Magnolia News Notes and Upcoming Lecture Series
R. A. Ward serves Magnolia as Local Representative for The Henry Republican and handles all paper matters. Visitors include J. W. Hodge Venona J. H. McKirgan Jr. LaFayette J. H. Price now in Streator. A. A. Law returns from vacation improved. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Skelton host relatives for daughter Mrs. W. A. Franklin of Hastings Neb. The Magnolia Entertainment Association schedules a five‑number lecture course with two musicals this fall and winter. Plans aim for strong community support and full attendance. dates to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hodge
Venona
J. H. McKirgan, Jr
LaFayette
J. H. Price
Streator
A. A. Law
W. H. Skelton
W. A. Franklin
Hastings
Neb
Franklin
Magnolia Entertainment Association
Magnolia
Birth and Death of John C Kidd in Hanover Virginia
John C Kidd born near Old Church Hanover County Virginia June 8 1887 died at Magnolia home June 25 1908 aged 71 years 15 days. After months of ill health his condition worsened suddenly two days before death. On Tuesday the 23d he began hitching a horse when he was stricken with paralysis and fell forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Olin Kidd
Benjamin
Susan Kidd
Old Church
Hanover County
Richmond
Virginia
Magnolia
Life of Pioneer John Kidd Recalls Long Local Ties
The obituary details John Kidd’s birth near Lexington Missouri and lengthy residence across Putnam, Marshall, La Salle and Woodford counties. He married twice, leaving four children and one sister with four brothers surviving. He died after a sudden illness while recovering at home with funeral there and at Magnolia Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church South
John
Lexington
Condor
Kidd
Illinois
Marshall County
Henry
Magnolia
Elizabeth Trone
Maud Brenneman
Florence Swaney
Louanna Sammons
Margaret Ditman
Putnam
Marshall
la Salle
Woodford
Anna Morris
Hooker
Okla
James
Charles
Peace Valley
Lewis
Hackberry
McCormick
Magnolia Cemetery
Wheat harvest under way and local social notes
Miss Grace Swaney left for Lincoln Nebraska after spending winter with her uncle John Swaney. Miss Hazel Boman celebrated her sixteenth birthday with friends. Mrs. Sarah Spargrove of Chicago and Miss Alice Wilson of Wenona visited over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Moore of Bloomington visit W. B. Mills and plan camping at Lake Senachwine around the fourth. Neighbors attended the funeral of John O Kidd in Magnolia aged 71. Consolidated boys played ball with McNabb last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Swaney
John Swaney
Lincoln
Neb
Hazel Boman
Sarah Spargrove
Chicago
Alice Wilson
Wenona
Jeff Moore
Bloomington
W. B. Mills
Lake Senachwine
John O. Kidd
Magnolia
Kidd
Putnam County
Consolidated Boys
McNabb
Grace Williamson
Lena Merritt
Iowa
Boyd
Mae
Rutland
John Kelly
Kelley
Clara Henning
Lenora Robinson
Streator
P. E. Hand
St. Bede's College
Peru
Thomas Fitzgerald
Cyril Dunn
Rock Falls
Wm. Groat
John Skeel
Attica
Ind
Henry Arenz
Kentucky
Lestant
Charles Hayes
Paul
Byron
L. Kelso
New Mexico
Fairchild
Ira Bremmer
John Saylor
Omaha
Hatte Soukes
Samuel Taylor
John Brenn
Our Town
Fourth at Theodor’s Home Draws Community Interest
The neighborhood gathers for a fourth gathering at Theodor’s home with local folks planning activities. George Wilson of Seattle and Gertrude Shinn with children from Fairbury are expected by the fourth to visit relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
K. Sn
Theodor
George Wilson
Seattle
Wash
Gertrude Shinn
Fairbury
Ill
Hennepin Local Notes and Upcoming River Excursion
Hennepin reports J. E. Taylor and family in Peoria and Herman Cunningham injured in an elevator incident at Weeks ice house. A July 1 novelty shower honors Miss Etta Cassell. Mrs. Louie Monnett buried in Hennepin Catholic cemetery at 89. River excursion on July 4 promises bands, orators, and a swift ball team, with boat options from Lacon or Al Fresco park. Numerous local visits and travels noted across Lostant and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
J. E. Taylor
Peoria
Herman Cunningham
Bessie Raley
Etta Cassell
Lydia Tures
Louie Monnett
Tiskilwa
Lacon
al Fresco Park
Sittlers Visit Emden and Local Residents
A compilation of neighborhood visits and movements includes Rev and Mrs C A Sittler traveling to Emden to visit former parishioners, Janet Mecllwraith visiting from Traer IA, Retta Henkins returning from Fairbury, Mrs Rachel Hunter at daughter’s in Tiskilwa, Mrs C M Stevens with three children in Kewanee, Mr White of Rock Island at Dr Stipp’s, and many others. The group also notes the We Girls suspend meetings until September and Granville’s Indians defeat Granville 2 to 1. Judge Mills plans to reside in Granville on Hopkins Avenue, and Supt Fay attended church without his coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Sittler
Emden
Janet Mecllwraith
Rock Island
Stipp
Myrtle Stickel
Chicago
Elsie Carroll
Roscoe Ball
Eureka
Joseph Hunter
Geneseo
Adam Henkins
