Flag Dedication Service Celebrates Red Cross Efforts
A large audience attended a flag dedication at the M. W. church with two prominent flags near the organ and a pulpit banner. Rev. Tilton led prayers and speeches praising the Red Cross and war service, with Miss May Young and Mrs. Wilde among speakers, and a roll call of soldiers whose blue and white stars adorned the service flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapriicr
M. WB
Messrs
Judson Ong
EM Wright
William Meters
Isaac Gilpin
Albert
Almar
Louis “ Kraus
Nellie Coan
Epworth
Laboribus
Goa
Rove Glenn Fi _Tilton
Red Croag
Bickness
Red Cross
Imaye
Miss May Young
Miss Young
American Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Clara Burton
Frank Latourette
Thomas Harney
Mia
Young
England
Elizabeth Weaver
William Wheeler
Tilton
Humanity
Rev. Tilton
United Ostates
Women’s Relief ‘Corps
Grand Army
Eee
Constance
Kenneth Tilton
Army
Navy
Maynard Ball
Andrew J. Brown
Ralph Brown
Sanford Deal
Roy T. Ellis
Bernard Garland
Frank Green
Edward Hall
Mems T. Johnson
Grover
Kern
Horace Kern
Frank Latouretts
Lawrence Latourette
Harold Motter
C. A. Phillins
McNabb and Quaker Lane Ned Cross Shops Report
Local workshops report completed work since establishment. Items made include pajamas, wraps, foot socks, bed shirts, ambulance pillows, comfort kits, sweaters, mufflers, wristlets, socks and helmets. McNabb shop meets Fridays at J F Wolf's store. Quaker Lane shop meets Tuesdays at Mrs Theodore Smith's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNabb
J. F. Wolf
Quaker Lane
Theodore Smith
Hen-necked husband in bed by wife rule
A humorous aphorism declares the original hen-necked husband is the man who goes to bed first and must move over to give his wife the warm place.
Old Dance Tickets Offer Glimpse Of 19th Century Social Life
The Wenona Index presents scanned relics from Magnolia and Lostant era socials. Tickets reveal events at Magnolia house on New Year’s Eve 1867 and earlier 1857 balls with named managers and prices, illustrating community gatherings and local bands.
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William Mecvollem
Magnolia
Index
J. W. Thornton
Mitchell of
Old Henry
E. C., Chapman
M. Clarkson
John Watléot
Isaree van Horn
Lacon Aeolian Band
James Macomber
Magnolia House
Ee Wolcott
Ss. M, White
G.s. Robinson
Littlefield
J. BE
Duncan
Willliam Eddy
A, Thornton
Robert
Irwin
N, Colnon
Rev Father Heary A Pioneer Peoria Clergyman
Obituary notes Rev Father Michael Heary long time pastor in Mendota and Peoria diocese dies at Mercy Home Ohio Illinois at 75. He guided St. Patrick’s Henry and St. Mary’s Mendota, helped build St. Joseph’s Henry, with service and church remodeling. funeral at Immaculate Conception Ohio with Bishop Dunne.
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St. Joseph's Church
Henry
Father Michael Heary
Peoria
Father Treaty
St. Patrick's Church
Beneca
Ill
Mendota
Tee
Mercy Home
Ohio
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Dunne
J. J. Burke
St. Mark's Church
Father Cleary
Father Jakobs
Lockney
McShane
Heafy
School Street
Healy
Murtaugh
Corcoran
Father Quigley
J. B. O’reilly
John F. Lockney
B. H. Corley
T. J. Finn
Finn
Macomb
Father Emery
Memories of a Soldier in Medford Canticle
Dear Editor writes a tribute to an elderly veteran, bearing an old scarred body and fading sight, as he recalls youth, brothers lost, and a flag in his yard. The piece evokes sacrifice, return, and longing for peace, with a stanzaic reminiscence of battles past.
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Medford
Ore
Snowbound Week Strains City Amid Heavy Isolation
The narrator describes a week of heavy snow causing mail delays and limited train service through Sunday evening. Newspapers from Chicago and Peoria were scarce, but basic supplies remained available. Suburban Chicago saw no grocery wagons for a week and milk delivery was reduced to minimal visits, yet smaller towns were thankful despite the weariness.
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Henry
Chicago
Peoria
Local notices and social updates from Lostant area
Mort Dugan stays with Fred Patterson while his parents travel to Florida. Mrs Clem Brenn and son Gerald visit Peoria for a couple of weeks. Miss Lillie Davey resumes studies in Normal after holidays. Laura Hillabrand returns to Peoria after holiday visit. John Porter of Peru visits Ches ter Brown’s home. a baby boy was born January 3. The Cosmopolitan Ladies Quartet entertained at the opera house to an ample audience. School lecture and St John’s indoor phonics event drew crowds but mixed reviews. Local railroad agents changes shift with Henry and Lostant staff. Florida trip drew a notable Lostant delegation. Merchants discuss shortened credits amid wartime controls. A Massachusetts patriot speech emphasizes war aims and future peace. We all undergo a liberal education on how to give.
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Mort Dugan
Fred Patterson
Florida
Clem Brenn
Gerald
Peoria
Lillie Davey
Laura Hillabrand
John Porter
Peru
Chester Brown
Porter
Cosmopolitan Ladies' Quartet
Opera House
St. John's Church
Murphy
W. G. Tinkham
New York Central
Granville
Knox
Lostant
H. C Bartons
Southland
Banana prices rise as market feels shift in trade
Local retailer notes banana price surge citing higher costs as Uncle Sam's influence in fruit shipments disrupts supply. The comment frames broader concerns about economic strain and democratic inequality while observing cash in hand vs banked funds.
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Uncle Sam
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Harrison
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T. J. Sagraves
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J.L. Jones
McNabb and Quaker Lane
NED Cross Shops Report
Father Waapy
Phe
Tom
James Leslie
Massachusetts
Gillett
Life
Qo Henry
Illinois
Allen B. Smith
Zeball
Putnam
Tiskilwa
Whitefield Corners
John Deere
Emerson Gang
Little Boy
Rock Island
Eresa
R.W. Shimel
A. L. Spencer
Miles Fox
Elmer Quinn
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