Paralyzed woodcarver gains fame across the nation
C M Hobbs of 1010 Fourth Ave uses a wheelchair yet carves intricate woodwork with a pen knife. He accepts commissions from across the United States, avoids stain by using different woods, and once served in the Civil War including time in Andersonville. His wife and daughter support his craft.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
C. M. Hobbs
1010
Fourth Avenue
Putnam County
Howard Williams
Martha Williams
Co. M. Hobbs
Hobbs
United States
Union Pacific Railroad
West
Mr. Hobb
Union Pacific
Andersonville
Epitaph for Birmingham Mother of Seven Children Ad
The tombstone inscription from Birmingham notes Here lies the mother of children seven Four on earth and three in Heaven The three in Heaven preferring father To die with mother than live with father Rated as an advertisement dated 12 27 with funeral director G E Fenwick Fa a Fa.
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Birmingham
England
C. K
Guardian's report approved in county court case
Guardian's report for Josephine G. Conrad minor approved and recorded while guardian discharged. Leave granted to withdraw objections in Crow Creek Drainage District case with special appearance allowed. Numerous real estate deeds and quitclaims recorded in various townships. Court notices list new cases and discharges. auditor meetings scheduled for March in Whitefield and Henry townships.
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Josephine G. Conrad
Guardian
Ward
Crow Creek
Matilda Barnes
John Barnes
Advertising Advice for Local Dealers From Northern Furniture
A column urges merchants to treat ads as sales tools not literature. Write simply and honestly to build goodwill, avoid misrepresentation, and tailor language to everyday speech. Use newspaper space wisely, supervise ads, and focus on clear calls to action rather than fancy phrasing.
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Northern Furniture
Cottage and housing ads in the local want column
Various for sale and for rent notices including a six room cottage, a three room apartment in The Republican building, a gray Buick Model B37, a tea room house in Henry city with electric lights water bath and four lots, Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching, and farm seeds including Marquis spring wheat oats and corn from Putnam county Illinois with seed corn varieties.
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Thomas C. Waterous
City of Henry
Sarah OC
Lash
Eustis
Fla
Plymouth
William Merritt
Henry Central
Iowa
W. G. Griffith
Putnam County
Ill
Vinol Claims Strength Boosters Proven by Formula
Advertises Vinol as a health tonic with ingredients listed to restore strength in weak, run-down adults and children. Offers money-back guarantee via A J Ironmonger, Druggist Henry, promising full refund if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
A. J. Ironmonger
Henry
Aeolian Phonograph for All Records at Fenwick’s Ad
The Aeolian phonograph is advertised as the only machine sold in Henry that plays all makes of records and the machines they were designed for. Visit Fenwick to hear your favorite record on the Aeolian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyatt
Henry
G. EB. Fenwick
Ady
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Mendota
Journal
Father
Faa
G. E. Fenwick
Waterloo Bay
Waterloo
Bogner Auto Company
Camp Grove, Ill
Henry, IL
New York Life Ins. Co
Thomas
Ist Nat’l Bank Bldg
Special Agent
Henry, Ill
Uits & Flowers
LaFayette
Irvin Ingels
Illinois
The
Home Nursery
LA Fayette
Court House News
George W. Helmandollar
Charles O. Sturn
Steuben
Isaac L. Davis
Rufus C. Porch
Bell Plain
Charles
Sarah KH
Swartz
James Leroy Cain
Evang Township
James S. McCully
Roland D. Kunkle
Richland Township
Hubert Turnbull
Frank H. Wilson
Prairie
George Stowell
Wallace H. Dodd
la Prairie
Christiana Marshall
Thomas Monier
John G. Duden
Henrietta C. Clayman
Bennington
Robert Doran
George Frank
la Prairie Township
William West
William Kinniman
West & Kinniman
Angelo Capponi
First State and Savings Bank of Abingdon
G. K. Williams
N. R. Williams
Will O'Connor
Assumpsit
William A. Koch
Fred P. Aitchison
Wayne F. Howard
Javerett C. Frisbey
Floris Wilson Nichols
William McThompson
William Joseph Huck
Jacob W. Myers
Erwin A. Schumacher
Arthur W.creabil
Oliver W. Waldo
Fred Ross
Burt BE. Day
David A. Farley
Frederick C. Winkel
Joseph F. Maack
Everett Leslie Crocker
John J. Valesano
Walter Earl Skelton
Pasqualino E. Flamino
Harold J. Fay
Robert G. Fay
Mellow Ricca
Raymond B. Litchfield
Benjamin H. Bestold
William BE. Rickey
George A. Moreland
Lloyd Orval Holmstrom
Arthur Sharick
Leo Kelly
Harry C. Carlson
Louis Mart Thomas
Elmer J. Henn
Harry W. Althous
Pree
Walter Wink
Edward Lawrence McMahon
Sa S Auditor's Notice
Board of Auditors
Whitefield
Marshall
Henry 8. Rowe
Hast Park Row
A, D
Louis Kraus
Emerson
Fenwick
Andy
Clell Collier
Reid
Putnam, Ill
Vinol
Herry
Charles Holt Henry
Hayes
America
Duke Bros
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