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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1907
Page
3
In Camp Grove area residents mention next Thursday as Thanksgiving Day and speculate on who will wed in town. Readers note social visits to Peoria Henry and Lacon, plus upcoming church events and local plans amid routine notices.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a rustic dialogue with exclamations and garbled phrases. The snippet hints at a farmer’s son reacting to a sporting scene, mentioning a father figure and a horseless state, but key names and context are illegible.
A reader claims Arbuckles ARIOSA Coffee surpasses all others in quality and notes widespread use among millions who favor Arbuckles coffee over any competitor in the United States.
In a town the famous Bachelor society ends with the removal of its charter member after a string of personal dramas. Section Foreman Thomas Hawkins and his family are released from quarantine by Dr Blough after over a month with smallpox, with no additional cases reported.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as safe gentle cleansers and invigorators to prevent ailments from purgative abuse. The ad claims relief for headache malaria and jaundice and lists A J Ironmonger’s drug store as the seller at 25 cents.
Mrs James Collins hosts sister Miss Alice Root of Chicago. Miss Mary Scoon visited Lacon Monday. Rev and Mrs Martin entertained Rev Thomas of Dunlap Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Henry Davidson of Camp Grove visited Sunday. Ladies Aid apron sale and supper at M B church Wednesday evening December 18. Madison of Fort Scott visiting sister Jers Al McCulloch. Mrs C M Wilmot and Virginia of Edelstein guests of H N Wilmot. Madame Rumor hints wedding bells soon. Now for a guessing contest.
A large crowd attended the home supper and bazaar Wednesday led by supper head Mrs. Scoon. Decorations earned praise from chairman Mrs. Black as Mrs. Hall of Chicago sent a Japanese umbrella for the fancy work booth. The report notes the ladies’ effective management of departments.
Lawn Ridge residents hosted Ed Hakes and Mrs. J B Green as guests. A new corn barn rises on the Sweetman farm for tenant Henry Shafer with James Hendricks as chief architect. Buckwheat cakes were widely enjoyed as a local staple. Mrs Robert Green visited Farmington and Peoria then Kansas City before returning east. Plans discuss uniting Lawn Ridge and Speer as one charge to share a pastor. Rev O M Snyder of Hennepin is a candidate for the church pastorate. his sermon impressed the audience with clear Christian thought.
Reuben Sisson visits Hinmans while C B H convention is postponed to November 20. Mrs Martha Hinman hosts guests. Rev Snyder of Henneply preaches to a full Speer church. Mrs Amelis Grove suffers a broken blood vessel, doctor treats bleeding. Harry Trussell’s horse race causes a buggy accident injuring a girl. Ruth Green visits Chillicothe for school. Beatrices Mellow guests at Roscoe Hacker and Leah dinner.
Probate petitions for Jacob Storm David McDonough and James Wilson set hearings in December. Claims, inventories, and guardian appointments listed. Real estate transfers recorded including Baldridge, Clifford, Storm, Rose and others. Minor and guardian matters noted with adjustments and sales petitions referenced. Local humor ending fragment.
The text extols glycerine as a superior solvent and carrier in Golden Medical Discovery, enhancing extraction of root medicines, boosting digestion, and aiding chronic coughs and lung ailments. It cites Prof. Finley Ellingwood and notes antiseptic, nutritive benefits plus relief for heartburn and gastritis.
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