Our Sister Towns Wm Riddell and Family Visit Pennsylvania
A town notes a visit by Wm Riddell and family to relatives in Pennsylvania. Reports cover residents finishing homes, family travels, local incidents, a proposed wholesale liquor house, property changes, a paralytic illness, road repairs, bridge work, a clerking move to Lacon, near-fire brush with Mrs Bosley, and community efforts to contain a small blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Riddell
Pennsylvania
rela‘Uyvew
Wm Berwick
George Kear
A. J. Athay
Miss Smith
Wenona
Yuit
John Myers
William Atahall
William O'Leary
Tommy Wood
L. F. Wood
Ambrose Cumming Place
Annie Nightwonger
Green County
Iowa
R. J
Lewis Nighawonger
Mra L. Kerr
William Osborn
Lewis Wood
A.J. Albay
Lacon
Bridge Buchanan
Lew
Tueaday
Mra Bosley
Consumption Cure Promised by Retired Physician
An elderly physician, long retired, claims a simple vegetable remedy can rapidly cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all throat and lung ailments. He offers to mail the free recipe with full preparation directions in German French or English to any reader who sends a stamped request to W A Noyes 830 Powers’ block Rochester N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haying
East India
Rand
W.A. Noyes
Powers’ Lock
Rochester
N. Daly
Local Notes From Town and Surroundings
Daily life items read like a community page with names such as John Wright Mrs John Wright and John Norton in Tancon Juncon Wenona and Peoria. Political notes mention Democrats winning the township ticket and Republicans not in it. Church services Easter and Sunday school plans appear at M E church and Sweda church with free admission for a temperance entertainment. Weather mentions a heavy freeze delaying plowing and ongoing winter conditions.
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Shaw
John Wright
Tancon
Green
Peoria
Juncon
Martin
Wenona
Roberts
M. E
Barnes
Sweda
Liver Health Claim Ad for WV Herbine Medicine
An apocryphal medical ad touts WV Herbine as a cure for liver and digestive woes. It lists symptoms like jaundice indigestion back pain and fever and claims the remedy acts without equal at 75 cents sold by Dr FA Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FA Powell
Whitefield and Peoria News and Local Elections Update
Oats sown and frost concerns peaches. Whitefield election under new law with ballots defective. Mrs Waldron visiting in Iowa City. Henry Democrats questioned amid Republican fears. Lawyer Clawson on a short visit. Haying business in Peoria. John Thompscom starts a new grocery wagon delivery. Whitefield votes to build a town hall with committee and lowest-bidder bid. Sunday School plans at Niblock schoolhouse April 17. Catarrh remedy ad, Hall's Catarrh Cure by J Cheney & Co offered with money-back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Mary Waldron
O. E. Burt
Iowa City
CO. E. B
Henry Democrats
Clawson
Felke
Peoria
R. W. Bell
Abs
Niblock
Oreeice
John Thompscom
John
Whitefield Corners Personal News and Local Activity
Mrs G Conover improves after illness while Mrs Vailie nears recovery. New baby at Geo Wabel and Jackson Nichols homes. Grandpa Snell eager to ride soon. Mrs Homer Swift feeble with lung issues. Mrs Willis and Fountain visit Peoria and stay with Mr and Mrs J Walker. Easter service at the Qorners' church next Sunday at 2. Easter school mission exercise invites all. Local stores busy. eggs flood in at good prices. Spring work begins and birdsong signals winter’s end. Wheatland township election held with the People’s ticket winning. Runnells supervisor, Corby Wright clerk, J L Dawson assessor, W O Barber collector, Alicin Allen highways, George KE Shurte constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qonover
Vailie
Geo Wabel
Jackson Nichols
Grandpa Snell
Homer Swift
Willis
Fountain
Peoria
Wheatland Township
Altho
People's
Runnells
Corby Wright
J L. Dawson
W. O. Barber
Alicin Allen
George KE. Shurte
Evans sees California praise and church turnout grows
Evans Chas Foshender and family settle in Weoona and praise California. Sunday school at the OP church on Sandy reports 10 programs with rising attendance and a strong corps of teachers. The Demorest contest on Sandy last Saturday April 6 drew good attendance. Carrie Carrithers earned first honors. Doctors Carter and Schonneshofer operated on Mr. J. O. Paul removing a large uterine fibroid. A medical institute started at Venona attracting many visitors for treatment and consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Foshender
