May Pole Event and Local Society Notes Reflect Community Life
Community notices recount a May Pole party at the town hall on May 4 with Alice Bonham and Hila Sargent among new OH members admitted after OH8 access. Evangelist Dr Shepherdson conducts church meetings, while Sparland lodge hosts a social after OH8 session. Old Fellows mark an anniversary with a short program including readings, and a pony ride incident injures Jarman and Duncan boys with arm fractures and a temporary collapse for Duncan's son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bparland
Leslie Barr
Town Hall
Alice Bonham
Hila Sargent
Shepherdson
Baptist
Sparland
Clarance Jarman
George Dunean
Dunann
Jarmen
Dunoso
Bradford
Duncan
Electric Bitters Aimed At Elderly Digestive Ailments
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys can find relief in Electric Bitters. The tonic contains no whiskey or toxicants and acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, boosting strength and tone to aid natural digestion. Price fifty cents per bottle at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Powell
Town Notes From Varna And Surrounding Area
Local items report Mrs Hartley Miller and Miss Kennedy visiting Henry Saturday amid bad roads. Measles appear rare with two cases, Rev Sigmund from Metamora visiting town. Mrs Small and Mr Simington of Magnolia in town for the evening, Mr A Wright still weak post election. Woodmen gathering to hear a speaker Friday, April 30, and gardeners anticipate spring warmth improving crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Hartley Miller
Kennedy
Henry
Sigmund
Metamora
John Austin
August Hall
A. Wright
Small
Simington
Magnolia
Minnis Wright
Isitin Church
Hoe
Barney Kelly
Ambolt
K. P
Woodman venture and school year closing reflections
The Woodman venture proves entertaining and solid for the audience while a supper project provides comfort. The school year nears closure with praise for teachers whose excellent work deserves continued retention and support for their competence in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ander
Sugar Grove Notes and Local News 1897
Local items from Sugar Grove include Will Duffield as new director with John Blackburn at the helm. A report from Lacon notes a sale with cows averaging $13 and Will Dorsey buying five fine valves. The board of assessors met in Lacon to discuss 1897 property taxes and corn assessment rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove
Will Duffield
Sugar ‘Grove
John Blackburn
Bas
Sasessors
Lacon
Lizzie
Dorsey
Will
Missea
Jennie Wheeler
Emme Loomis
Putnam
Carrie Black
John Spencer
Will Dorsey
Floyd
Callie Clawson
Sesessors
Garrett
Steuben
Measles, travels, and tributes in South Whitefield notes
South Whitefield items report improving Mrs Monahan and several families coping with measles. Frank Van Antwerp makes weekly grocery wagon trips. J M Jacobs and wife mourn aunt Ingram Smith of Henry. Chalmer Burson travels from Mosca Colorado for a funeral. Governor John R Tanner visitation noted. editor and locals visited Bonham, Jacobs, Sapp, and Marshall relatives. Sympathy extended to bereaved families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahan
Frank VanAntwerp
Paul
Delber-Marshall
Sadie Fleetwood
Baby
Marie Fleetwood
Henry
H. J. Adams
H. D.bonham
Chas Jacobs
Springfield
Pekin
Trivoll
Peoria
Chillicothe
J. M. Jacobs
John R. Tanner
Chalmer Burson
Sapp
H. Marshall
Chalmer
Colorado
Mosca
Mar ‘Shalltown
Iowa
Buresu Junction
Ingram Smith
At Hand House Cleaning Mentioned Here
A notice notes a routine house cleaning event at hand and invites close attention to details mentioned within the text. The fragment signals preparation or action related to domestic maintenance.
Bereaved Remembered Woman of Faith Passes On
Sympathetic messages flow for a Christian mother described as good and kind who has departed this life. Friends recall her as a beloved light of the home, now at rest in heaven, awaiting reunion with loved ones. May she rest sweetly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Local Notes From Chillicothe and Vicinity
Leigh and family visited sister Mrs Stewartson in Chillicothe. Martin and Catton shipped hogs and loads of steers were moved to Chicago. Robt Turnbull Jr’s carpenters work on a new house despite bad weather. Richard Martin’s team ran away injuring his leg. Wm Webber sold his store building to Mr Garret of Peoria and his son-in-law Mr Hildebrand will occupy it after lease. Davidson’s team ran away near town. one harness torn. one buggy left dilapidated. minor injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Prairid Oenter
H. A. Leigh
Stewartson
Chillicothe
Jas Smith
East Lynn
Hoopestone
Martin
Wm Catton
Chicago
Collins
Robt Turnbull Jr
Richard Martin
Edelstein
F. M.webber
Uarret
Peoria
Hildebrand
John Davidson
Shaker Digestive Cordial Promoted For Dyspepsia Relief
The advertisement claims the Shaker Digestive Cordial will aid many dyspepsia cases, though not cure all. It targets emaciated or elderly readers whose meals aren’t digested, promising immediate benefit from a small bottle and noting an artificially digested food content. It also mentions a tile book offer and references Laxol in the text.
