Local visitors and events fill Sparland week
Town buzzes with visitors from Pearis, Viren ice, Chicago and Des Moines. Old Settler's Day on August 24 promises races, amusements, and a busy festival scene.
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
6
Local social notes from Whitefield and Henry areas
Community updates recount visits by Mrs G W Zimmerman and other relations, church lodge activities, entertainment, and social gatherings. Neighbors note machine use, farm rental, and plans for church conference. Several relatives and visitors from Missouri, Chicago, Streator and Henry featured among the exchanges and anecdotes.
Community Notes from South Whitefield and Surroundings
Local items report Grandma Jacobs eye trouble and Mrs Lopeman on the sick list. Sunday school attendance near 40. Dolla Walker visits Sparland relatives while Ida and Lulu Whitmer host. Hofer’s dance draws about 60 attendees. Edward Burson and wife plan California trip after pleasant stay with relatives. Monahan’s pony injures a leg. horse doctor cannot help and the pony is shot. James Jacobs and family of Streator expect to return home. James in a good job and enjoys the visit. Bonham school seeks a good teacher with a preference for a man. James Andrews of Ford County visits Hunt family with wife and three children, describing an enjoyable two-day trip in a marsh team. Willis Waughop and son George join James Jacobs for river fishing. a mishap ruins harness after Mr. Crow Creek bridge incident with a loose horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Jacobs
Wm Lopeman
Dolla Walker
Sparland
Ida
Lulu Whitmer
Hofer
Edward Burson
California
Mr Monahan
Monahan
James Jacobs
Streator
James
Alfho
Bonham School
James Andrews
Ford County
Hunt
Agnes
Marsh
Willis Waughop
George
James.Jacobs
Bakk
Ash
Willis
Domestic notices and local visits prompt race week chatter
Mrs Mary Swift and daughter left Thursday for Launemin with a crowd of strangers in attendance while the audience at Alby Griswold tone shows ongoing talk. Edward Anguary and wife spent Sunday with his sister. C Fosdick and family, Mr and Mrs C Panquary, visited their children at the Corners. Hugh Funson of Iowa visiting Theodore and Fannie. Pooper wearers attend races at Ieary. J Boswell, a respected Brownwood resident, suffered chronic diarrhea until Chamberlain’s remedy helped. For sale by JJ W Nico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Funson
Iowa
Theodore
Fannie
Shubert
Ieary
Next week we shall receive new fall and winter goods
The note states that next week the store expects a large shipment of fall and winter merchandise valued in the thousands. It emphasizes the volume of goods arriving but provides no specific items, dates, or brand names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annia
Hopewell Notes and Local Anecdotes From Sawyer School
Hopewell items recount Albert Benedick starting at Sawyer school September 4 and William Lithefield visiting from Flanigan. A threshing run begins in Hawkeye state, plus a lake party led by Mitchell Miller. A fishing mishap on Bilis ibaugh lake ends with Billie James surfacing. Gus Wichman mourns suspected horse shooting. Mrs Annie M Beam of McKeesport touts Chamberlains Remedy after flood related diarrhoea.
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Hopewell
Albert Benedick
Sawyer'’s
William Lithefield
Sawyer School
Flanigan
J. C. Stonor
Benedicck Wasmer
Hawkeye State
Mitchell Miller
Bilisibaugh Lake
Billie James
McGinty
Billie
Gus Wichman
Gus
Saratoga Social Notes and Local Visits
Saratoga items record Gwlen Doyle children with coughs Rey Ward and wife visiting neighbors Mr and Mrs Webber return from the World's Fair with praise Mrs Kelley’s Peoria county nieces visiting and an upcoming supper for Royal Grange members James Andrews from Ford County visiting with a team and buggy Prof Andrew Stephenson of Connecticut to give a lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Gwlen Doyle
Rey Ward
Webber
Kelley
Peoria County
Gerfie-Neelan
Er the
Orange
Royal‘grange
Ee Omr
James Andrews
Ford County
Andrew Stephenson
Connecticut
Cough Syrup Adverts Ballard's Horehound Syrup
Local notice invites Haworth League members to meet at the church on Wednesday evening August 23. An advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as the best remedy for consumption cold sore throat chest diseases and lung ailments with a global guarantee based on user and pharmacist testimonials. Sold at Dr Powell's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haworth League
Ballard
Dr Powell
Local Notes Include Visits And Births Across Communities
M J McCormick spent Sunday at home and many neighbors visited relatives through the week. Birth announcements include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Nys on Friday and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dawson on Tuesday. Donations to Eureka College total 15000 and two wills bequeathing 10000 each strengthen its finances.
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Eureka'college
N. B. Crawford
Eureka
P. Darst
Paoria
Morrison
Jacksonville
Local Notes and Social Happenings in La Salle Area
Belle Wierman visits Ottawa. families from the area gather for music and social events. School election results announced. new Sabbath school officers named. Residents attend Deer Park Starved Rock trip. talk of rain and a dry spell. Community updates include illnesses, visits, and plans to inspect White City. Frank Mills to move to Normal and local youth meetings organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Wilson
Flo Given
Dennis Boys
la Salle
Bumgarner
Belle Wierman
Mae
Ottawa
O. Bumgarner
Swaney
O. Smith
W. S. Flitcraft
Oak Park
Perry Mills
Lula Wilson
Frank Mills
Young Peoples
Milo Notes and Community Update From August Milestone
Local items report threshing progress and a Thursday night shower. A. M. Bennett returns from Iowa after six months in Milo. I. P. Myers of Knoxville to speak at church reopening on Sept 10. Warnings about bee thieves and bee hive debts circulate. Obituary notes Rachel Williams, born 1814 in Floyd County Indiana, died Aug 9.
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Chicago
A. M. Bennett
Iowa
Milo
Clarence
T. A. Nevitt
I. P. Myers
Knoxville
Southerland
Rachel Williams
Floyd County
Ind
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