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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
3
In Sparland on Decoration Day local residents gathered for services and a farewell party for teachers F A Ganzer and Edna Zellhoefer at Mabelle Marshall's home. The lively event featured student entertainment and appreciation remarks for the departing staff.
Rev Mc Leish closes program as rain continues to affect events for Steuben residents. Baptist converts Baptized at Sonachwine creek include Albert Kent and Lida Rock. Visitors from Chillicothe Peru Sparland La Prairie and Gimlet Hollow share in church services and family gatherings.
South Whitefield items show Harriet Baugh visiting family and Mildred Dunne staying over with Mrs Wilder Brown. A lightning strike during an electric rainstorm killed Mr Prather’s dog on the porch. Walter Holler praised for early farm work totaling 38 gou and boys helped by Ivan Headley. George Holler gravely ill at daughter Mrs McLuskey’s home with Milton of Peoria traveling to assist. recovery hoped.
Week ended with visits to A J McCartney and Pringle families in La Prairie. Miss Alma Calder shopped in Peoria. Calder and Floyd Longman wed at Calder home. post wedding trip to Peru and La Salle before settling back in La Prairie. Varied church events and visits announced. political remarks attributed to a state secretary.
Community updates include Roy Wilcox testing a new engine in the north end, Mildred Dunbar visiting relatives near Chillicothe, Alma Wilson staying with Myrtle Erakine Gabler in Peotla, and Lewis E. Streitmatter receiving a new Grant auto from Will Gray of Speer. Rain improves crop outlook while Emma D. Stowell remains ill in Princeville. George Perkins and wife attended a Peoria convention and banquet. Rev Henry Sevi from Chandlerville candidates for the pastorate, with no call yet extended. A mud splattered Ford traveler from Davenport to Des Moines stops for gas, illustrating local travel conditions.
An advertisement promotes Po-Do-Lax as a overnight cure for constipation. It claims Po-Do-Lax uses Podophylin to stimulate the liver and bile flow, preventing gas and fermentation and ensuring a problem free morning movement. It urges readers to buy from their druggist.
Cavanaugh shows improvement after illness. Barn dance at Barney Schwartz’s home Monday. Ben Pettegrew and family visited parents Sunday. Mae Colehower sewed for Mrs. Joseph Barry. Amree Longman attended Floyd Longman’s La Prairie wedding last Thursday. Fannie Reid improved after pleurisy and stomach trouble. Robert Conover hosted cousin Winnie Taylor visiting from North Dakota. Winnie Taylor, teaching in North Dakota, visits Mrs. Allen Moffitt. Farmers worry replanting corn due to long wet spell, but rain was welcomed.
The piece warns that delaying treatment for kidney trouble can allow impurities to multiply and cause backache dizziness and swelling. It promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills as a tested remedy praised by thousands and sold at five cents through dealers nationwide.
Probate notices issued for the estates of Herman Bandlin Michael Batrum Jonas M Gustafson and William Oberholtzer with final settlements and hearings set. Multiple claims allowed against Oberholtzer and various real estate transfers listed to named individuals and companies in Henry Toluca Sparland and Hopewell areas.
The piece blends advice on child constipation and school teaching, noting Rexall Orderlies as a sugar flavored laxative sold by a local ironmonger. It then shifts to a Counties education tale about planning, costs, and school improvements with references to teachers, administrators, and new programs.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as an effective cough treatment for coughs colds and bronchial or lung complaints. It urges readers to visit a druggist and start treatment immediately promising relief and cure.
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