Local News Notes and Community Life in Henry County
Readable items describe personal visits, illness, and school praise in Henry County. Family travels, farm notes, shop openings, and local market glimpses paint a picture of everyday life with names like Emma Kroeper, Mary Towle, and Fr Brennan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Meng
Thesday
Ck Applen
Ila Salle
Wayne Hamm
Hennepin
Henry Frank Coe
Leona Lowden
Depue
Dane Forrester
Henry Damm
Nora Brown
Peoria
Nellie Camery
Chicago
Isaac Camery
Roger Rowe
Elmer Quinn
A” J Dindeven
Citiren
Wenona
M Gorman Walter Bayne
Evanston
R S Bayne
L. R Philips
Sadie Albertson
Helen Phillips
Chester Bidwell
Hartley Real Estate
Rey Fr Brennan
Danville
Brennan
Cambridge
Gilpin & Smith
Steimle
First Street
Charles Meier
Sarah Chance
Florida
Wiliam Wallace
Wubert
Advt
Thomas Soper
Continental
Tom
United States
Thomas N Leavitt
Maron
Forbush
la Prairie
New York
Tava
Old Liberty
Bell
David LawVerer
Kansas
Watercott Store touts Miz Julius Watercott in New York markets
The Watercott Store in Henry announces Miz Julius Watercott is buying in New York markets for spring stock. The large furniture sale continues with a growing assortment shipped by freight when roads are poor. The ad emphasizes honesty, wide goods, and personal in-store service.
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Miz
Julius Watercott
New York
al Wiemer
John Diverbiss
Whitefield
Diverbiss
Windsor
Marshall Broaddus
Lloyd Jones
Widmer
John Fs Noll
Chicago
Hutchins
Marshall Downey
Charles Jenness
Rostesses
E. TH. Hutchins
vVidmer
Otta
Widmersleaves
Auguste Gaur
Ikade
Henry
Alan
Caleb
Condit
Lofgren
Landrews
George Gregory
EB Gilpin
Daniels le Wwright
McDougall Kitchen Cabinets Offer Vacation From Kitchen Drudgery
The advertisement touts McDougall's Kitchen Cabinets as a solution to kitchen labor claiming they save time and space, provide durable utility, and become indispensable in any kitchen.
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McDougall
Women’s Summer Suits and Coats Show Thorough Preparation
The store presents a full line of summer garments in selected fabrics and colors. Thorough workmanship is evident in every piece, with shaping tailoring and careful making showcased at appealing prices.
Spring Dress Goods Offer Attracts Attention
Spring Dress Goods invite shoppers with a wide variety and economical prices. The notice highlights fashionable options for the coming season and emphasizes rare opportunities to purchase at low cost.
Wash Goods Counter Promises Season’s Best Loom Creations
A lively ad-style note touts a “wonderfully good” assortment from the loom wizard with cleverest designs. It invites shoppers to visit and choose the season’s supply of wash stuffs.
Long Lost News Bits From A Bygone Era
Fragmentary notes recall civic life in a small town with mentions of a mayoral transition, Meier Bros. ads for awnings, local deaths at advanced ages, stockyard and rail disruptions, and community notices about hospitalities, millinery staff, and local sales. The column weaves personal anecdotes with brief notices of events and local business.
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Harney
Pontiac
Meier Bros
Peoria Tent & e.Co
Fer Bros
Rock Island
Chio
Frisco
Meerson Clark
Terman
Wyoming
Warnape
Wyoming Land
Emma Kroeper
Pre. Gensler
St. Beh's
Wu-Peoria-om
Raymond
Les. S Saimioda
Elizabeth Zenor
Restate
Mary Towle
Dee
Bui
Merritt
Smritt
Edson Meritt
Baker Farm
Putnam
James Fountain
Mr Long
Mr Fountain Mied
Frank Pion
Mr. Long
Af- K-la
Pettegrew
Ottawa
Northern Light and Traction Co
WC. Seigert
Crosa
Qlandary
Feis
Hanra
Illnois
T B
Dent
Henry High Plan
King
Yelaine Allens
Watercott Store
Schloss Bros. '& Co
Mary Lewis
Mario Linno
Intercott & Co
Dille
Peorla Tent & Awning Co
Witliam -Phonmpsen
Osborne
Newburgh
Fsields
Here
Europe
W. A Cunningham
Cunningham
Walter F Rittman
National Bureau of Mines
R—Bisister En di Fend
Edria
Chattie
Ives
Lwo
Hubert’s
Victor Grafanella
Howard Young
Mary Appel
Stephen Appel
R. S. Bayne
Charles Davey
Christopher Lobinger
Barney Holler
Lacon
Chillicothe
Gratiot County Herald
Tiada
Mich
CG. B. Burt
Ne Leavitt
Waroay
Caroline Kopf
Hutchins & Downey
Shezha
Willams
Ingram
Wongral
England
W. H. Jonas
Optician
Main_streeet
Phong
Black
Albert Stickel
Thomas
Bobby
Tid” Worley
Henry Ih
Mildred Green
Cea
Fia
Valentine
Bob
Tig
Forbes & Brassield
Thomas Dwyer
Lopeman Bros
Whitefield Township
Henry W
George A.eck
Hoff
Tiskilwawa
Pelchersmelicke Oe
Ciifeas
Paw McManus
A. Nevis
Bratons
Be Brown
Postminster
Nevilt & Meston
Armenia
Déparini
McMann
Theiave Etnally
Wwedtcott's
Fi Wien
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