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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement offers multiple large farms for sale. Highlights include an 820 acre farm with plowed land creamer on farm timber and close to town priced at 55 cash, 2600 on balance at 5 percent. A 480 acre tract with 12 000 in improvements, an orchard and woven wire fencing. A 240 acre well improved farm three miles from town priced with 6040 cash and balance on loan.
Local items report Danvers Sunday labor ban under a $6 to $100 penalty, a Gravity post office closure forcing Chillicothe mail pickup, and a Cedar Point village incorporation vote with 53 of 64 ballots in favor. Other notes mention oil prospects near Marseilles, grain and prune prices, and a fatal shooting in Princeville.
At the Illinois Reformatory exhibit in the exposition building, Superintendent M. M. Matlary directs a large display of forged iron work, sheet metal and cabinet work, drawing, machine shop outputs, woodwork, shoemaking and tailoring. J. H. Noel oversees the display featuring a handcrafted four room house and intricate iron designs, illustrating careful craft and personal development by the boys.
A letter from WB Brunison of Dublin claims his eighty three year old mother benefits from Electric Bitters for strength appetite and mobility. The note suggests similar gains for female weakness general debility and weak children and adds a GI guarantee for stomach liver and kidney troubles by A J Ironmonger druggist.
The author urges farmers to carefully select seed corn and avoid using crib or neighbor’s corn. Recounting 19th century methods, the piece highlights deep plowing, readying ears by hanging and curing, and selective planting to maximize yield. It warns that neglected seed quality leads to gaps and lower stands, with field anecdotes about scaling yields and farming practices.
Beginning October 12 and continuing through October 19, local post office employees will weigh and count every mail item collected or mailed. The process records class, destination, and postage, with first class and newspapers prioritized to minimize delays.
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