Northern Illinois Co Operative Burial Association Ad
Notice states that four individuals are not members nor authorized to solicit or collect dues for the burial association and designates Alten B Smith as the only representative in Henry County. Public advisory signed by HUDSON president.
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Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
Henry
Ill
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Muse G. E. Fenwick Cy
G. EB. Fenwick
N ci O. B. A
Alten B. Smith
Advt
Henry Republican
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Henry area news and community notes compile
Local items from Henry include visits by S A Worley and wife from Peoria and Mrs Lasta Clover of Bloomington on Decoration Day. Henry traders Schulz family from Granville and Donald Latta of LaGrange are mentioned with local families, a tree surgeon works on Mrs C R Jones shade trees, and a new home foundation starts for Mrs Susan Peters on School Street. A Woodbine Camp R N A meeting is set for June 1, and a motorcyclist convoy travels from Peoria to Rockford with basket attachments.
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Will Bracken
Chicago
Henry Public School
S. A. Worley
Peoria
Schulz
Granville
Henry
Lasta Clover
Bloomington
Donald Latta
LaGrange
J. Howard Williams
Steele
John Freeman
Aister
Emma
Mason City
C. R. Jones
Susan Peters
School Street
Woodbine Camp
R. N. of A
Rockford
State of Illinois
Planus
War Department
Secretary of War
Washington, DC
Athens
Socrates
Illinois
United States
Woodrow Wilson
United States Postal Department
Postal Department
Washington
Advertising waste and crime in McDonough county news roundup
A compressed column notes rising deaths in McDonough county over two months, quarries two Quincy lawyers practicing without licenses, and a broader view of national issues. It mentions gum import costs, Justice Hughes, Secretary Baker’s aviation reply, E Muzzy’s donation to Geneseo church, and a 1538 apple tree transplant tale plus a Cullom relic discovery a flint scalping knife found near Hirstein farm.
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McDonough
Quincy
U .S
America
Justice Hughes
New York
Tin
Baker
Aero Club of America
War Department
E. Muzzy
Springfield
Mass
Geneseo
Organ Power Co
Hartford
Conn
Congregational Church
Muzzy
Henry J Corbin
Williamsfield
Peoria
Mitchel Welch
Welch
John Kearney
KE J Jensen
Jensen
Hirstein
Cullom
Wife Too Ill to Work in Indianapolis Ad
Mrs. Wm Green of 332 S Addison St Indianapolis testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her from 109 pounds to 183 pounds over five months enabling her to do housework again. She urges afflicted women to try the remedy and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lyaie E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Masse
Woman's Club closes year with philanthropy program
The Woman's Club held its final meeting of the year at Mrs. H W Adams home. Miss Clara B Waughop and Mrs. Townsend attended, a $5 donation for local aid was voted, and thanks were given to members and Boy Scouts for the May 25 Opera House benefit.
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H W. Adams
Clara B Waughop
J. S. Townsend
Townsend
Spencer Ketchum
Waughop
Frank Wood
J K O'Neil
Metz
Missy May Young
E. ‘A Hall
O Bravis
Charles Hartley
Opera House
Woman's’ Club
Boy Scouts
Clarence Duke
Maynard Bell
John Philip Cromwell
Charlotte Sparling
Salvation Army
Chicago Women’s Shelter
Chicago
Red Cross
Mary Paskell
Clara Waughop
Ketchum
Adams
H. W Adams
Bella Evans
J S Townsend
Woman's Club
Iswer
Recreational reform proposals and a political notice
A discussion argues for localized, supervised recreation to aid dependent families, proposing Milwaukee style municipal control and neighborhood social centers. It contrasts public parks with winter needs and cites Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Canon Wilton as moral context before presenting a political notice endorsing William H. Bentley for State Senator in the Sixteenth District.
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Milwaukee
Board of Education
Chicago
Lfe
William H Bentley
Daily Leader
Bentley
Pontiac
House of Representatives
Springfield
Married Men and Saloons and Ottawa Cucumber Trade
A satirical fragment urges married men to start home saloons with their wives as sole customers to free the drink habit, promising the wife can bank profits. It also reports The Davis Steiner Co of Ottawa operates three large greenhouses growing cucumbers for winter markets, shipping 800 dozen daily with about $1200 income, aiming to supply green chambers nationwide.
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Davis-Steiner Co
Ottawa
United
States
Couni
Safety First rules issued for Illinois autoists in 1916
A Springfield secretary of state circular urges all autoists to heed safety rules and obey motor laws. It warns revocation of licenses for intoxicated driving, penalties for unlicensed chauffeurs, and fines for using fictitious licenses. The document stresses signals, right of pedestrians, school zones, and cautious driving near streetcars, with a push to read and observe the motor vehicle law.
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Lewis G Stevenson
Springfield
Secretary of State
Illinois
Childre
Cadillac Leads Tire Mile Contest With 27220 Miles
The Ajax Rubber Company contest awards first prize to George C Mathis for 27220 miles driven in a Cadillac. Garth C Jensen in a Cadillac posts 21895 miles. multiple Cadillacs exceed 10000 miles, underscoring strong tire service and reliability.
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Cadillac
Ivory
Ajax Rubber Company
George C Mathis
Son
New Haven
Garth C. Jensen
John
DE Charles
V. Finfrock
Pierce Arrow
de Costello
Cadilla
Algo
Gail
Aiight
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