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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
2
Dr Carrie Weatherly osteopathic physician offers acute and chronic care with special attention to diseases of women and children. Home visits available. Day or night calls. Office in residence on east side of Main street near Central Park. Phone 261.
Magnolia department news includes farm work with Charles Griffin assisting Lucian Glover, visits by H R Dean and family, outreach for extra ice via Telephone Central, no new scarlet fever cases, and local social updates. Community notes cover visits by W A Paxton, Mrs George Golden, Burl Roberts, Grandma Piper, teachers reporting for duty, and residents traveling to Peru. Updates on weddings, Harvest Home Festival planning, TAC and Country Woman's Club meetings, fashions program, and corrections to a Times report about Mrs Henry Hotchkiss's husband.
The notice describes Kinsman Glinker No 12994 a dark bay 1850 pound stallion foaled June 1910 bred by Thomas Curtin of Kinsman Illinois. Sired by Justice N Oil from Dunsmore Justice 6752 with a line of dams and kinship. The 1916 season schedule lists dates and owners John Shamiel Lee Smith August Burgess John Bemi Peter Grasser Carey and Will Zimmerman with terms of 15 dollars to insure and stand and suck, caretaker Anton Lund.
A New Castle Indiana woman recounts forty years of monthly pain ending after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad features Hazel Hamilton of 822 South 15th Street seeking guidance and notes a confidential response from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Magnolia high school beat Hennepin in a dual track meet 53 to 61 with a large crowd at the Opera House. A high school production Under the Laurels impressed audiences with music by Jane Church Flora Zenor. Miss Hannah Martin dies at about 64 after a heart trouble illness. she had lived with J G Fay for years and was deeply loved by friends.
Locals from Lostant West Liberty and surrounding towns share weekend visits and trips to Streator Amboy Granville Knox and Knox. May 12 is the Putnam County Oratorical contest at Hennepin with a track meet on May 12 13. Schools from John Swaney and Rollo held a track meet at Rollo with a 33 to 60 score and a 4 to 3 ball game. A large group traveled 56 miles to attend and plan a return May 27 for field day. Mrs Anna Kadin praises Chamberlains Tablets for stomach relief.
J Le Downey of Henry visited Hennepin last Saturday. G 8 Carrier has set up a saw mill on the tile factory lot and is sawing timbers for J W Rockhill, Eyverett McGlasson supplying power with his traction engine. George Van Sickel recovering well from a stroke and walks downtown daily. Edgar Zenora fell seriously ill but shows some improvement though still very weak. Frank Smith purchased the G Yukon blacksmith shop north of Eb Sunderlin’s. Mrs Monroe went to Spring Valley hospital last week. she underwent a major operation for a large tumor and appendicitis the next day, the operation was successful.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a pleasant syrup that helps with colds and runny noses in children without fuss. It promises early relief, safety, and better elimination of waste poisons, urging readers to ask their druggist for the product.
A movement in Lostant invites all residents to join a new music club to study form history and chorus work and plan annual musical entertainments. The effort aims to boost local culture with a festival and support for the town band, leveraging local musical people and enthusiasts.
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