Horse Sales Day in Henry and Memorial Day Observances
Regular Horse Sales Day in Henry featured 30 horses sold with buyers from Chicago, Mendota, and London among others. The event highlighted fair dealing, with buyers urging farmers to sell their horses themselves and anticipate market changes. Later, a Memorial Day program at the High School honored the boys in blue with songs, recitations, and remarks by local veterans.
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Henry
Foatot Bros
la' Rose
Jaron Smith
Chicago
Ill ‘& Matera
Mt Palatine
Halbert Banck
London
Baogland
Bisspeteraon & Biers
Mendota
A Holmes
John ‘Tomasson
Ches Henry Best
Obidhgo
Sjohn Grid
James White
Bareka
Mel Shaaler
Chillicothe
Gauir
Laz Prairie
John Case
Saratoga
Andre Anderson
Ione Tier
Irwin Williams
Senach‘gine
Keifer Bros
Whitefield
James Guilds
Hennepin
George, MaAtee
Camp Grove
Frankize -Albert Sticks
Richard Tro
Gila
Samuel
Peterson &Biers
Qrciaea
Chas. McBride
Peesegeseengergueres
May Ebaugh
Bernice Smith
Willie O'Menagher
ePiano
Nettie Smith
Williams
May Wykoff
Accesesdenes
Ralph Hunter
Kittie Pease
Bong
Ethel Stubbles
G.A. R
One Morgan
J. 8. Burt
L.A. Meier
A. J. Dieb
G.M. Locke
Liver Health Remedy Ad Promises Cure
An old time medicinal ad touts Herbine as a universal liver and stomach cure. It lists biliousness constipation jaundice headache and indigestion as symptoms and claims the liver blood are poisoned without its use. A free trial bottle offer and price of 75 cents are noted.
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Dr Powell's
Henry area river activity and bridge work report
River traffic and lock operations along the Henry LaSalle stretch are active with barges and lighted locks. Plans for a steel Illinois river bridge at LaSalle advance with seventeen spans, a 75 foot clearance, and a projected cost over 250000, as Henry Electric adds a dormer lighted room and a view for airship observation.
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LaSalle
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M, & Church of Peoria
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Central Park
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George
Heis
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Enola
George Mordian
Sparling
F. Sterrett
Himer Melick
Cos
Pannel
Avaal
Ed Sterrett
Obituary of Johnnie Harney and Farewell to a Local Friend
The obituary honors Johnnie Harney a long time resident and trusted neighbor who suffered from consumption for nearly two years. It notes his generous nature steadfast fidelity to family and community and his Swedenborgian faith. The service at St Josephs church featured a requiem mass and choirs with pallbearers and a large turnout, followed by burial at St Patricks cemetery. It also mentions extended family from Illinois Chicago and Geneseo and the community mourning his loss.
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Shore
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Jackas
Henry County
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Finn
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G. "Lloyd
Andrews
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Cothe
Fr Fina
Marshall Downey
Filmer
Edmond Quinn
Phillip Real
Emmett
Edmond Harney
Milo
St Patrick's Cemetery
Thomas
Annawan
James
Chicago
Daniel
Lee County
John Monier
Geneseo
Wiliam Harney
Thomas F Real
Washburn
Isaac Horner
Burton House
Burton, W. V
Ile Saya
Joseph Holmes 79 Pioneer Settler dies in California
Samuel Holmes reports the death of his brother Joseph Holmes in Ontario California at age 79. A native of Trenton New Jersey born November 20 1819 he came to Illinois in 1835 and lived in Putnam Iroquois and Henry counties before moving west. He married Avis Folger Taber in 1846 and left four of ten children surviving. He farmed near Smiths place north of Henry and later lived in Ontario California where he died May 21.
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Ilenachwine Township
Putnam County
Ill
Loda
Iroquois County
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Smith's Place
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Charles_Kelchart
Henry Republican Offers New Subscriptions and Combos
Advertises combination subscription offers for Henry Republican readers including The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farm News bundles. Provides prices such as 81.60 for Henry Republican alone and 2.00 for multi-paper bundles. Specifies options for Advance Paying Subscribers and new subscribers.
Rock Island Route Playing Cards Promotion
Rock Island Route offers slick playing cards called Rock Island’s at the low rate of scents per pack for five or more packs. Single packs require 12 cents in stamps and will be mailed. orders prepaid by express with money orders drafts or stamps.
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Express
John Sebastian
Chicago
Grain o coffee substitute gains quick grocery traction
A new preparation Grain o replaces coffee for sensitive stomachs and children, sold in packs at 160. and 25c. per package. It costs less and many cannot distinguish it from real coffee. The frost last night damaged gardens with early potatoes beans and tender fruit possibly suffering. a cool May keeps crops backward.
Senate Tariff Proceedings and House Action in Special Session
The special session saw progress in the senate on tariff by schedules with a test vote on reducing duties. Seven bill paragraphs were reviewed with committees sustaining each item. The sundry civil bill conference report was approved in the senate, delaying forest reserve proclamations to March 1. House actions included proposals to bar commercial rating agencies from malls and to tax certain industries and banks. The senate continued tariff work on the 28th, while a five‑member committee was proposed to probe senator speculation. The house was not in session.
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8. C
Fire destroys principal business section of Coal Creek
A major fire razed the chief business block of Coal Creek Tennessee. The blast of disasters includes fires wiping out large portions of towns in Dexter Minnesota and Johnstown Pennsylvania, while standards of safety and insurance are tested as multiple incidents unfold nationwide.
Inauguration of Cassius M Barnes Oklahoma Governor
Cassius M Barnes was inaugurated Oklahoma governor. The Liberal party left prohibitionists and nominated John Richardson of Champaign County for governor at Columbus. Platform calls free silver universal suffrage direct presidential electors and direct vote for president and senators. Iowa sound money Democrats set Des Moines convention for July 1. Frank McCoppin San Francisco postmaster and Democrat dies. Mrs Julia Ward Howe marks 78th birthday in Boston. Lincoln Nebraska prohibition convention nominates D M Strong for associate justice and Isabella Spurrock for regent.
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Greek government braces for renewed war over indemnity and borders
Advices from Athens report complications from powers including Russia backing a Turkish occupation of Thessaly until indemnities are paid, and Britain's resistance to the plan. Greece prepares for possible renewed conflict while protesting indemnity demands and frontier rectifications. Sultan Bin Said issues proclamation abolishing slavery in Zanzibar and Oman s lands.
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