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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1891
Page
7
Local ad boasts best goods at cash prices with cheap flour butter eggs and salt from Michigan. Highlights include honey sardines almonds raisins and tobacco deals with bulk discounts and limited stock while urging quick purchase.
Nov 17 events include New Opera Hall debut plus cloak opening at Jones & Son. Advertisements urge visiting Jos H. Perry and the new Coan & Bush firm for stoves lanterns and hollow ware. J H Adkinson seeks poultry and eggs. Benner pays cash for eggs and poultry. Bargains on horse blankets and lap robes from J N Krenz. Original Round Oak stove sold by Connick Bush.
Dr Kinnear and son Lee are home again William Helorich has returned from the west Well everyone is getting ready to husk corn Mrs A G Anderson of Canton is glait ing her sister Tillie Linge Several news letters delayed Charley Barnes joins bicycle club with a safety Mr Schrader's garden has lettuce Dr Forrest has gone to housekeeping in Capt York homestead ice dance and jolly time Katie Riser joins J Watercott & Co E Diehl returns from Nebraska bicyclists 6 to Bradford and back Henry Schools take possession of new school building November 2d Mrs Shafer Turner left for Chicago to reside for some time Contractor Niblock adds bay window at John Peterman's A V Goltra building near Granville Laura Heinrich visiting Secor Wm Niblock has a house bill from Peoria Mrs Adah Smith visiting from Sparland Frank Fiedler on road for H Wells Mrs Sarah Townsend Barr of Englewood visiting Mra Fish Oyster supper at Orange Hall Whitefield Corners Oct 23 proceeds for horse sheds Public asses farmers with more stock Cedar posts and lumber unloaded at Henry Station for snow fences along the railroad.
Local ads promote J. H. Jones & Son cloak opening described as the grandest of the season with high grade dress goods to view. Other notices include Fosbenner and Coan & Bush selling stoves and lumber, and John Heim's meat market promising a large meat display next Saturday with special prices.
Our books show over seven thousand dollars in sales in the past eight days with daily averages near $1,000. The crowded salesroom draws customers from 30 to 40 miles as the store touts grand stock and low prices. A direct import of Great Cloak stock and hundreds of garments, coats and suits are offered at sacrifice prices on track today.
Reports of dog poisonings in town warn residents to beware of "breakers" as police pursue the perpetrator. Notes cover Dr Jones handling birth certificates, charitable subscriptions, school enrollment, church services, a grange fair report, and a local trespass case dismissed by the court.
The community notes progress on the Christian church with contractor Niblock near completion and praise for Rev W Ayling at Normal. Postmaster DePue visits the Henry post office for inspection and locals discuss church subscriptions and lodge officers while updates on residents and trades appear throughout.
An advertisement promotes Webb's Ticket Offices offering reliable information and the cheapest travel rates for rail and ocean service. It urges customers to visit 100 South Adams in Peoria for tickets and travel planning.
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