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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
8
Community column recalls a funeral, wedding announcements, church events, and local visits. Details include infant death in Whitefield Center, Granville marriage of Benjamin Revenaugh and Violet Wabel, plus church services, Sunday school plans, and local social gatherings among residents of Henry, Granville, and nearby townships.
We hear Tennant left for Quincy and will spend winter at Soldiers Home near the city. Meta Lassmann spent last Saturday and Sunday with her sister in Bloomington. Mr. and Mrs. Holliday and the Gittle baby were at Brokaw Hospital for three years. Mr. and Mrs. Wales spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. and Mr. Patterson. The social split includes a bazaar and a dance to be held October 26 at the Johnston Store Building. A meeting of the Marshall Putnam County Medical Society was held at Masolis with an interesting agenda and notable attendees.
The piece notes a calm dignity in wearers and in the clothes, praising the quality of materials and the impressive selection. It mentions hats, shoes, shirts, sweaters, ties, gloves, mittens, and underwear at reasonable prices, highlighting value and style.
A fragmentary column records a birth to Mr and Mrs Henry Childa at Heary on October 3 1916 noting grandmother connections to the McCutcheon and Childs families. It also mentions prize winning herds at the AUinals Stage Fair and a herd owner J F Prather of Williamsville, plus a Peoria banquet attended by County Superintendent Pax Simpson. Other items include a St Patrick bazaar on October 24 26 a mental health case in Butuan a Madison demonstration tour ending with 65000 spectators and an eight week motor demonstration cost around 4300000.
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