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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
3
Local notes report visits from Milby Marshall’s parents and various residents of Sparland and nearby towns. Highlights include sickness recovery, Dakota trip return, mining meeting, upcoming lecture course on October 20, hay baling, home bakery sale on Oct 9, and Ladies Aid activities.
Advertisement for Milwaukee Binders and cheap buggies wagons robes and whips. Also Marseilles grain dump and a line of machines oils lubricants and kerosene. Seeks trade if fair dealings merit it.
Miss Mai Condon of Chicago visits sister Mrs. Wm OLeary while Curt Tanquary’s former home becomes Hart family residence. Funeral for L C Nighswonger prompts Oklahoma visitor. villagers note improvements from painting to furnace installs and a darker street scene after council bans street lights.
James Bennington of near La Rose sold a hog weighing 725 pounds last week for just over 51 dollars. The report notes remarks on tariffs and regional prosperity, saying western farmers are rich and growing richer.
John Russell buys out Nickerson’s Speer store and Mr and Mrs Roussell plan to reside there. Mrs Albert of Florid visits Rev and Mrs Martin. James Smith Sr visits daughter Mina Monier. Missionary tea planned in Princeton with Mrs Burnett and Mrs Black on Oct 7. James Blackwell and Miss Ethel Calder marry in Peoria Sept 27. Lectures begin Oct 23 at town hall with Tahau about Joseph Griffis. Indian lecturer expected. Chamberlains Cough Remedy recommended for mothers and croup prevention.
R J Fennell completed cement walkways around his premises and laid about 300 feet of four foot sidewalk along the street at his own expense, a generous town improvement. Many local notices follow including cattle sales, upcoming lectures, theater events, travel plans, accidents, and community activities across Camp Grove Saratoga and nearby areas.
Local social notes report Mrs. Maud Bullock staying with parents, Mrs. George Perkins and baby visiting Peoria, and Alma Wilson joining for city visit. Dr. Frank Nurse begins language teaching in Emporia Kansas, while Alonzo Turk returns to the community. Church groups rebuild at the Congregational church after a tornado, and a coal house is erected at the parsonage. Several families plan winter stays, moves, and reunions with acknowledged local names.
Cottage Mrs Frank Doty enjoyed a birthday surprise with friends bringing lunch and tokens. Social visitors included Mr and Mrs Smith in Princeton, and many calls to and from the Chesneys, Bishops, and Merritts. A Worthington lecture drew a large crowd, hosted at the church with slides shipped to Iowa.
The new Bergner store is nearly twice as large as before and designed for maximum shopper comfort. A woman describes Bergner’s as a comfortable place to shop, reflecting months of planning finally realized.
A description extols a single spacious floor with wide aisles and broad offerings. It notes the shop is 166 feet by 126 feet, promising convenience and solace as women find nearly everything they want on one level.
Our manager of the Suit Department is in New York City on his second buying trip. Stocks are larger than ever and we keep up with the minute in styles. There’s nothing you want that you cannot find at the Bergner store now.
A handsome new shoe department for women and children opens with a well equipped layout. It displays the latest and best shoes from top markets in the east.
Mr and Mrs Charles Chenoweth visited Princeton Friday. Charles Day traveled to Land Sunday. Well Known Hotel Keeper endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. J C Jenkins of Glasgow KY praises its long use in family medicine chest and for traveling men. Remedy sold by A J Ironmonger.
Harry Monroe notes a recurring event at Whitefield Corners on Thursdays starting September 23, 1941. The line records a local column item with a misspelled name and date.
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