Sparland Social Notes Highlight Visits and Visitor News
Sparland residents enjoyed visits from relatives and friends across towns including Joliet and Bloomington. Miss Ruby Olson toured Lacon with friends, while Ben Russell headed to Missouri to tend land interests. A week of church lectures closed with praise for Rev Bracc and Mrs Pooler, praised for her dramatic readings and stage presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hill
Eliza Delyalley
George Rickey, Jr
Leonard
John Betts
E. E. Royce
Joliet
Ruby Olson
Lacon
Misses Bay
Ben Russell
Missouri
Anna Luft
Helen
Henry Luft
W. H. Burns
Peoria
Mabelle Ebright
C. D. Marshall
L. Shaw Tesmer
Whitcomb
Bloomington
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Milford
Burson School
Baptist Church
Bracc
Jay Barnes
Whitefield
Be, H. Royce
P. H. Nightwonger
Ed VanAntwerp
Alva
Okla
Santa Fe
Chillicothe
Osceola Pooler
David Warfield
Stomach Troubles Ended For Battle Creek Man In Ad Claim
A ran of local notices and ads recounts health claims for Chamberlain's Tablets from a Battle Creek man who says indigestion and liver trouble ended after use. Other items note visits, entertainments, cataract surgery, and residents visiting relatives across towns, plus Foley Kidney Pills touted for kidney and bladder issues with endorsements from Lyons Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Barker
Battle Creek
Mich
Chamberlain
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Adv
Humorous Exchange on Work, Religion, and Driving Habits
A dialogue features a mother lecturing a tramp about work while he recalls a man who died after trying to set an example. A child questions the new minister, who engages with football politics and bridge but is said to preach rarely. The conversation ends with reflections on flying humans and the future of travel.
Farm supplies and farm implements catalog
Machinery on tools safe and Moline plows planters and implements full line of International wagons and manure spreaders Schroeder grain dumps dairy maid cream separators Peoria power washing machine Cowboy tank heaters wire fencing buggies whips oils greases husking pegs pumps and tanks a specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Peoria
SOUTH WHITEFIELD NOTES AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS
SOUTH WHITEFIELD column covers family visits and illness notes including Miss Clara Brown visiting from Henry, Della Klein with sister Mrs George Holler, Roy Nighsownger visiting, Billy Daniels and Fred Ely at Joseph Ely's, Val Hofer with the Hofer couple, Hol Klein recovering, Chauncey Barnes illness, Etta Wunder visiting Henry relatives, Holler and Bernadine convalescing, Frank Miller and ladies at Fred Bly home, Willard Rickey and wife, a box social at Burson school by Miss McGee with three sisters and pupils, proceeds aiding the library, plus an ad for Foley's Honey and Tar for bronchitis and pneumonia dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Dallas Brown
Clara Brown
Henry
Della Klein
George Holler
Roy Nighsownger
Billy Daniels
Fred Ely
Joseph Ely
Val Hofer
Charles, Hofer
Hol Klein
Chauncey Barnes
Etta Wunder
Bernadine
Frank Miller
Fred Bly
Willard Rickey
Miss McGee
Burson School
North Saratoga News Roundup
Cal Toomey shelled corn Tuesday. Joseph Reismeyer and family visited Frank Balenseifen Sunday. Joseph Ziegler delivered a hog load at Broadmoor Monday. John McManus Sr remains ill and about the same. Charles Ziegler served as juror in Lacon last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Ziegler and baby Margaret, Mr and Mrs Lyman Sutton, Lena Higgins, and Walter Simpson spent Sunday at James Barry's. Lena and Guy Higgins of Armour S D visit old friends nearby. Mrs Wm Yarger reports safe arrival in Birmingham Ala with news of Gladys enjoying outdoor play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Toomey
Joseph Reismeyer
Frank Balenseifen
Joseph Ziegler
Broadmoor
John McManus
Charles Ziegler
Lacon
Baby Margaret
Lyman Sutton
Lena Higgins
Walter Simpson
James Barry
Lena
Guy Higgins
Armour
S. D
Wm. Yarger
Birmingham
Ala
Gladys
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
This drugstore advert promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior for coughs and colds, claiming it is pleasant to take and contains no opium or narcotics. It lists T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger as druggists. A separate line presents a humorous audience exchange about getting a haircut.
