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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
11
Local items report residents in La Prairie Sparland and nearby areas attending church services and funerals, visiting relatives, and facing illnesses. Members of the Boy Scouts and community groups participate in church activities while families plan spring work and farm arrivals.
Frank Miller of Camp Grove visited Wishall and Ely homes over the weekend. Dewey Lopeman began work for Claude Doran. Harriet and Isabel Green moved prompting resignations at the Bonham school. Several local relocations and visits are reported including the Waughop and Lopeman families with household moves and new homes.
Karl Reynolds dined with Wm Chesney. Frank Lidgerd rents Robinson place and will hire Mr Burcham of Toulon. M J McNeally of Hector Minn and Duncan of Iowa will move to West’s vacated home. Mary Morris illness. nurse from Peoria. Mary Helen Hunter and Lyle visit James Hannan family. Brokaw family visited Piper. Young vs adults class contest ends. supper at J R Jarline’s Friday. Mrs Fountain sent gift books to Cottage church Sunday school children.
The Ashton Methodists held a charity gathering for their pastor last week and collected ample food and supplies. Members contributed generously leaving the home well stocked for an extended period.
Circuit Court records from Lacon Illinois include estate matters for multiple decedents and probate actions. Wills, letters testamentary, and adjustments of claims are noted along with real estate transfers and marriage licenses. Births are listed for local residents Leslie Morflitt and Ebery Bestold.
A bright girl visits Lyman Vincent's home in Sparland with the grandmother Mrs. Louis Nigh twonger caring for her. Mrs. Mamie Jacobson ferries a five passenger Ford from Lacon via Belsly. Miss Winnie Macon returns from Foust Grove school. Miss Vineta Sparr substitutes for Miss Mamie Campbell. Ella Sargent leaves for Peoria. Henry and Sadie Sargent mark snowbound delays. teachers lead a Young People’s meeting with praise for the two Miss Russell sisters citing a Bible verse about children leading.
An advertisement urges parents to treat their child's cough with Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims the remedy soothes, antiseptic balsams, and quickly stops coughs of any duration, guaranteed, with purchase from a Druggist.
Harry Clark of Stark County Power Co. left for a week vacation in Quincy to visit his mother and sisters. John Barnes and Mrs Barnes welcomed a baby boy born February 22. Mrs. Thomas Gubbins shows improvement after illness. John Malone returned from Blue Earth Minnesota praising sleighing. Wess Ault injured two fingers in a wood saw Wed. one finger was cut off and the other badly injured. he received immediate medical care.
A Youth's Companion note says a sleeping porch or open bedroom is a specific against colds, followed by a morning cold sponge bath. It endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a great help when a cold occurs. Obtainable everywhere.
Scientists explain butter formation by fat globules colliding and merging during churning, causing fat to rise and granules to surface. The Milwaukee Leader reprints Rockefeller income and foundation gift figures, noting potential influence of Rockefeller millions on public affairs remains vast.
Alfalfa proves adaptable to nearly all climates and soils per Coburn's Book on Alfalfa. It yields with 14 inches of rain and thrives in 65 inches in gulf states. It reaches ten to twelve tons from nine cuts annually in southern California, with noted growth below sea level in irrigated desert. New York, Nebraska, and Nevada show strong stands, while Alabama and Illinois/Missouri soils also respond well, enriching nitrogen and subsoils for future crops.
Whooping cough relief touted by Dr Bell for use with Pine Forests. Claims loosen mucus soothe throat and lungs and reduce coughing severity. Urges families with children to keep it on hand for all coughs and colds. Priced 25 cents at druggists, Electric Bitters promoted as a spring tonic.
A recited quatrain from a Nebraska Journal piece laments rural simplicity with lines about mush and milk socks wool calico smoke and outdoor air fear. The excerpt contrasts old country life with modern urban changes and hints at nostalgic longing.
Henry Carrier of River Street Henry endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for long standing kidney pain. He reports relief from backache and abnormal kidney secretions after using the remedy starting in 1907 and continues to trust it as of 1915. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
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