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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement extols The Apollo Piano as automatic or hand playable. It claims universal accessibility with 88 keys and 71 8 octaves, claims superior build with German tuning, nickel and gross action, hand carved case, and catalog offers. It pitches value with price inducements and urges calls or mail for catalogue.
At a Peoria town meeting the offices of town clerk and collector are to be merged with city clerk and city treasurer respectively. The change aims to save taxpayers thousands of dollars and takes effect next year.
Plans to reestablish canal freight service and a swift passenger express between Chicago and St Louis under Captain William H. Wallace with a $100,000 corporation. Old canal boats to be overhauled, new vessels built, and operations restarted between Joliet and Chicago, then Chicago to Joliet. Rebates by railroads ended by government action spur revival.
William G Underwood of Toluca has been arrested in Little Rock on a forgery claim after allegedly cashing a bad check. Four women claim to be his wife, and his brother Kirk Underwood was contacted for bail. Toluca plans 24 saloons licensed May 1. Andrew Wargo Jr fell 26 feet from St Ann’s church spout while painting. no bones broken, he was treated at home.
Mrs. Dr. C. D. Reeder of Lacon died Friday morning after a week of unconsciousness from a stroke. Widowed to the late Dr H Reeder a noted surgeon, she was 77 and well loved in the area. Funeral services were held Sunday beside her husband in Lacon cemetery.
A Hen rietta reader reports a five year eczema case cured after trying Electric Butters and Sage Rasta medicines after two doctors deemed it hopeless. The advertisement promotes blood medicines and tonics from Powell’s City Drug Store and J W Niece Drug Store with claims of guaranteed effectiveness and products from various firms.
A visit to the Pontiac state reformatory highlights 240 acres rented and about 500 total acres including owned land. Plans allocate 125 garden, 30 potatoes, 120 pasture, 40 orchard, rest corn. Crops look good. clover reseeded with timothy. Noted herd of cows and well-bred hogs. Superintendent Mallory proud of operations giving outdoor work and future living skills. Louis Olberg dies at Camp Point after pneumonia. funeral in Galva with Masons and relatives attending.
A fragmentary, poetic note describes frogs singing and welcomes spring sounds. It mentions a meadow lark, robin, and backyard imagery. The garbled text includes stray phrases about listening to nature and a subscription prompt.
Grand Master Oliver Wilson speaks at Hopewell Grange in Hal land Grove on the value of farming as humanitys oldest calling. He praises education temperance and charity within the order and invites all who love agriculture to join, noting its social and moral aims and welcoming women.
Henry chapter No 2123 plans its 18th anniversary at the M. E. church next Sunday evening with a musical and literary program starting at 7 30 o clock. The program lists hymns readings from scripture remarks by J J Crick jenberger duets by Miss Arlene Hunter and Amma Brown and several solos and an address by LS plus choir anthems and a closing hymn Benediction by G W Cloyd local merchant recalls a jamison bite incident and a remedy with Bucklen's Salve 25 cents at stores
Saturday evening attraction features Gene Eve Thomas in a Beverly of Graystark tale with love and adventure by George Barr McCutcheon. The reader portrays multiple characters with a mellow voice, captivating the crowd as Miss Thomas delivers a lively recital.
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