Local Officials Meet After Judicial Convention Adjournment
Sheriff Downey and State’s Attorney Taylor attended a Peoria judicial convention. The City Council met and adjourned sine die with newly elected officers installed. The license question arose and after a vote Alderman Whiting offered a motion, though the rest of the report is cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Atty. Taylor
J. A. Harper
Peoria
Whiting
Hennepin Liquor Vote Keeps Saloon Away One Year
Reports of a license-related vote show Meyer Casson casting the decisive vote against saloons, leaving Hennepin without a licensed saloon for at least a year. Nearby, a murder investigation unfolds after Geo Zenor is found battered and left for dead on Zenor Hall edge, with Sheriff Downey and States Attorney Taylor leading the case as details emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Casson
Hennepin
the King
John Redman
Peoria
Sarah Deck
Zeller
Redman
Chicago
Joseph Redman
Mary McKinnney
Front Street
Mat Schiltz
Ituickly
Zenor Hall
Co Zenor
Geo
Geo’ Zenor
Taylor
Magnolia health update on W W Bobbitt illness
Arba Law visited at home Saturday as W. W. Bobbitt remains very ill, with family reports of limited improvement and ongoing medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
W.w.bobbitt
Arba Law
Magnolia Community Notes and Local Encounters
Town visitors from Peoria Chicago and Streator. a variety of small town happenings. Easter baby news and school election results intertwine with local humor, a rat-killing dog boast, and a long serving local magistrate profile. Public figures include Mr and Mrs Matern and Rev J T Bliss with Vienna Bliss visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Tor
Hog Strand
Alice ‘Tomlinson
Town
Shd
Bee Smithy
Netes
W. WA
Will
Geo ‘Ponk
Yowngsundy
B. Mitchell
Emma
Nelson
Varna
Mike Matern
William ‘McCoy
Magnolia
Sherman
Glenn
John: Leech
Hennepin
James ‘Thornton
Harold St Clair
Chicago
Omaha
Will Mathis
John Bronn
Gage
Baker
Marshall County News
Canalone
Dean
Ten
W. W. Bobbitt
H. K. Smith
Olliver
California
Vienna
Law
Yeace
A. B. Jurnen
Arbor day at Mt Palatine and local mischief report
Mt Palatine observed Arbor Day with trees and a program at the school. A masquerade ball near Lawrence Dose’s cider press drew a crowd. A boy broke his arm trying to ride a cow. A dubious eye doctor impersonator escaped after an encounter with local physicians McGee and an LaSalle doctor.
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MT Palatine
Davis
Grangilie
Peru
Granville
Palatine
Hoe
LaSalle
McGee
Pine County Notes and Social Bits from the Region
Tuesday and Wednesday chores include Jack Sparling and O P Carroll shelling corn. Mr and Mrs Miller of Princeton visit W H Wheeler. Wedding plans hinted as tar barrels approach. Carrolls travel to Bureau by midnight train. O H fe tire trip to Disco for policy change. Monthly OBE meeting at Christian church to review topics and engage Every Endeavorers in a grand social evening. Great emphasis on community events and forthcoming wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Jack Sparling
O. P. Carroll
Fred Wheeler
Frank Daugherty
Disco
Mich
O.H
The
Christian Church
Republican Letter Prompts Editor to Exclude Personal Paragraphs
The Republican reports regret over a published letter from Florida that reflected on two young men not named, noting the family’s grief and vowing to exclude such paragraphs. It cites factional strife and says abuse will not be printed, promising legitimate news only.
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Republican
Clear Creek Community News Notes and Local Happenings
Clear Creek reports social visits by Willard Stadgvin and family and Aaron Whitager's household. Mentions of Woodmen entertainment cancellation at Magnolia and road updates with Cr Ransom as pathmaster signal improving infrastructure. Baptist meeting announced for Saturday May 1 at 10 AM with ministers from Springfield and a community dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Stadgvin
Aaron Whitager
O. H
Ransom
Magnolia
Kenner
William Prancis
Arkansas
Iia Ransom
Tmurk
Booth
Fred
Board of Road Commissioners
Cr. Ransom Pathmaster
Baptists
Springfield
Ida Merritt Wins Winter Term Highest Scholarship Prize
The Wheatland Cot tage school presents Ida Merritt with the prize for highest scholarship during the winter term of 1896 and 1897. Her average in examination was 95.3 percent and her department 100 percent. Her motto Do Right urges followers to act rightly in all deeds.
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Friends of Ida
Merritt
The
Republican
Nellie Nelson
Cottage School
Wheatland
Ida
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal kidney and urinary cure. It claims relief for back pain, kidney and bladder issues, and nocturia, with sample bottle and pamphlet offers from Dr Kilmer & Co. along with a newspaper endorsement.
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Kilmer
Henry Republican
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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Mais
S. Adams
Peoria, Ill
Aeriry Republican
Grooge Boat
Hpitor
Qut
South Whithefield
Cannah Jones
Putnam, Inn
E. J. Homrrenuver
Clear Creek
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