Magnolia Big Bend Reunion at Camp Meeting Grounds
Magnolia and Lostant hold an all day reunion at Big Bend Magnolia with opening exercises August 23 at 10:30 am and lectures by Hon. Ople Read. August 25 features an Old Fashioned Barbecue by the Army Day Woman's Relief Corps and A. R. The event invites attendees to bring lunch baskets and stay for a full day program.
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Big Bend
Muagnolia
Hon. Ople
Army Day Woman's Relief Corps
A. R
Leland Giants
Magnolia
Lostant
Widow Mrs C J Beach dies after long illness in Lostant
Mrs Beach a lifelong resident of Lostant died at her home aged 59 years 11 months 23 days after years of suffering from dropsy and ill health She leaves husband J Beach five children including Nellie Elizabeth who died young and four living via Reynolds North Dakota Streator and Deer Grove The funeral was held at the N E church with Rev Jones presiding and a quartet singing services were attended by relatives from Reynolds Streator Tampico Deer Grove and H ybr need.
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Lostant
Katherine Elizabeth Kinney
Syracuse
J Beach
Pratt
Tonica
Nellie Elizabeth
Lou Perdew
Reynolds N Dpd
Jennie Dunber
Streaton
Bert Leroy
Deer Grove
Ora Winner
Lastant
Emma Quaintance
Tampico
Beach
MIE
Aid Society
N. E
Jones
Pontiac Chautauqua
Rav. Jones
Clara Henning
Marjorie Bangs
Marie Phillips
Lucile Schoenneshoefer
Jesus
Miss Bange
Miss Schoenneshoefer
A. C. Jones
Baby
Pontiac
Veronica
Leo Heenan
Dwight
Bridget Comisky
Clara
Frances Henning
Dixon
Myrtle Groat
Rock River
Widow
Nick Norbits
Peoria
George Bienaman
Streator
Werner Weber
Manly
Frankin
Iowa
Charles Hartenbower
Frank Ryan
G F Weber
Schoenneshoefer
Lucile
J M Hannura
Wm Groat
Ottawa
Catterine Heach
Charles Berch
Cortine
Oril
Methodisehuren
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Forestn @issionary society
Housekeepers’ Club
Ervices
Harry Bell
McCalin
Thompson
Methodist
Wenona
Lucy Dunlan
Harold Everly
Hammond, Inc
Oliver Wingate
McCallsburg
Cumberland Cemetery
Joseph Miller
Mt. Vernon
Axel Berg
Mystic Workers Lodge
City Park
Venona
Robert Burgess
France
England
San Blake Thierry
Lostant Notes From Around Town and Visitors
Tonica visitors and local social rounds fill the week with cordial calls. Families travel between Lostant and nearby towns for chautauqua events, funerals, and fairs while residents attend races, concerts, and plays.
Wenona Woman Dies After Gasoline Fire Disaster
Mrs Hoge died from burns after alcohol and gasoline exploded while lighting a lamp in Wenona. She was identified by her maiden name Mary George Mis Mis. The death occurred Wednesday night after extensive medical care failed to prevent suffering.
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Wenona
Hoge
Mie -Hoge
Misa
Mary ‘George
Wenona News Briefs Reflect Losses and Local Happenings
Obituary notes mourn a 49 year old resident with friends and relatives, church ties, and cemetery burial. Community updates report marriages, visits, reunions, birthdays, and local events from Wenona and surrounding towns, including weathered storms, hospital stays, and a thunderous lightning episode.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promoted At Big Bend Gathering
At Magnolia Michigan a reunion programs feature Jessie Colton each evening with Johnson Jubilee Singers Wednesday Thursday and Friday and Magnolia Band daily. The notice claims many suffer kidney and bladder trouble seeking Foley's remedy as a proven effective treatment.
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Big Bend
Magnolia
Jessie Colton
Johnson Jubilee Singers
Magnolia Band
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Warning From Reclamation Service Warns on Land Water Rights
The interior secretary cautions settlers on reclamation projects especially Rio Grande that many land agents misrepresented lands lacking water rights. Purchasers should verify water availability, residency rules, and that signing up to a water users association does not bind government to furnish water. Read reclamation act terms or Q and A publications.
