Illness and visits mark Magnolia holiday week
Magnolia residents endured illness and quarantine as Dr H Merritt and other Magnolia figures were ill or traveling. Many visitors from Chicago, Illinois University and Michigan joined locals for Christmas week. A diphtheria scare prompted quarantine, but refreshments and generosity flowed as 20 young men toured stores asking for Xmas greetings, and a local couple left Magnolia for a new home near town.
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Henry Small
H. Merritt
Bloomington
William Steele
Mary McKirgan
Henry
Dr. Taylor
Magnolia
Granville
Ralph French
Illinois University
Harry Ramage
Michigan
Arba Law
Chicago
Toluca
George Hillabrand
Paul A. Roe
Miss Roberts
R. W. Spencer
George Ramsey
Clyde
Margaret Lackland
Miss Kohler
Varna
Swindler
F. Smith
John McKirgan
Lafayette
McKirgan
Anita
Roberta Roberts
Ed Alstrom
Bert Allen
Robert Mann
Allen
Coal City
Warner Lackland
Knox College
Lackland
Kathleen Dunne
Jay
J. Dunne
George Morphew
Mr. Timmons
Melvin
Frank Glover
Peoria
Theer
Mr. Glover
Glover
Open House at Spencer Residence for Christmas Day
Mr and Mrs R W Spencer hosted a full day Christmas open house with a five course dinner at 1 pm for 26 guests and a 7 pm lunch. Distance guests included Paul Roe Chicago and Anita Roberts Chicago with others from Towa Piper City and local residents joining in readings and music.
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R. W. Spencer
Paul Roe
Chicago
Grosscup
Towa
Perkins
Piper City
Anita Roberts
Lackland
Margaret
Warner
Nan Gurnea
Claybaugh
C. H. Merritt
Louise
Phillips
Bobbitt
Frank Funk
Helen
Spencer
Lumber Sawed To Order At Mill Near Magnolia Ill
Lumber dealer R W Spencer announces lumber cut to order at his Magnolia Illinois mill four miles northwest of town. Prices at twenty dollars per thousand feet. Oak and red elm not included. November date appears as 11-9 with timber specs.
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Magnolia
R. W. Spencer
Ill
Christmas Holiday Social and Local Visits in Lane
Walter Tomlinson visited Chicago recently and returned Monday. Families from Oak Park Fairbury and Toluca shared holidays at various homes. Swaney and Swanky basketball teams played. a reading circle met. a diphtheria scare nears resolution. a well attended Christmas dance at Ziegler's hall featured Applegate orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Tomlinson
Chicago
Oscar Bumgarner
Decatur
J. N. Wilson
Ruenene
T. J. Smith
Frank Carruthers
Toluca
C. B. Flitcraft
Oak Park
B. Wilson
Gertrude Shinn
Fairbury
M. A. Wilson's
Wilber Sutherland
Chillicothe
Leon
Peoria
Grace Guiant
Ruth Bumegarner
Henry Barton
Lostant
Milton Mills
Swaney
Friends Meeting House
Edna Wilson
Miss Stone
Washburn
Brnda Griffith
DeKalb
Reading Circle
Magnolia Grange
E. R. Bumgarner
W. G. Griffith
Stella VanHorn
J. C. Franklin
M. W. Smith
J. C. Sutherland
Lewis Spalding
Flanagan
Minoak
Irma Bumgarner
Wenona
Clement
Lulu
Will Griffith
Marie
Harwood
Applegate
Henry
Stop the cough and constipation with Ayer’s Pills
Advertisement urges daily bowel action to prevent absorption of poisons causing headache biliousness and nausea. It recommends consulting a doctor and taking laxative doses of Ayer’s Pills by the J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
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Ayer
J.C Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Directors Audit Magnolia Farmers Fire Insurance Meet at Secretary’s Home
Directors of the Magnolia Farmers Fire Insurance company met at the secretary F. B. E. Smith’s home on Tuesday to audit the books and report the year’s work. The company enjoyed a favorable year with many new policies issued. Assessments over the last five years totaled only three-fourths of one percent.
