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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
8
A retailer derides cheap garments and promotes Hart Schaffner & Marx menswear, arguing quality costs more yet lasts longer, urging buyers to choose superior fabrics over budget options.
The readable fragment hints at a discussion of planning for a fall business or shot, but the text is garbled and lacks concrete people, places, or events to summarize into a proper newspaper card.
A 1906 local ad promotes cheap groceries at McAleer Grocery with bulk sugar, flour, Orange Food, Cream Crisp, Shredded Wheat, oats, and laundry starch. The page also includes Varna neighborhood notes with church events, school changes, and local society news.
The obituary recalls Mrs Eming Koch of Varna who united in marriage with William Koch on Oct 30 1865. Seven children were blessed, three died in infancy, two more later died, leaving two survivors Conrad Koch and Mrs Eming Hoffer. Surviving husband son and daughter, two brothers and many relatives mourn as she joins loved ones in the afterlife. Her faith and Christian life are praised.
Community updates report funeral of John Richards in Peoria the death of John Slagie in a Peoria mine relatives in the area invitations to Bert Edminster and Anna Stenson wedding at Devil's Lake Sept 12 social at ME church Sept 12 WFM year end meeting officers elected and tea honoring retiring president and a ball game slated between Sparland and La Prairie nines at Clarence Calder field with 25 cent admission.
A dozen tuition pupils started at Hennepin high school reflecting steady faculty effort. Weekend trips included a Princeton fair and a Labor Day excursion to Peoria and Peru aboard the David Swala steamer with praise for the band, smooth ride, and the enjoyable cabin. Various residents, Rev Father Kluck and others, plan trips and family visits, with farm aides and local commerce noted.
A clotted page recalls social events and school life in Milo and surrounding towns. entries mention Sunday school gatherings at ME and Christian churches, a Christian church picnic, teachers starting the new term, and regional family visits plus remarks on local farms, land sales, and a Wyoming excursion.
Sunday rain blessed the region while the Wyoming fair drew broad local representation last Thursday. Residents report a week of farm work from horse deliveries by Carter Shearer to barn building at several places and school openings in Doyle Camp Grove and town hall districts led by teachers Robert Byrne Bridget McGuyre and Mabel Sutton.
Miss Thetts Henking returns from Iowa amid pleasant weather. Taliaferro family members from Peorld and Seaton visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Soper. Kate Chandler of Seaton visits her parents. Mira Loomis of Henry accompanies her brother H. R. Loomis. Patholi School starts with Wred Hamey at the deck, and Miss Mary Williams begins teaching at Bachmendis.
Mashed fragments document a cluster of rural social and farming items from Lacon Wenona and nearby areas. Names such as Charles Seiquist Henry Peterson August Palm and Nels Buges appear with birthdays visits school teaching and bridge work. Random references note road work plowing fishing and a new steel bridge project.
Small advertisement notes a good ale house above key blocks from the office and lists an appealing price. Apply to John Hartley for details and terms.
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