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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
Incidents and legal notices fill a page with weather observations from Bureau County. Duck hunting delays, a record ice cover, and forecasts for spring shooting contrast with local personals about birthdays, visits, and farm job inquiries.
George Shorts of Whitefield, about 50, showed a new winter quilt piecework titled The State of Illinois. The framed arrangement uses six large blocks with 88 pieces each, totaling 828 pieces in bright white red and blue. The creator notes the effort surpasses a prior quilt and praises ingenuity, patience, and skill. Also brief notes on eggs and poultry for sale and local tax totals released by Henry township.
Kidney pills are praised by Henry residents for back pain relief and improved kidney function. Mrs. C. Bidwell of Thomas Street Henry Illinois endorses Doan's Kidney Pills, bought at Segraves' Drug Store, and urges others to try them. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Community items show cattle shipments from McNabb to Chicago, school absences due to sickness, local visits, weddings, anniversaries, and a busy athletics scene as Swaney closes its basketball season. Roads movement gains momentum with Magnolia meeting well attended.
Stillman Green of Malachite Col. recalls doctors giving him two years to live. He credits Dr King's New Discovery for his throat and lung recovery. Coughs colds and lung troubles urged to try the remedy. Free trial bottle offered at local druggists A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
A mixed batch of early 20th century want ads lists items for sale including a draft bay mare safe in foal, a used typewriter, and various harnesses and log chains. Also appears a barber college recruitment notice from Chicago and a political appeal by a Tax Collector candidate for Henry township with election details for April 2, 1912.
Classified notice brief about sale of 240 acres known as Olive Hastings farm located five and a half miles southwest of Sparland with option to buy 420 acres of exchange land. heirs will sell at reasonable prices on easy terms. contact Hartley & Flynn Real Estate Office. Also town meeting and election notices for Henry Township and various local notices including a tragedy in Peru and farming ads.
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