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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
3
Sparland department reports wedding plans nearing, Estep Duncan suffered a bad spell last week. Mrs. Dunlap relapsed Friday, Miss Grace Aitchison ill with mumps. Locals visit Peoria, Lacon residents attend meetings, and Claude Cartwright plans to move to Dakota.
Saturday and Sunday visits fill the town diary with Miss Marie O Leary from Peoria, shoppers from Lacon and Henry, farm moves from Dakota, and Mrs W Webster recovering from malaria. Residents report home improvements, illnesses, and family visits, plus a town sale and a Baptist bazaar slated for mid November with supper and varied crafts.
A fine lot of Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale from Hill View Poultry Yards. The bright snappy birds are barred to the skin. Contact Addison Tanquary Sparland Illinois.
La Prairie L L C members plan a Saturday afternoon gathering at Miss Grace Powell’s home on Nov 20. Reports say Mr and Mrs Charles Monier of Princeton visited La Prairie recently and local residents hosted visiting guests and celebrated a 25th wedding anniversary with twenty five silver dollars as gifts.
A Glen Oak Oklahoma man exiled to seek mountain air died after six months away, but after six bottles of Dr King s New Discovery he recovered. The ad extols its cure for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat grip whooping cough with 50c and 1 bottles guaranteed by A J Ironmonger. Also notes local social news and a Ladies bazaar netting about 60 dollars while promoting a lecture series and other shopping and travel items.
A school note jokes about Johnnie's squint and a mother’s reply says she has attended to it. The piece then riffs on what draws attention and trade, ending with a prompt to send in an ad for the drawing. It plays on witty lines about who or what brings crowds and business.
Wm Hannum a music dealer visited the area. Roy Martin Alfred Holmes duck hunted Nov 1. BE Sterrett visited Thursday with wife. Charlie Hunt horse died in harness last week. James McCune prospecting trip. Minnie Klein sewing at Lundy. Alvin Hofer broke his arm at Burson school. Bessie Earl Taylor home Sunday. Edward kicked by a mule, under care of Dr. Cromwell. J O Hill autoed Saturday. Mrs George McCuskey ill with tonsillitis. Mrs Walter Pride driving. will operate Dr Vernay farm next year. Mrs Charles Hunt entertaining brother Will Chesney recently home from Oklahoma with typhoid. Many children suffer constipation. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets recommended. Joseph Cook of Howard SD visiting. selling farm, moving to Illinois December 1. Anna Hammel visiting brother Andrew Mallman and sister. James Mullen and wife in route to A Rouse's near Henry. I M Sutton buying farm in Miner County SD. moving spring. New cribs on Quinn Barnes and Kelley farms completed. McManus brothers corn crib east of town hall. Mrs James O Brien visited by Rev Father Dickman. C Starliper shelled 2000 bushels of corn for Joseph Harrington to Henry market. Wm Darling and Ralph Ferris spent a few days with friends in Henry.
A card asserts druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure a cough or cold. It promises cough stoppage, lung healing, and pneumonia prevention with no opiates, warning genuine product comes in a yellow package and to refuse substitutes.
A Chicago D D D Company oil of wintergreen compound claims instant eczema relief and potential cure. Store ad touts ten years of success with the D D D Prescription wash and offers a 25 cent trial bottle through T. J. Segraves, druggist, for proof.
Mr and Mrs E H Harris of Princeton visited Alec Albee Hiram Allen Leonard Hunter John Farley and Rev and Mrs Cordis. Mrs Donovan and Misses Maggie and Daniel visited in Sheffield. Whitefield convention planning and other visitors noted. Court House News covers probate inventories proofs and estates for Wright York McNeal Carter Saxby Schultz and others with guardianships and sales. Peoria music store Jansson Joosten advertises 630 Adams St.
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