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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
13
Sparland and nearby towns report social visits and travels with residents like Clyde McLaughlin Bert Herridge Elsie Cumming and Miss Margaret Myers. local business and schooling notes include M C Marshall, Miss Mamie Campbell and Elmer Olson. A serious accident involving Milan Holmes's son Charles Holmes is described with injuries but stable condition reported.
Bethel church held a Sunday school election with the former officers reelected. The school thrives under superintendent Merle Gallup. A meeting of members and friends is set for next Sunday evening May 16 to discuss church building improvements. Epworth League officers were elected last week with Della Taylor as president Lulu Kenney as first vice president Mabel Gehr as second vice president
Full line advertisement listing International wagons manure spreaders Schroeder grain dumps dairy cream separators Peoria power washing machines cowboy tank heaters wire fencing bugetes whips olis greases hulking pegs pumps and tanks as specialties.
Grace Aitchison serves as fourth vice president Anna Luft is secretary Lulu M Hoskins treasurer Elsie Gehr organist Bernice Hoskins chorister M E Smith junior superintendent H B McLeish. The League reports unusual prosperity with new worker members. Anniversary address set for next Sunday evening by Rev Leech of Henry.
Harriet Newell McCurdy born June 29 1858 in Henry Illinois daughter of John C McCurdy and Eliza A McCurdy. She married George W Snell in 1874. Lived in Whitefield Corners Sparland and Henry, died May 10 after long illness. Survived by husband son three sisters and brother. funeral at M B church. Burial in Henry cemetery. Card of Thanks from family.
John Supsic of Sanbury Pennsylvania praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best remedy for constipation indigestion and liver complaint. The ad notes a 25 cent price and endorsements by Ms Segraves and A Ironmonger.
LA PRAIRIE and surrounding areas report weekend visits and gatherings. Mrs Shimp and daughter Mrs Alice Hunt of Chillicothe visited the Jacobs home. Blackwell family and baby from Steuben joined Sabbath at the Wm Madison home. Turnbulls in Evanston and Longman in Lacon visited relatives. Stowell of Peoria stayed with the Turnbulls. Burnett family from Sparland spent time with Anna Madison. DeVault of Lacon visited niece Ann Burnett. Charlie and Art Brown spent weekend with Chilli cothe relatives. Porter family moved into the Calder tenant house. A Maytime social hosted by the M E church ladies at John Colins home is planned for May 21. Andrew Stickney, Levi Stillman and daughter from Toulon dined with A J McCullough and attended Lucas Hicks funeral on Yankee Street.
Druggist C Lower of Marion Ohio praises Dr King s New Discovery as the best throat and lung medicine. He says it cured his wife’s bronchial cold after other remedies failed and recommends keeping a bottle at home. Price 50c and 1.00 guaranteed by A ye Teenmonger and T J Segraves Ady.
Lawn Ridge reports a promising fruit season with trees in full bloom. Local notes include visits by Mrs. Fannie Perkins, a telephone system recovery after sleet damage, and Decoration Day planning. Rev Curtis led a Sunday sermon on prayer while L Poole of Omaha praised Foley's Honey and Tar for a cough.
Cottage communities report Sunday visits at multiple homes including Chesneys Kinnamans Carrolls and Goodales. A Hunter school picnic is planned for May 15 at 2 30 with ice cream and cake. Various residents hosted and attended gatherings through the weekend.
A dialogue reveals family plans for a daughter's college study. Each relative favors different paths: fancy dancing and dramatic art for the daughter, music for the grandmother, domestic science for the speaker, and multiplication tables plus spelling for the mother.
Mrs. B Sivell of Henry Illinois testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her constant loins pain, weak back, and poor sleep. She notes other family members also benefited for kidney trouble and lumbago after using the remedy from Sev graves Drug Store. The ad urges readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills the same as Mrs Sivell and mentions Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N.Y.
Circuit Court deals with multiple estates and guardianships including Amanda E Ketchum Emma Kalb Lucinda Wright Susan Johnston and Emma C Warner. Real estate transfers list Wiliam A Pendegrast to William Dillon and others. Marriage licenses births and notices of probate hearings fill the page with interim orders, administrator appointments and forthcoming adjustment terms. A Foley Kidney Pills testimonial from J A Farmer closes the column.
At Peoria, 34 naturalization cases were heard with 28 admitted, 3 continued, 2 dismissed. Petitioners included Italians, Austrians, Russians, Germans, English, Bergese, Swiss, Swedes and French. Some applicants refused to renounce allegiance to their monarchs, delaying their naturalization.
Standard Oil reveals a year long effort produced a gasoline substitute named motor spirit. It will be marketed immediately at 3 cents a gallon less than gasoline, offering about 25 percent more mileage. Discovered by W M Burton with patents granted earlier this year. The fuel is an additional petroleum by product with a broader boiling point range aiding easier starts.
Roy J. Meyers, serving a three and a half year term in Florence, wins a 30 day leave of absence to protect patent rights for an atmospheric electricity device. Governor Hunt and Superintendent Sims support the plan, with Meyers returning to finish his sentence after the trip to Washington. The piece praises the humane policy and Meyers role as a new genius in renewable energy.
The message to Progressive followers in the house of representatives asserts popular wishes must enter fundamental law, a stance noted by the Springfield Republican as a party-wide impulse. Citing the 16th and 17th amendments, the piece argues the people’s will becomes national law beyond any single branch.
Chamberlain's Tablets are advertised to prevent stomach disorders with many remarkable cures reported. Sold by T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger. Ady.
An edited sale bill lists farm goods and livestock alongside a marriage, describing William Smith selling to Lucy Anderson at public auction with several farm items and trinkets mentioned as part of the scene. The bride and groom are noted, with terms and aftereffects including a trip and later housekeeping plans.
Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toledo, argues the high cost of living will pinch the wealthy. He recounts a Toledo banker who retrenched after his daughter asked for a spring riding habit, prompting the reply to adopt the walking habit.
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