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Magnolia Farmers’ Fire Insurance Company
F. BE. Smith
Christmas in Mt Palatine Brings Warm Gatherings
Michael Dose, Michael Gortz and Fred Dose visited Iowa last week while Charles Gunn from Colorado stayed for holidays with local folks and plans to return with his brother Arthur. A Congregational church Christmas event drew a large crowd with two trees a latticed railing and many gifts. Rev Egerton preached a fine sermon with Mary Gallaher singing solos and a Gallaher duet. A note promotes Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as a safe cold cure for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Palatine
Michael Dose
Michael Gortz
Fred Dose
Iowa
Charles Gunn
Colorado
Arthur
Congregational Church
George Gallaher
Rockford
Egerton
Community Notes and Tragic Death Shock Local Readers
Local residents share Christmas visits and family gatherings around McNabb Granville and Putnam. The community reels after the death of Wilson Moore in a private barn incident with an inquest and burial planned.
Heaven and Hell Shifts Reveal Irish Jokes
Two Irishmen die, one in heaven and one in hell. Mike in heaven sweeps the golden stairs eighteen hours daily, Pat in hell shovels coal with a three hour shift. Both joke about workload and staffing shortages in the afterlife.
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Mike
Pat
Local Notes From Town and Rural Visits
Clyde Harper and wife spend a month with relatives in Virginia. M. Lee returns from Clay county. G. M. Lee moves to Casper Weber's farm northwest of town. Allen Wooley now in Seattle with Western Union. Blanche Elliott wins $8 at county farmers institute for bread. first prize $5, Blanche 11, second prize. Born to R. G. Hannum and wife, a son, Dec. 19. David Ryan visits La Salle, Sam Clifford of Chicago and D. Kohler visit Varna. Violet Hasselman and Imma Hasselman visit Tonica. Miss Anna Toemmes' school hosts a shadow social with $40.20 receipts. Farewell for Henry Newman family. housewarming for Rolland Hartenbower. Bruce Amsbury performs in lecture course. Spinsters' Return play draws good crowd. notable costumes and impromptu orchestra. Cast includes EB. W. Phillips, A. W. Herwick, John Zimmerman, Joe Comisky, Anna Toemmes, Queenie Henning, Marie Phillips, and others. Receipts $41.26, net $25.31.
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Lostant
Clyde Harper
Virginia
M. Lee
Clay County
G. M. Lee
Casper Weber
Allen Wooley
Seattle
Wash
Western Union Telegraph Co
Blanche Elliott
Harvey Elder
County Farmers’ Institute
Wichita
Kas
Blanche
R. G., Hannum
David Ryan
la Salle
Sam Clifford
Chicago
H. Kohler
Varna
Dora Barber
Violet Hasselman
Imma Hasselman
Tonica
Robison
Nora
Chippewal Falls
Anna ‘Toemmes
H. J. Child
Henry Newman
Rolland Hartenbower
Bruce Amsbury
EB. W. Phillips
A. W. Herwick
John Zimmerman
Joe Comisky
Anna Toemmes
Queenie Henning
Marie Phillips
Margaret Vollmer
Elsie Phillips
Cora Weber
Elsa Ryan
Edna Barr
Margaret Weber
Marjorie Bangs
Mae Malyhill
Mary Jones
Klondike
Lizzie Flannagan
Naomi Wooley
Bessie Golden
Ethel Burress
Elsie Zilm
United States
Alice Barber
Mary Toemmes
Bernice Phillips
Jay Keller
Paul
Byron Hayes
Regaining Vitality in Middle Age With Foley's Pills
As physical strength wanes with middle age the ad notes kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities. It promotes Foley's Kidney Pills as a splendid regulating and strengthening remedy endorsed by A. J. Ironmonger.
