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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
12
Magnolia Illinois May 8 1913 local notes cover visitors births marriages and social events. A fire destroyed the livery barn with no insurance while residents aided in saving nearby structures and plans for a new fireproof barn were announced.
Magnolia school news records several absences due to illness including Bessie Defenbaugh and Alvin Spencer. The Latin class prepares Caesar, history final exams were held, a debate on racial treatment was decided against the affirmative, and the high school baseball team won 14 to 11 against Hennepin.
The Eastern Star Ladies’ Aid and Thursday Afternoon Club hosted a farewell for Mr and Mrs Alonzo Emans on Tuesday night. The program featured vocal and instrumental numbers, followed by luncheon. The Emans plan to move to Florida this fall. Mr Emans has long been a Magnolia businessman. Mrs Emans has been active in philanthropic work and local organizations.
A Newton Iowa resident reports his sister’s husband recovering from rheumatism in the arm after applying Chamberlain’s Liniment. The ad says the next morning the pain was gone and touts the liniment as best for chronic muscular rheumatism. Sold by T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger.
Local brief mentions Henry visitors Cassie Swaney sick list visits from Magnolia Dorothea Lassmann Beking meeting trip Streator shopping trips by Spaldings and Griffiths family dinners moving an old house school board reports appointing W B Mills as superintendent Venona visitors and Ogden area arrivals noted Dr Ralph Mills and family stayed in Oscar Bumgarner’s area with Mrs Mills remaining two weeks.
Violet Boyle and Mabel Glenn visited Gertrude French near Wenona while Edna Wilson and Jeannette Fitl Craft attended a Sunday gathering at Pearl Heflin’s Wenona home and watched the Saturday track meet. Twenty five neighborhood residents attended a concert by Maude Powell in Streator last Wednesday night. Our school joined Wenona for field day with the Wenona high school and the Swaney field hosts a track meet on May 10 with Henry and Tonica high schools and Consolidated. A major Omaha calamity was eclipsed by Ohio floods causing great suffering from cold and exposure. Local reader L Poole of Omaha endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs.
Mr and Mrs Charles Meier of peer visited Florid relatives Sun Mrs Grace Christon and Velma and Blanche Allen visited last week with Willis Deiningers Mrs Sarah Chance returned home Sunday after a week's visit in Henry at Charles Meier's Pupils at Florid school enjoyed an outing last Thursday evening to a woods near town for lunch and return home about dark They all had a fine time Rev Mr Martin entertained at John Henning home Bertha Deininger spent Saturday night and Sunday at her brother Willis Deininger s Mrs Sarah Cassell entertained Mrs Art Christon and daughter Velma and Miss Blanch Allen to dinner last Sunday A bird dog belonging to a man in Mulvane disappeared last week owner suspected theft and printed an ad exactly as written Lost on run away One hivver colored bard dog called Jim Will show signs of hyderfobby in about three days the dog came home the following
A Lacon Illinois resident William T Gapen on Fair Avenue attests Doans Kidney Pills eased his backache and kidney pain restoring regular function. The ad notes wide local use and offers the product at 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents and to Remember the name Dean's.
Mrs Margaret Conlin visited La Salle Tuesday. Residents including H C Barton and family at Mud Lavia Hotel Kramer. John Berninger now offers first class horse shoeing and blacksmithing. Miss Elsie McKenzie back to school after illness. Delia Miller recovering after appendicitis. Anna Kelso escaped serious injury after a fall. head cut, bruises, but walking. Various visits, repairs, and provincial social news across Lomastun, McNabb, Tonica, Streator, and nearby communities.
Sanbury resident John Supsic praises Dr King's New Life Pills for prompt relief from constipation indigestion and liver complaint. Commercial ad notes price 25 cents and endorsement by T Piaseerayes and A J Ironmonger.
The remains of Dr J C Young from Phoenix arrived in Wenona with Mrs Young and Lomax, along with Mrs Young's parents and other relatives. Also listed are local visits and social events, a foot surgery for Roscoe Judd, a Wenona High School track dual meet win, and several weekend guests at local homes.
A Auburn New York resident with kidney and bladder trouble cured himself using Foley Kidney Pills. He credits a permanent cure after a year and identifies himself as J. A. Farmer. Adv from A. J. Tronmonger.
A passage extols printing and newspapers as the dominant force of modern civilization. It claims the newspaper reaches more people than any other printed form and frames life without a newspaper as like living in the Middle Ages. It references movable type and urges subscribing to The Republican.
In the Putnam County Circuit Court the fire case of H B Surface vs C M St P and C I railways led the session. A sealed verdict gave $4200 to the plaintiff. Miller trial followed with juror changes. Manslaughter verdict later found guilty with indeterminate sentence. motion for new trial and arrest of judgment denied. Prisoner sent to Joliet penitentiary.
A city woman bought a dry goods remnant at a sale two years ago intending to sew a skirt for a child. Time passed and fashions changed, but last week she used the material to craft a complete dress for the family’s young daughter, leaving a neat piece of fabric unused.
We look to the farmers' wants with lines of plows planters binders mowers field fence gasoline engines lighting plants windmills pumps separators washing machines machine oils hardware stoves and tinware telephones supplies repairs furnished on short notice.
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