Fair Store and Events Highlight Holiday Season
City and vicinity notes cover the Fair Store promotions, Thanksgiving plans, and local doings. Items include ideal meals, Perry's Hardware offerings, Armour Market staples, Woodmen meet, a County Surveyor sighting, visits by Henry residents, and social gatherings with family and friends in Sparland, Washington and Milo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Willis
St Agnes
Archie Williams
Perry's Hardware
Barber
Perry's
California
Armour Market
Woodmen
Wightman
W. H. King
Sparland
Henry
Republican
Claude Rowey
Kewanee
Tom and Jerry
Aeger
Mattie Evans
Canneah Jones
John
Washington
Ill
Mary Kook
Milo
Etta Steimle
Percy’ Hardware
Rogers
Mre
T.owens
Peo
Fair Store
Dow
Henry area notes and community updates
Local residents report illnesses, social visits, sales and auctions. Notable items include Dr Thomas’s rheumatism, Perry’s Hardware offerings, Clara Waughop's Cedar Rapids trip, Merritt cow sale near Putnam, and a Dec 9 St Agnes Guild fair in the New Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Akron
Perry’s Hardware
Clara Waughop
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Bloomfield
Hiram Hunter
Elmer
Chillicothe
St Agnes Guild
New Opera House
Pearl Heath
Northwestern University
Hvanston
Henry
Classified luxury goods sale with heavy discounts
A long list of discounted items announces a holiday sale including capes jackets suits and furniture. Items range from children's wear to men's suits and household furniture with prices given and substantial markdowns implied.
Jewel and Fancy Goods Department Ad Preview
Fragmentary OCR hints at an advertisement for a Jewel and Fancy Goods department with notes on new arrivals and a call to prepare for a great rush. The readable text suggests a promotional tone without full details.
Local Notices and Small Town Happenings in Henry and Nearby
A mixed batch of short items from Henry area notes: a silk parasol and ladies mackintosh missing from MBH church lecture room after a storm. farmers Davidson Price and Otto buy hogs for market. a shark fraud warning in the Chicago Record. George Hall reports eight hens stolen and warns the thief. Mrs Daniel Harney returns from Europe with improved health after rough seas. city schools dismissed for a two day teachers convocation in Venona. Bargain Day draws crowds in Henry. J P Sparling hired to build a new office for Mr Davis the lumber dealer. family visits and a Thanksgiving gathering planned by Anna Reader with relatives in Coydon and Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MBH
Mackintosh
Putnam County
John Davidson
James Price
Gus Otto
Town
Parkers
Chicago Record
Daily Record
George Hall
George
Daniel Harney
Henry Monddy Eve
Europe
America
Venona
Henry
J. P. Sparling
P. Hill
Anna Reader
Hill
Mra—Geor
Coydon
Mra Hill
Benj. Adamsi
New Orchestra For Henry Plays Dance Venues Tonight
Henry correspondent reports a new orchestra formed by Wm Meier violin, Barney Cook cornet, and M. R. Briefer piano. They are available for dances and engagements in Henry and Sparland and will also feature at the skating rink tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Wm Meier
Barney Cook
Hennepin
Honest Bill
Henry- Jaer
Granville
Wilburn
J. H. Adkinson
Lashiot
P. Childs
Elmer Melick
Alabama
Klondike
Melvd
W. W. Heath
Ed Kermeen
Moton- William Streets
Jesis Moses Hartley
A. V. Goltra
Murph
Kermeen
Abram Stapp
Powers’ Fair
Powers
Bridge
High School
Undercliff
Lake View
Austria
Germany
East March
Levi Durflinger
Daniel Harney
Forreat
Durfinger
A. H. Kinnear
Mary Anderson
Orander
Illinois Children’s Home
Englewood
Masdames Kinnear
Anderson
Subscribe for The Republican
A brief notice offering readers a chance to subscribe to The Republican newspaper, highlighting options and benefits for new subscribers.
Local farmers ship stock to Chicago and Peoria
Seven cattle cars from Benry Station and others from Varna and nearby towns head to Chicago and Peoria as farmers push stock to market. Prices spike corn to 35 to 60 cents a bushel, and local hope for a prosperous winter grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benry
Wesley. Runnells
Whitefield
Owen Allen
Cottage Hill
Thomas Landers
Sugar Grove
Chicago
M.sohler
Mr Manahan
Varna
Peoria
Townsend & Smith
Brown
Peoria Business College
Brown School
Jefferson Avenue
Carter Harrison
Washburn
Henry
Swan Lake Club House
Carter
Felanda
Lake Senachwine
Illinois River
Grover Cleveland
Swan Lake Club
Harrison
Notice on M M M tickets and chair allocations
Public notice warns buyers of M M M Thursday eve tickets that checking off has been thorough and errors with reserved seating should not blame ushers. It explains a mischeck concern and mentions Stever the jeweler. Also promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stever
Local Market Ad Promises Cheap Hams and Pigs Feet
An old market ad notes sugar cured hams at seven cents and four pound packs of pig feet at low prices in California. The rest of the meat line is advertised at corresponding bargains from Helper and Adama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toner Pound
California
Helper & Adama
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim With Laxative Tablets
An old ad claims a home remedy using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets can cure a cold in one day. It promises refunds from all druggists if not effective.
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Autching & Lincoln
Ter
Henry, Ill
Sparland Coal
Hall
George Bickerman
Benjamin. Hewitt
Conch
Bath House
West Park
Magnolia
H. G. Wood
Annette Wanser
Russell St
John Ford
Fiorid
O. M. Davis
John Roberts
L. Case
D-J-Heech
O. A. Camp
Camp
George Nicholson & Co
Forrest
Oregon
APA
Thas
Fred Yankee
Balem
U. G
J. Watercott & Co
Henry, III
W. B. Kirkpatrick
Ro 8. Co
Friends
patrons-of-the-Rockford_Ins.Co
C. A. Allen
Platt &Ge
J. J Henry
Watercott’s
el Tata
Ballard
Trust
Dr Powell's
Church Notes
M 5
Fawcett
Epworth League
M. B
George Lloyd
L. P. Mercer
Chiscago
New Church
Will
DR. Caldwell
Castor
Walle
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