Local notices and visits in French Grove and nearby towns
French Grove Ea Dailey delivered corn to Laura Thursday morning. Spent from Monday till Saturday on his farm in Missouri. Mrs. Fred Foster spent the past week with Mrs. Minnie Laws and Mrs. Law, McClellan. The Annual festival was well attended by locals and former residents from a distance. The ladies thank you for your support. Visitors to Mrs. Martha Moore and the Angus Moore family included John Moore of Mt. Pleasant Iowa, Mrs. Mary Reed and son Walter of Washington Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Will Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Thos Reefs of Bloomington, R. Ristine of Mt. Vernon Iowa, and the Everet and Geo. Shissler families of Elmwood. Dorothy Welch visited her uncle Jim Welch. W. M. Carter and family attended Luther Seartes funeral at Princeville. Anna Oakes had tonsillectomy at Presbyterian hospital in Chicago returning to Urbana. Clyde Carter, Dale Welch and Henry Dean were Princeville Kiwanis guests in Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McMullen of Elmwood called on Frank Carter. Howard Edward and Donald Coe had tonsillectomies at a Peoria hospital. Mrs. C. L. McClellan visited in Peoria. Neighborhood folks attended livestock marketing meeting to Laura Friday night. Lucy Reed of Elmwood visiting brother Wm. Carter. Edna Magee and uncle Tom Herrin of New London Iowa visiting W. E. Carter. Frank Wheeler of Canton called on William Carter. Improvement and Missionary Society meets June 19 at Mrs. Leila Bodine's home with Mrs. Fairy Carter assisting. Mrs. Florence Reed leads devotionals. Mrs. Ella Kellogg gives missionary report. Roll Call topic is Current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Dailey
Laura
Will Cowley
Missouri
Fred Foster
Minnie‘ Laws
Law
McClellan
Martha Moore
Angus Moore
John Moore
Mt. Pleasant
Mary Reed
Walter
Washington, Ia
Will Reed
Thos. Reefs
Bloomington
R. Ristine
Mt. Vernon
Everet
Geo. Shissler
Elmwood
Anna Oakes
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Urbana
Clyde Carter
Dale Welch
Henry Dean
Grove
Princeville
Improvement and Missionary Society
Leila Bodine
Fairy Carter
Florence Reed
Ella Kellogg
Local society notes from Palatine and surrounding areas
Local residents visit relatives across Illinois and Indiana, with details on guest stays and trips. Notable items include Emma Kruckman visiting sister Mrs Memler in Palatine, Frances Kingdon and daughter with Roger Pacey in Washburn, and the Bragg family gathering in Edelstein. A raspberry order note from H P Tully appears amid community notices. Palatine and Barrington rivalry news mentions new Barrington coach Paull F Clark, Knox graduate, meeting Palatine coach Harrison Kincaid. both attending a Galesburg class reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Kruckman
Chicago
Henry Memler
Frances Kingdon
Roger Pacey
Washburn
Peoria notices highlight graduation, showers, and meetings
Mrs Ellen Weeka attends Peoria High graduation with Miss Eilen Kelly a class member. Mrs Clifford Cady hosts a handkerchief shower for her mother with guests including Len Porter Ira Porter and Ruth Porter. Fulton County Home Bureau invites Peoria County women to its Fifth Annual Meeting June 19 at Ipava Community High School Building. reservations due June 11 via Miss Lulu Black Peoria Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Weeka
Peoria High School
Eilen Kelly
Fulton County Home Bureau
Peoria County
Ipava
Lulu Black
Farm Bureau
Péoria
Fulton County
Home Bureau
Poulton County
Genesis of Radio Tube and early lamp milestones
The passage traces key steps from Davy’s first electric light to Edison filament lamp and Edison effect. It credits Fleming with using the effect to detect radio signals via the Fleming valve, then DeForest with a third element creating a more sensitive detector, culminating in the modern broadcasting structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Davy
Thomas A. Edison
Fleming
Lee DeForest
Wooden Indians in America A Wardrobe of Oddities
John L Morrison argues that wooden Indians are not native to America. He notes a 1730 Pocahontas statue on Hancock Street in Boston and an 1770 cigar store figure in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, described as a refined gentleman with a snuffbox rather than an Indian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Morrison
England
America
Hancock Street
Boston
Christopher Demuth
Lancaster
Funeral Etiquette Mixed With Child’s Curious Echo
Mrs B spoke of a funeral she attended with her husband while five year old Mary Ann listened intently. The child compared a funeral to a party noting flowers and people, and mispronounced pallbearers as pal bears asking to be tied in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Cut The Hedge Compliance Under State Law This Spring
Hedges two years old or older along public highways must be cut this spring to meet state law. Com officer Guy Claypool notes enforcement and potential penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Claypool
Com
Local Poultry Feed and Tankage Prices Offered
A local notice promotes AMCO CHICK FEEDS for a full line of poultry feed and urges prices be checked before purchasing elsewhere. It also highlights WILSON'S TANKAGE and states they pay the highest prices for poultry, eggs, and cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harding & Reinhart
Brimfield, Illinois
J. S. Harker
Foster Miller
Dorothy Welch
Jim Welch
W. M. Carter
Luther Seartes
Mrs. Carter
Ed McMullen
Frank Carters
Howard, Edward
Donald Coe
Peoria
C. L. McClellan
Lucy Reed
Wm. Carter
Edna Magee
Tom Herrin
New London, Ia
W. E. Carters
Frank Wheeler
Canton
William Carter
Irving Bragg
Ted, Bernice
Ruth Bragg
Edelstein
H.P. Tully
Poone
Chas. Ekena
Eureka
Mr. Ekena
Adolph Fisher
Frank Kidder
Brimfield
Elwood
Walker Marshall
Marshall
Laura Burdon
Wingate
Indiana
Gerald Wiykle
C. W. Hamilton
Wvkle
Hamilton Robert
Leland Pacey
St. Francis Hospital
Anna Memler
Mary
Ruth
Kentucky
Virginia
Schenectady
N. Y
Evylyn Friedland
Palatine
Barrington
Arlington
Paull F. Clark
Harrison Kincaid
Kincaid
Knox
Clark
Galesburg
Palatine Enterprise
Clifford Cady
Henry DeVries
Len Porter
Horace Moon
Ira Porter
3. A.clark
B-F. Clark
Chas
Joe Stenger
L. A. Clark
Ruth Porter
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