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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1903
Page
4
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The Republican reports Jerrel Ketchum return from Nebraska with a wolf scalp and notes Mr and Mrs James Wherry and family traveling to Los Angeles. It covers Henry and Wenona residents, windstorm damage near Whitefield township, a train accident near LaRue, and local church district meetings with ministers from Chicago and Peoria.
A Saturday evening cyclone passed between Princeton and Bureau Junction killing Mrs Charles F Sherwin, Mrs Alvaria Sherwin, and Miss Emma Webb. Charles F Sherwin suffered serious injuries as the storm wrecked the Sherwin home and nearby farms. The path stretched 40 rods, damaging multiple farms in Bureau Stark and Henry counties with all occupants seeking cellar shelter.
The Odd Fellows and families plan a farewell party for Rev Coolidge at Whitefield Corners. A Wheatland Sunday school convention is set for October 11 at Whitefield Church with a full program led by local ministers and teachers.
A woodshed was built at Winghip school to store dry wood. Alfred Carlson Chas Peterson and Lewis Larson were in Chicago earlier this week. Several residents attended the state fair at Springfield and enjoyed themselves.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri writes of a year long sore that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured. He claims it is the best salve on earth and notes a 25 cent price at Dr Powell’s drug store.
Attorney General Jeffries of Missouri resumed cross examination of Professor Zelt in the Interstate Canal case in Chicago. The witness claimed that bacteria in the Illinois River cannot survive more than four days, with a zone north of Peoria free of disease germs. An unrelated ad promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as a health tonic for children and mentions Dr Powell's drug store.
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