Local notes from Varna and surrounding towns
The Republican column records numerous social and business visits from Varna and nearby towns. Shoppers and callers include Mrs J C Shields from Peoria, Mr and Mrs R W Saltzman buying a Ford, Verne Calhoun at Bureau Junction, and many others. The piece mentions a 140 vote majority in a school election, trips to Peoria and Toluca, and a first time barber shave for R H Cantrall of Athens. MIXED social visits and local commerce are noted alongside community events.
Colonel J Percheron stallion season announces in 1916
The report details Colonel J a dapple gray stallion registered under number 84034 with lineage tracing to Malaga Triton and Vidoc among others. It lists foaled May 18 1911 bred by Thomas and James Woulf of Streator Illinois and notes 1916 season fees andbarns for stud service plus insurance terms and liability limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percheron Society of American
Thomas & James Woulf
Streator
Ilinois
Malaga
Triton
Rigolet
Jupiter IV
Jupiter
Vidoc
Nogent
Coco IV
Vieux Chaslin
Coco
Mignon
Jean le Blanc
Homelie
Vigoreux
Chambellan
Paul Bert
Villers
Briard
Brilliant
Coco Il
Vieux
Chaslin
M_Dawson
T. S. Hunt
Henry
Wilber Stonér
Home
William —Anderson
APPEL
Hogewall
Putnam Community Notes Highlight Local Actions
Mrs W H Downey returns from Montrose. George Wheeler elected school director for Senachwine consolidated school. Putnam Grain Co shelled corn. Read brothers at work. Several attending circuit court in Hennepin. Wilbur Nelson of Galesburg visits sister Mrs Conkey. Visitors include Mr and Mrs John Perdew of Chillicothe. Teachers attended institute in Peoria. Mrs August Lith and daughter with Mrs A Swanson attend niece Miss Mabel Carlson’s wedding in Spring Valley. John Heminghouse party from Henry visits. Freda Heininger spent Sunday at Henry. Mrs John Ball poorly recent days. J M Williams back from pneumonia. Mrs Adam Henkins of Princeton visits sister Mrs Walter Winship. Spencer Mellow and Thomas Lowe of Peoria visit town. Elton Anderson and daughter of Dover visit Dawsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H Downey
Montrose
PY E Murphy
C J Bdallington
Chicago
George Wheeler
Senachwine Consolidated
Putnam Grain Co
Hennepin
Wilbur Nelson
Galesburg
Conkey
John Perdew
Chillicothe
Peoria
August Lith
A. Swanson
Spring Valley
Mabel Carlson
John Heminghouse
Henry
Freda Heininger
John Ball
J. M. Willams
Adam Henkins
Princeton
Walter Winship
Spencer Mellow
Thomas Lowe
Elton Anderson
Dover
J. L. Dawsony
Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad Claims Benefit
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cold remedy that quickly suppresses coughs and soothes throats for all ages. It promotes the formula on each bottle and lists a price of 26 cents at druggists. A later note mentions census data reclassifying Matherville Tl as a large Mercer county municipality, surpassing nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Matherville
Mercer
Aledo
Keithsburg
Whitefield Corners and Center Community Notes
Local notices report deaths and illnesses including Mrs Bruce Wilson of Bradford and Mrs Ader with measles. Community events cover church plans, elections, meetings, visitors, and a quilt fund. Also noted are births, car purchases, and farming contests with alfalfa and corn yields in Adams County.
Local notes and incidents from Crow Meadow area
Crow Meadow residents recount visits and school elections with Henry Kapraun elected school director and James Case visiting with family. Oil leak near Niota prompts cleanup by Prairie Pipe Line Co. workers, while Carlinville faces 45 default divorce cases amid mining towns. A theft at the Central school site yielded $60 in gold from 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Pipe Line Co
Niota
Dallas Silty
Carlinville
Macoupin County
America
Lincoln
Central School
Cadillac Eight Sets New Coast Record Los Angeles Bakersfield Run
Cadillac Eight sets a new coast record by completing the Los Angeles to Bakersfield round trip in five hours forty minutes despite thick fog and dangerous mountain roads. Tee Beaudet drives the twelve cylinder car, shaving over an hour from the previous best. Return trip took two hours fifty minutes, showing consistent performance under adverse conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles-Bakersfield
Cadillac
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Carrie
Tee Beaudet
Jo. Angeles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Verne Louise Hans
Knox
Joel Haws
Charles Ramp
Lacon
John Norton
Herman Schiefflebin
Mesdames Whetzel
Copeland
Bernice
Cora
Minnie Falk
Washburn
Andrew Perry
W R Broaddus
Helen
George Meireis
Washington
Rhena McDonald
D H Kohler
Venona
Lant
Schieffflebin
Bertha
E . Schumacher
R H. Cantrall
Athens
D W McGraw
Wm. Ditman
Harold
Speer
WS Root
Chamberlain
South Milo
Roy Dally
Roy Hill
Amree Longman
M Ko
Swineman
Austin Clark
Beulah
Mabel Harris
Myra
Alden Bentley
Bradford
Crosdick
George Barker
Dr King
New Life
Putnam
God
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Matt Schaffner
Mars
Purchas Inc
Hutchins
Whitefield Corners
Bruce Wilson
D Monroe
C Fosdick
Barker
Bernice Snyder
Lola Young
Alma Hill
Folmer
Freer
Ray Dally
Johnnie McVickers
Dr. Hess
L. Durham
James
Camery Farm
Ed Shorts
Harry Bousheuer
Yearger
William
True
Brown
Sare
Whitefield Center
Ina Ader
Branchiel
Frank Curry
Overland
Ketchum Brothers
Viola Jennings
Earl Wabel
Charley Wabel
Bruce Fountain
Garth Runnells
Law Calvin Brokaw
Elmer Hunt
Tonica
Quincy
State Board of Administration
Jerry Simpson
Kansas
Lockless
Jerry
Simpson
Illinois
Adams County Farm Improvement Association
Crow Meadow
John Kapraun
Benson
Henry Kapraun
James Case
Elmer Allins
William Peterman
Elmer Quinn
Leo Quinn
Alden Rollins
James McAleer
Richard Reed
McAleer
Mr Simpson
Eureka
Presbyterian Church
Mary Humphrey
Lucian Fosdick
Lewisto
Alice Hee
James? Hardin
Hulick
Pawneé
E. Penwick
Ocatea
Punding
Green
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