Sunday Socials and Local Moves Highlight Sparland Notes
Sparland residents report visits from Peoria and Lacon friends and relatives. Numerous gatherings include Mrs. Harney visiting with Mrs. Schaaf, Irma Riddell staying with Irma Waughop, and Miss Flora Osborne sewing with Mrs. Lou Ostling. Local shifts note a new barber and building cleanup for occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Leary
Peoria
Lacon
Myron
Lester
Kenney
Springfield
John Stouffer
Hennepin
Ther
Harry Maxwell
Flora Osborne
Lou Ostding
George Duncan
FE. Odell
near-Varna
Sparland Notes Include Visits Sales and Celebrations
Sparland residents report visitors including Dr Royce and Cal of Joliet, and Mr Huffman. Bert McLaughlin sells his blacksmith shop to Charley Christman of Lacon. Wm Osborne rents Bates property near the schoolhouse. Epworth League events and church services proceed with themes on Is the Young Man Safe and Washington remembrance. About 40 guests attended Valentine League gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank van Antwerp
Van
Huffman
Lacon
Sparland
Wm. Osborne
Bates
Epworth League
DecLeish
Tesmer
Bloomington
H D. Whitcomb
Lacon Journal
Will Pribble
Parker
Angie Baughman
Newton Swift
Chicago
Miss Baughman
Swift
Alfreta Bedford
Bird
Alfretta
George Washington
Smith
Washington
Rev McLeish
An Epidemic of Coughing Haunts Town
The town endures a coughing epidemic afflicting young and old, with children and the elderly hardest hit. Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound marketed as a safe cough remedy, free of opiates, is advertised by A J Ironmonger, druggist. Local social notes include Bert McKinney of Kewanee visiting the Blackburn home and several residents traveling to Peoria or visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foleys
Bert McKinney
Kewanee
Blackburn
Frank Fyke
Peoria
K. Liggett
Bradford
Clark Dawson
Kennedy
Wilbur Ervin
Morse
John Poff
Owen Sharkey
Peter Gingricu
Lulu Symonds
Lulu Birton
Barabo
Wis
Margaret Brown
Local Social News And Health Ad From La Prairie
Mrs Herbert Wilson and son Everett visited Princeville. Miss O’Brien Edelstein stayed with Miss Nellie Kimble. Miss Anna Mae Calder in Peoria with uncle Lewis Armstrong. Nellie Monier from Peoria weekend with Aunt Calder. Rev Kyle to hold UP church services nightly this week and next. Mrs H N Wilmot in Peoria visiting son Fred. A baby scare ends safely after a dog attack. Valentine social at Kimble home a success. Christian Union treasury grows after ME church meetings. S A Stid Mason Mich recalls a merciless storm. A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves advertise Dr King’s New Discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
H. N. Wilmot
Peoria
Fred
Proctor Hospital
James Smith
Grandma Manock
Scott Aitchison
Charles Kimble
St. Valentine
Christian Union
Busby
Wyoming
Mabel Webber
Lacon
Camp Grove News Chronicle Briefs From Peoria To Wyoming
Camp Grove residents report visits from James P Hickey and Clarence Griggs, while Thomas Gill returns to Lenox Iowa for an extended stay. Thomas Reily underwent appendicitis surgery in Peoria and may face another operation for gall stones. Local events include a successful dime social by the Ladies’ Aid at ME church and a St Patrick’s dance with prizes won by Mrs. R Fin nel, John Hickey, and Wm Gill Jr. A public sale at the old homestead south of Camp Grove precedes the move of Thomas Cartney to Williams Iowa. South Milo notes reference several illness updates, funerals, and gatherings, with church and U A S meetings, plus farm and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
James P Hickey
Peoria
Clarence Griggs
Alice Griggs
Rolasia McGinn
Ed Richford
James Winne
C J O'Brien
Teresa Owens
Wyoming
Thomas Gill
Lenox
Thomas Reily
Proctor Hospital
Elizabeth Malone
Thomas Cartney
Will
Williams
Nick Cully
St. Pat_rick's
R. J. Finnell
John Hickey
Wm Gill, Jr
South Whitefield Community News Roundup
William Jacobs returns home for carpentry work as local families adjust to moves and illnesses. Alarming croup hits Baby Alden Hofer. many suffer colds and grip. Regulars visit, move, or recover while Alex Wunder seeks treatment in Peoria and Frank Wunder visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
William Jacobs
Henry
Alden Hofer
John Hofer
Fierry Johnston
Benny Hunt
Mr. Johnston
Benny
Miller
Ed Damm
Nick Smith
Kaiser Homestead
Ira Hawksworth
Alex Wunder
Peoria
Opal Sale
Thomas Monier
D. D. Brown
L. J Ray
L. Vincent
Mr. Ray
