Local historical notes on marriages cattle transfers and civic news
An 1898 aggregation of notices reports a city marriage with few acquaintances present, Turnbull brothers receiving 230 cattle from Colorado for fattening in La Prairie, and Adrian DeLong named postmaster at Wilmette Illinois. It also recounts miners escaping a cave in, Judge Tracey delivering a coined adjournment sentence, city water improvements by L O McMurtrie, and praise for converting a building into a thriving business block with substantial rental income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
To Juss
Turnball
Colorado
Jeff
Tracey
Toluca
Lacor Uvemocrat
Democrat
Buckien's Arnen Salve Promises Quick Cures
An advertisement touts Buckien's Arnen Salve as the best treatment for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands corns and eruptions. It claims positive cures with guaranteed effectiveness or money back. Sold by Dr Powell at 26 seats per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckien
Powell
Local notices and village life in Sparland
SPARLAND reports on residents health from Maxwell to Huffman with several in poor or improving condition. Local events include weddings, a Valentine basket social, a sleigh ride, and a misdelivered chamber vessel mix up at a general store. A saloon operator moves to Toluca while theft fines are noted and property deeds are exchanged.
Varna wedding and social notes highlight local events
A wedding in Varna is noted alongside social gatherings and visits. Conrad Held visits Henry, Dave Kobler ships goods to Chicago, and residents attend parties and club meetings. The chicken show draws two notable men, and Marguerite Kennedy remains unable to lead her school. A thimble-party at Mrs L W Broaddus includes 28 ladies stitching items for a charitable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Conrad
Henry
Dave Kobler
Atook
Chicago
Frank” McCoy
Joe Myers
Marguérite-Kennedy
L. W. Broaddus
Letter Endorses Chamberlain's Dough Remedy for Croup
A letter from Geo B Wolff, druggist George Suhrer in City, praises Chamberlain's Dough-Remedy for croup and colds in children. The Cl erk of the Circuit Court mentions a request for a bottle and notes its strong efficacy after trial. Powell's pharmacy is listed as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
George Suhrer
George
Chamberlain
Geo. HB. Wolff
Dr Powell
Measles Infest Town as Magnolia Plans Race Track
WENONA Circulating Agent Seyers reports measles and new lamp infections in the area. Magnolia poised for a radical change as Joe Hawes backs a racetrack project with a sizable estate and local funds, promising a notable shift for the hamlet's future.
No-to-bac pledge ad and local notes from Whitefield Corners
An assortment of items from Whitefield Corners includes an anti tobacco promotion for No-to-bac, local health notes about Theodore Barker and Mrs G Smith, and a community update. It describes meetings, entertainment, and a surprise gathering for Mr and Mrs Artie Smith with neighbors bringing popcorn nuts and apples and Mrs Swift’s new organ as a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield Corners
Theodore Barker
Mra G. Smith
Mra McKeon
Tanquary
Vesk
Artie Smith
Swift
Evening song and farewell to the Swifts
Community notes from South Whithfield and nearby areas recount a parting for Mr and Mrs Swift as they plan a new home in Iowa. Residents share church prayers, social visits, dances, sleigh rides, and local events including a serenade, marriages, and a Valentine supper planned by Bethel ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs' Swift
Lowa
Grain-o Coffee Substitute Promises Health and Flavor
This advertisement touts Grain-o as a pure grain coffee substitute. It claims no nerves upset or digestion problems and promises the taste and look of coffee at a lower price. It positions Grain-o as a genuine scientific product for health and strength and urges readers to ask their grocer for Grain-o.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Grandma
La Prairie Center Births and Local Health Updates
Jan 30 welcomed a son to Mr and Mrs John Silver in La Prairie Center. Minnie Bask Beans visits Barean county this week with neuralgia in the face. Mrs Hattie Wilmot is ill. her daughter Mrs William Scott is with her. Mrs John Russell is very low with typhoid pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Hermon Webber have a two week old son, grandson to Porter Webber. Young people were entertained at Mr and Mrs Thomas Collins home Thursday evening. Rev J P Nesbit returned from Lawerence after a successful series of meetings last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Webber
Thomas Collins
J. P. Nesbit
Lawerence
Local Church Services Highlight Area News and Visits
A Paxton elder’s sister A gnes Barnett aids in care as Rev Carr conducts Saratoga conversions over two weeks. Rev Nesbit hosts oyster supper for Bible class at the Pines Manse. 24 attend. Special services planned at United Presbyterian church Tuesday through the week with no Saturday eve service and Sabbath communion. Moore of Hoopeston to assist. In Putnam Peter Allen and F Anderson on business at Milo, Downey of Henry visits West Putnam. A daughter of Joseph Hunter from wear-Tiakilwa visits grandmother Rachel Hunter. A successful box social at Durbin Downey’s. Bracken Bros team recovered. Mr and Mrs Bobbs of Council Bluffs visit relatives. Calhoun hosts sisters Miss Miller of Elgin. Noah Pettit of Kansas is ill. Alma Industrial College head W Boles to lecture at Christian church on Railroad to Hell and Unbuttoning Buttoned-up People. devotional Sunday. Hattie and Roy Duncan visit grandmother as parents move to Monica where Duncan will supervise the railroad tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Valesano
W. O'Leary
Toluca
Cartwright
M. B. Spar
Wi —O'Leary
Milby Marshall
Miss Dewalt
John Hensley
Mise Johnson
Milby
George Hoffman
Old Country
Germany
Geo
Anna Timmons
Zimmerman
H. D. Bonham
Frank Duncan
Dancan
Frank
KP Insurance
Geo McLaughlin
Barr
George Gallup
Bradford
John Riddell
Riddell
King
James
Putnam
Peter Allen
F. Anderson
Milo
Marshall Downey
Henry
Cou
Bobbs
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Wm Williams
BE. Calhoun
Calhoun
Miss Miller
Elgin
Noah Pettit
Kansas
Pettit
Rachel
Undercliff
Pearis
Varna
Lacon
Hennepin
Ong
W. Boles
Alma Industrial College
Christian Church
Hell
Hattie
Roy Duncan
R. J. Anderson
Monica
Duncan
Plattsburg
Coal City
West Putnam
Carrie Finley
High Prairie
Rev
Mra James
Parker
Armington
Sugar Grove
Jefferson
Town
John Wherry
Y. P
Leslie Parker
Thomas
Prairie
Local notes from Putnam and Armington area
Carrie Finley and families featured in community notes from West Putnam Armington and nearby towns. Births visits and social events are recorded with names including Rev James Parker John Ball Mary Parker and Mayme Parker. The death of Mrs 0 F McCarty is noted along with Y P S B society activities led by Leslie Parker.
