Weather and travel notes from West Union this month
The column reports disagreeable weather this month with hopes December will be clear. Thanksgiving was enjoyed with ample meals. Annabel Browning left Augusta for Oklahoma to visit sister Lizzie Matthews. Local residents Johnson, Wilson, Smith, Griffitts, and Browning are noted in weekend visits and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Annabel Browning
Augusta
Oklahoma
Lizzie Matthews
A. J. Johnson
Washington
John Wilson
Dan Smith
Wm. Smith
O. Griffitts
H. L. Johnson
Firemen rescue sleepers as flames rage in home
An account notes brave firemen entering a blazing house to drag unconscious occupants to safety. The piece highlights warnings about neglecting coughs and promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and coughing woes. Also mentions local residents, Thanksgiving gatherings, and endorsements for One Minute Cough Cure with Marsh's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Marsh
Gertrude E. Fenner
Muncie
Ind
Marsh’s Drug Store
T. Headley
Tilden
Thanksgiving visits and local notes from Golden
Long list of visits and gatherings in Golden including Mrs. Wm. Sutherland with Mrs. Vermillion and others. Mentions Thanksgiving activities, family drop-ins, travel to Quincy, and a start of holiday events with church donations. Also notes a start of prize show traffic to Chicago and local concerns such as a broken leg and a horse loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Worrell
Jacksonville
Minnie Worrell
Carthage
D. P. Worrell
J. L. Slater
L. E. Thomas
Augusta
Mills
Quincy
Hamill Graham
Knox College
Wm. Sutherland
Vermillion
Emele Goeffrey
Mollie Thompson
Tillie Crum
Wm. Howard
A. B. Williams
George Powell
Pearl Alexander
John Young
Eddie
Grace Graham
Ollie Strickler
Big Neck
Mira Miller
Mary J. Willard
Jane Willard
John Tull
Joe Groves
Wib Strickler
Len Hudson
Bertie Taylor
Houston
Ed. Hudson
Eva Carlin
Luella Hester
Homer Hudson
Chance Owen
Luther Sherrick
Hugh Young
John Youngs
Harvey Norris
Chili
Os Williams
Missouri
Emele Geoffry
Gladys
Mollie
Stella
Flossie Thompson
Arch Owen
Jas. Herron
Geo. Norris
Bowen
Golden
Ig Henry Crawford
Galesburg
Maud Seaton
D. Groves
Gem City Business College
Carl Bacon
Oregon
Burke
Kansas
Two Accidents And Notices In Houston Area
Wilber Strickler’s axe severed arteries in his son Joseph’s throat during a wood chopping mishap injuring him but leaving him in fair condition after medical aid arrived. A man named Harvey Hastings was killed while stealing a train ride out west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hastings
Wilber Strickler
Joseph
Glenwood School
Mary Thompson
Anna Willard
Myrtle Boyd
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Union
Mrs. Colyer
Mrs. Hatfield
Frank Gorby
Annie
Sam Graham
Clarence Carlin
Billy Hartman
Loraine
Mary Vermillion
Antioch
Jessie Chinn
Dewitt, Mo
J. S. Moore
Jas. Beckett and
Obbie Adair
Mrs. Jos. Mc
Chas. Wehrman
Sadorus
Rev. Fuller
Methodist Church
Chicago
Windy City
Phil. Miller
Col. Hannas
R. McAnulty
Robi. Browning
Fairview
Alpha Witt
Darrah Sherrick
Thomas Robison
Plainville
M. J. Willard
Lawrence Miller
John Owen
St. Louis
Flora Robison
Anna Thompson
Stella Thompson
Dora Jones
John Junk
Spirey
Walton Furnace
Bucklen
DeWitt
J. E. Moore
Farmers Bank
Nach & Son Furniture
Illinois
Wmeni
H This
Albert Walty
McNeall & Yarnell, Physicians & Surgeons
Marsh's Drug Store
McNeaLl & Nice
C. Rockenfield
Bowen, Ill
Slpha Witt
Farmers
Western’line
H. B. Nash
Bowent
Minot
Carthage Granite & Monument Works
McGuilvery & Skiles
Cartrage
Bennet
Fair Exchange
JEWEL
Commander
Duane Bennett
Bowen Real Estate Exchange
L. S. Crossland
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