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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
7
The Bergner store in Peoria Illinois urges customers to prepare for hot weather with ready for action sales. Hurry to shop as temperatures may soar to 96 degrees and neglect could mean discomfort. Special values are offered to help readers stay comfortable and ready.
Seasonable merchandise of all kinds in great variety is ready and many genuine bargains are offered, especially in our Coat and Suit Department. Visit the store soon to take advantage of the selections and savings mentioned in this notice.
An advertisement touts buy a new suit or coat at big savings. It promises excellence of cut fit and finish with superior materials and smart style and deeply cut prices in a department store ready to wear lineup.
Fifty mothers attended a school Mothers Day event Friday with strong school support. Florence King, Lela Hennifelt absent ill. Botany class studied bluebell violet sweet William dandelion and blood root. A Chicago representative from Houghton Mifflin attended Monday evening. Several students earned teacher certificates. domestic science classes made fondue and cheese balls.
Rubber stamps supplied by Brown Printing Co of Peoria are noted in a brief listing. The item highlights the supplier and location without additional details.
Memorial day events at Saratoga church were assigned to committees to secure a speaker and music, with decor duties and water provision. The day’s chairman is Robert Kelley, with M N Holmes, Andrew Kelley, Rev Busby as speakers. Maybell Hauger, Mrs Andrew Kelley, Hazel Rickey to handle music. Mrs W H Smart, Mrs Anna Hawksworth to handle decorations.
The Illinois nickname story cites an Arizona governor at an Illinoisians gathering. He links the label to a pioneer water anecdote and humor about digging for water beneath dry ground. Separately four railroads face federal suits over cattle watering and feeding rules in transit.
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Preserption as a mild simple cure for eczema and itching. It promises proof from a trial and offers the regular size bottle at a dollar with a money back guarantee.
A humorous treatise notes that men possess pockets in trousers waistcoats and coats in varying numbers from eight to twelve, with pockets developing in childhood and teeth cutting marking milestones. rare sleeve pockets are mentioned as a curiosity, alongside a brief advertisement for legal blanks and note books.
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