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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1882
Page
5
Local department reports on taxes, business outlay, and requests for payments from patrons. It highlights purchases at J Watercott & Co, a new carpet display, river water level, church events, hospitalities, and multiple small notices about residents, travels, and local trades. A mix of personal mentions, shop news, and public notices.
Evangelist Bliss leads a spirited revival at the M. E. church drawing a large crowd. He aims to ignite zeal for Christ and stirs serious inquiry among attendees, praised for singing and speaking that may yield good results.
February attendance records show named pupils who were neither absent nor tardy in the high school. The note recalls social activities, athletic weather impacts, and a receipt of a Webster's Unabridged dictionary. It also reports minor maintenance at the public school, a literary society formation, a city obituaries notice for a child, and local property transactions with mentions of a planned church. The temperance alliance meeting details follow, with program and speakers, ending with a commentary on illustrations in Webster's dictionary.
Promotes buying land at 3 to 8 dollars per acre with 10 year terms and 6 percent interest in Platts Valley near Union Pacific line. Advertises two pamphlets on Western Nebraska settlements and a state map. Also notes George Ingle, coal dealer, heads to Wyoming for health reasons. accompanying family and planning August return.
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