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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
3
The Sparland column covers town life with visits, school plans, Epworth League Rally Day, and parish notices. It notes Miss Nellie Tanguary Idaho Boise City teaching, Mrs Betts injured after a street accident, and family gatherings at the Frank and Tanquary households as Septembers unfold.
Andrew Pringle and others travel to Starved Rock last week. Rev Neil Stewart, assisted by a chorus leader, conducts union evangelistic meetings in a three week series at the La Prairie Town Hall starting Sept 5. He preaches in local churches, with stops at La Prairie M E and Saratoga M E, inviting all in La Prairie and nearby townships.
Mrs Harry Compton of Bosworth aids at her grandson Walter’s Chillicothe home as rain returns and threshing advances. Dr Eddington tends Mrs Williams after gall stone attack. Marion Paver dies, noted for small stature. Russell family losses and visits remark on weather and new car. Jay C. Galloway completes Livingston vacuum cleaner canvass in Chicago, returns content with territory.
The South Whitefield column notes a rainy Old Settlers Day with many residents staying home. It mentions Miss Rose Bly visiting, Mr Wunder handling a new car, Mr and Mrs Holler hosting, Ida Noll visiting Wels Bros, Bonham school begun with teacher Mrs Dwyer, and local residents Albert Betts and Wilder Brown with recovery updates.
Samuel Benham traveled to South Dakota on business while Mrs Frank Jones visited relatives near Vandalia. Pleasant Hill Mo FM Hay called on old-time friends. Irvin Coppertune and wife toured Peoria. Clarence Perkins and family from Plano visited Broadmoor friends one day. Bruce Stewart and wife from Peoria visited over Sunday. Mrs Samuel Sutherland of Bradford visited Frank Thirkell’s home. Mrs Samuel Benham and children with her mother Mrs Boles visited southern Indiana. KC Blackburn and wife of Kansas City Mo visited W I Blackburn. Misses Elsie Fay and Mazel Driver returned to Iowa, escorted by Uncle Frank Thirkell to Sterling.
Last week's letter notes the school begins September 1 under Miss Edith Holton. The school house has one coat of paint and the interior cleaned and varnished. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs L. M Bell and Edna, and Mr and Mrs Seelye with Ethel, were supper guests at Thomas Seelye's. Mr and Mrs Guy Smith live with Jeral Ketchum to help him. Mrs Tony Webber returned from Rochester Minnesota where doctors advised medicine instead of an operation. Mr and Mrs Maud Huffman visited James Wallace on Wednesday.
Raymond Jardine of Pittsburg and Miss Emily Wilson of Providence guest the Ross Jardine family this week. The Allen family reunites at Glenn Park over the weekend with attendees from Colorado Iowa and Illinois totaling about 44. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Will Piper Mr and Mrs Byron Allen Mr and Mrs Samuel Chesney Wm Chesney Sr and Wm Chesney Jr with Edmund and Raymond Jardine visiting Kewanee earlier. Mary Hunter visits Tiskilwa this week.
A brief dialogue shows two hobos discussing weather and hardship. One says he slept in a garage last night and drank a gallon of antifreeze, illustrating dangerous living conditions and exposure. The other notes the speaker looks fine despite the cold.
Testimonies flood in from Henry and others praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney bladder and urinary disorders. A Western Avenue retiree J B Klein claims relief after three weeks of symptoms. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets Dean's Kidney Pills as the cure, priced 50 cents at dealers.
Mrs Olive Griswold visits daughter Mrs John McClane. Miss Elizabeth McKibbons of Bradford visits Mrs Elsia Longman. Robert Conover travels to Dakota. Sunman relatives depart after week with Mr and Mrs Swineman. Elsie Swineman visits Pontiac and Farmer City with relatives. Elsie Fay and Mazel Driver return to Iowa. Dora Reed travels to Missouri to visit sister Grace Aispaugh. Reed school begins Sept 6 with Mary Longman as teacher. Hattie Barker leaves for Mitchell SD with uncle George Barker. Mr and Mrs Carl Barker host relatives at dinner. Mrs Austin Clark entertains a guest from Kansas City. The Moore and Reid families drive to Garfield to visit Elijah Stucker.
A Montana reader named W V Harner from Montpelier says Chamberlains Cough Remedy equals all cough cures and never fails to give prompt relief. The ad urges readers with colds to try the remedy and see its effectiveness, noting it is obtainable everywhere.
Court actions include Millicent Peck estate garnishment against I E Stansell and Henry E Jacobs with final settlement notices to heirs due by Sept 13. Petitions grant letters of administration for Charlotte Monter estate to T Floyd Monier after oath and bond. Real estate transfers record several quit claims and conveyances in Henry, Terrell, and Polk counties. Marriage licenses issued for Kuril Cole and Helen Harman. Wivers Tour, Mrs Tony Kaplan, and others noted in social items.
Five divorce cases were filed in Circuit Clerk Westott's office in the past week and will be heard at the October term. Myrtle Hess of Henry seeks a divorce from Emil Hess on desertion. Oliver Weston of Venona seeks to dissolve ties with Clara Weston on adultery. James Jones of Henry claims desertion by Mary Jones. Fred Potter looks after Jones' end. Tenia Ridenour of Sparland seeks divorce from Abel Ridenour due to cruelty. Thomas Lishman claims his wife Carrie Lishman is guilty of adultery and seeks a divorce. Petit jurors for October Term include Henry and Saratoga and La Prairie and Steuben and Whitefield and Lacon and Hopewell and Roberts and Belle Plaine and B Anis. Plans for a permanent highway through Winds River valley from Joliet to Peoria endorsed by local association.
An active man devises a method to control grey and striped ground squirrels. He fills a wagon tank with water, attaches a hose at the rear, and sinks it into field holes. When a gopher emerges, he turns on the water and dispatches the animal.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough syrup claiming it soothes coughs colds and throat irritation. It asserts thousands benefited and urges readers to buy from dealers and start using immediately.
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