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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
3
Local notes recount gatherings, visits, school activities, sports day results at Putnam and Sparland, and a school annual project. Ernestine Everett obituary details a longstanding county farm resident born 1865 with a Bible devotion. A medical blurb promotes Sloan’s Liniment for aches from cleaning and strains.
Mrs H Merettt Merrill and Mrs Coa with daughter Helen visited Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Frank Mestersr of Castleton were guests at P E Phillips Thursday. Dick Sharon Peoria coal dealer in town Monday. Ladies association to meet at church Thursday May 18 at 2:30. Mr and Mrs Herbert Hakes of Hallock guests of Burton Geen Saturday. Dr and Mrs C M Wilmot and family at W J Scott La Prairie Sunday. James Smith of Peoria dinner guest of W S Root Monday. Piano committee to hold jitney social at church May 10. Cyrus Root and Emily of La Prairie visited W S Root Thursday. Mrs Wm Gruner visits Champlign Wednesday to see sons Elmer and Raymond at school. Nellie Kimble of La Prairie assisting Mrs P E Phillips. Mothers Day observed at Speer Congregational church. Sabbath school 9, preaching 10. Ladies association annual election: President Carrie Gruner, VP Belle Maerrill, Sec Minnie Root, Treas Louisa Phillips, Auditor Emme McCraw. Rev John Spencer dinner guest of H C Merrill and W Root. Thomas Collins and family ride in new six cylinder Jeffrey from Jamies Collins Peoria. Wm Long buys Ford runabout from Ham Phillips. Harold Even sells Ford to Charles Russell. Mr and Mrs Ben Davis return to Speer Sunday from Peoria with auto of Mr and Mrs Birton Green. They will visit with Mrs Emma Shane for a few days, then board for present. Dewey Smith Cleo Payne Ray Brimmer ride Sunday. Ray injured in accident near Princeville, unconscious eighteen hours, brought home Monday evening.
Eighth grade final exams were conducted in the Lacon courtroom on Friday April 28 under County Superintendent Nichols and a teachers committee. The event featured many rural schools and listed numerous pupils including Harold Root Mae Crocker Irene Hahn Margaret Russell Floyd Baker Raymond Jesse Cecelia Daly Owen Hicks Edith Herr and others, marking one of the best conducted exams.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cough and cold remedy. It claims quick cough relief, throat soothing, and suitability for all ages, featuring the formula on each bottle and a 25 cent price at druggists.
Broadmoor notes a newborn son born Monday May 8 to Sinny Brown and wife. FE G Rees visited Henry on business. Roy Cole and family from Kewanee visited local relatives Saturday. Bruce Stewart and wife were guests at Irvin Coppertune’s home Sunday. Mike True and family from Providence visited Broadmoor relatives Sunday. Charles Moody and wife and A. W Shriver and wife were Henry visitors.
An Alabama parent from Brandon Springs reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy helped a severely coughing infant recover quickly. An advertisement states the product as a widely available treatment for whooping cough.
An ad style fragment promotes a remedy labeled Uric Acid Solvent, claiming relief for bladder and rheumatic ailments. It touts pain removal, joint and back ache, and urges personal use with no obligations, though the copy is garbled and nonstandard.
Miss Kathrine Herberger wed Emmitt Hickey of Bradford at St Patrick's Church with Rev. G M Pierson presiding. The ceremony featured a wedding march by Mrs Dr Hickey and a high mass offertory by D J Hickey. The couple left for Chicago after a three course breakfast with family and friends attending.
Wilbur Hastings and family attend Peoria Saturday with George at the wheel. Mrs. Wm Ryan of Henry enjoyed a few days at the Hayline home among pleasant ladies and a skilled seamstress. Jesse Reinbeck family visited Charles Sellers. Edward Baugh injured stepping on a rusty nail, sidelining him briefly. Ask George Johnson and Bert Albert where to find mushrooms by the peck. Mrs. Golden returned to Magnolia Saturday. Miss Riddell closed her school known as Bonham on May 5. Charles Hunt's family visited Frank Lidgard in Bureau county Sunday. The woodland is beautifully enrobed with wildflowers filling the air. Mrs. Lucy Stout anxious over the illness of her mother, Josephine Ryan of Henry.
Earl Reynolds spent Sunday in Tis kilwa. Flora Peters of Henry assisted Mrs Lee Brokaw with housework. Mr and Mrs Harl McKee and daughter Mabel attended Frank Libe Ain Tig kilw ache ak yi re any. Mr and Mrs Samuel Chesney and family of Pitnami visited Frank Lidgard. Marguerite Chesney and family spent Sunday at Will Chesney. Mr and Mrs Marion Charies and Rodger Atkins visited. Ruberg family from Bureau celebrated their fifth anniversary. Mothers Day and village observed by Cottage church members with special singing and speaking.
Narrow clipping notes Asa Nightwonger selling surplus seed corn at low price while nearby residents Archie Compton and several ladies discuss mothers’ pain. It also reports visits among Mrs Walter Cook’s circle, Mrs Anna Tawksworth of Saratoga with Harry Nighswonger family, a death of Mrs Griswold near Theius and a long tribute to Tena Everett, a respected farm caregiver and reader, detailing memories and influence on townships and patients.
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