Local notes from Magnolia on residents and events in Peoria and area
Saturday visits and travels fill Magnolia society notes with many names. Miss Rose Alexander Prof E C Case and others travel, visit, or return from Peoria Champaign Lacon and Granville. School events and clubs hold meetings, a wiener roast, botany trip to Spotted Dutchman's Hill and a Sunday school convention slated for May 7 and 8. The Meneley Chautauqua is planned for June 9 with tickets sold at the bank or from C B Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Alexander
Peoria
E. C. Case
Vivan Haws
C. Weber
Anna Lash
Mt. Palatine
R. L. Swindler
Ed Mathis
George
Henry
Murray Glenn
Champaign
Paxson
Pene
Schior Wednesay
Hepner
Myrtle Piper
Robert Mann
Allen
Gould
Hillabrand
Fred Defenbaugh
Frank McCormick
Dora Jones
Mae Cee
Granville
Fannie Smithson
Lacon
Ward
Roberta Roberts
Chicago
Parents’ Association
Atre
M. P. Lackland
Jin Bloomington
Hiltabrand
Maurer
R.A. Ward
Clark
Potoka
Wenona
R. W. Spencer
Albert Grant
George Ford
Tonica
George Hillabrand
Morphew
Jewell
Harriet Eddingfield
Margaret Dunne
H. W. Lackland
Abbie Griffin
Tudie Smith
Joshua Reynolds
Emma Freeman
Hubbard
Magnolia
C. BD
In Memoriam Mrs 8 M Johnson Communicated Card
In Memoriam for Mrs 8 M Johnson recalls a devoted mother with verses on memory and faith. The note thanks friends for flowers and support after the wife and mother’s passing, signed by Mr 8 M Johnson and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M, Johnson
Rheumatic Pains Relieved by Cheap Liniment Ad
Mrs. Elmer Hatch of Peru Indiana reports years of rheumatic attacks eased instantly by Chamberlain s Liniment. She recommends it to others. Available in 25c and 50c bottles. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hatch
Peru
Ind
Chamberlain
Local social notes from Lostant area spanning visits and events
Lostant locals attend visits and guests from Granville Bloomington and Chicago. Elections yield village clerk and trustees results. A bridge accident injures Mrs Barr and family but all survived. Electricity lights many buildings and postmaster candidates named.
Hennepin Record Across Court and Local Affairs
The circuit court led by Judge Niehaus did not indict as grand jury was dismissed. Adam Deck vs Sanitary District of Chicago settled by agreement. damages undisclosed. Edna Brown granted a divorce from Harvey Brown. No jury cases called at press time. A correspondent notes the sand road east of Crab Apple hill and south of Lehman farm is badly washed and may be abandoned. proposes a new road from Colby farm southwest to Hennepin road near Todd's Point. W. H. Tennant to spend summer with son at Jenkins after wintering at Quincy Soldiers Home. Village election produced Cunningham as clerk and Averill, Glass, Devore as trustees, with a vest pocket brigade drawing votes but not achieving majority. Men 73, women 65. Wm. Lowen took his daughter Mary to Ottawa for another eye operation after two years of treatment and several procedures. recent exams show new complications threatening permanence of relief.