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Foley
A. J
Animal Oddities and Surprising Animal Facts
A collection of curious claims about animal growth and lifespans. It notes rabbits multiplying to 1,250,000 in four years, parrots living to 80, bees“ relative strength, spiders varying in life spans, guinea pigs reaching full size at six weeks, and the tail as a powerful weapon on alligators and crocodiles, capable of breaking a man’s legs with one stroke.
Beauty Truths and Stomach Cure Claim in Ad
An advertisement touts MI-DNA stomach tablets as the key to clear skin by nourishing blood. It promises instant relief and permanent cures for stomach ailments, offering a 50 cent box with a money back guarantee after a week. Available at T. J. Set graves and druggists.
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T. J
Wenona Holiday News Highlights and Weddings
Wenona lights up with family visits and a Christmas dinner featuring Mabel Hartenbower and George Hartenbower from Bloomington. Tributes recall Mrs. C E Fogg and a stream of students home from St Mary’s Knox Wells Champaign Eureka and Delafield for the holidays. A Dec 28 Catholic parsonage wedding joins Burgess and Stanton families. the new couple plans to sail for Europe, while other Wenona residents celebrate local openings, nosebleed medical recovery, and a Men’s Brotherhood banquet at the Christian church with David Shields’ address on “How To Do a Man’s Work in a Man’s Way.”
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Wenona
Mabel Hartenbower
George Hartenbower
Bloomington
Arthur Wright
C. E. Fogg
Katherine Monser
St. Mary’s
Nettie Krantz
Knox
Robert Burgess
St. Albane’s
Knoxville
Stella Turner
Eureka
Roland Judd
Delafield
Wis
Mae Heflin
Jacksonville
Ralph French
Ralph Wells
Alden Fogg
Ernest Turner
Illinois
Champaign
Florence Gants
Chicago
Thomas Gants
William Griffith
Marie
Harwood
Geyserville
Cal
Venona
Guy Cahoon
Pearl Johnston
Pontiac
Presbyterian Parsonage
George Cahoon
Dallas
Texas
Delbert Butcher
Colorado
Pearl Hatch
Plainfield
F. M. Moulton, Jr
F. M., Moulton
Owen Barr
Utica
Margaret Stanton
G. W. Kreider
Hazel Glover
Washburn
Jessie Calvin
Fort Wayne
Ind
C. M. Turner
A. G. Kemp
Maurine Turner
Wisconsin
Lucile Hannum
Hew
Charles Hannum
Streator
Lacon
Frank Shipley
Dr. Geenen
Scherer-Geenen
Main Street
Christian Church
Men's Brotherhood
David H. Shields
Shields
Rev. Moore
A. Brown
John Litchfield
J. m. Wilkins
Dr. Potts
Chauncey Ball
Postal savings bank opens in Toluca with strong early deposits
The Toluca post office postal savings bank opened on November 20 and has about 1500 dollars deposited. Alderman James Slattery has had recent injuries at work, including a broken rib from a shaft accident two weeks ago.
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Toluca
Third Annual Public Sale Jersey Cattle at Tonica area
The sale at Tonica area features 42 Jersey cattle including 23 cows nine heifers and four bulls with Oxford Lad as herd bull. Many animals carry strong pedigrees and testing shows butter fat averages around 6 percent. Auction details include nine months credit with 6 percent interest, cash discount of 2, tuberculin testing for animals over six months, and contact points W M Harkins J V Cotta WH H Child.
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Jersey
Oxford
Bright Prince
W. M. Harkins
J. V. Cotta
WH. H. Child
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Scott
Magnolia Department
L. B. Elliston, M. D
R. G
Dakin
Magnolia, Ill
A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medicopalical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Cols. A. P
Granville, Ill
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
J. B. Allen
Near McNabb
Frank
Carrie Odekirk
Jane
Mr. Moore
Pluma Allen
Will Mills
Willis Deininger
Pearl Hetrick
Kate Deininger
DR. King
A. 3
Ironmonger, Hanry
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
Calle
Allen B. Smith
M. EB. Church
Ticona
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