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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1896
Page
7
Today offers include hats, Gannets, flowers, and silk waists at half price. Duck Duck skirts and wool silk dress goods reduced from 50 cents to 1 dollar. Also paper, straw matting, Brussels carpets, and curtains advertised at deep discounts. Next Saturday prices drop further for bee of all wool and silk dress goods.
S. C. Brown reports business growth and quality work. Ladies Aid plans a park event Tuesday eve. Masons lodge reports possible second degree work. Visitors from Iowa and Hennepin stay with Leonard Studyvin. Mrs Mercian suffers a broken arm from a barn accident. Ed Osbon and wife visit Henry. Philip Smith ships 20 horses. Peter son ships 8 carloads of horses. price reductions noted at Armour market. Rev Parker and family move to Rowell for evangelistic work. Peoria sets 50 cent rate for May 28 and Decoration Day. Dr Wyatt offers eye exams. J A Melick comments on prices. Carrie White visits C M Dawson. Epworth League to host a social at Jenkins sisters’ home May 27. Mary’s church entertainment to be reported at Henepin next week May 28. The Rex advertises Henry round trip at 5.00. Sugar cured.
Local notices report dances excursions and sales at A Fiedler Son's with fashion items and banana specials. Social events include Decoration Day planning and a Memorial sermon at Lacon with Union organizations attending. Henry and Peoria area reports cover sports scores, club meetings, travel, and a phrenology lecture incident.
Join Heim advertises exclusive Cottage Ham sugar cured bone out at 8c lb and California Ham at 7c lb. Promises best quality and full weights, claims recently bought car load of steers to be cleared quickly, urges customers to compare prices and buy meat in cash.
An old newspaper fragment promotes No-to-bac a tobacco habit cure with refund promise and lists Sterling Remedy Co Chicago and New York addresses. Also ads Buckien’s Arnica Salve Mystic Cure For Rheumatism and Neuralgia and druggist F A Powell. Local merchants J A Mellio and Cannae Jones noted along with shirt waists and wrappers at the Cash Store.
Out Rates to all parts of the east and west offer 1 to 85 savings on railroads and ocean steamships. Webb's Ticket Office at 100 South Adams St. Peoria Illinois promotes the deal.
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