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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
2
Magnolia News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Magnolia society notes promote visits from friends, health hopes for Mrs. Elliston, and Norris Allen’s Toluca move. W C T U meets. choir and chorus invite participation. School praised. church work steady under Rev Lackland. Gas street lighting, paving prep on Main, new Grandma Ward and Potter show house. Thanksgiving dinner planned by Magnolia M B Church Ladies Aid with a lavish menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Willey
Jane Bobbitt
Etta
Phillips
Jitle Louise
Chisago
K. W
Spencer
Elliston
Robert Mann
Lackland
Magnolia
Main
Main Street
Grandma Ward
Samuel Potter
M. B.i Church
Magnolia Ladies
Thanksgiving day social and supper at the country sisters
Country sisters invite all to a Thanksgiving day event with dinner 35c and supper 15c, followed by a social evening featuring Miss Anna Toemmes’s reading, 50 child choruses, and a farce titled Inexperienced travelers, under Ladies' Aid auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Anna Toemmes
Lostant
Toemmes
Box Social At Dose School Draws Crowd In Mt Palatine
Miss Elna Davis hosted a box social Saturday at the Dose school house southeast of Mt Palatine. Proceeds exceeded 17 dollars from boxes candy and related sales. Farmers report good husking yields while Elias Rolley and John Dunne from Magnolia attended church. Committees plan a Christmas entertainment at the Congregational church and a Thanksgiving sermon by Rev Egerton at 3 pm Sunday. Mrs Fred Wolf Sr fell ill last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Elna Davis
Elias Rolley
John Dunne
Magnolia
Congregational Church
Egerton
Mt. Palatine
Fred Wolf
Mrs Dill Returns from Colorado Springs Visit
Mrs J W Dill has returned from her visit to Colorado Springs. The colored glass windows are to be placed in the new Catholic church this week so we are informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dill
Colorado Springs
Rural life notes mix of repairs and arrivals
A local column details changes and events: Peter Stanton shifts to smithing with Joshua Bumgarner as R F D carrier. Wesley Kays and George Ziegler open a butcher shop with Mr Cunningham as manager. post office duties return for W H Johnston after a prior unexplained absence. School notices include a new furnace and a dismissed recess due to headache. several residents visit Mendota, Varna, Hoopeston, and Granville. Community events include a WCFM meeting, reading circle, and a Lookout society Thanksgiving program. Doctors, quail hunting, and local sales appear amid routine social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Young
Howard
Mendota
Pete Stanton
Sleepwalking Cousin Becomes Police Clerk
O'Brien notes a cousin who walks in his sleep is now on the police force. O'Toole questions cure, and O'Brien jokes the habit is his path to public service.
HYOMEI Ear Nose Throat Remedy Promises Cure
Ad promotes HYOMEI as a germ killing inhalant to treat catarrh asthma croup and bronchitis. Marketed by T. J. Segraves for $1.00 with a money back guarantee. Claims no opium or cocaine and relies on antiseptic inhalation therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
Hyomes
Local News Highlights From La Salle And Magnolia Area
Mrs. Marshal Reynolds and Miss Golden visit La Salle while J W Kennedy travels to LeMars after a relative’s death. Magnolia Grange fair awards from Sept 26 to 29 noted. Mrs. John Kelley hosts faculty and Dr Schoennes Hoefer. Julia Dugan Parret visits from Farmer City. Miss Edna Barr recovers well after surgery at Magnolia Dr Elliston. Basketball team forms. water works tank topped with U S flag. Dec Alaska lottery tease. Aid bazaar nets 104. Settlement talk with Mrs Duggan. appetite-boosting Chamberlain’s Tablets advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Sumpter
Independence
Ore
9. E. Gould
Wm. Groat
Streator Hospital
Wm. Downey
Mary Margaret
Lestant
Roscoe Phillips
Walter Henning
Beryl Barver
George Patterson
Walter Grievey
George Shhiffbauer
Amos Ryan
Bert Child
U. S
Edna Barr
Elliston
