Local Notes From Magnolia and Surrounding Towns
Local notices list Henry Republican representative R A Ward in Magnolia and various community activities. Entries mention school elections, juryman duties in Peoria, visits to Henry and Toluca, trips to Chicago, Hennepin and Varna, family visits, illnesses, and a correction about Fanny Eddingfield purchasing Tennyson Dean's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Ramage
Joe Otto
Nell Otto
May Studgvin
Hennepin
Church Services On Magnolia Charge And Conference Dates
Rev Mercer of Peoria will preach at Strawn Caledonia and Magnolia on Sunday April 28. Caledonia will hold preaching April 21 at 3 p m. The third quarterly conference is set for Magnolia Tuesday April 23 at 9 a m. Magnolia and Epworth League events listed with services and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Strawn
Epworth League
Caledonia
Mercer
Peoria
Hennepin News Roundup Includes Local Officals and Theater
Hennepin reports Lavonne Stanton taking office this week as time limits for duck shooting end. John P Church departs for New York City to manage a circus all summer at $200 monthly. Otto Jensen runs Cecil hotel barn with livery during court week. Mystic Workers lodge four act drama draws crowd and $65.20 door receipts. Earl Taylor leaves for Buda to run furniture and undertaking business after buying out Fairbanks. Fred Potter and wife visit from Henry in their auto. Judge Winslow Evans and Lorene Elliston seen around court. Circuit court in session with Judge Puterbaugh. prospects of more cases noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Lavonne Stanton
Gene Simpson
Pat Childs
George McCormick
John P .Church
New York City
Otto Jensen
Cecil Hotel
Mystic Workers’ Lodge
O. K
Earl Taylor
Buda
Fairbanks
Taylor
The Knock-out Blow and the Stomach Claim
The article discusses the origin of the knock-out blow in boxing and asserts the stomach as the most vulnerable area. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure-all for digestion and catarrh, includes usage tips, and offers free medical booklets from Dr. Pierce at Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett
Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Courthouse Adjourns. Election Looms Amid Court Delays
Court adjourned until Wednesday as lawyers return home to vote. School election set for next Saturday. Mrs. Willa Stouffer ends term and is not seeking re election. A crowd from Granville and Florid attended the play Monday night. Helen Bruer remains about the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willa Stouffer
Granville
Florid
Helen Bruer
Narrow Minded Policies Editorial Opinion
The Peoria Herald Transcript argues that politics should stay impersonal and focus on issues. It praises vigorous campaigns that inform voters, notes campaigns reveal true positions, and urges supporters to defend their views without personal animus while challenging opponents fairly.
Lynn seeks pardon in murder case from 1900
William J. Lynn, a man from a respected Hancock county family, plans another pardon bid after serving nearly seven years of a 24 year Joliet sentence for murdering Mrs. Shafer at Lawn Ridge. His lawyer Senator Berry of Carthage leads the effort, while local officials urge he serve the full term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Lynn
Lynn
Carthage
Lynn Haseen
Hancock County
Lacon Journal
Fraklin
Jacobs
Names of God in Two and Three Letter Forms Across Languages
The text lists languages with two and three letter divine names, noting 178 languages total using words for God. It cites Hebrew and several others, including English, Latin, and Danish, with a reference to a long Irish term Jaobulion tied to mistletoe eaters.
Anonymous verse on selfless acts in a moral life
Poem praising unnamed people for golden deeds and helping others. It questions if the reader was the one who gave aid, smiled, sang, and fought for the right, highlighting virtue and generosity through a reflective meditation.
Fire destroys old landmark house at Swaney farm
On April 4 a house built in 1836 by William Wierman on John Swaney's place burned down with no insurance. Suspects were seen pouring oil and lighting the blaze but no arrests made. The log house, a 72 year old landmark, had hosted the first Friends meeting in 1841 and later used as a lumber storage site. The fire crowd recalled old memories as the new experiment farm proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swaney
Swaney
Experiment Farm
William Wierman
Iike
Eli Raley
Ira Crow
Austrians Arrested After Wenona Throat Poking Incident
Matt Yare says he was badly cut by a pocker knife in Wenona and claims Austrians Frank Shifter and Hartley attacked him over a quarrel about a woman. He alleges Wenona lacks laws and fears for safety as he contemplates leaving town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat Yare
Wenona
Frank Shifter
Hartley
Matt Yare
Yare
Onward Bay Horse Bob Onward Sires 1907 Season Plans
Bright bay trotter foaled 1899, sixteen hands one inch, twelve hundred pounds. Pedigree links to Hanson, Combination, Nell, Onward line. dam Dream and brood mare lines. The horse shows speed and gait, inbred to Onward, and will race season 1907 at multiple barns and towns. Terms: seven dollars fifteen cents to insure a colt to stand and suck. Owner Grant Glover. School tablets sold at office. tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Combination
Combine
Hettie Brasfield
Happy Heir
Nellie Grove
Nell
Ned Forrest
Edwin Forrest
Becca G
Overdon
Onward
Onward Silver
Benzetta
Dream
Administrator 357
Catchfly
Taglion
Abdallah
Goldsmith Maid
Ava
Hra
Jor
Godvin
Hysmont
Langtree Grant
General Grant
Shiloh
Julia Logan
Logan
Nelly Paul
Black John
Salebarn
McNabb
Wesley Allen's
Venona
Ab Phillips
Magnolia
Stinger’s
Varna
Electric radiators push new market in wholesale plumbing
Wholesale plumbers plan extensive handling of luminous and non luminous electric radiators as builders include them in house equipment. Vendors claim the electric radiator offers clean safe heat like electric light and luminous models resemble an open fire without sparks smoke or soot.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crney
Samuel Poucher
Fac Sime
R. A. Ward
Henry Republican
Hal Rolley
Henry
Jennie Frazee
Mary Ditman
R. W. Spencer
Dave Williamson
Near Lostant
Ada Dakin
Chicago
Cramer
Wapello
Alvin Brown
Freeman
Daughbr Lavina
Henry Wednesay
Junius Brown
Near Wenona
Thomas Bishop
Sparland
Mark Sweaney
Toluca
Castorif
Bears
Gastoria
Peoria Herald-Transcript
Republican
Supreme Court of the Common People
Linn
Bob
Grant Glover
Bradley & Vroman
G. Clemens
Magnolia, Illinois
Irving N. Colby
Granville, Ill
THE
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Cummins
Iowa
la Follette
Virginia
Carolinas
Alabama
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
Magnolia, Ili
Massie
McNabb, Tr
Griffith’s Laundry
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Live Street Bank
Barnes University
Medico Chirulogical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
Ill
W H. Weathers
A. R. Kregor
Chicago Vateriiery
College Veterinary Hospital
Magnolia and
McNabb Centrals
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!