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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
3
An old fashioned advertisement touts Vinci cod liver extract as a miracle tonic for frail children and the elderly. It claims improved health, weight gain, and appetite, with a promise of refund if not effective. The ad lists distributors and the First National Bank as context notes.
County supervisors approve several actions including salary order for state's attorney, ice contract for courthouse and jail, and oiling streets near court facilities. Grand jurors for May term are named, and a general index project is discussed. The note closes with a local humor item and a cough remedy ad.
Elmirans Charles Artage and John F Tremain, longtime Albany news figures, are praised as influential in the capital news industry with strong ties to state officials and legislators. Tremain is cited as a cousin of Richard Tremain of Whitefield. Public sale notice announced at Camp House Barn in Henry Ill for horses, sows, and farm goods with detailed descriptions and 10 percent paid at sale.
Wm Salisbury of Osakis Minnesota writes of a pleasant winter with little snow and sleighing early, notes land values rising by about 25 per acre and many Dakota settlers moving west. He reports milk cows selling for 520 and other stock prices up, corn and potatoes bumper crops, and signals rising land sales as farmers move to Minnesota. He closes with best wishes to The Republican and readers.
C L Klein writes from Naper Nebraska to Burt friends about a snowy winter, strong cattle and hog markets, high feed values, corn at 35 cents and oats at 26 cents, rising land prices, and growing auto use with good roads. He notes hog sickness and plentiful potatoes last fall, with wages from $25 to $36 monthly for hire men.
Albert Tyler writes from Levy New Mexico on March 3 about visiting Horace Heath and family. He notes good weather, plowing, promising wheat, and strong stock country with many Illinois people in Henry. He lists former classmates, towns represented, and references local notices about town meetings and elections in Henry Illinois for 1913.
Notice to voters of Whitefield Township Marshall County Illinois of the annual meeting and election of township officers to be held at the Town Hall on the first Tuesday of April 1913. Officials to be elected include Commissioner of Highways Justice of the Peace School Trustee and Constable with the meeting opening at 2 pm and polls at 7 am. The township will cover expenses and hear reports. Signed March 18 1913 by Town Clerk Hunt.
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