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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
7
A bustling crowd gathers for the cloak shop opening on October 17 under the proprietor’s own name. The display features caps fur collars and cloaks priced to suit all, with a promise of the most stylish autumn items seen in Henry. Public subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals taken at the office.
The Republican records a flurry of small items from the city: Mrs Woolley sickest, Perry's Hardware promoting stove blocks, J. J. Perry crackerjack nuts and popcorn mix, Horace Hutchins ill but improving, and D. McDonough painting work. Circuit Clerk Helm and wife visited, Mrs Wanzer of Peoria in Henry, and Jara and flower pots at Fair Store. Open air concert date noted and auction sales at O C Slygh with wagons sold.
The notice touts low prices on overcoats suits mackinaws and gent s furnishing goods at the big store. It promises cash prizes as savings and urges customers to visit to see goods and compare prices despite the lengthy sales pitch.
An advertisement for a tailor offers men and youths suits and overcoats in wool and various fabrics. Prices range from $2 to $19 with lines described as best quality, all wool, and fine fitting. Fall suits feature spray lines and middy suits cover different ages and sizes.
A SNAP IN PANTS 500 winter weights all styles and sizes priced from 2.50. Corduroy pants 1.75 to 2.50. Boys pants 0.75 to 1.25. Mackintosh coats 1.50 to 4. Big line of furnishing goods hats gloves underwear neckties shirts collars cuffs socks and more at low prices.
Ottawa visitors Dr Weis attended a Springfield sanitary meeting and a State Board gathering. M Bell buys Aukland dairy and builds a cattle shed as Aukland rents a farm. Ed Reavy of the 50th Iowa returns on furlough and expects Manila duty. Floyd Monier wins best single driving horse. premium listing corrected. Community notes cover church events, reunions, and local society meetings with season and sermon notices.
An itemized local column reports Dr Powell and Thomas Monier visiting the west and a farm near Emerson Neb, J A Melick & Son grocery was closed by a constable on Miss Anna Melick’s wage judgment, a box of peaches from Magnolia is praised, J W Niece buys a parrot, and testaments to cold delaying plum fruit harvest exist. Prohibition party speakers N J Wright and Marion Gallup spoke in Central Park amid cold weather. Henry Lodge No 127 Royal Circle launches a literary and musical program with next meeting Oct 18 and special business anticipated.
Weekend sale adenos a clearance shoe event with $4.00 shoes offered at $1.00 per pair. Many sizes and widths remain, several styles available. Buy early as Friday and Saturday closing day approaches. Also ads for stomach cures and local goods follow with miscellaneous bargains on nails soap bacon ham flour and school tablets.
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