Magnolia town notes citizens and visitors list
A long local items column records numerous residents and guests visiting Magnolia, Peoria, Chicago, and nearby towns. It lists callers, visitors, and travelers such as Mrs. George Myers, Miss Margaret Junker, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Koch, and many others, with many trips to Washington Peoria and Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Martin
Magnolia
George Myers
Washburn
Laura Kemitz
Conrad Koch
Son ‘Loren
Chicago
Foster
Galesburg
Sam_Myers
Platt
la Rose
Albert Carlson
Cliff Jenkins
Beulah Peterson
Rudolph Lindstrom
Peoria
Verna Mae
Eleanor Jesse
Lake Senachwine
Roy May
Kempton
William Neane
Bloomington
Nenne
Billie McNeal
Myrtle Vick
Leroy
Fred Vick
Orman Mudd
Thompson
Jennie Myers
Myrtle Frank
Arthur Peterson
Gust John
Olney Hurl
John McCuskey
Methey Epente
Jks Wee McC
George Johnson
John Austin
Florence Austin
Robert Umphrees
Deer Creek
Ralph Hylin
Jalmer Hultgren
Carl
Emory
Pontus Carlson
Bit
Oliver Extrem
Samuel Cockrell
Otto Dietrich
Esther
Walter Manteuffel
Springfield
Florence Warner
Marion
John
Ben Myers
Edgar Scarborough
Winnie McCuskey
California
Varna
Kenyon
Minn
John Shields
Eureka
Mr. Shields
Busy Bee
Jenkins Building
George Wiley
Sparland
Wiley
Frederick Kemnitz
Antonia
Laura Kemnitz
Iowa
Minnesota
L. B. Phillips
L.R." Phillips
Henry
D. J. Davis
Chillico
Musical Party Honors Out of Town Guests at Varna
Mrs. A R Wright entertained guests from Varna and beyond with an afternoon of music and literary verse. Miss Linnea Lofgren of Chicago performed Liszt and Grieg selections, and Rachmaninoff closed with Prelude in C sharp minor. Several local ladies shared songs, readings, and a crossword game accompanied by luncheon and desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
A R. Wright
Miss Lofgren
Chicago
Lofgren
Rachmanninoff
Edward Freeman
Stamford
Conn
Win. Koch
Hazel Smith
Decatur
R. W. French
Marion~ Eeeenver
Colo
Verside
Patterson
Wooster
Ohio
S. E. Hoge
O. M. Hurt
Miriam Dickerson
J. P. Johnson
Linnea Lofgren
Audrey Meredith
Long Beach
California
Winnie McCuskey
San Pedro
Birthday Dinner for Mrs J P Johnson
Mrs J P Johnson entertained a group of friends at a Wednesday August 12 birthday dinner. Pink and red table decor matched pink shoe and red rose shaped ice creams served after a lovely luncheon. Guests included Rev and Mrs Dickerson, Mr and Mrs Merritt, Mr and Mrs Conrad Koch and son Loren, Mr and Mrs A R Wright and son Harold, Mr and Mrs Wim Koch, Mrs A W Wright and Mrs Emma Hoffert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Myers
Orlo King
Peter Held
Washington
Dr. Walker
Wesleyan College
Speer
W.A. Win
C. H. Merritt
A. R. Wright
Charlotte Maleham
Emma Hoffert
Charles McCoy
Chicago
John McCuskey
Charles Stateler
Michigan
Anna
Madison
Wisconsin
Rockford
Olson & Extrem
George Meireis
Marie
Peoria
Tolbert
Gustrade
Carl Johnson
Danville
Tilda Gustafson
Virgil
Varna
Mike Riley
Dora Riley
Sam Miller
Miller
Peter Benson
Gust Carlson
Edith
Harold
Ed. Holmstrom
Minnie
Lewis
Valine
Maurice Stromgren
Hoge
Elmer Bursett
Dixon
Wilbur Bates
State Hospital
Mr. Bates
Fragment of a Caribbean clubhouse dialogue
A terse exchange unfolds with a woman seeking her husband and a guard replying that no husband is present. The odd dialogue hints at secrecy or social tension within a club or social space.
Woman on Every Dollar and the Wink of Service
A terse poem-like line depicts a woman figure associated with currency. It contrasts with a coy wink and a service smile as a social critique of money and power. The piece uses symbolic imagery to comment on gendered economics.
Toluga Feather Factory Closes in Toluca After Two Years
The Toluca Feather Factory announces its closure last week with all goods shipped to Chicago. Proprietor Leo Cohen says they may reopen in Toluca in the fall if a suitable building is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Chicago
Leo Cohen
Uses for inner tubes in everyday items
A list of practical applications for inner tubes includes damp cloth coverings, photographic trays for tourists, fish bait, rubber strips replacing pork rind, pressure tanks, wringer roller renewers, shower baths, air reservoirs for blow pipes, foot stool covers, garden sprinklers, typewriter shock absorbers, antenna protection, spring covers, oil retainers, and tensioning or smoothing covers for ironing boards. Additional uses noted are wood graining tools, hair curlers, draftsman guides, camper bed springs, windings for wires, hot pot holders, anti rattling covers, paste brushes, mops, insect powder sprayers, bellows, sink mixers, fruit receptacles, motor generator suspensions, colored rubber cement squares on floors, floor brushes, non-tip bottle holders, and bath brushes.
New Enterprise Creates Action Across The People
A novel venture based on a product and service meets sudden reader interest, prompting investigation and immediate public response. The initiative leverages demand from the populace to drive engagement and action, signaling a shift in local economic and social dynamics.
Abstracts and Insurance Law and Land Titles
Specialty made of land titles and the settlement of estates. Phone 14 Henry, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry, Il
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Waammee
Lowell Park
X. L
Girls’ Club
City Hall
Lacon
Gertrude Dickerson
Edith Brown
X. L. Club
Della Mae Peterson
Phyllis Martin
A. C’s
William Koch
Sidney , Hoge
L. H. Broaddus
The
Methodist Church
Darky
A. E. Hubbard
Jefferson
Illinois
Market Street
Episcopal Church
Henry, Ilinois
J.J. Barnes
Henry E. Jacobs
F.o.b
Flint
Gome
Meihsner Motor Sales Co
Toluga
Charles P. Green
J. O. Hill
New Henry National Bank Suilaing
Kirk
Snider’s
Lestore
Underwood
Bob
Pillsbury Best
Larkin
Larkin’s
W.H. Hannum
Mgr
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