Local Social Notes From Sparland and Surroundings
Sparland LA PRAIRIE Mrs Luft and daughter Helen of Sparland stayed with Mrs Claude Doran last week Miss Lucy Calder shopped in Peoria Friday Ed Monier and family of Milo visited Mr and Mrs Alvin Calder Mrs Anna Shirley of Pomona Cal visits nephew Harry Stowell and wife Earl Gapen wife and baby of Des Moines IA guest of Mr and Mrs Harry Stowell The nurse Miss Margaret Clark caring for Mrs Burnett returned to Chicago Miss Lois Leigh and Miss Margaret Webber home from Hedding College for spring vacation The town hall lecture Friday April 7 features W H Spinner cartoonist and chalk talker Mrs Lydia Manock visits daughter Mrs Hannah Hall Roosevelt Okla
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Clark
Burnett
Chicago
Lois Leigh
Margaret Webber
Hedding College
Town, Hall
W . H. Spinner
Lydia Manock
Hannah Hall
Roosevelt, Okla
New Discovery Restores Clark City Man
Hiram Scranton of Clay City Illinois, weary from consumption in the Ozarks, credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life. The remedy, touted for lung diseases and coughs, is sold by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger with trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Ozarks
Hiram Scranton
Clay City
Ill
Dr. King
A. J
Local Notes Reflect Snowstorm Loss and Social Visits
SOUTH WHITEFIELD reports Mayor L T Wood of Lacon visited on Friday while Billy Daniels entertained friends on a duck hunting trip. Rev Whitmer in a new runabout rides home. Cal Starliper tows in for duck sport. Joe Ely laments the loss of a milk cow after a mishap with others. Edward Damm is ill with throat trouble. A heavy snowstorm and thunder leave Mower County in a white shroud of six inches. Ray Wood’s death brings sorrow to many. William Mooberry spent Sunday at his brother Elmer’s home with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
L. T. Wood
Lacon
Billy Daniels
Billy
Rev. Whitmer
Cal Starliper
Wm. Farling
Joe Ely
Edward Damm
Ray Wood
William Mooberry
Elmer
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Mother
Mrs F Marti of St Joe Michigan credits Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound with curing her boy’s severe bronchial trouble after doctors’ medicine failed. She says the remedy stopped coughing choking and gagging spells and helped him recover quickly. A J Tronmonger endorses it as reliable and non narcotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Marti
St. Joe
Mich
Foley
A. J. Tronmonger
Camp Grove Notes Show Busy Social and Local Business
Camp Grove locals report Fr Roach and Mrs. Winne hosting family visits, Dr Blough tending the sick, and renovations on Dr Blough’s residence. Shoppers, tradesmen, and horse traders move through Peoria, Lacon, and Elk Grove areas as storm outages disrupt telegraph lines. A wrestling match is planned at Barnes hall with modest admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
Fr. Roach
John Winne
Roach
Peoria
David Ross
Dr. Blough
Mesdames King
Hawkins
Sparkel
Wm. Hollandworth
Lacon
Joseph Gubbins
Wonder
John
Renzi
King
Pat Brady
Speer
Masons
Jordan
Blough
Jake Kissell
Elizabeth Malone
Reil
Elmer Fouts
First Street
Peter Cavanaugh
John Sparkel
Samuel King
Bert Duncan
Duncan
Curran
Fulton Street
Preacher Dillon
Mannon
George Skinner
Barnes’ Hall
John Grife
Pack King
Ethel Hollingsworth
James Herberger
Frank O'Brien
Kelley & Colgan
Chicago
Wm. Hollingsworth
Hyomei Kit Promises Quick Catarrh Relief
An advertisement urges readers with persistent ear ringing to treat catarrh using Hyomei inhaled through a pocket inhaler. The full outfit costs 1.00 with separate bottles 50 cents, sold at T. J. Segraves Drug Store with money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
T. J. Segraves Drug Store
Booth’s
Hyomei Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Rumors and Visits Stir Lawn Ridge Village
Blanche Lakehart visited with Mrs Joseph Prichard. Dick Shane reportedly traded the Pfeiffer cottage to M L Sniff of Princeville. Moody couple leaving home to stay with relatives. Crady family travels to Rome. Miss Gertrude Crady assists Maria Cornell and Juanita returns home. Weather turns blustery after mild week sparking sowing fever among farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Blanche Lakehart
Joseph Prichard
Dick Shane
Pfeiffer
M. L. Sniff
Princeville
T. C. Moody
Roy Foster
Samuel Perkins
Henry Crady
Jackson
Tenn
Peoria
Gertrude Crady
Maria Cornell
Rome
Juanita
Constipation Affects Women's Health Says Advertisement
The ad warns constipation causes illness and urges regular bowel habits. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a simple remedy to prevent distress and lists T. rl Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger druggists as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
T. Rl Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Lruggists
Ladies Aid plans birthday month entertainments
