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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
13
Local notes from Henry Illinois recount visits and travels of residents to Peoria Chillicothe and nearby towns. The article reports shop visits family gatherings graduations and a fatal accident when Robert Davis was electrocuted while repairing telephone lines. A coroner’s inquest returned an accidental death verdict.
Robert E. Davis born April 26 1878 in Sparland died May 30 1912. He married Sevilla Batchelder February 12 1898 and they had four children. Funeral June 1 at 10 a.m. in the M B church with Rev D McLeish officiating. interment in Sparland cemetery.
The Steuben Township Sunday School convention met last Sunday at 2 30 PM with Harry Seibold presiding and Clifford Gibbs as secretary. Mrs Anna Luft read a paper by Mrs Lottie Duncan and Rev D McLeish substituted for Miss Lena Macon. The four township Sunday schools were well represented and the meeting adjourned at 430 PM after re electing the same officers. Children Day services are planned for Bethel and Sparland churches next Sunday.
Class day ceremonies held in the Baptist church and M B E church with a varied program. Elsie Gehr piano solo Leslie Hunt Everett Simpson Eula Hoskins Leslie Watkins Joy Duncan and others contributed including a class history poem and valedictory. Dr Charles A Blanchard spoke. diplomas were presented by Andrew Aitchison as the Standard Orchestra played and the class celebrated with colors flowers and a token rocker gift.
A vintage druggist certification claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound contains no opiates or habit forming drugs. It promotes healing for coughs colds and throat chest lung irritations and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package framed by A J Trommon ger, a local druggist.
Mrs Nuritch insists the bracelet is refined gold and declares she will take it. The jeweler confirms the piece is refined gold, prompting her insistence on its quality as she asserts detestation for anything not refined.
Mrs McKeel of Henry returns home after caring for grandson Emory Justice. Betsy Wilson and Miss Lula Russell resume duties. Billy Rays new Gimlet Hollow house nears completion. A cold rainy spring slows corn planting. Don the Bland pony died in Sunday’s electrical storm. Ed Sweeney visits his children John and Vernie with Mr. Macon. Bethel convention features talks on child welfare and Sunday school progress with Miss Duncan, Miss Watkins, Mrs Wiley and others. Also a note promoting Chamberlains Tablets for constipation with local druggists.
Margaret Scott receives Cape Jesamine from son T. E. Scott of Manuel Texas. Miss Violet Kline visits from Oklahoma. Des Moines resident J L Root spends time with the Scott family. Robert Turnbull drives friends to Henry. cattle shipped to Chicago praised as finest. Jessie Pringle funeral held at U P church. interment at U P cemetery. L L C meets June 12. Women’s Missionary tea on June 6. Children’s Day at M I church June 9. Mary Turnbull visits from Chicago. families travel to Peoria in autos.
Gas in the stomach ferments turning sour, poisoning the blood. Midna stomach tablets stop fermentation, liquefy the gases, and remove the poison mostly through the kidneys. If stomach trouble occurs such as gas sourness heaviness flatulency or shortness of breath MI DNA offers relief in five minutes. Sold by T J Se graves and druggists everywhere for 50 cents a box.
Mary Cadell of Akron visited Broadmoor friends others traveled to Peoria and Kansas. Clarence Perkins and family visited Normandy while Ed Peterson scouted land near Speer and Princeville. Camp Grove baseball beat local team 9 to 7 as Charles Rees earned a Saratoga township scholarship after ranking highest in Marshall county.
Mrs Lela Love of Covena Georgia reports using Foley Kidney Pills with almost instant relief from sluggish kidneys. She endorses them to all kidney trouble sufferers and credits the medication for improvement. A J Ironmonger, druggist, confirms testimonial context.
Miss Mabel Chapin attended an eld meet at Princeville last week visiting Leota Adams and returning Sunday. Mrs. C T Newell of Princeville visited her daughter Mrs. Chapin until after Decoration Day. They visited Blue Ridge on Sunday. Rev Curtis and Mrs Fannie Perkins joined La Prairie Township Sunday School convention at the La Prairie M E church. The whooping cough scare has largely ended. Various locals, including Mrs. Josephine Endsley of Williamsfield and Miss Lucy Wilcox with Mrs. Perkins, attended events and visits this week, with social reunions and court witnesses noted.
In Esdaile Wisconsin H L Blomquist’s wife favors Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the best cough remedy after trying others. Bonham druggist A J Tronmonger notes its superiority. A joke about chloroforming women at sixty follows among light QA exchanges and political mudslinging commentary.
A long listing of Sunday visits and weekend stays in Cottage and nearby areas. Guests include John O Neal, Daniel Holland, Mrs Frank Lidgard, John Peterson, William Chesney, Father C, Mrs Henry Smith, Miss Jessie Milner, Mrs Patterson, Mrs Jessie Obermeyer, Mrs Charles Day, Joseph Gook, Claus Swanson, Mrs Randolph Miller, Lloyd, and many others. School reports note eight month diplomas and a closing program at Hunter school. An ad for Foley Kidney Pills closes the item.
The piece satirically describes churches as buildings for virtue with pews, pulpits, organ clocks, and steeples, then lampoons church governance by deacons and trustees. It notes fundraising by Ladies Aid, concerts, suppers, and fairs, joking that women sustain churches through long hours and money, yet praises the church when used properly to enlarge the soul.
Vicinity notes Elgin to spend 25000 on a city sewer plan while re oiling streets. Princeton undertakes a sewer project along multiple blocks. El Paso re oils streets across 16 blocks by special assessment. A large Peoria G A R encampment drew Gov Deneen and thousands of veterans. Henry Gault of Chicago elected commander for next year. Alton to host the next encampment. Livings ton county reports 51 entries in the boys corn contest. Sandwich advances a sewer system at 78301 dollars.
Senator Sorghum jokes that politics no longer allows sleep, contrasting old ideas of political alliances with current partisan strain. The exchange highlights tension and irony in legislative life.
The piece warns that gasoline fumes are dangerous and fall to the floor, urging care to avoid sparks. It cites fires in a Winnipeg garage and Oklahoma incidents caused by friction sparks from rubbing fabrics and barrel impacts. It emphasizes gasoline can ignite from floor-level fumes and calls for awareness of its powder-like danger.
Mrs. M A McLaughlin of 512 Jay Street La Crosse Wisconsin reports kidney trouble and rheumatism caused back and hip pains. After a few days on Foley Kidney Pills she experiences a wonderful change with the pain entirely leaving. Stated by A J Tronmonger druggist.
A Vermillion South Dakota Republican clipping reflects a social critique in playful verse about mounting debts and consumer excess. The poem cites mortgaged homes for autos, inflated loans, and the path to financial ruin as many families chase status symbols and new cars.
The Pure Bred Shire Stallion Illinois License No A 8227, Moulton Irby II foaled June 1 1909, listed in Vol 9 of the American Shire Horse Stud Book No 13042. Sire Moulton Irby II by Lockinge Harold. Dam Florencia by Johnny Bull. color dark bay, 2000 pounds, stout drafty build. Licensed by Dr Willett after exam. to stand at Home Barn near Whitefield Corners. Terms 15 dollars insure colt to stand and suck. care not guaranteed. mares or county relocation void insurance. payment due promptly. Charles McAllistour.
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