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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
3
Sparland residents report visitors and travels including Mrs Hoadley’s homecoming and several trips to Peoria Lacon Henry Chicago Heights Monmouth Toulon and Chicago. The community plans a 10c Baptist social on May 6 and observes the last month of school with students counting days until vacation.
Ellen Hoadley returns home from Tiskilwa for a brief visit before summer in Whitefield. A stone wall addition by Mrs. Parker protects a yard from soil wash. Will Riddell returns from Hot Springs with improving health of his companion, and Oscar McLaughlin and Harry Sei bolt chosen as Baptist Sunday school delegates. Weather delays slow a concrete grain office project. a washout disrupts rail service until repairs restore trains. Sparland sees ongoing yard upgrades, wall removals, and general improvements along a street fronting Mr Gapen’s new house.
The Lacon Orchestral club and soloist perform at U P church Friday night May 13 under U P C auspices. Wm Turnbull and daughter Mary of Chicago visit relatives in La Prairie this week. Funeral of an uncle in Washburn attended by Mr and Mrs Harry Safford. Will Scoon and daughter Alice visit Lacon. L L C meets with Miss Lucie Calder May 7. Alvin Calder and family visit Charles Casey in Lacon. Mina Monier and daughters Anna and Alice of Peoria visit country. James Davidson and family from Messina Indiana visit father Richard Davidson. Davidson not well lately. Wirsching gives a talk on local option. stormy weather reduced attendance. Miss Jennie Pringle improves in Hot Springs Arkansas. Mrs H S Edminster will visit relatives in Camp Grove. Marsden Calder in Peoria weekend. Una Watt visits in Lacon over Sunday. A J and Edward McCullough in Lacon Monday. Clara Turnbull attends Research club play in Peoria.
Advertisement asserts the high cost of living without quality gains and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a superior remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough and throat lung ailments in a genuine yellow package from A J Ironmonger.
Richard Kelley and Robert Kelley travel from Peoria on business for Camp Grove Farmers Elevator Co. locals report visits to Peoria, Chicago, or St. Louis, with social tidbits about families, a party of Indians headed to Al Fresco park, and light humor about life. Bucklen's Amica Salve praised for quick healing of a child's scratches after outdoor play.
Rain disrupts planting plans as farmers delay shelling seed corn. Social visits include Miss Blanche Farling with the Miles family and Miss White at Marshall households. Teachers Miss White and Miss Nighswonger are mentioned with pupils and local families, plus a cartoonish exchange about heaven. The region reports small gatherings, examinations at Lacon, and a joke about a new hired man sharpening stumps.
Estella Dodd achieved a central examination average of 94 across fourteen branches. Rev C E Marsh, 78, prepares to move from Averyville to Ontario to lead a new charge, with a long Congregational ministry in Central Illinois. Local events include a ten cent tea at Mrs Perkins and a Lacon high school orchestra concert, plus social visits and horse illness at Bert Wilcox’s.
Speer Charles Price visits Speer on business. Mrs. Harry Swaby visits Peoria friends Saturday. Wm. Gray calls on business in Chillicothe. Fred Hodges travels to Broadmoor to see brother Otis. Mrs. Anna Stisser and Florence shop in Peoria Wednesday. Steve Willard and Mahlon Gaumer attend a Dunlap dance Friday. Mrs. Arthur Merrill visits A L Hakes family in Chillicothe. Milt Gaumer and carpenters begin on Reuben Street matter’s barn Thursday. Frank Wilson and Wm. Gray’s assistant start home to Nebraska for a week with parents. Farmers still store corn seed in sacks in granary. Ransome Erskine returns to Santa Fe railroad work in Chillicothe after mumps illness.
Lone Tree reports Mr. Pratt visiting Wyoming last week. Mrs. Anderson called on Mrs. Dwyer. Downey Wright and baby traded in Henry Satur. Wigand family visited Kroeper’s. rain continues and planting corn is starting. George Bickerman owns a valued colt and declined a $350 offer for its dam. Dwyer recently called at Wigand’s.
Peter Herber returned from the west after visiting. George Staab hosted a social dancing party on Tuesday evening. Will Smart, Peter Lewis and Herbert Doyle have had sick horses lately. Mike Landers visited Peoria last week. J L Gray was called to Waukegan Friday for his father's death. Rev Black delivered a fine sermon Sunday. The Kaiser boys are tleing the Holmes 80. John and Jim Mulcahy lost their best cow with milk fever last Thursday. Tom McLeer's spent Sunday at Walter Holler's. May Mallary visited sister Mrs Herbert Wilson over Sunday. Mrs Milan Holmes Grace Irene spent the weekend with Alfred Holmes and wife. Herbert Doyle spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother in Henry.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as essential for sound kidneys and urinary health. It claims early use prevents serious illness and restores kidneys and bladder to normal function, cited by A. J. Ironmon.
Cottage William Chesney traveled to Batavia on Saturday. Mrs. Chesney and other locals visited various households in Bradford and nearby areas. Several visitors and residents were noted at homes across the community with illnesses among O’Neill’s sons mentioned.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver stomach and kidney troubles. It claims the pills expel poisons from the system and restore health and vigor to the weak and ailing. Available for 25c at A J Ironmongers and T J Segraves drug stores.
The census taker finished rounds in Milo township. Edna Smith’s home hosted Mrs. Bonner and Mrs. Thirkell Friday afternoon. Three foxes were shown by Henry Sherman and Oscar Chastteen. Ed Pearch reports a horse with lockjaw. Will Henkins family moved to Lombardville earlier this week. Henry Sherman and family visited Bert Piper Sunday. Mrs. J C Monier entertained her mother from Lacon for several days.
The text extols Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a superior remedy for liver and bowel troubles. It claims thousands bless them for curing constipation, sick headache, biliousness, jaundice and indigestion, with sales by A. J. Ironmonger, a druggist.
A six year old asks what an angel is and the mother explains a beautiful winged lady. The child then mentions hearing the hired girl called an angel and the mother smiles and teases she will see her fly tomorrow.
Toluca public schools set commencement at Jensen opera house on June 2. Legal action over sick benefits involving Vicicenzi Marsilia and Stella D Italia Society. continuance granted. Miss Mary Baker returns home to Streator after White Pearl engagement. Walter Skelton named rural route carrier to start next Monday. Christian church rally May 13 14 15 with Rev J Fred Jones of Bloomington to preach May 15. Toluca city council canvasses recent election results. Albert Peterson newly joined council. Local wrestling match Tontz vs Ermeti ends quickly with Tontz dominant. Ad for Foley's Kidney Pills by A J Trommo nger.
The exchange features Pat and Mike discussing a ill wolf and a character named Overseer mocks Sambo. The dialogue, terse and crude, includes teasing and a hint of racial stereotype about a flat nose and nosiness.
A druggist advertises D. D. D. Prescription wash for eczema relief, made from oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerine. The 25 cent offer is presented as a temporary bargain not normally sold in 1 dollar bottles, with a personal recommendation from T. J. Segraves.
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