Henry Republican and other old time notices
Dated fragments discuss the Henry Republican and local news items. Anecdotes about Joliet iron and steel, Senator Quay, the Monroe doctrine, lunar eclipses, and a Chicago mayor mix with regional references and humorous misnaming of Lacon.
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Newpaper
Republican
Henry
Ieasurer ‘Martin
Will "County
Joliet
Quay Altyold
Henry Island
Lacon Democrat
Lacon
Chicago
Lake City
Hutchins Cloak Sale Draws Crowds in City Event
Last Friday and Saturday E H Hutchins held a grand cloak sale at his mammoth store drawing crowds from city and surrounding towns. Potter from Marshall Field & Co. oversaw the cloak room while Mrs Hutchins highlighted quality fabrics and the best prices. The millinery department showcased fashionable hats and bonnets as the store advertised The very best goods at the lowest possible prices.
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E. H. Hutchins
Hutchins
Potter
Utohins
H Hutchins
Aize
Bb. H. Hutchins
Honor to Benjamin Harrison and sober resolve
The Children’s Friend lauds President Harrison as a model of temperance and integrity. It notes his vow to avoid strong drink and his refusal of a ten thousand dollar offer from Indiana liquor dealers to overturn laws. The piece extols male youth to emulate his noble example.
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Harrison
United States
Indiana
Benjamin Harrison
Chidren
Riddle in the shop window sparks bald merchant joke
A Republican blurb from Lil October 20 presents a riddle about selling shoes. It notes it will take as many women to buy a shoe as bald headed merchants to ship a jack, implying readers see many bald merchants in town. The item mocks merchants with bald heads and inquires about the audience’s guess.
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Mutehin
Cassy
Boston Clothing Store advertised as a premier tailor and supplier
The Boston Clothing Store markets its extensive gents and boys furnishing stock with prices 10 to 20 percent lower than before. It emphasizes merchant tailoring, a large Shoe Annex, trunks and hats, and asserts reliable quality. Mr Lincoln showcases made to order suits and coats, claiming superior taste and fit across all shapes.
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Boston
Hutchins & Lincoln
Hatching & Lincoln’s
Ilinois
Lincoln
Hutchins and Lincoln Cloth ing Emporium Ad
Up to date apparel with made to measure and ready made options. Hutchins and Lincoln offer tailored suits, gents furnishings, and low prices with assurance of value. Contact their clothing emporium for full worth of money.
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Hutchins & Lincoln
J. B. Thompson & Sons Investment Bankers and Brokers
J B Thompson and Sons, Central Illinois investment bankers and real estate brokers, lead in farm loans with a 400000 dollar firm responsibility. Founded by J B Thompson, the firm has served nearly every state with no foreclosures in thirty years and emphasizes prudent advertising and honest dealings.
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Thompson & Sons
Lacan Democrat
United States
Illinois
L Thompson & Sons
J. 8. Thompson
John J. ‘Thompson
Lacon
Chas WN. Thompson
Colorado Springs
Galo
Marshall County
Thompson
J. 8. Thompson & Sons
New Home By Goltra Planned For Waughops On Edward Street
A. V. Goltra and his crew began construction on Richard Waughop’s new two story house on Edward Street. The planned seven rooms include two halls, a front and side porch, four gable windows and a large plate glass parlor window. Goltra’s plans were accepted on sight and the contractor is praised for good workmanship and fair pricing.
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Richard Waughop
Dward Street
A. V. Goltra
Waughop
A. V.goltra
Marshall County
Henry School Notes and Local Social Highlights
Henry high school featured a lively program with an inaugural address by Anna Hughes and Pearl Heath’s class prophecy. Supt Wallace and students collected zoology specimens in the woods while visitors from Quaker Lane attended events. A Shaker cordial claim and a barn dance hosted by the Dwyer Bros drew Henry residents to social gatherings. a horse scare disrupted the hose cart event.
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Henry School
iMitcrest
Chicago Chronicle
Literary Society
Anna Hughes
Pearl Heath
Wallace
Fred Potter
John Gregory
Luella Wilson
Theodore Smith
Quaker Lane
Nicholson
Hutchins Paskell
Harris
Kirkpatrick
Wykoff
Culter
Miss Hull
Miss Smith
Dwyer Bros
William Starliper
Henry
van Bros
Lenry
John Campbell
Married in Lacon at residence of Dr and Mrs Thompson
J. D. Mountjoy of Chicago and Nellie M Thompson wed at the Thompson residence in Lacon on October 24, with Prof Hieronymus of Eureka College officiating.
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Lacon
Mra
L. G. Thompson
Hieronymus
Eureka College
J. D. Mountjoy
Chicago
Nellie M. Thompson
Death of Dr A Teney Reader in York Nebraska
At York Nebraska on October 28 a child named Dr A Teney Reader aged 1 month 23 days former resident of Whitefield Corpus.
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York
Nob
A Teniey
Whitefield Corpore
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