Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Fair Attendance
The report lists several families and individuals visiting relatives and friends over the weekend. Frank and Miss Bennett, Frank Brown, and the Neville family are noted as attending a fair in Peoria and shopping for lamps at Hunt Johnson & Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Soderbirg
Georsit Bennett An Athbert
Alexis A
Frank Brown
Peoria
Hunt Johnson’&Taylor' S
Minas Alex
Harald— Neville
Robert—Neville
Local social notes and ads from Osco area events
The Osco area listings include social visits by Mrs Julius and Mrs Eric Wester, travel by Julius Westerlund to Kansas, and visits by Christine Bollenbach and others. Local shops Hunt Johnson Taylor advertise workwear and sweaters, plus coal orders. A Woodman hall charity event with Royal Neighbors is announced for Oct 31 with a new program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle Comedy Company
Osco
R. M. Morgan’s
Julius
Eric Wester
Hunt, Johnson & ‘Taylor's
Charles Enroth
Perry Westerlund
Julius Leif
Lynn Center
A. L. Hultgren
Irene Combs
Parry Combs
Nelin Carr
Orion
3Ir
Gilbert Samuelson
Hadsley
Julius Westerlund
Kansas
Christine Bollenbach
Galesburg
Robert Neville
Johnson & Taylor's
Wasson
Glenn K. Tracy
Janet and
Gay Wongstrom
Birthday celebration and misfortune reported in local notes
Mr and Mrs George Huggins hosted a birthday gathering with games and an oyster supper. A list of visiting families is noted. Mrs Frank Bennett suffered severe burns lighting a lamp with wood alcohol, causing her arm to catch fire and she remains resting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bennett
Confirmation class dred in the Lutheran church
A Lutheran service details a confirmation class at 8 pm Tonight Tim Brown and wife of Claver visited Wallace Nelsons Tuesday O B Johnson of Orion greeted locals last Wednesday Drohnson and Woodhull visited Monday The Ladies Mission society met at Mrs Lundahs home Friday afternoon Mystic Workers urged to attend next meeting October 24 Sherrard to play Andover in village October 22 Leonard Nordstrom and Chas Wickbloom of Bishop Hill attended the ball game Sunday Communion planned October 29 by Rev Miller Sophia Bjorkgren attended Sindish Lutheran anniversary in Galesburg Sunday Mrs Gustafson Malmgren widow of Chas Malmgren died at Joliet aged old settler of Andover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Brown
Claver
Wallace Nelsons
O B Johnson
Orion
Pr Miller
Cambridge
Sophia -Bjokgren
Galesburg
Gustafson Malmgren
Chas, Malmgren
Joliet
Andover
Marriage Licenses and New Water Power Plant News
Oct. 11 to Oct. 16 marriage licenses list several couples from Wyoming Moline Rock Island Kewanee and Gene seo including Harding Malone Carston Cowden Meeker Rogers Ratier Daniels Uttenhove Joos. A new S100 Age water power plant at Marseilles by Chicago O and I railroad began operation boosting interurban power and relieving La Salle plant. it is a 6 000 kilowatt hydroelectric site on riverbank, leased from the Boyce company, and backed by state conservation efforts led by Governor Deneen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Harding
Wyoming
Ellen -R- Malone
Henry G. Carston
Moline
Liduna.Cowden
Rock Island
Charles M. Meeker
Kewanee
Myrtle Rogers
George William Ratier
Annie.Daniels
Edmond Uttenhove
Sadie M. Joos
Geneseo
Chicago
Ouawa & Peortiaailway Company
Marseilles
tHinwis
Shedrei Iolier
la Salle
LaSalle
Deneen
Old Boyce Company
Galva’s Baker House a Storied Illinois Landmark
The Baker House in Galva Illinois traces its history from the Wiley and Wiley founded Tailroad House 1854 to the Albro House 1879 and later the Baker House 1898. It changed hands several times with notable landlords including Mr Loomis Ar M Mead H F Baker and Fred Collinson while plans for a new hotel proposition were discussed.
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H.P. Hoots
Baker Dust
Galya News
Illinois
Wiley House
Galva
JM. Wiley
L. Wiley
Wiley- House
Wileys
A- Ar. Mead
Alex Albro
Phosphorus Supply in the United States
The article details US rock phosphate deposits totaling 200 to 250 million tons, with Tennessee containing about half. It notes US production at two thirds of world output, heavy usage in farming, and warns the soil’s phosphorus could be exhausted in 100 to 200 years absent recycling, even considering vast phosphate reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tennessee
South Carolina
Florida
Hopkins
Great Britain
Germany
Orem
A gas meter lesson in Sunday school
A minister at Sunday school asks about the most wonderful organ in the body and the children guess. A child softly interrupts with a humorous reply that the gas meter is the throbbing unseen organ that works without consent.
