Social Roundup From Lacon Area Attendees and Travel
Lacon area residents and guests fill weekends with visits and journeys. Ernest Schoof and William Quiram call on neighbors. Agnes Schumacher visits family in Peoria. many see relatives in Cedar Rapids Rockford Pontiac Evanston and Megeels. A 75th birthday and hospital news add local color to this busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Schoof
Lacon
William Quiram
Agnes Schumacher
Peoria
Henthorne
Charles Munson
Edward Haugens
Evans
Roy Day
Babe
Herman Falk
Minnie
August Arndt
Theo. Quiram
John Myers
Riverside
Orlo King
Wm. Kemnitz
George Meireis
Amelia Lenz
Emma Louise
Carl Junker
Pontiac
Albert Mai
Wm. Smith
Peterson Place
Alice McCulloch
W. R. Broaddus
Tilda Gustafson
Florence
Claus Johnson
Rockford
Osmus
California
Gust Westerlund
Magnolia
Wm. Majesky
Fred Majesky
Sannemin
Rosa_Linderer
Michigan
Josie
Hopewell
Minnie Holmstrom
Jacob Myers
Murry Myers
Evanston
George Myers
Charles Ireland
Washburn
Conrad Koch
W. A. Wright
Emma Hoffert
New Methodist Church
Ransome
Penticoff
Methodist Church
L. H. Brown
Iowa City
W. C. Phillips
Clarinda
Brown
Carl Johnson
Danville
Swedish Lutheran Church
Martin Melford
Comfrey
Minn
Charles Friberg
Comey
Aledo
Aledo, Returned Monday Afternoon. Mr. Friberg
Oscar Olen
Bureau
Ed. Haugens
Tessie Kelley
Chicago
John Kelley
Presbyterian Hospital
Walter Palm
Hilda Johnson
Lewis Palm
Gus Westertnds
Megeels
Mission meeting drawn ministers from several towns
Paxton district held its Mission meeting at the Swedish Lutheran on Tuesday. Five ministers attended including Rev Hedstrom Bloomington Rev Johnson Granville Rev Karlstrom Rankin Rev Hultberg Wenona Rev Carl Johnson Danville Rev Purn Paxton and Rev Nilsson Varna. Mrs Carl Johnson and Mrs Purn and daughter were present. Good sermons and discussions followed. Ladies Aid served a basket dinner and supper cafeteria style at Luther hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton
Swedish Lutheran Church
Hedstrom
Bloomington
Johnson
Granville
Karlstrom
Rankin
Hultberg
Wenona
Carl Johnson
Danville
Purn Paxton
Nilsson
Varna
Purn
Ladies’ Aid
Luther Hall
Crow Meadows Social Notes Include Visits and Family News
Crow Meadow notes report visitors from Rock Island and Chicago relatives, travel plans to Florida, and local helpers staying to care for homes. The piece also mentions a hospital discharge, family gatherings, and the Baby conference results with Ruth Rinehart noted among contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Henkins
Rock Island
Henkins
Putnam
Frank Wood
Florida
Harry Wood
Gladys Smith
Louis Hofer
Sam Longman
Willis Ri
Wm. Humphrey
Theo. Rinehart
Springfield
Ruth
Illinois Farmer
Winnifred—Bell
Clinton
Ruth Rinewart
Mildred “Jane “Hanniton
Danville
Justified Murder at House Party Ends in Tragedy
The widow describes years of harassment by her husband whose joke about a young lady provoked a fatal reaction at a social event. She says she killed him after he introduced a new acquaintance and asked who the woman was, climaxing in a deadly shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Walter Bush
Barbara Eiler
Whittimore
Fred Bickerman
Chicago
New York
Dora Halbleib
Victoria Halbleib
la Salle
H Childs
Lawrence Green
Robert Helper
Eugene Clift
Rodney Brown
Mr. Gamble
Urbana
Illinois
Nebraska
Carrie Weatherly
Jasper Halbleib
Rochester
Minn
Helen Mae Forbes
Lawrence Hunt
Will Kenney
Tiskilwa
Andrew Hunter
Minnesota
Hunter
William Kuss
King
Ft. Madison
Charles Throntrost
Linegar
Benz
Henry
Kansas
Kuss
Throntrost
Keokuk, In
Mississippi
There Is No Fun Until 1 Cam
A humorous social sketch contrasts the lively life of the party with the Wet Blanket who spoils gatherings. The piece suggests eradicating gloom by injecting joy and laughter into over organized social life.
Oldest Peoria Optical Establishment at 103 S Adams St
Central Nations Bank Buildings in Peoria host the city’s oldest eyecare shop. Opticians and optometrists offer glasses fitted and eyes tested with service for broken lenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
S. Adams St
Central Nations Bank
III
Newsy Notes of Henry Folks
The column lists local family news from Henry, including illnesses such as the Klein family flu and whooping cough among children, visits to Peoria and Detroit, travels to Miami and Chicago, and social events like meetings of the W C T U and women’s clubs. Several residents are mentioned by name with weekend visits and health updates.
Prostate Health Promise Offered by Walker Institute
A sales notice promotes Walker's Prostate Specific as a cure for nocturia and related prostate troubles. It claims fifty percent of men over forty face these symptoms and offers a $1 trial by mail from the Walker Institute in Kansas City Missouri with no payment unless wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Walker Institute
Gateway Station
Sas City
Difference in Dinner Length and Sermon Time
A neighbor asks if material possessions affect her husband’s work. The minister’s wife replies yes, noting that when they are invited to dinner, his sermon tends to be considerably shorter.
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Emma Bral
A. E. Hubbard
Jefferson—Building
Crow Meadow
The
S.a.snyder
Henry, Ill
Wyatt-Demoure CO
John Klein
Ida Ketchum
Julius Hoscheidt
Theo. Kaiser
Howard Salisbury
John Burton
Teachers’ Institute
Morris
R. F. Burt
Pauline Gresser
Carrie Carpenter
Normal
Elise Helper
Charles
Salisbury
Percy Clift
Ed. Kaiser
Grover Kern
John Carter
Hayward Trobaugh
Princeton
Charles Klein
Leo
Olive Wood
Miami
Fla
Ben Sivell
John Riggs
Ira
J. L. Jones
Clarey
J. Allen Smith
McNabb ‘and Tonica
C. A. Camp
H. H. Leech
Homer Johnson
John Lewis
Beardsley
B. F. Ransom
Guy Ransom
Clem Ransom
Clarence Poling
Lottie Helper
Adde Brokaw
Press Cor
F. ‘Klein
Peoria Lee
William Hanley
Joliet
Marie Petri
St. Francis Hospital
Allen B. Smith
Black
Fred W. Potter
Henry, II
Main Street
Henry Fulks
Rex Beach
Fair Lady
North Pole
Pola Negri
Charmer
Negri
Fox News
Fox
Fasop
Adolphe Menjou
Tom MIX
Tony
Charles P. Green
Henry, Ml
Holland
Narcissus
Illinois Nurseries
Worley Gardens
Henry, Illinois
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