Magnolia Obit and Social Notes Lead Week in 1914
Magnolia notes recount the death of Mrs. Minnie Roberts aged 55 with funeral at Magnolia church and long obituary. Community items list visitors, callers, outings, club meetings, and upcoming events including Sylvia operetta on Aug 8 and a county treasurer campaign stop.
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Roberts
Magnolia
Putnam County
Illinois
Minnie Roberts
Ill
William
Helen Haws
Riley B .Roberts
Lacon
Iowa
Independence
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. P. Lackland
Lackland
John Bronn
Eli Burnsworth
Ollie
W. Burl Roberts
Helen R. Hiatt
Margaret. R. Johnson
Irene
Jane Haws
Astern Star Lodge
Ladies’ Aid
Shooting Match At Magnolia Trap Shooting Contest
Five professionals will attend next Wednesday morning August 12 for a trap shooting contest with local shooters. Prizes include cash, merchandise, and a Victrola. sponsors include R W Spencer Co, A Mathis Reo, Titus Titus, Robert Mann & Co, James Dunne, Dagner & Dakin, Magnolia Harness Shop, and others. First shoot marks Magnolia's first trap shooting event with high gun trophies and shells provided by Shooting Committee.
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R. W. Spencer Co
A. Mathis
Reo
Titus & Titus
Robert Mann & Co
James Dunne
Dagner& Dakin
R. W. Spencer & Co
Magnolia
A. Hecht & Son
Hunter, Allen & Co
Cofold Announces County Treasurer Candidacy in Putnam
The undersigned announces his candidacy for County Treasurer of Putnam County, subject to the Republican Primaries on September 9, 1914. Oldon C. Cofold. Advertisement dated August 6, 1951.
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Putnam County
Oldon C. Cofold
Lostant Local News Highlights Oats Crop and Social Happenings
Threshing is in full swing and the oats crop is reported good. A parade of visits and guests fills the week from Streator, Chicago, and Madison to Mendota and Ottawa Chautauqua. Local births, concerts, parties, and a Harvest Home nail-driving contest mark community life. The band, travelers, and a political visit by A. G. Kennedy add to the bustling listings.
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Marie Dunne
Ollie Spencer
Henry and
Peoria
R. W. Spencer
A. B. Wilson
Beyram
Lena
Fern
Abingdon
Madeline
Anna
Bischer
Granville
Helen Funk
H. E. Jewell
Violet
Merritt Home
Lostant
Paul Evans
Washburn
Stella Baker
Streator
Mary Dagner
Ada Phillips Wilson
Hollis Dugan
Swaney School
Wilson
Stephenson
Princeton
John Wabel
H. C. Barton
Kansas
Morris
Charles
Barton
Harry Mills
McNabb
Mr. Barton
A. J. Will
Jessie Mills
Chicago
Zilm
la Rose
Charles Kelley
Colfax
Tonica
J. A. Whitney
G. F. Weber
Ottawa
Ottawa Chautauqua
Patterson
Brennen
Starved Rock
Emily Dugan
Laura Weber
Madison
Wis
Levi Brown
Wm. Schiffbauer
Schiffbauer
Dorothy
Verne Koehler
Rose Hartenbower
J .A. Whitney
Henry Kelley
Henry Foley
Elsie Phillips
Baltimore
Rheta Merrifield von Hagel
Ned Graves
Pearl
Richard
Pontiac
B. H. Graves
C. M. Thomas
Clinton
Neifing
Grundy Wilson
Miss Myrtie
A. G. Kennedy
Congress
Lestant
Jessie
Nora Robison
Hall Claire
Eau Claire
Joseph Comisky
la Salle Hospital
Joe
Merle Hartenbower
Merle
Charles Hartenbower
Loth
Eisie Zilm
Elsie McKenzie
Petrea Johnson
Community notices call for operetta at John Sweaney campus
Aug 8 Saturday evening features the Magnolia Grange Dramatic club presenting the operetta Sylvia on the campus of the John Sweaney School. Local families plan attendance and speeches note residents visiting, hosting, and weekend events amid theater and social gatherings. Admission 25 cents. Everyone invited to attend.
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Quaker Lane
John Sweaney
Enida Griffith
Eureka
Teachers’ Institute
John Wilson
Sadie Spargrove
Chicago
Grace Latta
McCarty
Iowa
Faye
Florence Peterson
Granville
Everett Parrett
Minnie Roberts
Magnolia
Karene Spalding
Gertrude Thompson
Charles
Sylvia
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Hennepin
W. G. Griffith
la Salle
Ambrose Kemp
Wenona
Ford car ad promotes value and durability
An advertising piece urges investing in a Ford for practicality and satisfaction, featuring a testimonial from F. H. Administer of McNabb Illinois. A medicalism critique by Prof. Jean B Kopf appears in the same section. A dining table scene reveals a girl recognizing a newly arrived guest as their young minister with surprised blushes.
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Jean B. Kopf
Advt
Political appeal from George W. Hunt for 16th District
George W. Hunt, Granville Tl, Republican candidate for Representative in the Illinois General Assembly, urges Putnam County Republicans to investigate candidates, vote in the Sept 9 primary, and consider fitness and character over party machine influence. He pledges loyal service if nominated and questions bad politics of unexamined choices.
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Putnam County
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
General Assembly
George W. Hunt
Granville
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F. C
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Whitefield
McKnnp Veterinary College of
KR. S
Bayne
Benry
BR. M. Barnes
J. H. Magoon
Barnes & Magoon
Attorneys-At-Law
Lacon, LL
Tate
First National Bank
Capital
R. Jones
J. L. Jones
W. W. Dewey & Sons
New City
John Hartley, Jr
Eider
J. A. Swem
Henry, Ill
C. Elsie Smith
Main Street
ER. A. Hall
Edward Street
C. D. Maulfair
Fred W. Potter
Henry E. Jacobs
H. W. Adams
Henry
W. ©, Moon
Thompson Farm Loans
T, H, Hunt
Chamberlain
Magnolia Department
Morene
Durley
Our Village
Carl Simonton
Frank Hultgren
Rachel Flauhaut
Gladys Crocker
Grange Dramatic Club
Emma McAllister
Nan Gurnea
Casper Gurnea
McAllister
Sophia Vollmer
Pauline Dean
Nebraska
Lucy Swindler
Park
M. J. French
Colorado
S. L. Wierman
Harvey Ramage
Leona
Fred Defenbaugh
Gaylord Dean
Bessie Rolley
Rutland
Margaret Balderston
George
Mathis
Department of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Gerrude
Ralph
Pauline White
Horace Randall
Austin
Chicago Herald
IT A. C
Celia Spencer
Wiletta Judd
C. Gurnea
Mary
Belleville
Kas
Lora Kays
Jane Bobbitt
Mabel Glenn
Mrs. Jewell
Margaret Lackland
Hazel Boman
State Society For the Prevention of
Mary Gurnea
Kays
Oxbow
Tomlinson
Willetta Judd
L. B
Riley Roberts
Var County
FORD
F. H. Hdminster
McNabb, Ill
Albert Pletsch
George W.hunt
George J. Borgstede
Magnolia, Ill
Jones’ National School of Auctioneering
W. H. Weathers
Magnolia Voudage
McNabb, Il
Hennepin, Ell
Henry National Bank
Bank OF the People
Henry, Illinois
J. Watercott
V. P. Turner
L. R. Phillips
C. A. Phillips
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