Walter Winship
Indians
Granville
J. B. Bush
Hennepin
Henry C. Mills
Supt. Fay
Toluca Star Notes Community Life and Local Updates
The Toluca Star reports on social norms and attire debates as Will Ryan and son load a threshing machine in town. It covers a Toluca 11 to 3 win over Streator Eagles, a Sisters' school performance, and Ralph Ball's heat illness. Also notes sidewalk ordinances, a diploma for Florence Breen, artesian well repairs, and Rev. Morgan leaving the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Will Ryan
Henry
Streator Eagles
Toluen
Ralph Ball
Jonas
Nouth
Theworth
Florence Breen
Jerry Breen
Center School
Perry
Morgan
The
Christian Church
Conserving Farm Lands and Public Interest
James J. Hill spoke at the Washington governors conference urging broader awareness of soil and land conservation. The piece notes rising interest, warnings in farm publications, and the shift from heedlessness to self interest as both renters and landowners recognize the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Washington
Hill
Landlords to Select Operators as Stage Reaches Harmony
The article argues that when movement spreads nationwide landlords will choose capable managers while resistant tenants must adapt to new ideas. It stresses landlord tenant agreement on crop rotation soil care and weed control as essential for land conservation and notes science guiding seed selection and conservation. It also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation biliousness and malaria with a 25 cent price at A J Ironmonger’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Harrisville
N. Y
A. J. Ironmonger's
Public Good and Independent Press Vanguard
The Chicago Record-Herald is praised as a powerful independent daily that shapes public affairs with fearless fair reporting. It champions the public welfare, delivers complete impartial political coverage, and seeks to inform readers without favor toward any interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago Record-Herald
Leactuve
Chicago Daily
Record-Herald
Rev I W Williams Testifies on Foley's Kidney Remedy
Huntington West Virginia resident Rev I W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and that the product does all that is claimed by its advertisers. A J Ironmonger signs the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Williams
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
A. J
The Song of the Printer Poem Excerpt 1847
An 1847 poem celebrates the printer at his case as words form on the stick. The verse contrasts slow steady typing with powerful words that travel the world and challenge tyranny, oppressors, and armies. It hints that letters, though leaden, carry fire and might to spark righteous change.
Printing presses and power of the press in verse
A poem exalts the printing press as a world moving force, comparing it to rulers and time. It asserts the press’s enduring power over monarchs, then abruptly shifts to an advertisement for Foley's Kidney Remedy by A. J. Ironmonger, noting a Peoria music store and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joley
Foley
A. J
Bob Onward Bright Bay Trotting Stallion Prospect
Bob Onward is a bright bay trotting horse foaled 1899, standing sixteen hands one inch high and weighing twelve hundred pounds. Sired by Hanson and from Becca G dam line, with extensive ancestral references to Onward and notable runners, the horse is described as gaited with speed and will stand for the 1908 season at multiple local barns with scheduled sale barns and insured pricing. Terms: $15 to insure a colt to stand and suck, with immediate due if any parting or out-of-neighborhood sale occurs. Grant Glover is owner and Carl Phillips groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Combination
Combine
Hettle Brasfield
Happy Heir
Nellie Grove
Nell
Ned Forrest
Edwin Forrest
Becca G
Overdon
Onward
Onward Silver
Benzetta
Dream
Administrator
Catchfly
Taglion
Abdallah
Goldsmith I Maid
Ava
Eva
Jot
Godvin
Egmont
Langtree Grant
Grant
Shiloh
Julia Logan
Lorgan
Nelly Paul
Black John
Hoe
Salebarn
McNabb
Mary Quintance
Lostant
Phillips
Magnolia
Wesley Allen
Stinger
Varna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern Illinoia Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
You
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Robert G. Dakin
M. D
Midhue
J. H. Massie
Griffith’s Laundry
J. M. Downey
R. F. Downey
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirurogical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
W. H. Weathers, M. D
A. R. Kreger
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
R. A. Ward
Henry Republican
John C. Kidd
Quaker Lane
John Appel
Lucile Schoenneshoefer
Queenie Henning
Tonica
Stephen Appel
Garnville Echo
J. T. Tinsley
LaHor’s
Eglantine Granger
Big Four
Peach Old
Honesty Black Bear
N. Tinsley
American Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
Peoriia
Jansen & Jootsen
Adams Streeet
Grant Glover
Carl Phillips
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