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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
8
A local store touts a two lot sale on fine dress fabrics including silk and wool velours and repone, with yard prices from 60c to 3.75 and a large mixed lot advertised to sell fast. It also features women s shirts and white waists priced to attract buyers.
Hundreds of dresses for ages 2 to 14 advertised on the second floor. Text mentions print, gingham, lawn fabrics and prices such as 35c, with various sizes and ages noted. Contains garbled OCR but preserves main items and sale context.
The advertisement touts large stock of summer corsets at low prices. It highlights 50 dozen Summer Corsets with strong-netting, 90 dozen Corsets of Jean in white and drab in multiple sizes, and a 60-cent Summer Corset with fine stripes and netting. Also promotes two Coutelle Corsets styles short and long waist with lace trimming and flossing, claiming unmatched value for the price.
The up-to-date wrap for ladies and misses is the Golf Cape, handy and stylish for evening or shore settings. Advance orders for new Plaids have arrived and many have been sold. Prices listed range from $3.50 to $12 as part of the sale.
Mrs Merritt and Mira Roger Merritt of Peoria visited Mr and Mrs Apdegraph with Miss Valentine of Qbil Hoothe. Rev Fowler at Bradford school spoke during peak exercises. Chas Booth and wife toured Sparland recalling early childhood. A rose party hosted by Mrs Tapen drew many guests from Pittsburg Peoria Rock Rapids and Oklahoma.
Local social items report visits and conversations among residents including AJ Schaeffer in Deostur Frank Potts in Varna Arba Law of Magnolia and others visiting LaPrairie Hopewell and Streator. The Aeolian quartet entertained at a literary contest and Funeral for Virginia Johnson notes cancer referenced with community sympathy.
A fragment touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for ailments caused by impure blood and mischief affecting nerves digestion and kidneys. Hood's Pills are promoted as curing various illnesses, claimed to be non irritating and effective.
Our friend George Holler has a new roof on his house. Walter James returns from Abingdon college as many locals host visits from Mr Halney and wits of Nebraska and Mrs Haines of Chicago. The Sparlands played a base ball game with Juacon, losing 4 to 2. Early Triumph potatoes were found large as goose eggs. Mrs F A Barr and Leslie visited Chi cag, and Miss Angle Bauglinign was in Bradford with others.
Mrs J Mooler visits Geneseo briefly while Mra Steagall Blanch Brown visit Adam Brown Sunday. Edith Case visits her Putnam aunt last week. Mr Frisbey went to a Peoria hospital Monday for care after years of invalid status. Andrew Monsen passed exams for a four year Champaign program after graduating Henry High School with strong marks. Uraino Brings Keller to the coffee drinker promotes Grain o as coffee substitute. claims Grain o ton es stomach digestion and nerves, priced 16 and 25a per package.
Whitefield Corners reports telephone progress and good crop prospects. regular preaching day set for next Sunday at 3 pm. farmers shelling and hauling corn to Henry. Bureau Co8S8 convention to be held in Tiskilwa Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs Pershing travels to Henry to meet cousin Blandinsville visiting soon. ladies busy with cherry harvest this year. Will Wright returns from Rochester to take a higher salary for next year. Ladies Aid plans ice cream social and graphophone entertainment at church on Wednesday eve June 27. ten cents at door. Mrs Lucy Clark joined excursion to Glen Oak park with Peoria friends. Mrs McCutchon and daughter Olive of Chicago visiting Adolph Klein family. plans to stay until after July 4. Notices include shoe advertisement offering Allen’s Foot Ease for comfortable wear.
Local notes recount visiting relatives from Iowa and Indiana, town residents Mildred Gregory, Miss Sarah Gregory, and Miss Cora Dent hosting and attending gatherings. A band concert, lawn sociables, and forthcoming weddings are mentioned, along with changes in the telephone office and milliner shop. Several families sighted in town on Sunday, with health, travel, and social plans highlighted.
Mrs Doty of Des Moines Iowa thanks the manufacturers for help with coughs and whooping cough. She notes the remedy has given perfect satisfaction in many family cases and recommends it be accepted with hearty thanks. For sale by Dr Powell.
Putnam and vicinity await a lively Tuesday afternoon at Walnut Grove with extensive preparations by local youths and a visit planned to Lone Tree cheese factory. A lawn social for the Helping Hand under B T Grady is set for Saturday June 24 with cream and cake promised. Mrs J B H Williams and family travel to Keota, Iowa to visit Mrs EJ Rogers for her 88th birthday.
A dense assortment of community items from Putnam, Granville, and nearby towns mentions Dan Vail losing a colt, visits by Oliver Downey and Mrs Little Vail, a picnic at the Lake, Willie Bracken purchasing a bicycle, and social gatherings at Mrs Grady's lawn social. Also notes injunction talk with Elijah Henkins, school teaching changes in Florid, and local church notices.
A Davis, valued Record helper, edits a new monthly magazine the first copy sent last week. it’s described as interesting and newsy and urged for subscription as affordable. Hayslip’s Chicago trip rumor proved false. a settlement with Three I railroad may come soon. The Rex excursion from Hennepin to Peru drew a small group who enjoyed the trip despite rain. girls chased ice cream, rushed back to the boat, and complained about the delay in getting more cream.
Frank Sickinger visited Chicago with his daughter for treatment last week. A platform dance drew many young ladies at Hoffman's grave Saturday. An agent for Union Central Life Insurance in LaSalle was in town writing policies. W L Childs plans to sell out the grocery business. John Moore Jr bought a new set of buggy harness. The railroad theme dominates street talk as surveyors mark grade edges.
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