Our Sister Towns Sparland and Nearby Happenings
Local notes from Sparland report Luther Wood and wife in Peoria, Easter services planned, George Riddell visiting, Walter Athay moving into drug store rooms, and poor roads hurting business. Town visitors from Ottawa and Pearia, a wood silver watch returned, and ads push low prices on carpets and hats at T Van Antwerp & Co. A small disturbance from Lacon visitors led to arrests. towns prefer self rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. van Antwerp & Co
Sim Traver
Floyd Vanpatten
Charles
James Graves
Ther Alster
Pearia
Jake
Tuesacay
Aterao
Whitefield Gorners Notes Busy Week and Mud Affects Plans
Community news reports Mrs Abram Shorts on the sick list and Dr Willis recovering from grippe. Wesley Runnells injured by barb wire needing a stitch. Easter exercises were affected by sickness and mud but attendance was larger than expected. Readers thank the editor for seeds from the U S department of agriculture and a birthday gathering for Mrs Dille included a dress pattern gift amid muddy roads and a jovial crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Gorners
Mra
Abram
Willis
le Grippe
Cary Fosdicks
Folke
Saratoga
Oary
Wesley Runnells
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wilt
Tucker
Thomas Runnells
Avoirdopolst
Thomas Runcells
Pete
H Ransom
la Grippe
Fred Tomlinson
Evening Social Ends With Speech and Music
The afternoon featured light talk and song after a speech, with attendees feeling uplifted as they departed. Gretchen details reflect a cordial, community gathering atmosphere.
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Gretchen
Weather and social notes from Saratoga and Steuben
Saratoga reports fine farming weather for sowing and house cleaning as Mrs Winters and George Lombard recover. Daisy and Elsie Weir visit J. E. Noyes in Bradford. river district grange attendance was low due to rain and bad roads. Weddings rise with John Carroll and Maggie Ryan. a neighbor’s horse story adds local humor. Steuben notes cold bluster, Henry Schrader’s family visiting, Thom Hoskins’s 28th birthday surprise, and Wm Gallup planning a new pew house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Goose Lake
Patsy
Tnru
Steuben
Henry Schrader
Thom E. Hoskins
Wm Gallup
Hennepin
Florence
Cvell
Lida Wood
Chicago
Charley Barmore
Waukegan
A. J. Stewartson
W. J. Thomas
Henry
L T. Leech
Joe Boyle
Clear Creek
Charley
P. Dore
Ham
Iowa
W. C. Scherf
Evanston
Heune
Magnolia Dramatic Co
Rey Kerr
M. E. Church
Temperance
Emma Gowdey
Stewart
Dr. Leech
Ekeenty
Jack
C. A. Camp
Heory
Minnie
World's Fair and Restorative Nervousness Cure
The piece compares the upcoming World's Fair to a claimed Restorative Nervice by Dr Franklin Miles, arguing the cure may help the nation’s nerves and health. It promises a trial bottle and a book on Nervous and Heart Diseases with testimonials, free through J. E. & F. A. Powell Henry II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Miles Io
J. E
F. A. Powlle
Henry II
Putnam News Roundup From Chillicothe To Danville And LA
George Bunn and family plan a move to Putnam Branch. Kelso will teach the spring term at Winship school. Easter services at M E church postponed due to illness. Granovilly Review debuts with bright, newsy tone. Union county Sunday school convention set for Danville May 19 20. McKinley era trade and war chatter noted amid local sermons and marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bunn
Chillicothe
Putnam Branch
Kelso
Winship School
M. E. Church
Granovilly Review
M. E Eastor
Vesey
The
Christian Church
BS Chartera
Uf Nols Atate Sunday School Association
Danvills
Charles R. Condit
Los Angeles
Cal
J. R Yeach
Charles Peterson
Borgin Nelson
Palmer
Europe
Local notices and party tickets amid town talk in Magnolia
The item lists weather notes and local events as M Dent is ill and James A Otto visits from Independence. Albert Horton’s Chicago Street meat market nears completion. Fred Taylor tours for a Harness hit agency. A female set of false teeth is found before Masonic Hall. Democrats nominate a Clerk Horace Michell and others. Republicans nominate Geo Ramsey and rivals. A country visitor fined $14.90 in police court after a corn juice incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
M. Dent
Aick
James A. Otto
Independence
Kan
Albert Horton
Chicago Atreet
Fred Taylor
Masonic Hall
John Enn
Tcket
Horace Michell
Jon Mattern
Dawson Glenn
Wm Bobbitt
Henry Halley
Wayne Hamm
Beck
Geo Ramsey, Sr
Chas M. Price
Mrs Ida Wood dies near Gibson City at 86
Mrs Ida Wood daughter of G HH Wood of this city dies near Gibson City on March 17. Funeral from Congregational church in Hennepin March 20 with Rev Case officiating. Age 86 years 9 days. Dewitt Woodrum and daughter accompany remains to Hennepin. Community news covers local events illnesses and Easter observances.
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Gibson City
Ida Wood
G HH Wood
City
Congregational Church
Hennepin
Case
Dewitt Woodrum
Local notes and upcoming events from Quaker Lane
Miss Edith Price enjoys vacation while Gertie Wilson plans not to return to Dixon Normal. John Sutherland claims to have killed 150 late Saturday. WCTU contest set for April 11 at Friends' Yearly Meeting House with 10 cent admission. Mystic Cure advertised for rheumatism and neuralgia, 75 cents. Concert at Art Institute features Miss Anna J Burt as accompanist. Easter services noted across Protestant and Catholic churches with decorated houses of worship. Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer promoted for scalp conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
Edith Price
Gertie Wilson
Dixon Normal
John Sutherland
WCTU
Friends’ Yearly Meeting House
Hutchins
Chicago
Art Institute
Michigan Avenue
van Buren Street
Anna J. Burt
Sheridan cited as great captain of the world
The article extolls Gen. Phillip Sheridan as a premier cavalry commander and diplomat who defeated France in Mexico and returned to Washington. It also promotes Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure, claiming potent relief for rheumatic illness and listing Sylvan Remedy Co. as manufacturer and a Peoria address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Sheridan
Mexico
Washington
Reid
Ried
Sylvan Remedy Co
Main St
Peoria
J. H. Atkinson
Henk
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Freres Koechlin
India
Peoria, Ill
Putnam
Ces
England
Ireland
Germany
J.H. Jones & Son
Henry, Ill
Sparland
H,& EF. Hunter
Uridge
Arisple Township
W D Ham
Publc
Bio
D. C
Powell Billy
Miss Halsey
St John’s Church
Hall
South Adams
New Orleans
Ohoree
Java
Gillett
Bell
Ives Family
Harney Bros Natural
Kirk
White Cap Basket
Toiiet Souple
Japan
J. F. Gates
Gen. Sheridan
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