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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
11
Sparland society and school notes fill the page with visits from Peoria and Chisago, furnace work, illnesses, and Thanksgiving events. Basketball double headers and a Varna versus Sparland clash headline a busy week, plus a rough outline of mine work and local business notices.
Thanksgiving time brings farm news and local chatter as residents share harvest tasks and visits. Farmers sold hogs to Mr Pace the Henry buyer, Alex Wunder returns to work with D M Dean at Lacon, and many neighbors visit kin across Perl and Henry areas. A double wedding at the German church of Henry during Thanksgiving, with Ernest leading to the altar, dominates weekend plans along with a successful masquerade at Peters pavilion.
H I Webber buys the Robert Turnbull farm adjoining his land for 36 000 dollars comprising 160 acres. Thomas and Henry Burnett purchase Betsy Burnett’s Miss Betsy Burnett farm. Miss McJunken begins nurse duty for Miss Isabelle McCartney. Lois Leigh visits Chicago relatives. Rev Jacobs and daughter Mary travel to Cornell for Thanksgiving with Mrs Myers. Richard Martin makes a Peoria call. Paul Marshell plans a sale next Friday. Epworth League serves lunch. Families host Thanksgiving with L G Calder and Miss Betsy Burnett. Protracted meetings led by Rev Jacobs begin Sunday at 3 pm with daily services at 7 30 pm except Saturday. Miss Margaret Turnbull hosts a Friday night party. The Fourth Estate staged by Mrs James L Shaw at M B church Dec 19. Linus Root and wife visit Peoria. Thanksgiving family dinners planned at Calder and Burnett homes.
A vintage advertisement urges stopping a cold early to prevent complications. It touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a 47 year trusted remedy for coughs and congestion and encourages purchase from a local druggist for 50 cents.
Broadmoor residents and visitors head to multiple states for the season. Charles Winn and wife visited Peoria, Wilbur Ergin and Winn travel to California, Michael Tyne and family from Providence visited Broadmoor relatives, and Thompson McKean spent days in Chicago last week. Arthur Phelps returns to Kansas after a visit with uncle J C Phelps. Ervin Coppertine and wife plan a warm winter in Alabama. George Witthun goes to Wisconsin to spend winter with parents.
A warning urges treating lingering colds promptly to avoid chronic catarrh pneumonia or consumption. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for reliable relief and affordable price. Available everywhere through ads.
Chicago mayor serves four years and earns 18000 annually. York mayor earns 15000 per year for four years. Philadelphia mayor at 12000. Boston Newark St. Louis Cincinnati Cleveland and Pittsburg each paid 10000 annually.
Probate Court actions list letters of administration to named executors for several estates with oath and bond requirements, plus notices of adjustments and heirs. Real estate transfers include Hattie P. Deyo to A W Shriver and William W Clement to Adam W Shriver, Broadmoor lots, and marriages of John Pasini to Emma Puzi and Ubertino Grosso to Clara Bisto. Sloan's Liniment advertisement included.
Mrs. Guy T. Wilson spent a few days in Kewanee. Mrs. Henry Rowe has been ill under Dr. Coggeshall care. Mrs. Rosella Herr and family visited T. Seelye's. Charles McAllister with Bertha and Elmer Bogner visited Clyde Gregory's. Whitefield Epworth Leaguers celebrated Oliver's birthday at F. M. Fulks' with games and lunch. Mrs. Dorse Bogner has pleurisy. Dr. Cromwell attends. A box social at Dunlap school on Tuesday evening Dec 5. Willing Workers bazaar set for Dec 7 with supper.
Thanksgiving services were held last Sunday at 8 p m with a sermon, hymns, and readings. Revival begins next Sunday with afternoon service and daily evenings next week. Mr Jacobs asks all members present. Sunday school voted to buy a screen for Mrs Aukland s class to create a cozy corner. attendance was 39 last Sunday, 17 a year ago, collections 94 cents versus 76 cents for Furs and Hides of all kinds Henry ll Adyt.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for colds and chest congestion, claiming relief through honey glycerine and antiseptic tar. Governor Dunne proposes replacing jails with state farms to cut costs, arguing open work improves health and provides food.
Dr Gable the Neuropathic Specialist of Chicago will be at Camp House in Henry on Wednesday December 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Free consultations for all sufferers of chronic diseases with examinations and prescriptions offered during the stay. He promotes a system claiming chronic diseases arise from a germ deposit disturbing circulation and nerves and asserts many conditions can be cured if treated early. Testimonials accompany the notice and patients are urged to call for free evaluation and information. He plans monthly visits after this trip with charges applying to new patients.
A historical health notice stresses labeling poisons with antidotes and immediate stomach empting. It warns of accidental poisonings and outlines treatments for carbolic acid opium corrosives and lye, urging vomiting stimulation and movement, while noting lye’s danger to children.
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