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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
10
Long village roundup covers family visits, farm work, and local business near Whitefield and Saratoga. The piece lists names, weddings, home обновления, weekly church notes, and upcoming events across multiple households with remarks on haying, silo construction, new houses, and charity services.
The Kewanee Star-Courier recounts a Minnesota journey by Rev. Trent and family. On the return, the children tallied passing vehicles, totaling 1144 with 709 Fords among them, and they counted 151 threshing outfits in Minnesota wheat fields.
Local notes from Hutchins Downey and Magnolia report Ladies' Aid quilting sessions and neighbors visiting. Des Moines training trips for two young men and multiple visits from area families mark a busy week. Save dates include Red Cross rally in Granville and a Methodist conference return, with birthday celebrations and a surprise sixteenth party.
Miss Violet Burnett visits relatives in LaPrairie while James Burnett stays with Mr and Mrs Burt Fites in Nunda for two weeks. U H F club hosts a Saturday afternoon gathering. C O U girls stitch handkerchiefs for Red Cross at Sarah Routh home. Corda Even family visits Wyoming Grandmother Timmons. Speer hosts eight auto loads for Stark county boys called to the front. Dr Russell plans to locate in Speer. boarding at Hotel Matticks. Dewey family from Peoria visit W. Root. B B Davis return from Hopedale trip. Red Cross supper attended by Speer folk in La Prairie. Rev Thomas Martin preaches at Congregational church and will return next Sunday. Bernice Merrill returns to Jacksonville school. Orrin Phillips and Helen Even to Abingdon. Rev Spencer accepts call to Annawan. moves with family to new home. Dr C M Wilmot promoted to base hospital at Fort Shelby Miss. Mrs Wilmot visits. William Gruner buys lumber for tenant farm. Mrs Corda Eyen with daughter Helen to Abingdon. Herbert Wilson and wife of Camp Grove visit McCraws. Bushnell Mayor Mack M Pinckly cherishes two old newspapers from 1728 and 1729 prized as his mother’s copies.
The piece notes Lt Rosthwaite carried a swagger stick during furloughs to comply with army rules and curb pockets. It cites government emphasis on neat look and a raised head posture caused by the visor, arguing small details enhance a soldierly image.
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