Local notes from Peoria and Lacon August 1914
Local items report visits and errands in Peoria and Lacon. Mrs. Fred Marshall and F. H. ehr transacted business, miners in Johnson City return home, Mrs. Addison Janquary dies after long illness, funeral Tuesday. Several residents travel for health, work, or family reasons, including Hiverybods, the Riddell estate sale, and Frank Van Antwerp. Socials feature Baptist church ice cream and cake on August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A Marshall
Robert Buck
Riddell
Becktell
Kikford
Frank van Antwerp
John Riddell
John Betts
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Rch
Hiverett Frisbey
Jesse White
South Dakota
Erett
Leonard Ackigham
Addison Janquary
Hays
John Davis, Jr
Rock Island
Peoria
Sybil Tanner
Mystic Workers
M. McLaughlin
Lodge
Carrie Jeneky
Delavan
Lizzie Walker
San Jose
H Campbell
W S Osborne
Charles Scott
Buable
Col
Mrsborne
Runaway vicaries and threshers visit mirror small town life
Local account covers a runaway causing a vacation, visits from Mrs F Wu and Edwin aiding Nurss farm during threshing, Merton Webster hosting his brother Daniel from southern state, Charles Perkins buying a late model Buick, Moody family hosting Chicago friends, Herman Budde's visit with Herman Rehberg of Portland Oregon, threshing efforts by FF amp, weather not delaying work, grain yields 30 to 50 bushels, Miss Martha Armstrong seeking eye treatment in Peoria, Sister Bobbys aiding household work, summer cough advice and Dr King New Discovery ad, cottage notes on residents traveling to LaKalb Peoria Chicago Henry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
A &l
F WU
Edwin
Peoria
Nurss
Merton Webster
Daniel
Merton
Charles Perkins
Moody
Chicago City
Threshers
Herman Budde
Herman Rehberg
Portland
Oregon
Gether
Germany
Mrsha Armstrong
Bobbys
Plans for travel and farming at Henry and New York
Mr and Mrs Lewis Webster plan a trip to New York to stay with Mrs Webster s mother awaiting work. Their fur stash will be stored in an upstairs room as their house is leased to Mrs Electa Garrett. Miss Freda Frank travels from Chicago with friends on a sightseeing trek to New York Boston Catskill Adirondack Thousand Islands St Lawrence and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Webster
New York
Chicago
Boston
Catskill
Adirondack
Thousand Islands
St Lawrence River
Canada
Miss Frank
Beneft
Hans Otto
Henry
Dean Aitchison
Lincoln Park
Deer Park
Starved Rock
Milford Marshall
Otto
Grant
Louis Royce
E. Royce
La Prairie society and visitors noted this week
The L L S meets August 17 with Miss Lucie Calder. Local visits include Mr and Mrs James Collins of Peoria. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets August 14 with Mrs James Hastings. Residents and guests from Lacon, Wataga, Pekin and Green Castle appear in social notices and church reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucie Calder
James Collins
Peoria
la Prairie
Charles
William Scoon
Studebaker
Woimanh’s Foreigh Missionary Society
U. P Church
James Hastings
Louise Black
Margaret Webber
Henry
Ollie M. Scoon
Reba Longman
Lacon
WaPrairie
H. N Wilmot
Lillian Scott
Ambro Wilmot
Royce
Wataga
Thursay
Gladys Carroll
Chillicothe
James
Hastinngs
Ait Monier
Helen
Spotland
Julia Stevenson
Green Castle
Ind
Cyrus Root
Musselman
ME Missellman
Pekin
Beulah Busby
Andrew Stickney
Toulon
James Stickney
Nashiville
Tenn
A. J. McCullough
Saratoga
Ots
Ga ‘Prairie
The Twenty Year Test of a Cough Remedy
A letter from Geo W. Brock of Aberdeen Maryland endorses Cham berlain s Cholera Diarrhoea and Dysentery Remedy as a long trusted cure for diarrhoea. Farm and Fireside notes E P Claxton’s rural school farm plan and teacher certificate focus. A Jewish Albertan farmer inscribes a Hebrew welcome on a grain of wheat using a microscope to read the fine lettering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo W. Brock
the Enterprise
Aberdeen
Advt
Alberta
Henry Citizen Seeks Kidney Relief Endorsement
Henry resident C. W. Woodward testifies of five years kidney trouble with back pain headaches and dizziness. After trying Doan's Kidney Pills from Segraves' Drug Stores he reports clear improvement and endorses continued use. Price 50 cents, sold at all fall dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferna
C. W. Woodward
Edward
Henry II
Doan
Segraves
Woodward
Palde Tevalae
Cagreyer
Steuben area notices recount town life and deaths
Mrs Olive Hastings cares for her daughter and Mrs George Rickey as friends note Harry Russell’s finger injury. Many locals attend church and threshing, visit kin in Henry, Sparland, Lacon, and Osceola. Mrs Thomas Landers improves, and Charlie Thom’s horse death prompts law remarks. Broadmoor and Putnam areas report visits, travels, and social events with relatives from Glasford to Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma
