Sparland Social Notes Parade Local News And Visits
The Sparland column lists residents visiting Peoria Henry and Chicago friends, church supper plans, illnesses among children, and a upcoming wedding and farewell Idaho move. Notable entries include Mrs May Wilde in Peoria, Rev D McLeish attending his son’s wedding in Vincennes, and the Epworth League split into Reds and Whites with leaders named Marshall Smith and Della Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Reds
Whites
Marshall Smith
Della Taylor
Reds Lose Banquet After Match at MHB Church Parlor
The article notes points counted as attendance and new members being the main aim. The losing side must host a banquet for the winners, with the Reds slated to hold the event Friday evening at the MHB church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
M. HB
Quarterly conference notes and ministerial plans
The quarterly conference led by Rev. O. T. Dwinell met last Saturday with positive reports. Rev. McLeish may attend the bidistrict ministers' meeting in Galva next week, covering Peoria district Rock Island and involving about 80 ministers in regular work. Foley Kidney Pills praised as a tonic and curative, with a California testimonial from John Velvert claiming relief after years of kidney trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Laver
O. T. Dwinell
D.D
Dwinell
McLeish
Galva
Peoria
Istrict
Rock Island
John Velvert
Foster
Calif
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Ady
Local notes from Steuben county gathering at Henry convention
County officers including Jennie Watkins attend the Henry county event. Wm Johnson works as a carpenter in Farmington. Mamie Jacobson visits La Prairie with brothers, readers note welcome sunlit days spur oats growers. Prof Ganzer praised for pushing compulsory school law, calls to address parental neglect. Miss Sallie Charles visits Miss Mary Ewart in Carbon Cliff. Louis Justice attends county convention from Yan kee Street. Jim Martin returns from Chicago hospital improving. Duck hunters report abundance of ducks and fish. Illinois bottoms described as productive with malaria present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steuben
Jennie Watkins
Henry
Wm. Johnson
Farmington
Mamie Jacobson
la Prairie
Tesmer
Bloomington
Ganzer
Sallie Charles
Mary Ewart
Carbon Cliff
Louis Justice
Baptist
Yankee Street
James Martin
Chicago
Jim
Illinois
Social Roundup in Lacon and La Prairie Society
Mrs Andrew Calder spent last week with relatives in Lacon and Mrs J R Davidson is entertaining her cousin John Frary. The L L C will meet with Miss Ruth Greene Saturday afternoon April 12. Miss Mabel Stowell has been ill with appendicitis. Mrs Margaret Scott and Miss Cora Scott travel to Marvel Texas to visit Mr and Mrs T Scott. James Davidson of Chillicothe visits La Prairie friends. Mrs Lucy Calder attended institute in Lacon Friday. Miss Ruth Hastings ill with heart trouble now sits up a few hours daily. Miss Blanche Davidson hosted a Friday gathering April 1 with All Fools Day jokes and a chafing dish supper. Guests included Blanche Davidson Ruth Greene Estella Calder Lois Leigh Dorothy Scott Mrs R N Turnbull Harry Leigh Robert Calder Tesse Brown Ralph Greene Andrew Kimble Andrew Turnbull Robert Hall R N Turnbull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Calder
Lacon
J. R. Davidson
John Frary
Ruth Greene
Mabel Stowell
Margaret Scott
Cora Scott
Marvel
Texas
T. ©. Scott
James Davidson
Chillicothe
la Prairie
Lucy Calder
Institute
Ruth Hastings
Blanche Davidson
Blanche
Estella Calder
Lois Leigh
Dorothy Scott
R. N. Turnbull
Harry Leigh
Robert Calder
Tesse Brown
Ralph Greene
Andrew Kimble
Andrew Turnbull
Robert Hall
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised to Cure Headaches
Advert says the pills purify blood and restore vigor removing sick headaches sour stomach and indigestion. Each box guarantees relief with 25 cent price and endorsements from T. J. Segraves and A. J. Tronmonger. A joke about a caterpillar follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Tronmonger
Try Chamberlains Cough Remedy for Coughs and Colds
This ad urges readers to try Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs or colds. It claims remarkable cures and worldwide reputation, noting availability from T. J. Se graves and A. J. Ironmonger in Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
A. J
Cemetery Trustees Clean Grounds and Restore Monuments
Whitefield Center trustees met Saturday at the church to tidy the cemetery grounds and set several monuments that had blown over. A year long groundskeeper has been hired. Mr and Mrs Johnson Lutes were guests of Lyman Sutton and wife. Winter weather persists and Ora Brokaw Stein reports her father arrived by car. further plans in Kansas undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Center
Johnson Lutes
Lyman Sutton
Ora Brokaw Stein
Foley Kidney Pills praise from Peoria reader
A Peoria reader named C. H. Grant reports severe backache and congested kidneys with fatigue and floating specks. After taking Foley Kidney Pills, he claims quick improvement by the third day and eventual complete relief, recommending the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Grant
Waverly St
Peoria
Ill
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Adv
