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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
8
The Whitefield Center community reports revival planning with preacher Will Brokaw and family visiting, plus church notices, bake sale plans, and local social updates. Residents from Peoria and Cadillacs note events, fairs, and visits, including school and Sunday service reminders and community outreach efforts.
Mrs George-Darker recovering from stomach trouble while South Mila hosts a church dinner Friday evening to raise funds. Proceeds totaled $20 as Charlie Reid notes. Items mention Ford, Cappertune, Wrights, and Henry Winter finishing painting at Lehtemin’s with work on a large house and other buildings.
The Illinois Game and Fish Commission warns residents and non residents to obtain hunting licenses before hunting is allowed. Residents pay 1.00 and non residents 10.50, licenses obtained from county or city clerks, with copies of laws available on request. A local paper is urged as essential reading for households.
A decades-old retail notice touts exquisite coats and dress clothes from Hart Schaffner & Marx. It highlights $10 to $50 coats, varsity suits and overcoats, plus hats, shoes, shirts, gloves, and home furnishings. The ad invites shoppers to inspect a large stock, promising value and seasonal home updates.
Local notices describe Ladies' Aid planning an all day meeting on Wednesday October 11 with Mrs. M. L. Condit and upcoming cemetery work. Social events at Town Hall and school entertainment planned for October 27 and October 37. Community life includes visitors, illness, weddings, and farm crop notes from McNabb area rounded with a classroom program teaser.
A large crowd welcomed Rev. Jacobs back at Saratoga M E Church with Sunday school attendance 43 and a collection of 1. The prior year showed 40 with 1.19. Mrs Doyle was absent, Mrs Cornell presided, and worship was scheduled for later that day. Harvest Home postponed awaiting further notice. Local weather and stray notes about corn and a found automobile in Mason City are mentioned, along with a Savanna to Sterling rail issue and John Acker elected president.
The piece recalls Illinois early farm conventions at Granville and Springfield in 1851 1852 leading to a push for industrial and agricultural education. It credits 1862 Congress legislation for funding agricultural instruction and lauds Illinois progress toward universal agricultural education and rural betterment, urging continued investment.
University of Illinois experts discuss whether nonfarmers wiring themselves above question of holding grain for higher prices versus shrinkage during storage. They note shrinkage as a major factor, with corn shrinkage exceeding 15 percent over a year when base is November, while price gains may not fully offset losses. Wheat oats shrinkage is less certain, but holding grain can be profitable when price rises outpace shrinkage.
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