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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
10
Village residents host visits, travels, and gatherings across Granville, McNabb, Varna, and nearby towns. Shifts include relatives, shoppers, and a vaudeville show trip, with fishing, cemetery visits, and county fair attendance highlighted.
The MBH Sunday school class No 6 organized by R W Spencer elected officers led to a county fair in the village park. A band concert, circus lemonade stalls, homemade candies and popcorn, a photo gallery and a snake charmer drew crowds. Shooting gallery and various shows entertained attendees who enjoyed ice cream and late snacks as the night ended with joyful crowds. The Beta Sigmas aim to please with future events.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Phillips hosted their annual reunion at home on Sunday July 27. Ninety relatives joined the gathering with games among married and single men and a chatter of old times. Grandchildren and great grandchildren attended except Vernon Wilkins of Chillicothe. Attendees included Mrs Henry Hoover and four children of Pontiac, Biswood Phillips and son of Decatur, Mrs Daniel Wells of Los Angeles, Mr and Mrs Humphrey with two children, Mr and Mrs H C Gilmer with daughter, and Bert Graves and son.
The Board of Review of Putnam county will meet at the court house in Hennepin on the following Mondays August 4 11 18 25 and September 1 1913. C OC Greiner Clerk Adg 7 31 51.
Community members visited relatives and friends across towns, attended Chautauqua events in Havana and Pontiac, and joined Sunday services and picnics. The reading circle met at A B Wilson’s, candidates earned degrees at Magnolia Grange hall, and Mrs Tomlinson won a Grand Diamond Medal in a Monday contest.
An old advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy lozenge that expels worms and restores health in children. Mrs. Beleabia of Illinois endorses it, claiming her children were entirely rid of worms. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents from Kickapoola dian Medicine Co. Comedy.
Glen Stone, 23, brother of Congressman Claude A. Stone, shot himself to death at the family home three miles southwest of Middleton in Menard county after a peace warrant was served. Officers pursued him into the house. a shotgun blast ended his life amid a family quarrel over business matters.
Local notes report a young man fatally wounding himself with a pistol. The item appears amid a string of social notices detailing visits, hospital stays, travel, and family milestones in Lostant and nearby towns.
An advertisement touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a remedy for itching burning and scaly skin eruptions. It claims rapid relief in minutes and two weeks to cure eczema with a money back guarantee. Brand Pfeiffer Chemical Co. sells it through druggists or by mail with price 60 cents.
The article argues Genesis does not name the fruit and questions the apple as the forbidden fruit. It cites scholars suggesting the quince, sacred to Venus, fits better with ancient Near Eastern associations and Babylonian origins of the creation story.
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