Weoona
California
Sandy
Carrie Carrithers
Venona
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Wells & Shrader
A Minnesota druggist note praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after failing results from other cough meds. Wells & Shrader of Sanborn report reliable cures, especially for children with croup or whooping cough, with a 60 cent bottle sold by J W Niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Union
Wells &Shrader
Sanborn
J W. Niece
La Prairie Centre Notes And Local Arrivals
Maun Webber visits Spain and sister after returning from school. Gussie Higgims from Whitefield attends spring term at the Centre. J L Root and wife spend time in Galva with sister Mrs E. oan. N E L Nurss and wife of Lawn Ridge visit this week. Mrs M Dodd dies at home on April with congestion of the lungs and heart trouble. Mr Eastella Perkins returns briefly from Veo Orin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Eatella Perkins
Veo Orin
Town Notices on Illness and Skills: Wood Stroke and Dressmaking
The town reports a whooping cough outbreak among several families, with Thomas Wood badly affected by his paralysis stroke and hoped not to worsen. Rose Wilmot has left for Abingdon to study dressmaking for a few weeks, noting a skilled seamstress is greatly needed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wood
Rose Wilmot
Abingdon
Fine Playing Cards Ad Offer From Chicago Agent
Bend ten cents in stamps to John Sebastain general ticket and passenger agent Chicago Rock Island Pacite for a pack of playing cards. Chicago Ill. For a 50c express money order or postal note will send you five packs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
John Sebastain
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacite
Ill
Grand Opening and Local Socials Highlight Week
License issues loom for next Tuesday as O W Eddy hosts a grand opening at the high school building. Harrison Edwards and wife visited J B Davis and wife. Epworth League sociable at Rossie Cofold residence drew strong turnout. Roy Case of the Congregational church attended the Rock River conference in Lockport. Benj Sutcliffe moved his agricultural implement store to the Sunderlin building on Third Street. Addie Alexander died April 11 at her parents home from quick consumption. Pauline Patterson nearly had a serious accident after falling into a cellar while visiting Annie Eddy. she suffered a bruised head and shaking. C C Goweo of Warrensburg visited W C Patterson and wife while supervising a cemetery monument project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. & W. Eddy
Harrison Edwarda
J B. Davis
Rossie Cofold
Roy Case
Congregational Church
Lockport
Benj Sutcliffe
Sunderlin
Third Street
Addie
James
Lizzie Alexander
C.C. H. Ooweo
Warrensburg
W. C. Patterson
Pauline Patterson
Annie Eddy
Jacksons Arnica Salve Ad for Skin Ailments
An advertisement proclaims Jacksons Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It is offered for 95 cents a box at Dr Powells drug store.
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Jackson
Dr Powell
West Putnam School Notes and Local Moves
Mra Smith teaches at Petit Corners while Supt Boyer visited schools in the area last week. Mr and Mrs Clark Dawson spent Sunday at Brown Henkins. El Daily moved into the house vacated by Geo Johnson. Etta Bracken learns dressmaking with the Duke sisters in Henry. Celia Halligan left Monday for Davenport to spend a week with her sister while attending school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Smith
Petit Corners
Supt Boyer
Clark Dawson
Brown Henkins
el Daily
Geo Johnson
Etta Bracken
Duke Sisters
Henry
Celia Halligan
Davenport
Siater
Bracken School Seeks Librarian as Fundraiser Gathers
A. B. Henkins and Albert Duckle de Horned their cattle Saturday and Monday, leaving about 150 cattle with sore heads. John Bracken earned over $5 at a school entertainment to furnish the library, while the Bracken school has not yet secured a spring term teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Henkins
Albert Duckle
John Bracken
Bracken
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Health Restore
The text argues spring health requires removing winter impurities from the blood and body. It credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with expelling impurities from bowels liver lungs skin and blood to revive energy and prevent health collapse.
