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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
2
Local notes list visits and greetings from residents and visitors in Magnolia and nearby towns. People from Peoria Wenona Lincoln Varna and Streator drop in for appointments, family visits, or events. The Henry Republican editor transacts business, while families plan travel and school hires are discussed.
Mrs All en Coe visits Granville to care for her daughter Mae with diphtheria as Mrs Harry King keeps house for her brother during the illness. Mae and others plan trips to Minneapolis to see Joséph then Oregon to see her mother. Mrs R we Spencer goes to Peoria for store errands, returns with husband who has tardy court duties. Mr and Mrs K W Adalt and daughter Katherine drive to Bloomington to fetch May, with P Case accompanying to Normal. Miss Gould returns Sunday. The Ford Car ad touts low price and inducements offered by H Edminster of McNabb Illinois.
A fragment reports a school outing at Wolf's with Putnam boys and praise for hospitality. It notes a 26 to 7 score in a game and mentions the school directors visiting the University of Illinois and Normal to hire two teachers next year. It lists staff hires: Mr Lawrence of Champaign, Miss Hart of Normal, and Miss Hamilton, Miss Whitten, and Miss Wilson retained.
Wednesday calls include Mrs Doraz Etx and Mrs Cleary and Mrs Mitchell of Portland guesting with relatives. Reports cover farm and social visits, millinery events in Chicago, lost auto top cover, travel to Ottawa Princeton and Mendota for engagements, school notes, club meetings, and preparations for county meet on May 16.
Putnam County notes mention P M Morine of Hennepin visiting Monday, Dr T C Coggeshall of Henry at Swaney school, Louis Spalding visiting his mother, mumps affecting B E Smith, and several residents traveling to Henry for Masonic and school events. May 7 8培养. Magnolia events. Swaney school visitors include Springfield assistant superintendent of public instruction.
Local items report Bertha Medearis absent due to sickness, fifth graders finishing physiologies, and an improved condition for Blanche Conkey. Advertising notes praise Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach weakness and headaches, with sales via local dealers. The Granville marriage license notice lists John Hosy and Marie Deininger amid broader county legal chatter and funeral notices.
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