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Hennepin Record
Niehaus
Adam Deck
Sanitary District of Chicago
Edna Brown
Harvey Brown
Crab Apple Hill
Lehman Farm
Highway Commissioners
Colby Farm
Hennepin Road
Todd’s Point
W. H. Tennant
Quincy Soldiers
Jenkins, Minn
Cunningham
Averill
Glass
Tumor at base of brain affects sight prompts nonoperative relief
A report notes a tumor at the base of the brain rearward affecting the eyes so severely that an operation is not necessary for relief. The piece mentions local election results with J. B. Taylor re-elected to a school director term, and D. B. Turner’s recent Peoria visit and recovery progress. An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a spring tonic for tired women with digestive issues, liver and kidney relief, priced 50 cents and $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reef
J.B. Taylor
D. B. Turner
Peoria
Dan
Turner
J. C. van de Lande
Kirkland
A. J. Tronmonger
T. J. Segraves
Putnam Notes Highlight Local Lectures and School News
A GA Weaver lecture drew a large crowd in Putnam, followed by a Sunday talk in the Christian church. Local officials reorganized the school board with W. M. Drake as secretary and George Wheler as president. C. O. Klontz is re-employed as principal. The Consolidated School notes announce new ball suits, tennis setup, and classroom work as seniors plan a class play and various contests draw entries from Rhoda Kildon Olive Dawson and Matie Gregg. Edith Wilson visited the grammar and high school community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conkey
Murphy
C. R. Wheeler
J. H. Stipp
Henry
F. E. Murphy
Hazel Downey
Roy Bauter
John Ball
August Lith
Consolidated School
Hiram Gregg
Janet Stephens
Putnam County
Native of the Town (Conversation at Cabin)
An inquisitive traveler questions a mountaineer about being a native of the town. The wanderer repeats his query until the mountaineer’s gaunt wife enters, clarifying that the question asks whether Ira lived here at birth or started living here later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira
Dr Kings New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as relief for coughs colds and chest congestion. It highlights cures claimed by customers Mrs J F Davis and Mrs A F Mertz and notes the product is sold by local druggists with a money back guarantee.
Fire destroys grain elevator at Evans station
A grain elevator burned at Evans station last week amid a fatal road crash nearby. Eugene Reeves died instantly and Fred Wasmer died hours later after a head on collision with L Broaddus’s auto while racing to the fire. The La Rose National Bank opened April 17 in the former bank building with G B Harper president and Ernest Zilm cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Station
Eugene Reeves
Fred Wasmer
L. Broaddus
Varna
la Rose National Bank
G. B. Harper
Ernest Zilm
New Financial Institution
la Rose Bank
Open the Windows for Healthful Sleep Against Tuberculosis
Advocates sleeping with windows open to improve air quality and boost vitality. Argues that fresh air weakens tubercle bacillus influence and that outdoor sleeping or ventilated rooms reduce tuberculosis risk. Emphasizes practical steps for urban homes to bring outdoors inside, especially in sleeping areas.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Magnolia Department
Mrs
8. M. Johnson
Darling Mother
Christ
Mother
Apex
Janesville
J. I. Case
J. EF. Wolf
Farmers' General Supply House
Mcnabb, Tll
O. M. Kelley
Dana
Gus Koehler
Mayme Golden
Granville Friends
Guy Barber
Caicago
Pancake
Emily Dugan
Elzie Strade
Alma Hartenbower
Warner
C. A. Whitney
M. H. Umphress
Sparksville
Arvilla Beardsley
Groat
Georgia
Tonica Friends
W. M. Griffith
Roscoe Phillips
Little Maxine
Streator
Mary Kemp
Marie
Bernice Phillips
Bloomington
Lostant
Ottawa
W. C. Hagg
Sheldon
Miriam Mabel Miller
Clad Miller
Anna Kelso
Civil Service
A. H. Bell
James E. Conlin
John Cleary
Harold Phillips
Eureka Springs
Regnier
Mo ™Mence
G. A. Eberly
John Baker
Lamoille
Charles Barr
R. G. Hannum
E. W. Phillips
A. J. Wills
Wm. Groat
H. C. Barton
A. W. Merritt
Lestant W. C. T. U
Amanda Height
Merritt
Charles
Barr
A. E. Phillips
Faye Henkins
A. C. Henkins
Princeton
Dr. King
A. F. Mertz
Glen Ellyn
The
First State Bank
George J., Borgstede
Magnolia, Ill
Jones’ National School of Auctioneering
Ill
W. H. Weathers
Phone McNabb
Hennepin, Ill
Coll
A. P. and
H. J. Child
Granvillee
Ten Centrals
Bureau Co. Ind
Spring Valley
Jesse French
T. L. Skelton
Agt
Albert Pletsch
Mcnabb, Ill
McNabb Central 183
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