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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1890
Page
7
A local shop advertises small children's jersey suits and kilts for ages 2 to 6 years with stylish looks at low prices. Short pant suits from 75 cents to 6 1/2 dollars for up to 15 years and 8 button cutaway suits offering expensive look for a fraction of the cost. Cutaways priced 10 12 50 and 18 50 plus dozens of fancy percale shirts at 75 to 1 25. Complete stock includes hats furnishing goods gloves boots trunks jewelry and more.
Hutchins and Lincoln announce a May 21 1890 polo party at New Opera Hall. Profits go to the Henry Light Guard Band with valuable presents to be given away on the day.
Our Bargain Column notes Easter Monday dances at New Opera Hall and a regular annual ball. Advertising items include letter tablets for sale, pigeons cash offers, fancy trimmed hats from Henry Watercott's millinery, shooting matches, and stock purchases. Also listed are cures and product ads for Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion and English Spavin Liniment, with local merchants and dates referenced.
Local Mélange reports Easter dance plans Mrs Fr Becker visiting sister Mrs Wasmuth at Fairbury and delays in communications due to illness. Eli Wright lays a new floor in his barber shop. Win Weeks family visiting relatives from Bradford. Several short notes on barbershop improvements, pony horsemanship, a shop accident, a reading book lost near the Christian church, and entertainment plans for after Lent. Also mentions misfortune of Editor Whiffen and health concerns.
A decree of foreclosure and sale was granted to Lewis Buyder in the Bureau County circuit court against John C. Dougherty for 708.06. Regular examinations for teacher certificates by the county superintendent will be held at the Henry lower school on Saturday at 10 o clock. Mr and Mrs H J Adams plan to move to the city this week into Mrs Adams's Market Street house, George Field to occupy Adams’s former home, and Mrs Wanser has returned from visiting relatives. Frank Heider arrived from Nebraska with his mother. Andrew Renz from Omaha has been away seven years. A library program featuring vocal music and readings drew an appreciative crowd. Henry was lively Saturday with shoppers at J H Jones & Sons, aided by three extra clerks. Dr J W Nichols will visit Henry on Saturday, March 20, and stay up to 19 days at the Camp House. Supervisor Jones and highway treasurer Yaeger will publish financial reports in coming columns. Henry Balenseifer injured his left foot while chopping wood and is temporarily in the cripple corps. Summer shortages may prompt a mice-supply drive via Lee wagon. H L Orr & Co built a new iron-covered warehouse attached to the Odd Fellows building. B A Kline and Will Clark completed the project. The city council installed a substantial library bookcase, aiming to make the Henry library a city credit. St K Warner is back for a few days. he recently completed an elevator at Weldon and will proceed to Serena to build another. The R A Co considers him best for elevator construction, a focus of his carpentry work.
Six days of clothing purchases by Hutchins Lincoln patrons, anti license sermons by Rev Ayling and colleagues, and a new bronze fountain for Camp House grounds. Reports praise Barrett Comedy Co at Chillicothe, Henry Light Guard band parade, and Warder Bushnell Glessner machine makers expanding from 1850. The piece highlights local events and industrial advertising.
David Dwyer of Kiine's sawing crew was thrown from his road cart. his right arm fracture required care by Dr Jones. John Conover of Saratoga married Indiana-born daughter of a Sucker farmer, with reception at the groom's father’s home. St John's parish hosts a young folk guild meeting and Holy Week services led by Rev J R Holst, with multiple church observances including Good Friday. Mrs Eliza Warbanton Earl, 76, died at home after a long illness, survived by husband Hiram Earl and ten children. funeral in Tiskilwa beside her mother.
A garbled page snippet shows advertising blurbs and local notices. It mentions Dr Ball's Cough Syrup, Schneider Bros moving to Tiskilwa, a cash sales stance by F Gates, and a marriage license in Lacon involving Aaron Rapp and Julia Sinclair with Judge Winsper Evans presiding.
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