Hopewell Market and Social Notes Lead April 14
Hopewell markets report corn at 34c and 60 percent coats while social rounds span Whetzel Tidmarsh Okerberg and Holmstrom gatherings. North Saratoga folk recount thumb injury at wood cutting and oats sowing progress as Henry and nearby farms host visitors. Whitefield Corners plans a school election April 7 and Camp Grove Ladies Aid schedules a bazaar and supper April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Wm. Whetzel
Eddie Carlson
Samuel Tidmarsh
Henry Tidmarsh
Charles Okerberg
Ed Holmstrom
Allan Okerberg
Peoria
Wallace
Andrew Feazel
Alfred Whetzel
Joseph Schlosser
Fred Linder
Frank Schwab
Andrew Linder
Allan Hultgren
Dave Anderson
Lawrence“anderson
Miss_Hilima
Bergstrom
C ¥ Anderson
Varna
Camp Grove
G.- Church
Local Henry News Brief Details Visits and Mumps Update
Henry community notes include visits by Heber Smith of Osco and Mrs. Karene Spalding to Toluca, mumps illnesses among students, cattle shipments to Chicago, and Easter gatherings. University of Illinois student Lawrence discussed job prospects, while families such as the Sutherlands and Griffiths hosted relatives and attended school events.
Stone's Somersault on Panama Bill Weakened Position Noted
The Peoria district representative Stone faced criticism for a political flip on repealing the Panama canal exemption. He supported repeal in private and opposed it publicly, drawing claims of instability. Comments from the Gallabure Republican Register and andersons anecdotes describe a wavering stance and attempts to align with the Democratic platform before the next campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
The
Peoria
Trenéal
Chulving
Honages
Repubblican
Putnam News Notes From Consolidated School
In Putnam vicinity news the Consolidated School notes detail staff changes and student activities. Miss Wyckoff’s illness led to substitute teachers. grammar drawing projects impressed. athletics added new equipment including a catcher’s mitt a vaulting pole and a 12 pound shot. Seventh graders named include Jessie Hope Minnie bit h Re Brie hart Bernice Longman Elmer Lefman and Roy Christenson. Forinery class finished a tabourette and works on a hand mirror. Baseball dominates grounds with practice games and a school team lead over a town team. Janitor Mr Lawson moved to Dexterville and best wishes follow his family. August Lith allows use of pasture ground for athletic fields. Theses of graduating class returned with final corrections with commencements by early May. Roy Strosnider Louis Cook assist janitor duties. Stillen notes Margaret Russell returned to school, Fred Newell helps on farm, Miss Eva Russell assists with housework, Ellen Renwick visits La Prairie, Josephine Russell visits, Lulu Mae Russell visits family, Henry H Sargent visits, Jessie Crocker and Maude of Chillicothe in Peoria on business, Mrs Ethel McDonald works in Chillicothe, and Arthur Kehlenbach regains mobility. Sunday attendance at Yankee Street Baptist church is noted.
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Putnam
Sto
C. C. Klontz
Consolidated School Notes
Dawson
Kildow
Boys’s Athletic Association
Jessie Hope
Mintie—bitch
Re “Briehart
Bernice Longman
Elmer Lefman
Roy Christenson
Lawson
Dexterville
Wis
Roy Strosnider
Louis
Cook
Oa Prairie
al Greening
Jessie Crocker
Alies
Maude
Chillicothe
Peoria
Mis
Ethel McDonald
Moffitt's
Gus Garrett
Sarah Charles
Albert Sargent
Henry
Lillie Noren
John Newell
St. Francis Hospital
Fred Newell
Walter-Luft
Yorks
Mary At Sunday School Refuses to Answer Father’s Occupation
A fragment recounts Mary at Sunday school facing a tutor’s questions about her father’s work. Frustrated by her silence and obstinacy she defies the teacher and blurts out a provocative line about her father. A later scene shows Mrs Kelly reacting angrily to interruptions at her kitchen door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy Kelly
Dream of hitting the ground and a rural U S future
A fragmented essay argues about dream physics of a fall and the prophetic role of democratic organization in American industry. It notes farm life as foundational to national wealth and urges balanced European and American models in rural modernization. A legal notice reveals attorney Harry A. Smith administering David H. Wilson’s estate with a $50,000 bond, uncovering $1,000,000 in securities in Chicago.
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Europe
America
Old World
David H. Wilson
Oregon
Harry A. Smith
Wilson
Smiths
Dave Wilson
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
Chicago
Smith
What Will They Find in Europe May Commission Explores Rural Industry
A May voyage by a diverse American commission seeks European farming methods, cheap credit, and cooperative buying and selling to inform U S rural life. The article notes Alexander Hamilton’s federal union and critiques extreme American individualism as hindering social organization.
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Europe
America
Iika
Horace Plunkett
Armiérica
American Commission
Ireland
Ons
United States
Old World
Dublin
Hamilton
Spocielyin
América
Spring shoes for every family member spark new season style
The store showcases modish new footwear praised for buoyancy and youthfulness. The J and K styles win admiration from graduates, with snap and dash, appealing to young women just out of college.
New Coats Skirts and Waists On Display
New coats skirts and waists offered with a promise of stylish fit without long fittings or waiting. Customers urged to visit and see the coordinated selections available in the season’s latest silhouettes.
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Saratoga
Elmer Martell
Riley Sane
Melvin Dalrymple
Dr. Hess
Eppley
James Barry
Mahlon Sutton
Arville Barnes
Henr
Ee Wm. Holmes
Whitefield. Corners
Whitefield Corners
the Republican
Quaker Lane
W. L. Mills
Tasi
T. J. Smith
French
Heber Smith
Osco
Max Whitney
M. W. Smith
Max
Jonnie Suther Smit
John ‘Wilson
Karene Spalding
Toluca
Enida Griffith
Miss Bobby
Low Point
W. G. Griffith
Helen Smith
Decatur
Ollis Lynn Broaddus
W G Griffith
Mr. Lawrence
University of Illinois
Consolidated School
L. H. Lassman
Champaign
Frank Peters
John Swaney
Hennepin
Old
Young
Smith's Woods
Edgar
Mary
Shan
Russell
Hoosier
Aera
iParis
Comevand
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