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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
11
Harry Luft, a popular young male carrier, owns a new auto. Mrs. Black of Steuben and Mrs. McLeish attended the Lacon M. FB. Aid society Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Royce bought a Hip mobile runabout to use for sick calls. Graduating exercises Friday evening.
June 2 services at M B church with Rev Dwinell delivering the address. Baccalaureate at Baptist church by Rev McLeish next Sunday. Mrs H Campbell attended the Delavan commencement for niece Maregrte Jenike. Ladies quartet sang at Sunday school convention in Henry with accompanist Everett Simpson. Misses Sadie Marland and Grace Aitchison attended the Henry convention and dined with Mrs Theodore Kaiser. Rena Tanquary hosted the graduating class at her country home. Dr Royce’s mother Mrs Royce of Joliet visits. Grant recovering at home. Oscar McLaughlin, local implement dealer, bought an auto wagon for better delivery and offers rides and farm deliveries.
A caution against fearing ghosts in swamps and marshes, asserting real dangers from malaria bacteria in lowland areas. Claims Electric Bitters cleanse malaria and typhoid germs from blood, citing Wm. Fretwell of Lucama, North Carolina, claiming three bottles cured him and improved health. Available for 50 cents at A. J. Ironmonger's and T. J. Segraves' drug stores.
Camp Grove social round includes visits from the McManus and Ryan families, birthday gatherings for Mrs Ross, and local calls by Charley O'Brien and others. Notes mention Rose Colgan recovering, a church event, and various neighborhood happenings. An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Remedy alongside local shop activity and a digestion health piece highlighting Chamberlain's Tablets.
A rain blessed the Saratoga area as residents plan a Wednesday May 1 cleanup of the Saratoga graveyard. Children’s Day parts will be assigned at the church on Saturday afternoon. Reports mention a new cement bridge planned near the church corners this summer and various local visits and births. Services at the U P church continue every Sabbath with Rev. C Y Love as pastor.
Broadmoor, E G Rees serves as grand juror in Lacon this week. Wm Perkins of Normandy called at Broadmoor recently. Miss Agnes Hodges visits relatives near Speer. Blackburn and Hldridge shipped hogs to Peoria last week. Miss Kate McNulty visited Peoria. W Jackson of Iowa visited L E Eldridge at Sunny. Mrs John Driscoll guests of Mrs Frank Barto near Morse. Mrs W L Kelso of Putnam guests of sister Mrs A W Shriver over Sunday.
Ed Grivey and W Curtis visited Mol ine and Mendota respectively while Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dose spent Sunday with Charles F Hartenbower. Miss Osborn of Chicago stayed with BE Phillips. A carriage incident near the cemetery left L Y Dugan bruised as A C Whitney escaped uninjured. Dr Schoenneshoefer added a concrete porch and tennis court near the I C R R park. Mrs B H Graves lies con fined at home but improving. Belle Kreider and Marie Comisky activity noted. Anna Flannagan replaces Comisky at A Harths store. G F Bell returned from Peoria business trip.
A newspaper blurb contrasts a burglar’s deed with a mother’s prolonged illness and praises Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and female trouble. It quotes Mrs. M. C. Dunlap of Leadville, Tenn, endorsing the product and noting where to buy for 25 cents at local druggists A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves.
Cottage records show James Smith and wife visiting son Henry for Thursday night and George for Friday night. Sunday visitors to Frank Lidgard included Mr and Mrs Samuel Chesney Maxine and Mrs Gertrude Bentley. Mrs Wm Piper hosted visitors Tuesday. others listed include Edward Callie Rose and Amanda.
Natick Massachusetts resident Mrs Nathan B Greaton shares a personal testimonial about relief from severe menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health and sleep and endorses seeking confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Bachman visited Joseph Toder's this Sunday while Maud and Blanche Doty stayed in Castleton. Wm Piper and Willard were guests in Henry. Wm Perry visited Princeton. Mell Griswold and family visited Henry Smiths. F M Charles hosted J L Thompson Rodger Atkins and Gus Ruburg. Lillie Tolene Ollie and Annie West called on Claus Swanson. Our school closed Friday with a picnic in Draper woods. Miss Kissick’s class and two pupils Blanche Doty and Clara Chesney passed eighth grade exams. Miss Kissick hosted 22 members for a Saturday Evening club marshmallow toast that night.
An advertisement urges women to keep a clean stomach like a clean kitchen, claiming Miona stomach tablets cleanse and renovate distressed stomachs. It promises faster digestion, reduced nausea, headaches, and insomnia, with claims of dramatic relief within five minutes and a money back guarantee.
The American Flag Association urges observance of Flag Day on Wednesday June 14. The group seeks a presidential proclamation while governors order flags on state buildings and mayors plan city decorations and private displays. The note recalls Congress 1777 act establishing 13 stripes and 13 stars in a blue field, later amended to 20 stars in 1818, with future star additions tied to new state admissions.
Aboard by engineers under the river and harbor act of 1910 endorses 8 feet from St Louis to Cairo and 9 feet Cairo to the gulf. Recommends Illinois River widening Utica to mouth to 8 feet costing 1,050,000 and Mississippi from mouth to St Louis to 8 feet at 8,710,000. Finds lake vessels unlikely. tow boats with shallow draft barges will haul heavy freight.
It Startled the World when the astounding claims were first made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, but 40 years of wonderful cures have proved them true. It is now known everywhere as the best salve for burns, boils, scalds, sores, cuts, bruises, sprains, swellings, eczema, chapped hands, and piles. Only 25c at A. J. Stronmonger's and T. J. Se graves' drug stores.
Rep Chiperfield’s late session resolution called for removing four Illinois River dams. The Peoria Herald-Transcript says his move insulted Peorians and could not pass. two dams are federal property, two state controlled, and Congress would be needed to remove them. Experts warn removing lower dams could render the river unnavigable in droughts.
A. J. Tronmonger, druggist, urges Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy to dragging backache dull headache nervousness impaired eyesight and other ills tied to kidney and bladder dysfunction. Endorses the pills as the solution.
Two damages cases against the sanitary district of Chicago were settled last Thursday. Supervisor Paul Smith of Depue received $11,000 for overflow damage to land east of Depue at $20 per acre, on about 550 acres. Alba Miller’s long pending case will yield about $25,000 to the Miller estate of 13 heirs. Forty lawsuits remain, with a push to settle as others were.
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