Ladies urged to avoid surgery with Pinkham's Compound
A frenzied appeal reproduces letters from Mrs. Orville Rock of Paw Paw Michigan and Mrs Garnet Munreprra Rockport Indiana praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints. The ad claims decades of success and offers a reward to disprove the testimonials as unsourced or paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Rock
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Rockport
Ind
Lydia E. Pim
Lydia E. Pinkham
Peoria Social Notes Mention Visitors and Plans
In Peoria on Friday Mrs Janet Pringles and Mrs Emler were noted as sick. Mrs Milby Marshall and Mrs Ed Shaffer shopped in Lacon Monday. Epworth League plans a Valentine event. John and Prank Vanantt attended theater in Peoria Friday. Mrs Mabelle Sutton of Saratoga visited her uncle William Kenney who is able to sit up. Curt Tanquary left for Florida, family to join later. George Duncan plans a move via Henry route. Henry Sutt of Steuben was an overnight guest. Mr Duncan enjoys a placation. Anna Sufiland and daughter visited Monday night with Peoria shopping Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milby Marshall
Ed Shaffer
Lacon
Epworth League
Valentine
Megai
John
Prank Vananttwerp
Peoria
Mabelle Sutton
Saratoga
Wm. Kenney
Curt
T Tanquary
Florida
Fred ‘Blackwell
Henry
George
Duncan
Dunca
Ae Cns
Steuben
Anna Sufiland
Village Social Notes and Community Visits in Sparland
Local residents attend religious services and share meals with neighbors. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Samuel King of Peoria and the Thomas and J Van Antwerp families. Social events feature a basket social at Center school raising over 23 dollars, and joint Modern Woodmen Royal Neighbors installations with post-event programs. Prof and Mrs V T Smith hosted a reception at the M E parsonage with about 40 guests and a towel hemming contest among men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel King
Peoria
Thomas
J van Antwerp
Ben Russell
Royce
Hafty Marshall
Milby
Marshall
Doctor Ward
Shaw Tesmer
Bloomington
H Gehr
Sadie Marland
James Tanquary
Wad
Mike Jacobs
Steuben
Jacobs
Fred Hill
Princeville
Bessie Hill
James Hill
Mr. Hill
Epworth League
V. T. Smith
M. IE
Hach
William Jrrank
Jesse White
Smith
Gifts Honor Prof Smith and Family in Epworth Society
Rev McLeish presented the tokens with care and Prof Smith replied with gracious surprise. Both Prof and Mrs Smith are Epworth League members and warmly welcomed as valued additions to the town’s young social circle.
La Prairie Church Activities Mention Births Meetings
James Smith senior and others receive care while Dora Scott entertains. Elliott Dean Wilmot born Jan 18. W M S and Sunday schools report strong attendance. Hinduism and Buddhism topics discussed. Camp Grove and Saratoga schools active. Furnaces and lights installed at La Prairie Center church. Christmas events benefit Baby Fold. Pastor Busby notes church finances and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Prairie Center
Camp Grove
Saratoga
la Prairie School
Saratoga Church
la Prairie Church
Bank of Speer
Busby
Oyster supper planned by M W A of Whitefield at hall
The M W A of Whitefield will hold their annual oyster supper at the hall on Tuesday evening. Ed Monier attended the funeral of his uncle Thomas Monier at Henry last Thursday. Miss Mattie Elard of Garfield is the guest of Ethel Reid this week and wintering with her aunt Mrs George Evard of Bradford. Benjamin Smith, son of George Smith of Luther Mich, visited his old schoolmate Clarence McClane after spending time at Eureka college. Rerevel meetings progress at Lincoln Court Church all week. Thomas McClane in Michigan shows improvement. Mr and Mrs Amree Longman, Miss Ethél and Harold Reid attended the Bradford bazaar Friday evening with Festus Bentley couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Speer
Busby
Ted
Peterson
J. R. Davidson
C. M. Calder
Alvin Calder
Wilber Armstrong
Lewis Armstrong
Blue Ridge
Ruth Turnbull
Peoria
Anna Mae Calder
Elmwood
Fannie Dille
Clara McCartney
Rev. Burnett
Monmouth
M. W A
Whitefield
Ed Monier
Thomas Monier
Henry
Mattie Elard
Garfield
Ethel Reid
George Evard
Bradford
George Barker
Carl
Benjamin Smith
George Smith
Luther
Mich
Eureka College
Clarence McClane
Lin Dlo
Michigan
Thomas McClane
Amree Longman
Ethél
Harold Reid
Festus Bentley
Lawn Ridge Telephone holds annual meeting in deep winter
The Lawn Ridge Telephone stockholders met on Monday with low turnout due to extreme cold. The company reported being out of debt with a small cash balance for the first time, boasting 140 stockholders and 370 phones in use. The system connects with Wyoming, Henry, Sparland, Chillicothe and Dunlap, providing about 3800 phones at no extra cost. Directors re elected J. W. Greene C. W. Hurd and Theodore Roll. officers named Charles Timmins president F. H. Cornell secretary treasurer and C. W. Hurd manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge
Lawn Ridge Telephone Company
Wyoming
Henry
Sparland
Chillicothe
Dunlap
Ars Dus
Art Wenker
Messrs
J. W. Greene
C. W. Hurd
Theodore Roll
Charles Timmons
F. H. Cornell
CAMP GROVE COMMUNITY NOTICES AND EVENTS
Mrs M McManus spent Saturday in Peoria Miss Kate Herberger visited John McKirgan's near Morse and attended a Bradford bazaar Miss Minnie Day returned to Peoria after a two week visit Royal Neighbor lodge leap year dance drew large attendance Miss W Cluskey of Brimfield stayed with her sister Mrs James Colgan Several from the vicinity attended a Bradford dance Mrs Thomas Gubbins and daughter shopped in Peoria Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised for skin conditions and injuries at local druggists