Broadmoor Social Roundup May Weekend Visits
Samuel Swearengen and son Glenn visited Peoria on Saturday. E G Rees and children Charley and Olive paused in Peoria Sunday. Patrick Powers has been ill for days. Francis Quinn and wife visited relatives near Putnam Sunday. Mrs Frank Barto of Morse visited relatives nearby. Mrs Henry Churchill visited relatives in Peoria recently. Harley Reno of Morse visited Broadmoor friends Sunday. Daniel Driscoll and wife visited relatives in Peoria Saturday and Sunday. Mrs J A Cunningham of Whitefield stayed with her daughter Mrs Charles McDonald last week. George Woodford and wife traveled to Peoria Sunday for a specialist consult about their daughter. Frank McLaughlin, longtime Marshall County resident now in Iowa, visited Powers home Saturday. Mrs B G Rees, hospital patient in Peoria, shows improvement and hopes to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Mallman
Ernest Kline
Wm. Osborne
Scott
Anna McFarland
Peoria
Allison
S. James Parsons
Myron Newell
Theodore Kaiser
Henry
Lola
Henry Frank
Lewis Schultz
Price
William Kenney
Walter McLaughlin
Bert McLaughlin
Walter
Mildred Betts
Colwell
Taylor
Kline
Odd Fellows
Wm. Baugh
South Whitefield
Sparland
Bedford
Rose Baugh
Rev
D. McLeish
Vincennes, Ihd
Lloyd L. McLeish
Frances B. Kelso
McLeish
Idaho
Boise City
Broadmoor
Samuel Swearengen
Glenn
E. G. Rees
Charley
Olive
Patrick Powers
Francis Quinn
Putnam
Frank Barto
Morse
Henry Churchill
Harley Reno
Daniel Driscoll
J .A. Cunningham
Whitefield
Charles McDonald
George Woodford
Frank McLaughlin
Marshall County
Iowa
Powers Home
B. G. Rees
Proctor Hospital
Speer
L. A
al Shane
Harry Merrill
Wan Biowell
Leah Houghton
Helen
Lester Shane
Wm. Gray
California
Santa Fe
Edelstein
al Ghert
Charles’ Gaumer
Ella Speers
Marshalltown
A. B. Curtis
Central West
Farmington
Henry Armen
Omaha
Frank Wilson
Dunbar
Neb
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad Claims Refund Policy
John Bennet of Tell Wisconsin endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound saying it cures coughs and colds. The ad guarantees refunds if the remedy fails. Refuse substitutes. A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
John Bennet
Tell
Wis
A. J. Ironmonger
Ady
Local Cottage Notes and Social Visitors
Cottage news lists Sunday visitors to Byron Allen Frank Lidgard and Herbert Goodale. moved residents Charles Day to Goodale’s place. various calls at Soder Perry Manningly and O’Neal households. School pupils with perfect attendance named. local illnesses noted and Foley's Honey and Tar praised for cough relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hay
Bradford
Byron Allen
Frank Lidgard
Wm. Smith
Rufus Warner
Henry Smith
Alex Albee
Herbert Goodale
Charles Day
Joseph Soder
Schantz
Lavina Schantz
O’neal
Maynard
Hall Mills
Merrill Smith
Marion Smith
Anna Swanson
Fern Day
Miss Ternus
Gaus Swanson
Axel Gustafson
Tiskilwa
Mrs. Perry
Daniel Holland
John O'Neal
Chicago
Jack Rabbit
Princeton
Speer area notes include lightning strike and travel updates
Local items report Speer house struck by lightning Sunday. Personal visits, dinners, and travel notes between Speer, Edelstein, and nearby towns. A Chicago University dinner caused ptomaine poisoning affecting most young women. questions raised about food safety and university precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
University
Department ‘of Household Economics
Local Social Roundup in South Milo
South Milo residents and visitors appear in a series of small visits and calls. Mr Colehower visited his daughter last week while Mrs Clara Kellom called on Frank Barkman. Mrs George Barker spent Sunday with her son Carl. Jacob Copple visited his cousin Dave Copple later in the week. Miss Margie Smith spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Oliver Wright. Blanche and Clara Lord called on our street Saturday. Grandma Fuller remains ill with her son Harry Mallett of Michigan at her side. Miss Anna Ipplen assists in caregiving tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Colehower
Clara Kellom
Frank Barkman
George Barker
Carl
Jacob Copple
Dave Copple
Margie Smith
Oliver Wright
Blanche
Clara Lord
Grandma Fuller
Harry Mallett
Michigan
Anna Ipplen
Glass fittings announced for Camp House on Mondays
The advertisement states fittings will be held each Monday from 1 to 6 p m starting Monday April 21 1913 and subsequently on the third Monday of every month at the Camp House.
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Sparland Department
May BE. Wilde
L. R. Bolender
Gerald Walter
John Beck
Guy E. Moore
M. C. Marshall
Harm Supplies
Schroeder
M. Melaughlin
Oakland
Bogner & Fennell
Camp Grove, Ill
Johnny
Harvey Merritt
Daniel Donovan
Warren Grange
Ernest Rey‘nolds
Merna Fountain
Wm. Fountain
George Hall
Elizabeth Fountain
Bruce Fountain
Frank Bell
Lombardyville
Lem Dunn
Frank Pee Wm. Fountain
Frank Doty
Citizen's Ticket
Village Board of Trustees
N. B. W. McCartney
Trustees
William Frank
Walter Burnett
Chas. Schaaf
J Oscar McLaughlin
Osborne
People's ‘Ticket
Village Board of ‘Trustees
Timothy van Antwerp
Jon Henseey
Henry I. Vandusen
John Betts
Peter Maubach
William Clellan
John Lee
L. N. Osborne
Gertrude Bentley
John Reid
Dave F Wright
J. EE. Carlson
J. BE. Carlson
Bradford, Ill
D. J. Owens
A. B. Foster
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