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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1913
Page
10
The Thursday Afternoon club hosted a Halloween party with a witch's den game, fortune poems, and air ship ride. Guests included Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Miss Marcella Dunne, and J. W. Chandler. Activities featured food, pumpkin pies, ginger cake, and community skits with games, jokes, and lively storytelling.
Idell Thompson leaves primary work as her family moves away. Hefner children absent. Fifth and sixth graders try basket weaving. Grammar grades read The Vicar of Wakefield. Indoor basketball planned to replace outdoor sports. Prof. Hieronymus gave his Alps lecture. Hollis Dugan enters high school.
The Thursday Afternoon club hosted a Hallowe'en party at Mrs James Phillips home on October 30 guests arriving to dim rooms lit by rag Jack o lanterns encountered ghostly figures with yellow attire and festive decor.
An old fashioned storefront advertisement touts Harmony Hair Beautifier as a liquid hair dressing that adds gloss and body while a fragrance masks oily odors. Harmony Shampoo is praised for quick cleansing without harshness. Both come in decorative bottles, priced at 1.00 and 0.50 respectively, sold at The Rexall Store.
W G Griffith has been hulling clover and soy beans. Virginia Studyvnn suffered pneumonia and is under Dr Franklin and others care. Several residents visited La Salle. Julian Smith and Marcia Mills have measles. Mrs Margaret Given fell and broke her arm. Various visits, travel and social events noted including Magnolia Grange fair directors, shopping trips, and Halloween gatherings at Griffiths.
A mother recalls a choking child as a warning to keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand. The ad notes it is a certain cure for croup and has never failed, with sellers T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger.
Ruth Igherd and Bessie Reed were in Granville shopping Monday. Miss Geoil Graver returned home from Varna last Saturday night and her grandma joined her for a visit. Walter Syester is recovering from a broken leg. Mrs. Ethel Bumgarner visited Granville Monday. The Girls' Aid held a Halloween party at Mrs. Ward's. the hall was cold and the supper and program were affected by bad roads. The doctor ordered Smithers to exercise more. he plans to roll his own cigarettes.
Florid Mr and Mrs Charles Meier and Mr Meier s parents visited Mrs Meier s mother Mrs Chance Sunday. Adam Deininger and Miss Jessie returned from Missouri and Kansas last Saturday. Miss Mabel Shepard hosted a Halloween party at Mr and Mrs John Henning s home last Friday.
Evening advertisement urges dull or bilious readers to take Chamberlains Tablets promising relief by tomorrow. For sale by A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves.
Movements of residents and visitors fill social notes with names such as G. B. Lostant Hager, Sheldon Winans, Mrs. Byron McElhaney, Mrs. A. J. Will, and Mrs. Dora Barber. The piece notes upcoming marriages, Sunday school events, and a preview of the International Live Stock exposition in Chicago from November 29 to December 6, highlighting large entries and expanded facilities.
Cary Maine resident Mrs Hayward Lowers describes relief from pains sides and nervous distress after a year with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She regained sleep appetite and ability to work for a family of four urging others to seek aid and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice
The report details water quality for streams in Illinois produced by the U S Geological Survey and Illinois state water survey. It notes the daily per capita water use in U S cities and stresses drinking water safety, clarity and taste. It explains that evaluating mineral content is essential for cost estimates of purification for drinking and industrial needs.
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