Will Kehlenbach
Vera
Bod
Hugh Hasings
Robert Pringle
Albert Russell
Henry H Sargent
Arthur Kehlenbach
Albert Groning
Bessie Hawks
Garrett
Lacon
Tanquary
Sparland
M_ E
General Orders No 2 of Rutland veteran reunion
Commander Alfred Mateer announces the 1914 Cornell reunion details and officers. The list includes Ruthland commander Alfred Mateer and various posts from Wenona, Cornell, Ottawa and others. Comrades are invited to Cornell August 18–21 with lodging, water and meals promises. Also includes a testimonial ad for Chamberlains Tablets praising stomach relief by Rosie Risk of Wabash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred ‘Mateer
Big Bend
Reunion Association
Rutland
Wenona
Cornell
Alfred Mateer
Ruthland
T C Huetson
Long Point
John Bronn
Magnolia
Jonathan. Wilson
J. B. Fleming
J. W. Potts
Lacon
Wo- Ge Downey
C W Ayling
G. W. Grif_fin
J B Fleming
Attest
F F Thierry
Rosie Risk
Wabash
Advt
Venons Index and Local Notices of Stolen Items and Deaths
Mrs H Webber found a purse with $25 stolen from her home and later discovered the missing item in the basement after a window was forced. a case of two year old homemade grape wine from the cellar was reported stolen for medicinal use. Trustes T J Hopkins of the Howe bank to seize 1000 acres of Howe farm land in the vicinity for sale. a Democratic committee in the 10th senatorial district met in Minook naming two candidates for the lower house with R H Boyle, P A Gibbons, and E E Schroeder as delegates. George Marshall of Marshall county is deceased leaving no county representation in that district. Mrs Thomas Langen died in the city after pneumonia. survived by three children and husband from about 18 years prior. Benjamin Foster held a birthday gathering southwest of West Ona on July 21 with relatives and neighbors, featuring ice cream, cake, and lemonade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Minoak
Putnam County
R. H Boyle
Livington
P. A. Gibbons
Pontiac
Woodford
E E. Schroeder
George Marshall
Marshall County
Thomas Langen
Shaig
Mary
John Carroll
Peoria
James
Katie
Benjamin ‘Foster
West ‘Ona
Foster
The Case of L L Cantelou and Cholera Remedy Claim
A fragment reports a patient named L L Cantelou using Chamberlain s Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy after months of doctor visits and various medicines. The account claims cure after a second bottle and mentions sale by dealers. The text includes garbled advertisements and dubious financial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallalt
Chamberlain
L. L. Cantélou
L. L. Cantelou
Clarendon
Téxais
Scyvere
Adee
Soa
Circuit Court Divorce and Estate Notices Parade
A scan shows court actions including Katherine Schwabie versus Wie Schwartz for divorce, probate filings for estates of Anna M. McClary and John McManus with administration bonds and final settlements, and real estate transfers in Lacon and Toluca. Birth announced for Julius Petrich’s daughter in Varna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Schwabie
Wie Schwartz
Robert Burgess
Charles H Burgess
Batrum
Charles Watson
Lavon State Bank of
Lacon
Ilinois
Illinois
John
Scanton
Nna BM
McClary
Effie McClary
Klid
John McManus
State
Martha
Phelps
Fred. N
Martin Wisman
Aischarec
Alexander MM. Michez
A. T. Hemnhill
Eliza Wise
George A. Wise
Mary L. Locke
Alexander MM. McKee
Alfred W. Dougall
Montgomery County
New York
Clementeen B. Smith
Db Bichanan
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Gearland Department
Earm Supplies
Sglion Autoskd Trucks
Menlaughein
Vee
Rae As
Ina Ae
ALRO
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany Street
Dr. King
Dr King
Mabel Milter
LeKalb
Ernest Reynolds
William Chesney
Samuel
Worthington
Cloe
William Piper
Laura Miller
Rude Miller
Noble Keene
Sardines
Allen Hunter
Mars
Edith
Dells
Ures
P Claxton
United States
Commissioner of Aducation
Claxton
Crow Meadow
Myrtle Chandler
Ohio Station
James Burt
Esther Rollins
Sheffield
Elmer Rollins
Fanahy
Leam Hannum
Mary Quinn
W C Bell
Dwizut
James McAleer
L. H Bell
Thomas Landers
Charlie Thom
Nick Gray
Glasford
Rosella Read
Sik
Maggie Campbell
Edward Murphy
Grandpa Wheeler
Bob Nelson
North Dakota
Gregory
James Wherry
Cambridge
Edgar Campbell
East St. Louis
Roy Bracken
J UL Dawson
A. B. Dawson
Owensburg
Iowa
Wm.’Strain
Keota
Henkins
Eldridge
Bercort
Bradmoor
A. W. Holmes
Francis
Quinn
Weil
Court House ‘News
Josepha Nagel
Israel Boehier
Jordan
Leonard C. McMurtrie
Wilber W. Johnson
Alvin C. Drake
Smith
Samuel J. Whits
Donara &. Leigh
Milton EK. Whiter, Jr
Southwest Quarter
Hyans
Laura BE. Law
Ellen -M
Santa Fe
Toluca
Julius Petrich
Varna
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