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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1907
Page
4
Jubilee Songs and plantation tunes by Jackson's Virginia Jubilee Singers with a seven member male quartet as a featured act. Seats on sale at Gilmer's News Room with prices 15 25 36 cents.
High Prairie notes include James Wherry and Amy visiting Peoria Monday, a town hall party, a Putnam orchestra concert and oyster supper, Rally Day at the Christian church, and future play rehearsals by "We Girls." Also mentions visits to Colfax Wash, birthdays, births, and social gathering plans for November 27.
J C Hill visited Peoria to check on Alden Loomis and Henry Lowden who were recently operated on. Loomis is progressing, Lowden remains stable. The Pearl excursion steamer will winter at Chillicothe and likely serve as a rover skating rink. Charles Klein spent two months in Nebraska building a farm home and extends thanks for sympathy after his son's accident.
Thanksgiving services will be held Thursday evening November 28 at the Whitefield Corners M E church with the pastor delivering the sermon. The community is invited to attend and participate in the event.
The notice lists names of individuals with unclaimed letters at the post office. The page describes a gathering of around 420 attendees and a religious meeting of evangelists commencing with local churches involved in the event.
Large turnout from Lacon for the Sixteenth district W R C convention in Peoria. Obituary notes for Benjamin W Holton of Peoria buried here. services at the river and grave. Local happenings include visits from Dr Ray Bayne and Dr Im Smith, lodge representatives leaving for Springfield, and weddings of Oscar Denton and Anna Schwab in Lacon.
Rollin Travis and family visited Henry and then J B Stansell in the Oxbow. Fred Wolf Jr. owns a large new automobile. Farmers report corn husking finished with varying yields. George Travis and wife visited Allen Smith. C W Curtis and temper of Los Tant installed a hot air furnace at J A Smith’s. Grant Traver plastered eight cisterns in one week. Rain abundance praised by Henry residents. Water use rises since the local option bill passed.
An old advertisement promotes a home remedy for rheumatism using Fluid Extract Ds Diolion, Compound Nargoz, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. It claims relief after initial doses and cites a Cleveland morning paper authority linking the mix to improved kidney filtration and uric acid removal. The text urges regular use to prevent serious kidney and urinary issues.
Milo township notices recount box social planned for November 26 at Huffman school and a social gathering on Tuesday. Frequent visits among residents include Miss Stella Applen and Miss Nibleek, while local farming tasks and health concerns appear with Ed Shorts and Guy Shurts. Several residents travel to relatives, preaching services shift to 7 PM, and a funeral in Oneida is noted for Mrs J W Orwig’s sister.
Public auction of farm stock and goods at T A Runnells farm half a mile east of Whitefield Corners nine and a half miles northwest of Henry on Wednesday December 11 1907 at 10 a m. Items include twelve horses cattle hogs sheep chickens hay corn oats farm implements household goods and more with terms of sale and notes to draw interest.
Auctioneer George Olver lists sale to begin 11 am at the John Peterman farm. Live stock includes six horses and ten cattle plus hogs and farm implements such as a Deering mower and Oliver gang plow. Terms: cash up to $10, 12 month credit for larger sums with interest if unpaid, 2% cash discount over $10. Located near Henry Lundy area with property to be released only after full payment.
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