is survived by 45 descendants.
A Buford North Dakota man recalls a severe diarrhoea spell lasting over a week and credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with rapid relief. An advertisement notes the new state tuition law affecting out of town high school pupils by shifting payment from districts to the distributable fund with approved schools.
An old ad notes children may hide constipation from parents and suggests Rexall Orderlies a mild laxative that tastes like sugar. Sold only by A. J. Ironmonger for 19 cents.
Louis Wallis argues for a nation wide single tax to replace the present taxation system. He decries tax on industry while under taxing bare land, says reform would promote land use, curb graft, and reduce inequality. He cites Commission on Industrial Relations findings and warns current taxes entrench wealth and burden workers.
Benefited by Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic pains stiffness and soreness of the knees Edward Craft of Elba New York says it did him more good than anything. Obtainable everywhere. Advt.
County editor Harold C. Kessinger praised as the closest link to rural residents and a defender of hometown papers. He argued small cities and towns underpin prosperity and stable government, urging support for country editors as steadfast local champions.
A Wisconsin family christens their son Ford Carr in honor of Henry Ford. The reply from Detroit confirms the first Ford car is shipped to Ford Carr as a gift. The father plans to consider Packard or Winton for future children's names.
The ready to use grain material can be applied by inexperienced users. It hides color and blemishes in old flooring, producing color grain effect and wear comparable to new hardwood. It works on rough or wide boards and may be used on cement floors.
A tale from the Midwest tells of Tony Segraves a cigar salesman who built a string of stores and a bank balance beyond his schooling. He confesses he cannot read yet wonders what life as a church sexton would have been with an education.
A short vintage ad promotes Chamberlain's Tablets claiming better digestion as the sign of beauty and health with the line Obtainable everywhere.
Readers are urged to study a reading urging broad Americanism and true patriotism. It emphasizes unity indivisible strength of the United States, defense readiness, friendship with nations respecting rights, and keeping the western hemisphere free from European influence. It champions self government, national traditions, and the permanence of governance by the people.
Rev Frank Fox of First Congregational Church arranged for thirty New Testaments to be provided to inmates at Macon County Jail after learning prisoners lacked religious reading. Sheriff confirms none had regular access and Chicago supply was wired. church congregation will cover the cost.
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