Magnolia hosts Big Bend reunion August twenty two to twenty five
Local notices list Aug twenty two to twenty five events in Magnolia including a Big Bend reunion. Ed Mathis acted as caller in Bradford Monday. Vera Allen and others are visiting Toluca, Henry, Rome and Chicago for various outings and visits. The Jessie Colton Company performs all week and several residents report visits, recoveries, and casual calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mathis
Bradford
Vera Allen
Toluca
Walker Johnson
Elmer Wells
Henry
Perry Dakin
Fannie Johnston
McNabb
Magnolia
Big Bend
Fred L. Defenbaugh
W .H. Skelton
Rome
Barney Piper
Peoria
R. A. Ward
Lacon
Jessie Colton
J. H. Price
Streator
Mayme Hull
Anita Roberts
Chicago
Frances Snedaker
Cropsey
Hans Otto
J. W. Otto
Nettle Smith
To- Tuca
B. A. Freeman
Leah
Florine
B. A. Mathis
Clara Walldecker
Ottawa
Mamie Sivell
Benj Sivell
Sivell
Max Bozarth
Magnolia community notes and county fair plans
Sunday social mentions include visits by Mrs Richard Barker and others. local business at Toluca and Venona. Chicago visits. families visiting Magnolia and Varna areas. Preview of Magnolia Grange Agricultural Fair Sept 26 29 with free copies from secretary T J Smith. Sunday school totals show Magnolia Varna Lostant Hope attendance 74 57 50 24 last Sunday and cumulative totals across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Barker
Frank Shipley
Tracey
Toluca
Magnolia
John Dunne
Parrett Machine Co
Venona
Roberts
Anita
Chicago
Mae Coe
Seneca Samuel Potter
Clifford
Ricketts
Varna
J. H. McKirgan
John
Lafayette
R. J. Sivell
Henry
3. R. Spencer
J. H. Harris
Jessie Colton Company
BH. A. Mathis
Michigan
T. J. Smith
Lostant
Hope
Magnolia M. E. Church to Welcome Rev Williams as Superintendent
Magnolia M E church announces Rev R B Williams D D will preach Sunday August 18 at 8 pm and preside at the fourth quarterly conference August 14 at 9 am. Williams formerly led Kankakee district and Rock Island First M B Church boosting membership gains and years of service. Illinois Wesleyan quartet to perform August 17 with Prof Somerville speaking. admission free, silver offering collected. Entertainment repeats August 18 at Varna. 31 new members this year. Epworth Herald copies available. Edward S Busby pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia M
R. B. Williams
Pontiac
Magnolia
Williams
Kankakee
M. B
Rock Island
Somerville
Varna
M. i
College Echoes Diaphragm Debate in Verse
A playful exchange unfolds as a young man professes vows from a charged heart while a college damsel retorts that true breath comes from the diaphragm. The banter spotlights wit and romantic pretense in campus chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Fragments of Community Visits and Chautauqua Outings
Local notes record visits and travels of residents from Oak Park to Pontiac, Streator, Ladd and beyond. A parade of relatives and friends share camps, picnics, shopping trips, and ten day courses at Rich mond Ind. The piece also notes a doctor hosting a luncheon for friends and a car trip to Starved Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streator
Swaney
Benjamin Lundy
Friends Cemetery
Smith
Hazel Boman
Pontiac Chautauqua
J. B. Stansell
Marcia Beck
Hinda Griffith
Cordelia Wilson
Luella Flitcraft
Edna Wilson
Richmond
Ind
Turner Mills
Alfred Wilson
Ben Dysart
Ralph French
Illinois Senator Pushes Reciprocity With Canada
Senator Shelby M Cullom voices strong support for reciprocity with Canada saying Illinois benefits from freer trade. He cites manufacturing growth, farm shifts, and rising animal product values while warning against harming U S industries with tariff cuts. He argues reciprocity will boost exports and keep neighbors connected through shared language and needs. The piece ends with a quip from the New York Press about the origin of surgical operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Senate
Canada
Department of Agriculture
United States
House
Dominion of Canada