The Ladies Aid group of Cottage met with 20 members and friends on Thursday to decide each member will entertain the group in her birthday month. Refreshments will be four kinds with a 10 cent charge. Various visits and family events are noted including relatives from Bloomington and Tiskilwa, and a birth announced March 31 for the Piper family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies' Aid
Aid
Bishop
Bloomington
Wm. Chesney
Stephen Merritt
John McClane
Hiram Allen
Samuel Chesney
Rheumatism cure claim and food fraud warnings
Mr. Wilford Adams credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with restoring his strength after chronic rheumatism and resuming work as a streetcar conductor in Lexington. A. J. Ironmonger condemns pure food fraud, noting recent federal convictions for selling bogus butter and similar imitations, urging vigilance against scams in Chicago St. Louis New York and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Adams
Foley
Lexington, Ky
A. J
Postal Department
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Winter Storm Affects Town Activities And Births
The snow storm gave a wintry appearance as Miss Tennus visited Hattie Reid and Mrs. Elsie Longman spent time with Ethel Reid. Farmers sow oats and a Friday birth records a son born to Mr. and Mrs. William Piper. Amree Longman lost a horse while services were canceled due to the storm. Joseph Hufnagel bought the Frank Thirkell property in Milo and plans to move. Mrs. William Bentley suffers quinsy sore throat. Sunday school held but no preaching. Ladies' Aid meets Thursday with Mrs Charlie Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tennus
Hattie Reid
Elsie Longman
Ethel Reid
William
Roy Clement
Henry
Ladies’ Aid
Charlie Austin
Teachers’ Institute
Princeton
George Toomey
Conrad Colehower
Charlie Reid
William Piper
Amree Longman
Joseph Hufnagel
Frank Thirkell
Milo
Jesse
William Bentley
Probate Court Records and Real Estate Transfers
Probate of the will for Frank Pelz and estates of J W Hyans William C White and Maria U Meridian where final reports and orders are recorded. Numerous real estate transfers including lots in Santa Fe Toluca Lacon and Varna and a Joliet township transit line permit for the Meninley traction system. A closing editorial note urges restraint from sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pelz
J. W. Hyans
Allen B. Smith
Marshall County Bank
Chas. P. Berggren
Frank McCuskey
Ora McCuskey
J. W. Whetzel & Son
Jonathan Wilson
Maria U. Merdian
Charles R. Jones
Jessie S. Coggshall
Henry
Lathan A. Wood
Grace W. Entz
Lacon
F. van Antwerp
Elizabeth Nightwonger
Sparland
Ilinois Central R. R. Co
Jacob Kohler
Evans
Charles A. Brown
Gaylord and Chauncey
Edith Pritchard
Richland
John W. Mason
Hughs
Benjamin L. Owen
Henry T. Peabody
Edward R. Fairbanks
Eliza Foster
Joliet
Meninley Traction System
Joliet Township
Morris
Bluff Road
Dixon appoints William L. Frye postmaster
Reports from La Salle and Peoria areas note Dixon gains a new postmaster William L. Frye a former Bradford boy. The item also cites Illinois politics debates and local tax collection costs, plus a planned Deere merger and evangelist Biederwolf ending five weeks of meetings in Streator with 903 committing to Christian lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Frye
Bradford
Dixon
Wm. Turnbull
Chicago
Wm. Root
Peoria
Pekin
John Broderick
Deacon Holtslaw
Lorimer
Illinois
la Salle County
Board of Supervisors
la Salle Post, Deere & Co
Moline
Evangelist Biederwolf
Streator
Free Press
Biederwolf
Pure Bred Percheron Stallion License Listing Illinois
A repeated entry notes the Pure Bred Percheron Stallion license in Illinois with license number A 5644. The reference confirms registration details for the horse under state rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Illinois
Hebrew the Percheron Stallion Imported in 1910
Percheron Society records Hebrew number 70453 foaled March 17 1907 sired by St Cyr Controleur dam Orgine Theuristocle describes a 2050 pound stallion with fine limbs. License expires April 1 1912 and J K Dickinson secretary lists seasons locations and terms including 20 to insure a living colt with county insurance caveat and liability limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew
Percheron Society of America
St. Cyr
Controleur
Orgine
H. A. Gebhardt
J. K. Dickinson
Stallion Registration Board
S. A. Snyder's
Jas
Turner's
Johnson Lutes
Wilbur Stoner’s
Home Barn
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DR. King’s
Krwanee, Ill
J. I. Case
Milwaukee
Keystone
M. McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
Creamen
Merriam Webster
Springfield
Mass
Sparland Department
Wyoming
Albert Beech
Ed Fisk
Oak Street
J. J. Grennan
Lydia
Lizzie Burkey
Mrs. Soder
Walter Henneberry
John Carroll
Wm. Perry
Wm. Piper
Farley
Maxine
Frank Lie_beck
Tiskilwa
SOUTH
Seroen
Regal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Court House News
Mlinois Central R. R. Co
N. He
Steuben
Hughs Pritchard
Jey H. Lesch
Nwar
Quinn Bros
Henre
Til
Roy Randall
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