Fort Place
Homer Whitmer
Clarence Ely
Dewey Lopeman
Frank Pearson
Ruth
Evangel Vincent
Ernest
John
Freddie Miller
Bonham School
Rose Ely
Eddie Miles
Lewis Nightwonger
W. H Miles
John Steele
David Dwyer
T Whitmer
Hunt and
Familly
Samuel Chesney
Putnam
Miss Nightwonger
Whitmer
Frank Wunder
Bertz
St Francis Hospital
Community Notes from Tiskilwa Area Local News
Local residents attend church visits and social events in Tiskilwa and nearby. Box social at Hunter School planned for March 11. various families reported visiting relatives, farm moves, and small household incidents. A humorous exchange ends the column.
Hyomei Remedial Inhaler Promises Cures for Colds and Coughs
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a premier remedy for catarrh asthma croup bronchitis and colds. It claims pure Australian eucalyptus formula and an inhaler kit guaranteed to work with a money back promise.
Local News Bits from Lawn Ridge and Surrounding Areas
Henry Lyon returns from Iowa while Miss Gertrude Crady remains seriously ill and may require surgery. The community notes several visits, moves, and family updates, including a child’s death, farm labor shifts, property transfers, and a minor eye injury. Chamberlains ointment advertised for pain relief.
Wenona Notes Post Office Changes and Local Arrivals
Wenona prepares for a postal savings bank after March 4 and names C M Turner as postmaster for four years. Local visits include Clare Renz and Frank Corbin’s marriage in Webster City and a farewell for Wesley and Mrs Allen. Neighbors hosted parties and Elwood Mortris family planned moves, with other Wenona callers and travels noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenona
B. W. Wright
Lacon
James Clifford
Peoria
F. F. Thierry
Postal Savings Bank
C. M. Turner
Clara Renz
Frank Corbin
Webster City
Wesley Allen
Elwood -Mortris
Janie
Grant
Pontiac
Misnen Hazel Glover
Edna McAdam
Magnolia
Colorado
Kansaa
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UM. McLaughlia
the RepublIc
Broadmoor
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S. A. Stid
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Mich
Dr King
Ironmonger
T J Segraves
Bright
A. J
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Charlie Gettle
Charlie Swineman
Roy Dally
Yaeger
Glenn Stone
Ed Reed
Ea| Clark
Festus Bentley
Charlie Reid
Buda
Mary Reid
Paul Schammel
Jesse ‘Hufnagel
George Reid
Allen Moffitt
George Barker
Miss Beulah
Robert Conover
U. A S
Clara Monier
Carl Barker
Baby
Roy Stone
Eva Harris
Mary. Falk
Renybugan
Claus Swanson
Tiskilwa
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Hunter School
Thomas
Marvin Tomm
Merril
Marion Smith
Condon
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Rude
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P. W. Curran
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Jessie Milner
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Sadie Deets
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Lombardville
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Princeton
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Henry Smith
Wheaton
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Lee Brokaw
Willie Dullboy
World's Dispensary Medical Association
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Iowa
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Princeville
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Savannah
Iga
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Sanger Place
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Stowell
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Hurd
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Joseph Owen
Castleton
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Joe
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Chamberlain
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Court House News
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Harry Edgar Skelton
David Wilson
James
N. Bennington
Tara Rankin
People’s Bank of Center
Wi Wilcox
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N. Watt
Forney & Wilcox
Andrew J. Snow
C. E.underwood
Sarah A. Titus
Lacon Lodge
A. M
James O. Ramp
Lacon Cemetery
A. F
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Marshall County
B. Pl Hint
West BO
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Fleming’s
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Claint
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