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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
1
The column notes social visits and arrivals from Maine to Illinois, announces the National Implement and Wheel Show in Peoria with tractor contests, and mentions local people and excursions. It records community scenes, a flag raising, and a theft of fruit from a peach tree near the park.
The annual Marshall County Women's Christian Temperance Union convention met at the Presbyterian church with three sessions. Officers and superintendents were named, reports given, and the suffrage topic featured in address and civics drill. A later note recounts local incidents and condolences from Bradford and Peoria observers.
The fall and winter lecture series announces top tier acts. Fisher Shipp Concert Co opens October 22 with Miss Fisher Shipp as reader and soprano, Marion Barry violinist, Miss Pauline Harrington vocalist, and Lloyd A. Lear on mandolin and piano. The Lyric Glee Club appears November 1, followed by Maude Stevens Concert Co on December 9 with Edith Welch and Charlotte Chamberlin. Henry Clark lectures on January 23, and W Powell Hale impersonator closes February 25. Season tickets priced 1.50 for adults and 1 for children with 50 cent single admissions for each act.
Readable items describe classroom rearrangements with window boxes and plants, first physics experiment on circle circumference versus diameter, metric measurements, completed zoology readings, and teacher meetings on Rural Economics. Seniors hosted by Miss Massey. freshmen entertained at Marie Gregory’s home, with aerial flight questions. Fire drill held. seniors and Mrs. Cornell enjoyed a party. Various student activities include domestic science dessert work, chocolate moulds, fruit studies, and eighth grade landscape drawing. Some absences noted. repairs for arm injury. Also reports on a 1912 steamer incident causing illness and a critical view of unsafe excursion practices. Bradford visitors, fires and family troubles in Oglesby, and a stray verse-like line about Luther Gunn.
A review praises The Rosary by Edward E. Rose produced for Rowland and Clifford. It tells of a married couple beset by unbelief until Fr. Brian Kelly's faith restores hope, confronting suspicion and conflict with calm courage. The play stars Frank Kilday as the priest in a socially conscious production.
Puzzling OCR text notes farmers preparing to bundle corn in the same way as wheat and other grains. Mentions knives, scarceness, and a general focus on corn handling amid unclear context and garbled phrases. No clear date, place, or identifiable individuals persist.
Forty hours devotion opened at St Mary's church with exposition of the blessed sacrament and high mass. Rev Fr Gonsler preached and Sr Hawley of Lacon gave a sermon on The Holy Eucharist. Benediction followed each service and mass times varied daily with several congregationals receiving holy communion in body. Assisting priests included Revs Schuetz Hawley Schaft Katsigar and Schauer from nearby towns.
The Rev Francis M Wilson of Tiskilwa will visit Henry next Sunday as celebrant for Holy Eucharist at 8 am and to preach at 11 am and administer Holy Eucharist. It is hoped many communicants attend the 8 am service, and vestrymen should meet the Rev at the close of the 11 am service. TI W Haist, Minister.
The Sabbath school meets at 9:45 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. by the pastor. Christian Endeavor gathers at 6:30 p.m. All are invited to attend these services led by George T Griscel, Pastor.
Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with preaching by the pastor. Sabbath school at 9 46 a m directed by M L Coan. Men's Bible class during school hour. Epsworth League service at 6 80 p m and again at 7 p m. Mid week prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m. Pastor J Mercer.
St Joseph Church holds Sunday services with a bow mass at 8 a m and high mass with sermon at 10 a m. Supply from St Bede's College Peru until the pastor Rev Fr Brennan returns from Ireland.
St Marys Church lists daily masses at 7:00 am and Sunday services with high mass and English sermon at 7 am, low mass and German sermon at 10 am, and Sunday afternoon services at 2:30 pm led by Fr M Gensler. The annual Henkins and Anderson picnic occurred at Walnut Grove last Saturday with a festive community gathering.
The item compiles brief notes from Peoria Illinois and Orleans Nebraska, including coverage of the Great Western circuit horse racing at the National Implement Show. It records social visits from Chicago residents, Niagara Falls trips, a hearty dining anecdote, stockyard records in Kansas City, teacher exam results, a postmistress resignation and return, and Rock Island railway ballast work expanding roadbed near Peoria as rail traffic grows.
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