Lostant Notes Highlight Local Visits and Harvest Market
Alma Hartenbower returns from Chicago. Miss Emma Varsone visits Mrs. Francis Cain. Marie Kiley and Miss Kiley visit A C Kelso. Early harvest apples flood markets with no buyers. Mrs. Merritt visits in Peru. Miss Busroe visits Rutland. Emma Belton visits McCarty. Florence Mohan visits McNabb. Ringey family visits Snyden Indiana. Kelso family travel to Peru. Jennie and Lillie Davey visit relatives in Chicago Wheaton. Schoenneshoefer hosts Kroepper Soerey Pohl Mendota. N J Hillabrand faces serious surgery in California. Capple Weber injures arm in La Salle. Groat family visit Streator. wife recovering from operation. D B Valaningham tours Rock River valley Wyoming real estate. Oats yield 40–70 bu/acre. corn prospects improve after rain. Mrs Silas Gregor family camping at Dixon. Band concert draws crowd. Lostant proud of band and hopes for growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Busroe
Rutland
Anna Toemmes
Emma Belton
Chicago
Eliza McCarty
Florence Mohan
Streator
Harry Hull
McNabb
Ringey
Snyden
Ind
A. C. Kelso
Margaret
Marie Kiley
Peru
Jennie
Lillie Davey
Wheaton
Schoenneshoefer
Kroepper
Soerey
Pohl
Mendota
California
N. J. Hillabrand
Capple Weber
Harold Fitch
la Salle
Wn. Groat
Silas Gregor
Ruby
Elsie
Pearl Garvin
Lois
Ira Kreger
Baby
Rock River Assembly
Dixon
Lostant
Foley Kidney Pills Promised Quick Relief for Female Ailments
A. J. Ironmonger notes daily tasks impaired by backache headache nervousness loss of appetite and poor sleep from alleged kidney and bladder troubles. Foley Kidney Pills are advertised to provide quick relief from pain and misery and a prompt return to health. No woman in distress should overlook the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Toluca set to vote on Fahy park purchase proposal
Toluca residents will cast ballots on August 30 to approve buying Fahy park for a city park. The report notes a brief, controversial visit by a merry go round and local policing actions including two suspected prowlers from Streator. Dominick Valassino completed the water tower tank removal, leaving only the steel frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Fahy
Thomas Kelly
Sparland
County Mining Examiners Board
Curran
Streator
Dominick Valassino
Des Moines Woman Healed After Two Days Illness
A well known Des Moines woman suffered miserably for two days then was cured by one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. J
Des Moines
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Accidental Kick Injures Fred Sutcliff's Face at Race Load
Fred Sutcliff, transporting props to Mark, was kicked by a horse en route. The blow cut the chin, split the mouth, loosened front teeth, and damaged the upper jaw. He was treated by Dr. McCormick and taken home by carriage. The wagon load overturned nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Fred Sutcliff
Mark
McCormick
Ray Johnson
Ottawa
Hentrich
BE. Wonser
Chicago
Putnam County Teachers’ Institute
Granville
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L. Frank Titus
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John Wilson
Florence Given
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F. E. Smith
Margarite Studgvin
Charles Willey
Josiah Tomlinson
C. C. Mills
Decatur
Oscar Bumgarner
Miss Beal
Helen Smith
Max Whitney
Raymond Mills
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Anna Wittcraft
Green Lawn
Enida
Russell Tomlinson
Lewis McNabb
Starved Rock
Leon Sutherland
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Samuel Batten
Mary
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Tomlinson Home
Morris
M. B. Wilson
Milton Mills
Harry John
Enida Griffith
Miss Barig
Deer Park
Karene Spalding
Clem Filtcraft
Senachwine Lake
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Adam
N. Y. Press
Indiana
Napoleon, Ind
Luther Sammons
Magnolia, Ill
M. C. Boerner
Care Napolean State Bank
Napoleon
Krwanee, Ill
DR. Cox
Peoria Musical College
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