Lawn Ridge Community Notes Move and Gatherings
In Lawn Ridge, Mr and Mrs Louis Odell moved to the farm vacated by Charles Goodrich. William Foster and Irving Stevens sold their corn crop last Wednesday as two shelters stood less than a mile apart. Community members hosted a hash meal for extended families, totaling about 25 attendees with several unaccounted for, sharing stories and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Louis Odell
Charles Goodrich
William Foster
Irving Stevens
William Wilcox
Anna Perkins
Princeville
J. A. Menoher
Malthus
C. C. Goodrich
Roy Foster
Will
Nickerson
Ida McGronigal
Ruth
Grace Coil
Charles Gaumer, Jr
Libbie VanTassel
Alice Crady
Charles Crady
Scott's Emulsion Restores Health After Illness
After sickness nothing restores health and vigor like Scott's Emulsion a natural body nourisher with cod liver oil hypophosphites glycerine and no drugs or alcohol. It builds tones sustains and aids recovery after croup measles grippe pneumonia colds and throat troubles. Scott and Bowne Bloomfield New Jersey 12 59
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Nature
Deaths Toll Wenona Area In Early 1913
Alfred Judd dies of tuberculosis at his home west of Wenona on January 8 1913 leaving a widow two daughters and a son and a sister in Missouri. funeral held at home and burial in Cumberland cemetery. J L Van Allen dies January 13 aged 84 with wife daughter and sons surviving. funeral at home and Wenona cemetery. Alva Dickey dies January 18 at 71 after heart trouble. funeral at Cambbrland cemetery. Several other local deaths and related family notices follow with brief references to survivors and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church of
Wenona
Cumberland Cemetery
Beulah Brown
Normal
Venona Friends
van Allen
George Dickey
Gallopolis
O. B. Yarnell
Alva Dickey
F. C. Dickey
Amboy
George
Wenona Cora
Lewis Taylor
Freeport
Cambbrland
H. A. Winter
Champaign
F. P. Harvey
Chicago
Blake Thierry
O. Dickey
Venona
F. F. Thierry
M. Quaintance
Lestant
W. C. Thierry
Vendéna
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold For Gloomy North Winds
Frightful polar winds sweep the far north causing red rough chapped hands and lips. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve heals and softens the skin. Unrivaled for cold sores burns boils ulcers cuts bruises and piles. Only 25 cents at A J Ironmongers and T J Segraves drug stores Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
A. J. Ironmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Ady
The Same Old Things Theme In Verse And Cartoon
A humorous verse laments domestic toil from a wife and the socialite, each tired of routine, while a butcher shop gag and a child’s chicken joke offer a light moral about sameness. The verse ends with a punchline about a broken wishbone and a chicken’s wish.
Stop Annoying People by Coughing at Public Places
Mrs M C Cross of Granbury Texas reports she suffered severe coughs and colds every winter but since using Dr Kings New Discovery has not been bothered with either for over two years. The note urges readers to stop coughing in public to avoid embarrassment and unwanted attention during social events and church gatherings.
Court House News Circuit Court Summary of Partitions and Estates
Court records reveal multiple cases including partitions, divorce, trespass, and probate matters. Notable items include estates of Speck Wells Swartz Grife and Kirchman with bonds, appraisals, and final reports. minors guardianship finalities. and real estate transfers from Ha Becker to Elizabeth Kalfer in Whitefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Williams
United States Express Company
Celesta la Mar
Ida Perry
Alice Martin
Gertie Owen
Ruth Amanda Owen
Barbara Batrum
Walter Owen
Frank Heintz
Howard Stroup
John A. la Mar
Howard Perry
George Martin
Helen L. Buckingham
J. B. Thompson
Martin Kamp
Michael Balenseifen
Catherine Dahl
Gust J. Dahl
Bill
George H. Holler
Alvina Speck
William J
Leonard E
Charles E. McLaughlin
Ward
William J. McLaughlin
Guardian
John Grife
Lacon State Bank
Charles Cullen
Hulda Hall
Edmond Wallace
Daniel B. Wells
Mamie
Frank Lauf
John Lauf
Artemus Swartz
Martin Leonard
George Gosciuske
John Proctor
Henry H. Kirchman
Otto Sanwald
Granville Matthews
Myrtle Matthews Sherman
Ha Becker
Elizabeth Kalfer
Whitefield
Property transfers and marriage licenses listed in Bennington and surrounding areas
Land transfers include George Faber and wife to John Leonard and wife in section 82 Bennington. Raymond W. Bane to George Liable in Hopewell. Edward N. Patterson and wife to Marcus R. Trackaberry in Steuben sections 26 27 and 36 5. Squire Hackney and wife to Andrew J. Snow lots 4 5 and half lot 3 Pattonsburg. Marriage licenses show Frank H. Wilson 25 Dunbar Neb and Alta L. Aman 22 Speer. Charles G. Woulfe 24 and Mary M. Merdian 24 both of Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Faber
John Leonard
Bennington
Raymond W. Bane
George Liable
Hopewell
Hdward N. Patterson
Marcus R. Trackaberry
Steuben
Squire Hackney
Andrew J. Snow
Pattonsburg
Frank H. Wilson
Dunbar, Neb
Alta
Escaped After Fifteen Years From Kidney Troubles
W. P. Broyles recounts a fifteen year sufferer freed by Foley Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with curing a severe backache and painful bladder irregularities and endorses it for others. Refuse substitutes, A. J. Tronmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Broyles
Foley
A. J. Tronmonger
Adv
Largest coal mines in the United States in 1911
A report by Edward W. Parker, USGS statistician, shows 735 mines produced over 200000 short tons annually. Pennsylvania led with 269 bituminous and 168 anthracite mines, totaling 253,459,639 tons or 51.7 percent of national output. Illinois, West Virginia, and Ohio followed in counts of large mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
West Virgina
Ohio
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the Republican
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Misses Alma
Edna Calder
Abingdon
L. G. Calder
Robert Caleb
Lizzie Miller
Des Moines
J. W. Greene
Adam Davidson
Claude Doran
Putnam
Nellie Burnett
J. M
Findley Lyons
Bradford, Ill
D. J. Owens
A. B. Foster
C. M. McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
North
Saratoga
Jimmy
Hicago
Ill
Dr. King
J. Segraves
Court House News
A. A. Webber
Castleton, Idn
Stark and
Marshall Counties
Prairie Township
Eral
Castleton
Jack
Pierce Golden
Medical Discovery
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
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