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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
11
Local Sparland brief reports Prof Bouton as Local Representative for Henry Rerun wcAN, and various visits, home improvements, license grant for a saloon, and social notes. A letter from Mr Riddell describes ill children and ongoing care, with timing details from Strathaven.
William Streitmatter and Mrs Wilemina Sager plan to return as a married couple to Edelstein after visiting Peoria. Charlie Chapmanns boy Charlie required stitches from a horse kick to the face. Miss Rayfield of Tripoli and Mr Moon of Brimfield visited Mrs Jennie Swan. John Ganzer and wife will move to Chicago next Tuesday for new home. Jeric Root builds a new barn and buggy shed on his farm. E Wilsons horse fled during a close call with an auto driven by a man who apologized.
Oklahoma for 10c invites buyers to southern Oklahoma. Describes Comanche county capital Juanton and Wichita Mountain Red River Valley with rich soil for crops. Lists land prices $5 to $25 per acre and offers a colored map booklet farm price list with railway rate discounts. Power Land and Loan Co Lawton OK.
Sparland mourns the death of Margaret Semple Riddell born November 18 1883 who died in Strathaven Scotland after a typhoid fever outbreak. Her father and family endured weeks of care as she pursued studies at Knox college Monmouth and Knox in Galesburg earning a scholarship and a math prize.
The La Prairie Center column notes F D Calder and family visiting the Stephens in Princeville while the community laments the death of Margaret Riddell after a three week typhoid illness. Robbie and Willie Riddell are ill. Mollie B. Smith aids the family. Rev Nesbit preaches at U P church before heading to Princeton. Excursions to Al Fresco Park draw interest among youth.
A playful reflection wonders that if cows produced butter humanity might invent milk. The piece muses on milk as nature s emulsion butter shaped for digestion and notes cod liver oil is nourishing but must be emulsified to aid digestion.
Scott and Bowne promote Scott's Emulsion as the best oil based nourishing medicine. They claim it digests easily and does more good than soil alone. The advert notes price 60 cents and one dollar available at physicians and druggists.
W. H. Harrison of Cleveland Mississippi praises Ballard's Snow Liniment after an abscess formed from a nail injury. He credits the 50 cent bottle with curing a potentially stiff leg and notes the product is sold by J. B. & F. A. Powells City Drug Store in Henry Illinois.
The funeral for Mrs. Susan Driver was held at the Milo M. H. church at 2 PM with a large procession to the cemetery. Flowers formed a white central pillow and friends joined Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell and daughter Estella of Lone Tree after the service.
A testimonial praises Harbine as the best medicine for constipation bilious fever and malaria after meals. Mrs Wm Stroud of Midlothian Texas dates the note May 1901. It notes sale at Powell’s City Drug Store Henry Illinois and urges use after meals for digestion and flushing cheeks.
Weather report from Albert Newman and neighbors notes a warm spell and crops looking fine while threshing winds down. Local visits include Frank Klein at George Holler's, Wyoming fair attendance, and a bad accident near Darling's corners injuring Mr and Mrs Murphy. Blooded stock sale announced at Clyde Mare Stock Farm near Spring Valley on Oct 3 1905 featuring Crysdale horses and Short Horn cattle with payment terms and auctioneers Cal A P Childs & Son and Joe Schlegel Proprietor.
In Davenport a demonstration of a giant cracker's power ended in a violent accident as the cracker was lit and hurled toward a New Foundland dog. The animal approached the smoke and was killed when the blast shattered its head, leaving a shapeless mass. Bystanders witnessed the gruesome event.
Estate actions include Keller claim allowed for 64 dollars and Tracey moral character certificate granted after affidavits. Final report of Schlosser approved and administrator to be discharged upon distribution. Multiple real estate transfers filed including quit claims and lot transfers among Wood, Boomer, Stratton, Mathis, Hartsock, Rowe, Downey, Wood, Gray, Specht, Harney, Cunningham, Wilkes, Barrows, O'Brien, Klein, Hodge, Anthony, and marriage licenses issued for Hedrick and Packingham and Lundren Norstrom.
A testimonial from W Akendrick of Valley Mills Tex praises Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a pleasant and effective remedy for coughs throat troubles and neglected colds. The product is for sale at J B & F A Powells City Drug Store in Henry Ill. The notice ends with a subscription pitch for The Republican.
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