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Hood
Magnolia correspondent notes local elections and social events
Parker Millaia and Ar gilla Morgenson visit at Carver Tomlinson while Jeanie Dugan of Hope briefs Mae Wler mab Laura Smith plans study in Bloomington. Amos Wilson re elected as school trustee by wide margin. MEF church contest favors young folks with Miss Carrithera winning a $6 Bible. The correspondent recalls Puritans and party shifts about ten years ago with Republican gains discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Millaia
Argilla Morgenson
Josephine Hollingawortl
Carver Tomlinson
Jeanie Dugan
Hope
Mae Wlermab
Laura Smith
Bloomington
Amos Wilson
MEF
Shilohs Cure Promises Quick Relief and Guarantees
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Cure for dyspepsia cough and liver complaints with a guarantee. It promotes Shilohs Vitalizer Catarrh Remedy and Porous Plaster and Barton’s Vitaliser for indigestion loss of appetite and dizziness. Sale by Dr Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Sheerness
Iaster
Us On & Guarantee
Barton's
Powell
Destructive Cyclone Wipes Out Brownsville Chickasaw Nation
April 6 dispatches report Barnhill Missouri area ravaged by a cyclone. Homes and churches destroyed including Mrs Harris house, Baptist church wrecked, and many families displaced with casualties. Major damage also noted in Chicago and other towns from accompanying storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Barnhill
Chickasaw
Fuarerimrp
s_amell
Harris
William Meeks
James Huston
John Upton
Sidney Lock
Henry Chapman
Sarah Belange
George Davis
B. H. Meek
Harry Ethridge
M. M. Butler
Martha Atterbury
John Tice
Ira Lear
D' Lane
Chicago
Fair Ground
Otran
the Herald
Avgor
Here
J. W Thompson
Errinouam
Ill
Leo Dale
Terre Haute
Janesville
Wis
School For the
Denison
Tex
D. L. Parker
Brownsville
Pickens County
Chickasaw Nation
Death of John F. Beggs after Cronin murder trial
John F. Beggs longtime guard of Camp 20 died at 24 Chicago terrace after being indicted in connection with the Cronin murder. He was acquitted, unlike co def endants Woodruff and Cooney, though it was believed he could illuminate remaining circumstances surrounding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Cmi6ano
John F. Beggs
Camp 20
Dr. Cronin
Dan Coughlin
Patrick O'Sullivan
Martin Burke
F. J. Woodruff
John Kunze
Patrick Cooney
Chicago Terrace
Beggs
Edward Spelman
Peoria
Clan-na-Gael
Woodroof
Cooney
The Boston Fair 5 and 10 Cent Store Debuts
A local retailer named The Boston Fair 5 and 10 Cent Store opens as a unique early example of low price shopping. The item mix emphasizes affordable goods and limited selections.
Sacred Bird of India Adjutant Described as Guardian of Calcutta
The piece explains why the adjutant is regarded as a sacred municipal ward, detailing how defenders trap and eat rats on the maidan. It notes a fine for killing an adjutant in Calcutta, historically stated as a gold mohur, though the coin and law are questioned by the narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maidann
Longman
Calcutta
Advice to Australian Migrants from Sidney Letter
A Sydney correspondent mocks migration to Australia offering jokey steps for new arrivals. He jokes change your mind, study with an acrobat, wear bright clothes, carry carbolic acid hogsheads, question drainage dividends, and buy a return ticket. The piece satirically hints at climate, tramways, and settlement issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Inquirer
Sidney
Wisconsin resorts lure travelers for summer trips
Advertising copy touts Wisconsin summer vacations with cooling fishing and leisure spots along Wisconsin Central Lines. It highlights Fox Lake Lake Villa Olkwanago Waukesha Cedar Lake Neenah Waupaca Fifield Butternut and Ashland and invites readers to request pamphlets from C. G. Lemmon T. P. A. or the Chicago Ticket Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Central
Fox Lake
Ill
Lake Villa
111
Olkwanago
Waukesha
Cedar Lake
Neonah
Waupacs
Fifield
Butternut
Ashland
Wis Wisconsin
Union
Aly
C. G. Lemmon
Chicago
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JNO, Hutchins & CO
Lacon, Il
Henry Republican
Sparland
Bugar Grove
Hall
J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Whitefield Corners
Bureau
Hennepin
Bradford
Henry, IL
West Putnam
Quaker Lane
Marshall County
India
Henry Market
George Nichaleon
New, Hailed
Njeencei Ae Bno
Riswold & Co
Sean
Preston Ede
Nateeig
Timothy
Ncooes
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