Local notices mingle travel and community life in Sparland
Sparland residents report visits, church events, and gatherings. Rev W Barber hosts church members. Misses Campbell and McCluskey lead Easter party. Riddell family mourns John Riddell with funeral at Baptist Church as Sparland and Peoria connections mark the week.
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Ocean Springs
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Charles Gibney
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Peoria
P. Smith
Worth Dixon
Lacon
Louis Schultz
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Camp Grove
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R.W. Barber
George. Frank
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James” Mathias
World Rebuilt Uplifts United Church Campaign
Denominations plan a week long joint fund drive from April 25 to May 2 to boost a national appeal. The campaign urges individual donors to raise small increases in giving to achieve a large total.
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Church Announcements and Obituary in Sparland
Church notices urge Sunday school at 10 and preaching at 11 with Inter church work and world evangelism themes. A Friday program titled The Melting Pot of the Nation and the song America is offered free, with proceeds for pictures. An obituary recalls John H. Riddell of Sparland, born 1870 in Scotland, longtime local businessman and Mason, survived by wife and children, with funeral details noted.
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Sparland
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Epworth League
America
William Henry Day
John H. Riddell
John Hamilton Riddell
John and
Elizabeth Hamilton Riddell
Strathaven
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Proctor Hospital
Peoriia
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W. W., Dewey, & Sons
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William Osborne
Louis N. Osborne
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Peoria
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Sparland Lodge
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Leonard Wood: Call To Illinois Voters To Back National Figure
The piece urges Illinois voters to support Leonard Wood in the presidential choice, arguing character and proven leadership in Cuba and world affairs. It contrasts Wood with rivals born outside Illinois and emphasizes fitness for president over local ties. The essay cites Wood as a decisive, American leader ready to restore national strength.
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