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Wenona notes and regional updates from 19th century paper
The issue reports Bond laying out a new addition in Wenona and a Hallock Grange hall fund near eight hundred dollars raised. It lists school and city election dates, a new yacht, a local postmaster appointment, a lightning damaged church, land purchases, rail and canal developments, a local jury service, and community events including a Varna trotting association formation and a Woman's Columbian Exposition club in Putnam County.
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Wenona
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Varna
U. S
Peoria
Corwin
Peru News Herald
Princeton Game and Fish Club
Goosé Pond
Mt Palatine
Rutlandia
Santa Fe
Union Depot
Hennepin
Hennepin Bridge Company
Oliver Dayin
Spring Bay
Charles Coleman
Granville
Depue
Emma Strawn
Lacon
Iowa
John Bragg
Katie Cole
Venona
Fairfield
Rev C Springer
Princeton
Republican
Alton
Chicago Journal
Chicago
York
Illinois River
Edwin Gunn
Fred Gallaher
John Gunn
Magnolia Central
Magnolia
Center
Charles Gallaher
D. O. Wright
E. W. Kohler
8. Norton
W. R. Broaddus
R. B. Roberts
Wm Burr
T. M. Croft
L. W. Broaddus
J. A. Clemens
Thos Monaghan
Geo Ball
Thos J. Ong
R. W. Justice
E. W. Kobler
Curtis
Alta
Henry
Benachwine Lake
Senachwine
Frances E. Gilbert
Putnam Co
Woman's Columbian Exposition Club
Ada E. Wilson
Retta Purviance
Mia Ida Unthank
Florence M. Cecil
O. A. Zeller
Dedrick Group of Mines
New Mexico
Zeller
W.H Williams
Putnam
Tesmer
The
Home Journal
G. O. Barnes
Pemberton Mills
Hattie Allen
M. Kline O Henry
Sparl
Auartette
Syaning