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Magnolia
Blanche Patterson
Hennepin
J. A. Whitney
Alaska
Aid Society
Caleb Stewart
Nancy Foster
Arthur J. Will
Wenona Couple Wed In Ottawa Ceremony
On Wednesday Nov. 15 Miss Ollie Webber and William Axline, both of Wenona, married at the Methodist parsonage in Ottawa. The bride, eldest daughter of Mrs. Nattie Webber, is a graduate of Wenona schools. groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Axline and a farmer. They will honeymoon in Washington, Iowa, then reside near Wenona. State Inspector A J Hoffman and County Superintendent HH Frank Perry visited Marshall county rural schools, honoring Tremont teacher Miss Bessie Hannum Center teacher Miss Hazel Glover and Judd teacher Miss Ethel Judd. Mrs. Wesley Allen left for Springfield to attend the Rebekah grand lodge meeting. David Wilson, Wenona’s longtime resident and Quaker, died at 89 years, 5 months, with funeral at the Gants home conducted by Rev. Harry Bell and Rev. Thompson. Interment at Cumberland Cemetery. Born Nov. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anthony, a daughter. Mrs. A M Stateler of Kansas City visits Mrs. Wila Stateler. Mrs. George Dickey hosts relatives from Gallipolis, Ohio. No Methodist church services last Sabbath morning due to Wilson funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenona
Ollie Webber
William Axline
Methodist Parsonage
Ottawa
Nattie Webber
Enona
C. A. Axline
Washington
A. J. Hoffman
HH. Frank Perry
Lacon
Marshall County
Evans Township
Tremont
Bessie Hannum
Hazel Glover
Judd
Ethel Judd
Wesley Allen
Springfield
Rebekah Grand Lodge
Allen
Wesona
David Wilson
Thomas Gants
Wilson
Society of Friends
Gants
Harry Bell
Thompson
Friends
Cumberland Cemetery
Charles Anthony
A. M. Stateler
Kansas City
Wila Stateler
George Dickey
Gallipolis
Ohio
New Life Pills Offer Quick Relief From Constipation
If people knew neglect of constipation could trigger indigestion jaundice or liver trouble they would use Dr King s New Life Pills. The pills relieve biliousness headache dyspepsia chills and debility. 26c at A J Tonmonger's and T J Segraves drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. J. Tonmonger
T. J. Segraves
Country Editor’s sentimental defense of a small town paper
A subscriber pressured editor Bert Walker of the Osborne Farmer to lower prices. Walker reflects on the country newspaper as a “thing of sentiment,” noting readers plead for extras when pleased but berate editors when offended. He likens town papers to a kiss in the dark and ends with a critique that such papers aren’t worth three cents a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Walker
Osborne
Kan
Mr. Walker
Unamberlain Cough Remedy Praised by Lavonia Resident
Mrs Hugh Campbell of Lavonia Georgia commends Unamberlain s Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine she has used for all her children with highly satisfactory results The medicine is sold by A J Tronmonger and J J Segraves druggists In another item a farmer laments parting with his son for college and recalls the college yell used to guide livestock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Campbell
Lavonia
A. J. Tronmonger
J. J. Segraves
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N. G. Allen
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Lonnie Emmans
Charles Griffin
Enos Dakin
H. E. Jewell
R. W. Spencer
True-Sight. Spectacle Co
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Ill
Tama
Nature
Frank Titus
Quaker Lane
F. E. Smith
John Wilson
Venona
Cordelia Wilson
John Davidson
Joyce Malcomb
Iowa
Charles Willey
Frances Willey
Varna
Harry Carruthers
Marcia
Edna Beck
J. M. Bumgarner
T. J. Smith
W. G. Griffith
Mary G. Smith
Hoopeston
Reading Circle
W. L. Mills
Lookout Society
John Swaney School
Beck
Business Calliers
Streator
Rogers
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Oscar Bum- Barner
Devid Wilson
Friends Meeting House
Mauss Anna Toemmes
J . Parker
No. 10Th St
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J. Ironmonger
Rappit
DR. King’s
F T. J. Segraves
A. J
Sue
A. J. Ironmonger
Farmer Corntessel
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