Varna notes include weddings sales and events
Varna and vicinity recount new homecomings weddings and visits with many locals listed. A machine show at L. W. Broaddus drew 12 to 15 salesmen, with total four day sales topping 4624. Community notices cover dances meals anniversaries and upcoming entertainments at the town hall and Methodist church.
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Varna
Eva Litté
Sumner
George
Orrin Whetzel
Ther
Peoria
Harry VanHorn
O. G. Allen
Venona
Samuel Potter
Magnolia
Gladys, Rigketts
Max Whitney
John A. Johnson
Monifence
Roy May
Richland
Helen Bullman
Lacon
Sybil Koch
Marion Fairbanks
Koch
Victor Stoner
Harold
Metamora
Robert Peterson
Chicago
Lincoln
M. E
Freeman’s Aid Society
F. H. Wallace
Dwight
Grennan
Streator
Park Cottage
Frank King
Messrs
Frank Stoner
A. G. Clemens
Frank McCuskey
Charles Martin
Arthur Wilson
Emerson Dunlap
McCuskey
Jessie Dunlap
Eda Carlson
Ellis Dye
el Paso
William Morrell
Jerry Trone
Joseph McCuskey
L. W. Broaddus
Main Street
H. E. Broaddus
Joseph Cars_p
Che Schwanke
Harrow
John R. Carlson
Webber
August Hall
Broadmoor notes reveal community life and illness updates
Local items detail illness and recoveries, birthdays, visits, moves, and social events in Wenona area. Reports include Charles Becker death, Bernard Rouch wed to Sadie Everley, farewells of the Dunlap and Wilson families, and a Swedish church bazaar. Also mentions upcoming concert by Hopé French Nina Ely Mildred VanHorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Elmer Hillison
Mabel
Colorado Springs
Cal
Charles Becker
Lacon
Bernard Rouch
Sadie Everley
J. D. Calhoun
Wenona
Frank Kemp
Lou Kemp
Simon Everley
Missouri
Durley Dunlap
Walter Wilson
Dunlap
Colorado
Wilson
Emporia
Kas
Minnesota
Hopé French
el Paso
Nina Ely
Peoria
Mildred VanHorn
O. R. Skinner School
Bloomington
W. F. Hamilton
Pomona
J. E B. Hamilton
Long Point
Marion French
Cel
Alfred
Judd
Wilber Mann
Henry
Dorcas Society
Local Social Note Describes Weekend Visits and Stag Party
Milo and Shorts families plus Ivan spent midweek with Fanny Young and Hinds families. A deputy mishap left Carls Barker with a broken limb while hitching a team last Saturday morning. he is improving. A Friday Evening stag party at Howard Hicks house drew about 30 guests with card games and a midnight oyster lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Shorts
Wm. Salisbury
Howard
Harry Snell
Dr. Willett
Gale Doyle
Ethel Reid
Amree Longman
Carl Barker
Hese
Salisbury
Amily
Ellsworth
Ben
Neighborhood News Circles and Farewell Parties
A village chronicle covers social visits, arrivals, and departures around Bradford North Saratoga and Worthington. Notable items include Howard Hicks’s farewell gathering with oysters and cigars, Mrs. Willett’s improving health, and the Russell funeral in Peoria with tributes from local unions.
Percy's Practical Snare Seen Over Ornament
Fragmentary note quotes Percy-Mies stressing function over form and a practical line about usefulness over ornament. The garbled text hints at a casual remark on improvised gear or approach. No names, places, or dates clearly identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy—Mies
South Whitefield Notes From Henry Area
Local brief from South Whitefield recounts farm sales at Stadel farm near Henry, social visits, and community updates. E G Wood announces a public sale on Monday the 20th as he leaves farming, while Elmer Moo’s death shocks neighbors and Mrs Hawksworth receives word of the Nebraska family. New housekeeping by Mr and Mrs Fern Schupp and other small items fill the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
J. DeWalt
I. W. Waughop
L. R. Smith
Stadel Farm
Henry
Lizzie Frey
Helgoth
Etta Thompson
C. Hunt
Opal Sale
Wm Farling
Chicago
Mr. Damm
Fred Ely
George Waughop
James DeWalt
East Side
Pride
Will VanDusen
Chillicothe
G. Wood
Elmer Moo
Airs
Fern Schupp
Frank Miller
Fred Bly
Miller
A. Schupp
Mrac Qu. Hawksworth
Nighswonger
Asa Nighswonger
Minnie Marshall
Nebraska
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Chambelain
A. J.fronmonger
T. J. Segraves
Broadmoor
Atock Io
Peovim
vaFred
tHagingon
South Dakota
At-The- Noyes
Peenetag
James
Anns -McKean
Chamberlain
Segraves
Ol Newspapers
Te Ebata de
Selma Johnson
Selma “Lirson
Yatter
Anna Extrem
C. F. Anderson
Josie Anderson
Galesburg
Santa Fé
la Rose
Maude
Hopewell
Roberts
Nita Munson
Ponto Carlson’s
Ernest Donelson
Fred Folken
Herman
Minonk
George Effrer
Donelson
John Selquist
Rey Myers
Varma
Peter Held
Ed Holmstrom
Hvar Carlson
Elmer Coleson
Oscar Flesburg
C. W. Gustafson
A J Tronmonger
T J Segraves
Milo
Tate
Illinois
Janeway & Carpender
Hutchins
Downey
Henry, Ill
Wm. Mielkey
Wm. Hinds
Bradford
T. A. Sterling
Lebanon
Oregon
Sterling
Mielkey
Pumbleson
Whitefield Corners
Saratoga
van Ostrand
Howard Hicks
Wa. Yarger
A. B. Russell
Russell
Yarger
W. F. Turner
Central Christian—church
Peoria County
Marshall County
Stephen
Melinda ‘Taylor
Putnam
Dig Store
Hexter
BROS
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