SVEA Letter Recap References Local Doings in Spring Valley
Northwest of Putnam SVEA notes last week visits by Tilhe Carlson in Spring Valley with Mrs Nordstrom and family spent Jan 23 with Mr and Mrs Nor 8 P Magnuson plans a new house on the old site opposite the church A Hult preached to a large audience last Sunday and will return March 13 Teaac Larson moves corn and farm implements to a new home next month The Carlson family hosted a large gathering last Saturday with a pleasant evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svea
Putnam
Tilhe—Carlson
Spring Valley
Mra Nordstrom
Mra Nor
P. Magnuson
A. Hult
Milange
Teaac Larson
Messrs Carlsons
Surprise party honors Nordstrom for faithful church work
A surprise party was held for Br Nordstrom last Wednesday along an almost impassable road. Friends gathered to show appreciation for her dedication as a church and Sunday school teacher. A gold coin was left for the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carleon
Princat
Batcray
Klondike
Nordstrom
Surprise of Alt Improves After Dr King's New Discovery
James Jones of Jones & Son in Cowden Illinois touts Dr King's New Discovery after his wife nearly succumbs to grippe and consumption. He reports rapid improvement after starting the remedy and offers free trials at Powell's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alt
James Jones
Jones & Son
Cowden
King
Grippe
Cowda
Pang
Sig Jana
Dr King
Br Powell
Local Notes Brighten Magnolia Town Amid Ills and Changes
Magnolia items report several residents improving while sickness and doctor visits rise in town. Mrs Spencer gains strength. sleighing wanes. Real estate shifts noted. James Thornton dies. funeral set. Arthur and Bertha Dean to move into new home. community events include Ki ki church meeting and Ladies Aid entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
T Johnson
Hattie Hillabrand
Fannie Spencer
Grandma Bowman
Etta Bobbitt
Atheler
Tonica
VanHorn
Will Hauger
James T. Thornton
Birestor
Joe Haws
M Ki
Strawn Satuday
James Haney
Ladies Aid
Arthur Dean
Bride
Dean Farm
Arthur
Bertha
Mt Palatine News Roundup of Social Visits and Local Events
Mt Palatine residents report visits from Ira Williams and Will Powell as Darline Powell recovers from chicken pox. Wesley Robinson visits with his grandmother near Peru while the bell rings at Congregational Se. A Bath Center literary gathering draws some locals. Blacksmith Peter OyTon moves into the former Gardner shop. Mt Palatine School hosts a play Uncle Josh at Drama Night on Feb 19 inviting all to enjoy a good laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT Palatine
Prooree Keehler
Vera Ban
George Davis
Darline Powell
Ira Williams
Will Powell
Frank
Wesley Robinson
Peru
Mt—Palatio
Tonica
Hamlin Bishop
Will Brake Colta
Marie Gallaher
Hor Mal
Bath Center
Peter Oyton
George Gardner
Dramh
Josh” Sataneve
Quaker Lane social event and sale support
J N Lowell of Rosswell stopped en route from Chicago to Bloomington to visit O Wilson. Reeves Shim and Will Bamgsre served lunch at A B Wilson's sale for the W O U, raising a neat sum for the ladies. Several locals attended the Ladies Aid social at Magn mith Saturday night and helped with the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
J. N. Lowell
Rosswell
Iss
Chicago
Bloomington
O. Wilson
Reeves Shim
Will Bamgsre
A. B. Wilson
Ladies Aid
Magn Mith
Also Mentioned on This Page
She Howry Repu
W. Beatt
Bert Antrim
Jerry Hoggan
Mambino George
Illinois
Owever
Joliet
Ottawa
Streator
Joe Hawes
Putnam County
Atham County Folke
Hawes
Sterling Remedy Co
Randolph St
New York
Spruce &T. l
Cannah Jones
Itt
South Whithfield
Ada Bush
Leslie Waughop
Meister
Burgon
Steele
Des Moines
Jows
Henry Seekye
Ide
Ora
O.kline
Mra Kline
Ballard
Sparland
Stella—_Sust
Mr Howard
Jessie Riley
O. Tanquary’s
Bethel
Yankee Street
United Presbyterian Church
Rav ‘Moore of
Hoopeston
Auer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!