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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
10
Dr Carrie Weatherly offers acute and chronic care with emphasis on women and children. Home visits available by request. Day or night calls. Office located on the east side of Main Street one block north of Central Park. Phone 251.
Magnolia recorder notes May 11 1916 items include Charles Griffin aiding Lucian Glover with farm work Charles Griffin assisting Lucian Glover H B Dean and family visiting Streator late Mrs Burl Roberts hosting California visitors Grandma Piper moving to George Hillabrand home Harvest Home Festival planning sixteenth T A C meeting May 4 Temperance group and country club events plus local corrections about Mr Hotchkiss Windy City trip cited and corrected.
Foaled June 1910 this dark bay Shire stallion is bred by Thomas Curtin of Kinsman Illinois. Sired by Justice II out of Dunsmore Justice with Queen VI Wenona Fuchsia and Sidonia as prior dams. Season 1916 dates listed with various handlers. Terms 15 dollars to insure colt to stand up and suck. Care not guaranteed from accidents. Ownership by Peter Kuhne with Anton Lund as groom.
In New Castle Indiana Hazel Hamilton recalls suffering monthly from age eleven to seventeen before using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits the tonic with restoring health and regularity. Magnolia high defeats Hennepin 53 to 61 in a dual meet. Miss Hannah Martin dies at 64 after a period of illness. A high school production of Under the Laurels entertained a large crowd at the Opera House. A class of fifteen children made first communion at St Patrick’s Church.
Laura and Helen Smith visit relatives at Lestant. Mrs Josephine Hollingsworth returns to West Liberty, Ta after visiting her sister Alice Tomlinson. Louis Spalding on business to Streator. W G Griffith travels to Peoria and Venus. Toluca visitors Golden Mills and Julian Smith. Visits by the Sutherlands of Peoria to home folks. Merritt of Lostant attends Friends meeting. Mrs L S Griffith travels to Amboy. Ruth Mills with Neva Edgerly visit W L Mills at Knox. May 12 Putnam County Oratorical contest at Hennepin and track meet there Saturday. John P Anderson drives a new Overland. Rev Hade a Ford. W C T U meeting postponed to May 17. Dinner hosted for Mrs Bumgarner’s sister Sabina and Elmer Dickey of California. Putnam County Sunday School convention held at Friends meeting. John Swaney and Rollo school join track meet at Rollo. Our school wins meet 33 to 59 and ball game 4 to 3. Fifteen autos with 84 patrons travel 55 miles to Rollo. Friendly relations between two schools. return visit planned for May 27 field day.
A Spencerport New York resident Mrs Anna Kadin praises Chamberlains Tablets for lasting relief from chronic stomach trouble. The notice also lists local business activity with saw mill work by C S Carrier and J W Rockhill, and updates on patients Georges Van Sickel, Edgar Zenor, and Mrs F L Monroe after hospital surgery.
A vintage advertisement urges guarding children against colds with Dr Kings New Discovery a sweet tar syrup that eases symptoms and clears waste poisons with the first dose, calling for parents to ask their druggist for the remedy and to renew their subscription.
Lostant local column lists visits and departures of residents and guests. Names include Perr Mills, Miss Beatrice Massie, Dr. Ray Kreger, Glen Golden, Miss Margaret Shea, Miss Elsie McKenzie, Miss Zoe Kenyon, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Jordan, Miss Violet Simms, Mrs. Ella Moore, and others. Bits note hospital visits, trips to Chicago, Normal, Streator, La Salle, and Peru, plus condolences and thanks.
Community efforts in Lostant aim to form a musical club inviting all to join. Plans include studying musical form and history, promoting chorus work, and hosting annual festivals. Nearby WCTU gathering at Mrs. Shields home enjoyed a country outing and social time with thanks to the hosted entertainment.
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