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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
2
The Bergner store announces early holiday merchandise arrival and increased sales staff. Shoppers are urged to browse dainty materials and art and jewelry gift ideas now to enjoy a relaxed last minute shopping season.
Our Great Suit Store offers complete winter wear with new suits coats furs and dresses. Prices and sizes are described as accommodating every purse with a promise of full selection and service.
Peoria's Great Linen Store promotes its annual Thanksgiving linen sale with strong turnout from rural customers who call it the best sale they have attended. The store urges shoppers to choose from its linen selection.
Lumberman R W Spencer offers a mill product at 20 dollars per thousand board feet. Illinois location 4% miles northwest of Magnolia includes oak and red elm only. Magnolia mourns Henry Jefferson Swindler, 91 years two months nine days, who died Monday November 6 on a farm since 1853. Surviving daughter Mrs George Merrill of Minneapolis and son Rollin. five grandchildren. Funeral Friday 1:30 p.m. at home, Rev J P Bliss officiating, Magnolia cemetery interment.
Toluca Herald notes Mrs Steve Baldini visited Princeton last week to act as interpreter in a trial. Halloween pranks by local boys are briefly mentioned. Mrs W D Bayliss dies after months of kidney illness. funeral held at the Christian church with Rev Moore officiating. burial in Ball Cemetery. She leaves twelve children, nine with her husband surviving.
Mrs L B Arnold of Denver Colorado praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best and safest for coughs colds and bronchial trouble. It has repeatedly given relief and is on sale by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger druggists.
A concise classified item urges readers to advertise wants in The Henry Republican, claiming the notice will attract attention and spark responses. The snippet frames the paper as a vehicle to connect buyers and sellers and seeks engagement from the local audience.
Ora Hickman auditors the Modern Woodmen books due to Johnston's absence. Ray Howard becomes Alexander Lumber Co bookkeeper succeeding the missing clerk. Lucille King travels to Magnolia. Harry Beck leaves McNabb Hardware. McNabb school awaits a furnace man from Peoria to fix heat. Manual training boards complete. sewing course planned for girls. carpentry for boys. Will Johnston moves into a new cottage vacated by Harry Hull.
Local notes report Mrs. J A Whitney visiting in Hennepin with family while Mrs Lena P Durley enjoys a Chicago week with son W Mark Durley nearing law school exams. Other entries note social visits, a bank and jewelry store painting, a fall injury to Enoch Glass and a pending galvin case. The village council grants a Front street franchise to the Chicago Milwaukee St Louis Railway Co. and caretaking arrangements for the schoolhouse during janitor Enoch Glass’s absence.
An advertisement promotes Rexall Orderlies as the best constipation treatment with a positive guarantee. It warns against harsh cathartics and claims the tablets are odorless tasteless and colorless, non grope or purge and safe for children and the aged. Available in 12 86 and 80 tablet packages at The Rexall Store Awl Ironmorger.
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Prescription for Eczema as a universal cure for skin troubles including eczema psoriasis and itch. It promises instant relief from first use and a full refund if the product fails to meet its claims, urging readers to try a 25 cent bottle and consult the local druggist Henry in Seagr ave.
Granville Echo reports a day trip by John Swaney teachers to Topkins Zoo and St. Paul mine guided by Granville and Mark teachers led by Miss Cordelia Wilson. Rev Sands inspires his new parish and outdoor social at Frank Glass lawn delights locals. String Johnson stirs village by leaving home, post office inquiry finds no fault. Putnam county Sunday school convension slated November 2 and 3. Court notes include Haws convicted for assault with a deadly weapon, $100 fine. Shafer vs Morgan postponed to December. Bell vs Henning jury awards $475. Henry Surface case with Milwaukee railroad continued.
An ad from A. J. Ironmonger promises Foley Kidney Pills curb backache headaches nervousness rheumatism and kidney trouble in both men and women. It asserts the pills regulate urinary organs, are tonic in action and yield rapid results.
Editorial snippets from Freeport Journal Chicago Tribune and other papers comment on defending the constitution, noting corrupt politicians exist in both parties. California’s voting on equal suffrage is praised as a turning point, while Lorimer and La Follette receive sharp remarks on memory and ethics.
Tungsten, meaning heavy stone, has been known long but gained economic importance recently. Frank L. Hess notes its key use is alloying tool steel enabling higher-speed lathes. 16 to 20 percent tungsten in tooling. melting point above 5576 degrees F. It also finds use in incandescent lamps and crucibles for electric furnaces.
Mrs Francis Turpin of Junction City Oregon hails Chamberlains Cough Remedy as unbeatable for whooping cough and also superb for colds and croup. Sold by T J Segraves and A J Tronmonger druggists. Watch the subscription label on your paper.
State Fish Commissioner E B Calder plans turning Matanzas lake in Havana into a state park for pond culture of fishes. Landowners signed leases enabling the state to use the area for breeding common and commercial fish and possibly introducing new varieties. The rest of the report covers local legal, infrastructure, and industry news.
The school attendance law requires children aged 7 to 16 to attend. Directors must provide suitable work or transfer to a district with it. Attendance must cover at least six months. Transfers need majority director consent. tuition paid from district funds. Free instruction only in the resident district. Violators face fines from 3 to 20 dollars per offense.
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