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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
2
March introduces a wide selection of new Spring Suits and Dresses in serges and mixtures. Jackets are 25 inches, lined with pea de cygne. Elegant foulard mesalines and lingerie dresses from $10.00 to $40.00 entice shoppers to view the seasonal collection.
Magnolia lodge No 103 A F and A M reports strong winter activity with second degree conferrals and three candidates for the third. The Eastern Star chapter grows, considering two petitions and buying a new piano for the hall. Undertaker Smith transported Silas Horton’s body from Water Town to Magnolia for burial at the M E church with Rev Busby officiating. Horton aged 62 years 8 months 11 days leaves two sons W C and Frank Horton.
Magnolia Lodge No. 103 drafts resolutions mourning brother William Hans. The report calls for crepe at the altar and charter draped for thirty days, minutes carried, family notified, and notice sent to The Henry Republican for publication. The second item reports a denied shooting incident involving Thomas Clark Haws and the Penedotta family, with initial rumors of killings later clarified as a street fight with no injuries.
A discussion of the history of the knockout blow in prizefighting and the stomach as a vulnerable area. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Dr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy, claiming cures for catarrh and other mucous-disease areas, with a free booklet and a claim of alcohol free ingredients.
Reports recount a violent incident at the Haws home with Mrs Penedotta injured above the eye and others bruised. Dr Sims offered aid with improvised tools as the wounded were sheltered at a neighbor's et al. Harley Cooper’s death in Washington prompts bequests to Monabb village and McNabb school, church, and cemetery projects. Magnolia township receives funds and Magnolia Echo notes benefaction.
Local notes report John Sibert and family moving to town while John Lehnhausen travels to Peoria and Robert Kelso leaves for Corning. Numerous visitors from nearby towns arrive, a new gasoline lighting plant is installed, and farm sales attract attention. The Mystic Workers hold a Valentine program, and James A. Kelso is remembered in a Chicago death notice.
Miss Beryl Bacon visited Chicago area connections with Mrs Lawrence Ash near Magnolia. The Ladies Aid of Florid hosted and several residents moved houses, with Carl Chritton and family vacating. Foley’s Honey and Tar is recommended for colds and flu prevention by A J Tronmonger.
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