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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
6
Sparland sparrow of 1897 reports visiting relatives, church notices, a new M E preacher, and a grand Rock Island excursion to Oklahoma. It notes a fatal railway accident affecting Abbott and a barn fire at Burgess causing heavy losses, with town pride amid growth and recent coal-dust improvements.
Varna community brief with multiple social events including visits by J P McQoy Annie Grill and Mrs Myers. Mentions church service by Rey Kivans and Roberts Grange blue ribbons at Magnolia Grange Fair. wreaths of social visits, weddings, and fall preparations noted.
Community snippets recount visitors from Chicago to Bradford and Wyoming areas, weddings and funerals, church events, school notes, and small business updates. Guests include Master Lawrence, Irene Harney, Lib Harney, and Madge Harney. Mrs Helmandollar and Mrs Harrison attend Peoria funeral. In Whitefield Center, Ladies Aid meets and a Sunday school convention is announced. Snell's store advertises Hubbard's flour and cash-only policy. Homer Swift buys old homestead. Wright finishes sorghum. A Shorts host family dinner for relatives visiting for their honeymoon.
This morning a local retailer proclaims an unprecedented selection of underwear blankets and flannels, branding the store one of the state’s great money saving institutions and inviting customers to buy now.
Community updates from South Whitefield include church events with Elder Morrill preaching, a Sunday school convention at Center, and a quarterly meeting next Saturday. The column reports the death of Vera Swift, travel notes to New York and Niagara Falls, local visits, weather, roads, and farm work as well as social visits, illnesses, and family news from the area.
An old advertisement touts a liver remedy labeled sound liver makes a well man, claiming liver disorder causes biliousness, constipation, jaundice, and other symptoms. It asserts the remedy cures liver stomach and bowel disorders, offers a free trial bottle at Dr Powell’s, and lists a price of 50 cents.
A busy page chronicles barge coal logistics, local visits, and shop updates. D W Danley will load coal Tuesday while A L White Co handles dock traffic. Notices include signboard repainting at Putnam County Bank Weeks Bros and the post office, and multiple residents visiting relatives or traveling for business.
The young author Georgia Winship, visiting at her grandfather James Winship’s near Putnam, is praised for a poem titled Autumn. The piece depicts a vivid, season changing scene from green to frost and winter, highlighting a talent beyond her twelve years. Local notes from Magnolia follow about the community and events.
The advertisement touts Buckien’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands and all skin eruptions. It claims cures for piles with a money refund if not satisfied and lists a low price per box available through a local dealer.
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