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Reclamation Service
Secretary of the Interior
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Texas
Water Users’ Association
Community notes from Toluca Star district
Frank Ball sells east Toluca farm to L D Cassell and moves with family to Alamosa Cal where he will continue farming. Mrs Maude Smith resumes illustrated songs at White Pearl theater replacing Charlotte Gray. Mathis houses on Quality Hill nearing occupancy as the project finishes. Dr Mongean buys two lots and a barn on Quality Hill to remodel into a hospital. Lucile Livingston, eight, breaks her right arm while playing at a Litchfield home. Foley Kidney Pills advertised for kidney and bladder trouble. Ottawa Chautauqua set for Aug 18 to 27 with grounds and talent lineup.
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Russel
Alice Tomlinson
Henry Vistors
Wilson
Frank Hoge
Wenona
Fef Smith
Mazon
John Swaney
T J Smith
Ottawa
Perry Wilson
Kentucky
Perry
Mason
Beck
Hennepin Vistors
L. Mills
Granville
Olive Willey
Henry
Homer
Karene Spalding
F .E. Smith
Chicago
Florence
Nina Beck
Nina
W. G Griffith
McNabb
W. A. Wilson
Cordelia
Pauline
Fairbury
Morris
Elenor
Dr. Mills
Anna Mary
Decatur
O. P. Mils
Toluca
Frank Ball
L. D. Cassell
Ball
Alamosa
Cal
Maude Smith
White Pear Theater
Charlotte Gray
Mathis
Lucile
Robert Livingston
Robert Litchfield
Mail Carriers Barred From Subscriptions
Rural mail carriers may not accept subscriptions to magazines or newspapers regardless of tendered payment or personal interest. The July 1911 official postal guide prohibits carriers from handling subscriptions or money for publications. An ordinary diarrhoea case is commonly cured by Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by A. J Ironmonger and T. J Segraves.
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Post Office Department
Official Postal Guide
A. J Ironmonger
T. J Segraves
Law Limits Load on Country Roads by Tire Width
A legislature law bans heavy wagons on gravel and soft country roads during spring thaw or after rain. It sets load limits by tire width from 250 to 4500 pounds and grants police power to arrest offenders with fines from 3 to 50 dollars plus a 2 dollar informer fee.
Hillsboro Houseflies Invade Kitchens In Cheerful One Act
A humorous Hillsboro column ridicules houseflies invading homes and pantries from dawn to night. It warns on swatting with a swatter and sticky traps while promoting Boby Kidney Pills as a cure, credited to A. J. Ironmonger.
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Hillsboro
Filies
Files
Jones jokes prompt baby name to amused theater crowd
In a crowded theater a man named Jones asks a crying mother if her infant is christened and proposes the name Dom for a laugh. The exchange ends with the mother’s indignation as Jones is carried out, a comic moment recalled by the Baltimore Sun.
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Jones
Baltimore Sun
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Bireerne Univeral Medico
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St Louia
Ina Bank
Ina
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M.D. C
W. H Weathers
Magnolia, Ill
Chicago Veterinary Colege
Veterinary Hospital
Renee
Ll. B. Elliston
RK. G. Dakin
Truesight Specacle Co
Ilia
Dr. Titus
Putnam County
Frank Titus
the Republican
Brenry, Ill
Magnolia Department
C. J. Beach
Perdew
Reynolds
M. D
Harry Dunbar
Streatox
L Beach
Deer Groves
D. C. Richards
J. Koenig
James Barnhart
Reunion
Quaker Lane
Illinois
O F Taylor
Congregational
Jerrege
Amos Smith
Nels Benson
Lee Brown
Harrison
Ireland
Washburn
Hennepin
Cecil
Irene
J.B. W. Wayman
Cook County
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BRANK
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Thinois
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Hearem
BIG
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Sumer
John E. Barry
Jerbury
Marshall and
Putnam Counties
Overland
F. C. B. Toledo
Otte
Charlie Bliss
Boby
A. J
Cox
Peoria Musical College
Middle West
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N. Madison A. Peoria
Bim
Tion
John Swaney School
Ite
The
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Agricultural Department
Walter Griffith
Whitey Cornery
Harry Monroe
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