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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
10
A weekly miscellany from Henry Illinois lists social visits and travel from Oct 9 1913. residents attend fairs, church events and family gatherings while local roads and a lecture seating plan are highlighted along with a Beta Sigma meeting and officer slate.
Local social life and events in McNabb include 103 Sunday school attendees on a rainy week. A lecture series begins with the Ricketts Entertainment company on Oct 18 at McNabb hall. Cough remedies are advised over sedatives, praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for pneumonia prevention. La Salle weather bureau station shut down. observer reassigned to Wichita.
LoStant local notes report W T Page visiting in Chicago Miss Maggie Donaher La Salle visitor Tuesday Wilson Barber sustains fatal horse injury from a car accident Mrs Dr W W Evans returns from Chicago Axel Johnson and family return from Iowa George Cleal of Ransom visiting war comrade Joan Skeet Miss Colin Weber home from Normal Michael Shone and family guests of Wm Lyons and family Mrs Wm Groat wins first premium at Grange Fair Mrs N J Hillabrand second Anna Tomlinson wins seven ribbons at Magnolia Grange Fair Paul Kreger family guest at G F Weber home Kreger is niece of Mrs Weber Miss Cassie Patterson wins five blue ribbons at Grange Fair $8 75 Dr Edward H Hattan and wife visit from Peru by auto for dinner
Mrs. Cora M. Taylor wed John H. McCabe of Lafayette Illinois in a Sept 23 ceremony at Rev S H Bliss home. Dr and Mrs Hagy hosted a theater party for the couple in Streator and visited them at their future home. Various locals report visits, travel, and farm updates including Mrs Elizabeth Reinhart in Seattle and Ada Young’s visit. Frank Gapen won four blue ribbons at Ottawa fair. several families plan moves to Chicago or Florida. A croup remedy ad closes.
The Ladies Aid meets Oct 15 with Mrs. George Dally and Country Life club gathers Oct 10 at the hall. Nora Brown of Henry visits Mrs. Bert Sparling. Curt Henkins of Toulon stays with relatives. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson of Lone Tree. grandparents Mrs. and Mrs. George Finley. Cotney’s illness and death amid travel. funeral at M B church Wednesday. Smith Owens store under W. L. Williamson offers bargains. Williamson family boarding at Lawson home. John Wherry buys farm near Whitefield. Wheeler rents farm to Elliott brothers. Prutzman family from Princeton visits Dit’s. Wyckoff and others dine with Kirkpatricks near Tiskilwa. Kelso’s meat market thrives. Wm. Ball travels through Iowa and Minnesota.
An unsolicited testimonial claims Chamberlain's Tablets greatly help chronic dyspepsia. The quote from W. G. Mattison of Hornellsville New York praises the tablets as more effective than other medicines. Sold locally by T. J. Segraves and A. J. Tronmonger. Ad.
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