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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
8
Local notices list visits and marriages including Victoria Johnson and Ed Graves tying the knot last week. Various residents travel for fairs, university plans, and club activities. Also mentions church and school events, a typhoid case care, and a Dr King’s New Life Pills advertisement.
An National Association of Credit Men bulletin reports retailers see parcel post as reducing burdensome express charges. Merchants expect mail order competition to rise but emphasize need to advertise locally to keep customers. They stress the public cares about honest candidates in upcoming elections.
The advertisement by F. H. Edtminster of McNabb Illinois argues a Ford offers unlimited satisfaction and near destructible durability for a modest price. It invites readers to consider buying this season or next and promises a demonstration.
A long list of local residents visiting fairs and relatives, school updates, sports results, and upcoming events fill the Putnam area notes. Highlights include attendance at the Ottawa fair, visits to Marian French and Henry residents, high school baseball results, and plans for a community Halloween social and a Prof. Nolan talk at the town hall.
Ad seeks a good sized farm in Marshall county for a term of years. Inquiries at the office for particulars.
A roundup of visits, illnesses, and celebrations across small towns. Amy Grivey recovers as a Bloomington nurse returns. multiple families host guests from Ottawa to Peoria. church confirmations draw crowds with visiting priests. social evenings feature Bible games and feasts. births and travel notes fill the week.
F. F. Packingham becomes owner of the Maylfair farm, 280 acres, after paying 28000 dollars. A north state farm sold at profit. John Yannelivich faced a Sunday closing fine of 96.40 in county court. Editor Hawthorne travels with wife to Fargo and beyond. the Granville Echo office appears vacant as the editor departs. Poultry thefts rise with Julia Harper losing nearly a hundred birds and other items. The piece notes editor status and questions his whereabouts and plans. Latin American leaders urge US appeal to Europeans to end war. trading effects are cited.
A pedestal style table in solid oak with a 48 inch top and a price including a six foot extension. Regularly listed at $12, now offered at $9.50.
The piece outlines dry and no license territories by state, noting nine states enacted prohibition before 1913 and detailing populations in dry and no license regions. It mentions statewide campaigns in Virginia, Ohio, California, Washington, and Oregon and includes a light aside about social chatter and a newspaper visit by Ralph Green.
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