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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
2
HAWS A OTTO City Clerk certifies for Mayor City Clerk and City Treasurer and Alderman in Henry Illinois. The declaration confirms all candidates are residents of Henry in Marshall County Illinois and their respective wards.
Certification fragment shows HAWSA and OTTO ALBERT BH with ERTLE I indicating a city clerk action. It appears to certify that the above can wards. The names and roles suggest an official city clerk record fragment with limited legibility.
A large Henryite representation attended the funeral at the First M E Church in Glendale Saturday January 22 at 2:00 pm. Speakers included Rev Crist and Rev Leslie Parker with remarks on Parker’s patriotism and church loyalty. The service featured poems and a soprano solo by a local artist referencing No Night There.
A nonated critique of war finance. C G Dawes testimony shows profiteering and high prices fed the war effort. The piece argues excess profits tax shifts burden to essentials, urges living costs to fall, and calls for honest work and sound footing. It emphasizes sacrifices at home and the debt burden on future peace.
The Board of Supervisors of Marshall county Illinois will meet at the Court House in Lacon on Tuesday the 8th day of March 1921 at 1 30. Each bill must be itemized and certified by the town supervisor and filed in the County Clerk's office by 12 noon the preceding Saturday. Bills not filed by the time will be carried to the next meeting. Lawrence D Gregory County Clerk.
A partial OCR extract lists totals for liabilities and reserves facing a bank. It references rediscounts with the Federal Reserve Bank, contingent liabilities, pledged securities, U S government securities, cash items, deposits, capital stock, surplus, profits, and various deposit categories. The numbers shown include 27,312.85 and 446,451.41 and 730,504.33 for specific line items.
I P Wierman writes from The Dalles Oregon recounting his December 1920 trip from Illinois via C A R R stopping in Kansas City Ottawa Great Bend Denver and visiting family. He notes his sons run a grain business with an elevator office in town and shipments to points north west of Denver and California. He describes The Dalles as a small six thousand population town on the Columbia River and plans to visit the countryside to study Oregon farming.
A note on the 17 year locust insect describes their sporadic Illinois presence with a 1905 Marshall County sighting and a predicted 1922 appearance in June. The life above ground lasts about 40 days and the insect does not eat vegetation or sting people, but it can damage fruit tree twigs. Wing markings such as a W or P are believed by locals to foretell war or peace.
A teachers examination will be held in the Court House at Lacon March 17 and 18 1921. Applicants must complete a two year high school course. Non graduates must show an eight credit letter from their high school principal. Willard 8 King County Superintendent of Schools. A Livingston County Farm Bureau resolution urges farmers to lend farm machinery to neighbors until prices fall to farm product levels. Renew your subscription now.
A terse notice asks readers to check packaging to verify payment terms in advance. It hints at consumer rights and potential supplier obligations. The message emphasizes looking for terms on wrappers and labels rather than full contractual details.
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