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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
5
The page reports court and society items from Henry and nearby towns, including divorce filings, land and crop notes, farm improvements, weather impacts on threshing, and public notices. It mentions educators and Labor Day practices, road and canal inspections, patent activity, and a comedic verse about domestic life.
A verbose advertisement touts The Watercote-Store as offering an immense display low prices and ready-to-wear clothing for men and women dry goods dress goods footwear and furniture in Central Illinois with unmatched variety and value.
J W Watercott and Co reports the Kirby couple rejoice over a son born Sept 12 as local bakers operate at Smiths Undertaking rooms. Henry news notes visitors from Peoria Bloomington and Downey, fishing feats, a Star theater fire lessening to minor damage, school closure, funeral processions, railroad grading, dredging by Uncle Sam, and river channel work near Henry with Illinois river commission plans amid regional social and sports events.
Local items report a sale of school tablets at The Republican office and a round of community updates. People mentioned include Miss Ira Herron of Princeton visiting her sister Mrs George A Burt, and Paul Jones and Paul Burkhart leaving for a winter course at the state university. Events cover church dinners, officer elections, traffic mishaps, and highway planning, with various residents including Henry Gresser, Theodore Kalfer, and Hazel Clift noted amid neighborhood happenings.
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