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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
3
Town bulletins from Sparland and nearby areas describe a Chautauqua in Sparr, guests lodging in private homes, and numerous local visits. Mary Diverbiss of Saratoga Township dies after months of illness and multiple operations. funeral today.
An ad lists farm equipment and supplies including plows planters and implements by phase and Moline lines. It promotes International wagons manure spreaders grain dumps cream separators washing machines and various farm accessories.
Regular services will be held next Sunday at Bethel church with Sunday school at 10 am and preaching to follow. All are invited. M I S church Sparland resumes regular preaching at 7 30 pm with Sunday school at 9 0 am. Roy W Dobbins of Chicago, son in law of Rev. DO McLeish, visits the parsonage early in the week as Mrs McLeish visited Chicago last week with Mr and Mrs Dobbins.
Mary Anna Divelbiss youngest daughter of Riley O and Laura Emma Divelbiss was born March 11 1900 and died July 26 1914 at age 14 years 4 months 14 days. The Saratoga M E church family recalls her faith growth baptized Feb 2 1912 and active in religious study. Her funeral was held July 28 at the Saratoga M B church with Rev H S Busby and Rev Andrey Kelley officiating and musical offerings by local singers.
A large crowd attended the funeral of a beloved daughter with Mrs Charles Holmes and Mrs Calvin Starliper among performers at the service. Flowers filled the sanctuary and neighbors expressed deep sympathy through condolences and help during illness, burial, and aftercare. Relatives and friends from Peoria and Bradford sent tributes and floral arrangements.
A vintage advertisement notes common worm symptoms in children and promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer in candy form. The laxative medicine claims to expel worms and is endorsed by T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger. It costs 25 cents.
LA PRAIRIE and Lacon residents visit relatives and entertain guests from Chicago Allerton Blue Ridge Joliet Princeville and Marshall Texas. Several families travel for visits including Miss Anna Johnson Miss Louise Black and Miss Grace Chapin while others enjoy Sunday gatherings and local hospitality.
Community notes include Linus Root’s new house getting painted by H. Crady and Lawn Roge, families visiting Camp Grove, harvest updates, Miss Alma Wilson’s appendectomy recovery, and local farming details such as oats harvest and a water well drilled by Chris Streitmatter and L. B. Streitmatter near the old Robert Will farm.
Mr E S Lopez of Manina New York writes that he has never had a cut burn wound or sore it would not heal. The ad promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns sores cuts wounds and prevention of lockjaw. Ends with endorsements by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
Mr and Mrs Will Piper hosted Hert Piper of Whitefield while Mrs Charlie Hunt and Robert of Sparland visited W M Chesney family. Edmund Jardine and Gladys returned from Moline and Sylvis. Mrs Ara Stein and Miss Grace Brookover stayed with Lee Brokaw. Leonard Hunter and family joined Chester Bidwell for Chautauqua. An ice cream social at Herbert Goodale’s drew a large crowd with sales around 14 dollars.
E E Cross travels in Virginia and the South. He was seized with colic and, after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, two doses cured him. The ad urges travelers carry a bottle. Then a legal tender explainer notes US coinage status, gold and silver as tender, and rules on exact tender for debts and streetcar fare changes.
Court and probate items include a verdict of guilty for assault and battery, a 10 day jail sentence, and numerous estate actions with final settlements, administration orders, and inheritances. Transfers and licenses noted, with births and a testimonial ad for Chamberlains Tablets.
The column records residents and visitors in South Milo including Charlie Caywood and his daughter visiting Mrs Charlie Austin and others in Princeton. Mrs Julia Hogete and children from Peoria visited her parents. George Smith suffers an abscess, and Frank Barkman’s family attended the Chautauqua in Princeton.
A readable ad copy from Sam Guin of Whatley Alabama praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a success after a measles scare and rain exposure. The piece notes availability from dealers. Other fragments include a dinner mishap joke and stray casual questions about a car owner and a chauffeur.
Florence South Dakota resident Mrs P W Lansenc recounts relief from monthly bearing down pains backache and headaches after using two bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She continued with three more bottles and recovered enough to work full time The ad urges other women with similar complaints to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts in confidence.
Railroads in interior Illinois discuss underground pipelines from the Mississippi and other rivers to supply water to tanks and shops at Galesburg and Bloomington areas. Costs of water-hauling have reached up to 25 000 dollars monthly, with pumping stations planned along the line. A West Virginia prohibition statewide takes effect July 1 marking nine states with such bans. A La Salle postmaster election pits Tessie McLain against two male opponents with a 3000 dollar salary for four years. Illinois general assembly politics stir debate on Chicago control and state power.
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