Big Bend reunion and town notes in Magnolia
Magnolia host Aug 22 26 for Big Bend reunion as residents plan events. locals report callers and visits from Ed Mathis Vera Allen Walker Johnson Fred Defenbaugh J W Otto Anita Roberts Frances Snedaker Mayme Hull and others. The Jessie Colton Company play runs 21 26 with a baseball tournament linked to the reunion.
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
Anita Roberts
Chicago
Frances Snedaker
Cropsey
Hans Otto
J. W. Otto
Vera Alten
Netlie Smithy
Ta- Tuca
Ae Freeman
Magnolia district social notes and fair announcements
Local residents report visiting relatives and neighbors across Magnolia Varna Lostant and nearby towns. Social updates include Mrs Richard Barker and Miss Mae Coe visits, a parade of reunions, and sympathy for Mrs J Ho Harris. The Magnolia Grange Agricultural fair premium list for Sept 26 29 is released with free distribution at Magnolia.
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
Chfford
Ricketts
Varna
J Ho =McKirgan
Reo
Magnolia Grange
T J Smith
Lostant
Hope
Magnolia M. E. Church Welcomes Rev R B Williams D D
Magnolia M E church invites all to a Sunday August 13 8 p m service by Rev R B Williams D D new district superintendent of Pontiac district with a note on his past successes and tenure in Rock Island and Kankakee. A fourth quarterly conference opens August 14 at 3 a m with the Illinois Wesleyan quartet performing a free program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia M. FE
R B Wiliams
D.D
Pontiac
Magnolia
Williams
Kankakee
Somerville
Varna
MLFE
Magnolia Church
Epworth Herald
Edward 5
Beeby
Weekend visits and Chautauqua attendance noted in Quaker Lane
A long list of residents and visitors from Quaker Lane and nearby towns attend family visits, auto trips, and Chautauqua events in Pontiac and nearby communities. The report records names such as A B Wilson, W G Griffith, Mason Wilson, Miss Barig, and M B Wilson, plus trips to Chicago, Morris, Starved Rock, and Rich mond Ind for summer school and local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
Fiteral
Oak Park
A. B. Wilson
Leland Griffith
Woodhull
James Jerrow
Hennepin
John Wilson
Florence Given
Pontiac
Mason Wilson
Ernest Mills
Henry
Elsie Gildersleeve
Hudson
F E Smith
Margarite Studgvin
Charles Willey
Josiah Tomlinson
CC Minis
Decatur
Oscar Bumgarner
Miss Beal
Streator
Helen Smith
Max Whitney
Varna
Raymond Mills
Ladd
Anna Flitcraft
Green Lawn
W.G Griffith
Nida
Russell Tomlinson
Lewis McNabb
Starved Rock
John
Leon Sutherland
Peoria
WCG
Griffith
Burdette
Chicago
Samuel Batten
Mary
Ohio
Tomlinson
California
Morris
M B Wilson
Milton Mills
Wariy John
Enida Griffith
Miss Barig
Deer Park
Karene Spalding
West
Laane
Jem Fliteratt
Edna Wilson
Senachwine Lake
Swaney
Benjamin Landy
Friends Cemetery
KE Smith
Hazel Boman
Pontiac Chautauqua
Marcia Beck
Cordelia Wilson
Luella Fittcraft
Richmond
Ind
Turner Mills
Alfred Wilson
Ben Dysart
Ralph French
C C Mis
Chamberlain's Liniment Promises Quicker Healing
An antisep tic liniment claimed to heal cuts and bruises in about one third the usual time and relieve muscle soreness and rheumatic pains. Sold by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Illinois Senator Champions Canada Reciprocity Trade Benefits
Senator Shelby M Cullom argues reciprocity with Canada boosts Illinois manufacturing and farm prosperity. He cites 1910 census data on establishments and wages, notes shifting farm acreage to support stock farming, and asserts freer trade will raise U S exports while keeping domestic industries strong. He warns against liberal trade on farm goods without protecting manufactured sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Senate
Ilinois
Canada
Iinois
Department of Agriculture
United States
Alee
Hlimois
Illipois
House
Dominion of Canada
Cary
First Surgical Operation Questioned in Historical Query
In a letter to the New York Press a reader asks when the first surgical operation occurred, pondering if it was in Adam's time and suggesting a fall could break something.
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Adam
N. _Y. Press
Local residents visit kin and note harvest conditions
Alma Hartenbower returns from Chicago visit as Miss Emma Warfare joins Mrs Francis Cain and Miss Marie Riley visits A C Kelso. Early harvest apples flood market. Messenger reports births, illnesses, and trips among Lostant residents. Oats yield 40 to 70 bushels per acre while a Dixon camping trip ends with a band concert crowd enjoying cool evening. Lostant band praised with hope for future 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 . Kelso
Margaret
Marie Kiley
Peru
Jennie
Lillie Davey
Wheaton
Schoenneshoefer
Kroepper
Soorey
Poh
Mendoza
California
Hillabrand
Cappie Weber
Harold Fitch
la Salle
Wm Groat
Groat
DB Valaningham
Rock River Valley
Wyoming
Oats
Silas Gregor
Ruby
Elsie
Pearl Garvin
Lois
Ira Gregor
Baby
Rock River
Dixon
Lostant
Foley Kidney Pills Promise Quick Relief for Women
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as fast relief for backache headache nervousness loss of appetite and poor sleep caused by kidney and bladder troubles. It urges women to try the product for a prompt return to health and strength, signed A. J. Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Toluca to vote on Fairy park purchase proposal
Toluca votes August 30 on buying Fairy park as a new city park. A merry-go-round departed after a brief stay leaving the town’s small boy crying. Thomas Kelly of Spoirland attended a county mining examiners board meeting. two women from Streator were detained by Officer Curran for late night prowling. Dominick Valassino finished lowering the water tower tank leaving only the steel frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Fairy Park
Thomas Kelly
Spoirland
County Mining Examiners Board
Curran
Streator
Dominick Valassino
Des Moines Woman Recovers After Two Day Illness
A well known Des Moines woman suffered two days before taking Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. Local druggists A J Ironmonger and J Segraves stocked the remedy for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chamberlain
A A. J
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Ee Standard Oil Oil Company Incorporated
W. A. Simmons
Magnolia, Ill
Olive Street
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirurigeal Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
Chiago Veterinary Coloreeterinary Hospital
Magnolia and
McNabb Centrals
L. B. Elliston, M. D
RE. G. Dakin
Treesight Specacle Co
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Titus
Putnam County
L. Frank Titus
Henry, III
Magnolia Department
Bez Ie
Macnolia, Ill
Indiana
Napoleon, Ind
Luther Sammons
M. C. Boerner
Care Napolean State Bank
Napoleon
T . . Krwanee, Nif
DR. Cox
Peoria Musical College
Middle West
F. L. Stead
Dire
N. Madison Ave
Fred Sutcliff
Mark
Cormick
Hee
Hriday
Eal
Ray Johnson
Ottawa
Hentrich
Snk H
Granvillé
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Aine
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