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
M. McManus
Peoria
Kate Herberger
John McKirgan
Morse
Bradford
Minnie Day
Royal Neighbor Lodge
New Hall
W Cluskey
Brimfield
Weather Turns Warmer Sparks Busy Farm Activity
The notice describes warm weather bringing farming bustle with oats and corn hauled by teams up to nine or ten in line over eighty rods. It notes sickness keeping James O Brien's children and Willie Hennessey from school, a funeral in Henry, and local social news including a wedding of Willis Shearer and Miss Bernice Harrington in Henry. Special church meetings are planned for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O’brien
Willie Hennessey
Thomas Monier
Henry
S. Burt
Joseph Clark
Busby
Willis Shearer
Bernice Harrington
Shaerer Homestead
Local Social Roundup At Yarrington and Chesney Homes
Cottage notes from a small community detail visits by Edgar Yarrington at George Milter, Miss Jes sie Milter traveling to Arispie with him, and a string of Sunday and Wednesday calls at the Chesney and Miller households. Shown are visitors to Henry Smith, Claus Swanson, and George Milner, plus cattle and hog shipments to Chicago by George Smith and a Y.M. People’s club surprise for Samuel Chesney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Yarrington
George Milter
Jessie Milter
Arispie
Will
Willan Monter
Ee Clyde
Walter Day
Rude Miller's
Samuel Chesney
Henry Smith
Ada Reynolds
Lettie Piper
Lark Lingard
Wright Ray
Henry Smith's
Rude Miller’s
Henry Miller
Missus
Laura and
Cora Miller
Fritz Miller
Herbert ‘Goodale
Max and
Lawrence Goodale
George Milner
Hannon
Halladay
Andrew W Schmit
Pete
James Hannon
George Swanson
Claus Swanson
Y. M. People's Club
George Smith
Chicago
Ernest-Reynolds
Bacon
Arthur Obermeyer
Bertha Welsh
William Chesney
Peter Reynolds
Theodores
Borg
Arthur Lawson
Hulda Lawson
Probate Court Estate Transfers and Marriages Noted
Probate matters include inventories approved for Mathias Crooks McCulloch and Ward petitions for Alma Mutton and Ivan C. Smith with guardian actions. Conservator reports approved for Shaw and extended final reports for Sarah White and Johnson White. Real estate transfers feature numerous quit claims and warranties in Whitefield Belle Plain Lacon Toluca and nearby towns. Marriage licenses list Walter E. Bentley with Mattie P. Price and others in Illinois and Minnesota towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Mutton
Ward
Ivan C. Smith
Guardian
George H. Shaw
Sarah White
Johnson G. White
Belle Plain
Henry
Whitefield
U. S
Patrick George
Steuben
Rachel B. Bacon
Arthur Townley
William B. Green
Hoyt
Walter E. Bentley
Bradford
Mattie P. Price
Alexandria
Minn
Robert Schafer
Chillicothe
Oma L. Mauser
Same
Henry Lemon
Vermillion Township
la Salle County
Caroline Kahling
Deer Park
John W Engel
Carrie B. Mason
Evans Township
Fearful Catskills forest fire warned by midnight horseback rescue
A young girl rode through the Catskills at midnight to warn others as a forest fire raged, saving many lives. The narrative ties to medical claims about Dr King’s New Discovery for lung troubles with testimonials from W R Patterson of Wellington Texas and promises trial bottles and guarantees by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskills
T. J. Segraves
A. J
Illinois Valley Circuit Sets Summer Race Dates
Five clubs in the Illinois Valley Circuit received their summer meet slots at Ottawa. La Salle hosts July 2 to 5, Mendota July 9 to 12, Aurora July 16 to 19, Ottawa July 23 to 26, and Streator July 30 to Aug 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle
Illinois Valley
Ottawa
Mendota
Aurora
Streator
Druggist Advertisement Promises Instant Skin Relief
A vintage ad showcases SEGRAVES Druggist offering an ointment labeled Oll of Wintergreen Thyme and other ingredients to stop itch from eczema and psoriasis in two seconds. It promotes BD Do Prescription and a no pay offer on a regular bottle, emphasizing cure potential and nationwide acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Segraves
Mc Holestring to Silk a Well Advertisement
A dated handbill promises guaranteed plumbing and consultation services by John F. Tarter of Henry, DLL. The offer claims over twenty years of WHLL business experience and assures money savings for patrons seeking water-related work and payment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHLL
Mc Holestring
Silk
John F. Tarter
Henry
Boy Falls Into Boiling Lard Kettle In Tiskilwa
Roy Claussen, three years old of Tiskilwa, climbed a 10 gallon kettle of boiling lard, lost balance and fell backward into the liquid. He suffered severe burns with skin peeling from the bones but was rescued quickly and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Claussen
Tiskilwa
Will
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Paw Paw
Ann Arbor
Mrs. Orvinxe
Roux
R. R. No
Sulky
Litchfield
Iowa
Marseilles
D. Me McLaughlin
Sparland, Db
Che Reyublicu
Henry, Tub
Sparland—Department
F.H_Gehr
Janet Pringles
Emler
SOUTH
MILO
UOCU
Scott
Bucklen
T J. Segraves
J Tronmonger
United States
R. Y. Pierce
Court House
David Mathias
Henry C. Crooks
S. W. McCulloch
Alice J. McCulloch
Ralph D. Mc Baas
V. Circuit
Alune
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