Magnolia News Notes and Local Moves in Putnam County
Local representative R A Ward of Magnolia covers Henry Republic newspaper items. Perr y Dakin visits Varna and Toluca while Arba Law works in Chicago. Mrs. Shipley ill in Toluca. play Mille, the Quadroon, staged with voltaic lighting issues. Millie the Quadroon repeat night. Ed Defens buys east Magnolia residence. Bertha Henderson wedding to Irvin Cuthbertson. Easter services and community notices. Putnam County grand jurors announced for April term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A Ward
Magnolia
Henry Republican
Simonton
Toluca
Arba Law
Chicago
Marshall Field
Charles Eddingfeld
Varna
J. M. Emans
Harry Hull
Shipley
Dakin
Ben Law
Law
I. J. Wafer
Streator
Newport
Henry Dakin
Ohio
Wm. Paxson
Tolucm George Willey
Henry High School
Tennyson Dean
Peoaia
Charles Eddingfield
R. W. Spencer
Alonzo Emans
Henry
Ed Mathis
Georgia
Georgia S
Ed Defens
Bertha Henderson
Trvin
Cuthbertson
H. Bell
Putnam County
Senachwine
A JL Kildow
Samuel Longman
Joseph Bachman
John Magnuson
Henry Eddingsfield
Ben King
H R Morris
Mason Wilson
Ab Phillips
Morris A Wilson Granville
Henry Gunn
Lewis Henkell
Gustave Otto
Peter Kunkel
J FE Bniott
Sidney Whitaker
Hennepin
H E Zenor
Chris Schammel
Robert Glass
Peter Clemens
Wm Schermerhorn
John O'Neill
H E Allen
Local visits and planning for WCT UW convention
Abel Mills and wife visited Decatur last week. Mrs M A Wilson, Mrs WL Mills and Mrs J A McNabb spent Thursday in Granville arranging the WCT UW convention in Granville in mid May. John M McNabb did business in Princeton Thursday. Oliver Wilson of Peoria called Friday. Easter visit by Leon Sutherland Clifford Mills and Leland Griffith of Champaign. WV IL and C A McFall visited by their father last week.
The Story of a Medicine Golden Medical Discovery
Historical ad touts Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and liver ailments. Claims use of glycerine extract from native roots and alcohol free formula, with endorsements from medical figures. Warns it cannot cure all advanced consumptive cases and stresses timely use.
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Pierce
RB Waller
Piérce
Ft.s
Local Socials and School Talks Highlight Spring Events
The column describes a Monday gathering for Bim Garnér's friends at the bachelor quarters in the timber, F. E. Smith drives four horses to a wagon for a lively outing, and baskets at the party are emptied quickly. It notes visits, a chicken pie supper at McNabb school on Saturday evening with 6 o'clock serving, and multiple home gatherings and church-going trips across Granville and Decatur areas. It also discusses centralization of schools, taxes, and the benefits for resident landowners and non-residents, emphasizing improved education and access for country children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimgarnér
F. E. Smith
Noll
Hunter
Henry
W. H. Johnston
W. H. Johnston's Tuesday. the McNabb School
Blorid
Pearl Herrick
Grace Peterson
Arthur Chitton
Decatur
Lela Allen
Granville
Grace Allen
Allen
Frank Allen
Harvey Lorens
Depue
Charles Odekirk
Sada
Henry Bardner
Harvey Allen
Anna Hall
Hall
Lada Herrick
Hartwig
Maud Jenkins
Jane Allen
Tom Albert
Cora Olson
Souid
Ladies’ Aid
John Deininger
Hs Wien
Petlér
Bob Ooward the Bay Trotting Stallion Prospect
A 1899 foaled bay trotter named Bob Ooward stands sixteen hands high and weighs about 1200 pounds. Pedigree traces to Hanson and Onward with multiple notable ancestors including Nell and Shiloh. Breeder and sale details indicate a 1907 season with specific auction dates and terms for insurance and mare ownership.
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Hanson
Combination
Combine
Hettle Brasfield
Happy Heir
Nellie Grove
Nell
Ned Forrest
Edwin Forrest
Becca G
Overdon
Onward
Onward Silver
Benzetta
Dream
Administrator
Gatchfly
Taglion
Abdallah
Goldsmith Maid
Ava
Eta
Godvin
Egmont
Tangtree
Tangtree—Grant,by General Grant 1175, Sister of Shiloh
Julia Logan
Logan
Shiloh
Nelly Paul
Black John
McNabb
Magnolia
Varna
A Poem of Possum Run Merchants and Mock Catalogs
An anonymous verse recounts a rural store facing city traders who refuse barter and accept only cash. Jim, a neighbor, wrestles with haying tools and a light plow used as a torch. Letters to merchants reveal the stark cash preference and the community’s response through a spoofed catalog exchange.
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Jim
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Joo Drovs
Bote
New York
Weapper
the Republican
Magnolia Departm
Perry Dakin
Millie
Quadroon
Avas Weit
Tin Town
Strawn—Synder School
Magnollia
Epworth League
Caledonia
Castorif
Bears
Gastoria
Mr Snyder
Nevins Bae
The
Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Prairies
J. Heber Smith
Genesee Republic
Rds
Good ‘Union
Paddock's Creek
Bryan Oon
W J Bryan
Bob Ooward
Bedomeyane
Glover
Eepbseerest
Shears
Sawbuck
Hay
Richard Stout
Mal
Hiern
Tordauis
Water Street
Irving N. Colby
Granville, Ill
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Robert G. Dakin, M. B
Ill
Rye Een
Presi
Roosevelt
Gréece
Greece
Joieg
Ted
McNabb, DL
Aefith’s
Ae Simmons
Iite Breeds Bank
Ina.Bank
Ina
Ake As
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