His Advantage and a Lawyer Named Milne Sare
A witty lawyer rose to front ranks, became a member of parliament, and during a heated debate notably angered an opposing member. The scene shows a restrained response with a hint of personal difference and satire, characteristic of Milne Sare’s Tit Bits style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frere
Milne
Pure and Cast Iron Description in Metal Types
The text contrasts pure iron as a laboratory preparation with cast iron as the more useful variant. It notes cast iron contains about five percent spirits and highlights practical usefulness.
Let Us, Sometimes Hve, Be It Only for an Hour
Poetic reflection on taking a brief pause from duties to brighten others by a simple act. The author urges small kindness as a charitable moment amid daily burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wagner
Surgeon Removes Kernel of Corn From Child’s Lung
In a rare operation at St Anthony's hospital Drs Ostrom and Berhow removed a corn kernel lodged in the left lung of a three year old Erie boy. Using a bronchoscope the team twisted the tube to grip and pull the kernel out without tissue cutting. The piece had caused repeated coughing and near fatal choking before the procedure. The boy is expected to recover fully in a few days. Mo line Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
D. Foster
Foster
Ostrom
St. Anthony’s Hospital
The Twig Was Bent
A Portland Oregonian cartoon caption features a baby and a mother debating nature versus nurture. An elderly man remarks on the twig bent to become upright, while the mother notes the twig may grow as a girl, sparking a light back and forth about upbringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Portland Oregonian
Not Hard Up Despite Poverty Farm Folklore
Two Illinois real estate men visiting Missouri observe an old farmer plowing among flint rocks with a dilapidated house and lean-to. They remark the place looks hard up, but the farmer replies that he may not be as hard up as they think, hinting at pride and resilience amid poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlinois
Missouri
Puts Blame on Elders for Child Fears
Dr. C Stanley Hall compiled reports showing 1,701 children harboring 6,456 fears. Leading fears included lightning, darkness, strangers, animals, disease, mice and rats, robbers, high winds, and the end of the world taught by adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Stanley Hall
Samson and the temple pillars at Gaza described
Excavations at Gaza reveal the temple pillars were wooden rests on stone foundations not fixed to them. The strong man could topple the pillars and bring down the entire building as the Philistine city suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Gaza
Samson
New Whisk Broom Promises Easier Cleanups
An inventor markets a new whisk broom with a short stiff brush in the handle to remove stubborn mud from clothes after driving. The device aims to speed up cleaning in a provoking weather.
German botanist notes on European flower species and perfume
A garbled fragment discusses a German botanist counting European flower species and mentions fragrances and petal colors. It references mowers with white or cream petals and hints at sensory impressions and a light, leisurely activity amid work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Notable Uproar in Daily Musings and Sports Page
A narrator in a fragmented scene mutters about being president of Nicaragua and Jim Jeffries while scanning foreign and sports news. He imagines Taft tackling trusts as a household distraction continues with a domestic interruption prompting John to move a matting. The tone mirrors a chaotic newspaper page blend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Jim_Jeffries
Washington
Bill Taft
John
Chicago News
High Place Quote Sparks Verdigris Worry
Mrs Lapsling quips she fears looking down from heights, saying it gives her an attack of verdigris, a vivid metaphor for dizziness or unease while standing high.
Grounded Cider Press Offers Weekly Grinding and Sales
Owner Hamann announces full ownership of Line Genesed Cider Press and will grind every Tuesday and Friday until further notice. Cider for sale by the barrel or keg, with orders by telephone at 100 A Mutual Telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niuensca
Miy
Mutual
Lf. Hamann
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USCC
E. G. Erdman
Genesé
Tllinois
Frank Dahlberg
Geneseo, Iil
Alinnesota
Ernest _D
Redus
Oize
Minnesota
Mr. Redus
S-T-E-Ln
Hlinois
Sohmer
Lush
Gerts
Schaf
Ann Older Inter Garage Preves
Mutua Pnone
Peete
George Huggins
Huggins
Freeman
Sand
Dell Cederberg
Herbert Samuelson
Emil Johnson
Green River
Ivan Holstrom
Charle Enroth
Town
J. Johnson
Jdovous
Atchisos Globe
Sooraaisenerve
Towa
Imber
Heesch, Carstens & Tallmon
W. Srd St
Davenport
Iowa
Swan Strawberg Dodge Center
Minn
Raf
Cornwall Two
Dodge Center
Swan Stranberg
Anda Chrysanty
Nlitarnia
Islso
Saeatere
Sa Livane
Dee
Fred Stenzel
Ueco
Osco Meat Market
Theo. Sundeen
Enroth & Horberg, Osco, Ilinois
General Merchandise
Mater
Enrothand
Horberg
Allinois
R. M.morgan
TUE Profitanl Machinery
Johnston
Mr . Morgan
Ader
Tor Ff
R-M
Morgan, Osco, Tlinois
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