Magnolia community notices and Fourth of July plans
Magnolia residents engage in visits and social events across nearby towns. A Fourth of July celebration is planned with address by Rev. Lackland, noon basket dinner, games, band, and fireworks.
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1914
Page
14
Magnolia residents engage in visits and social events across nearby towns. A Fourth of July celebration is planned with address by Rev. Lackland, noon basket dinner, games, band, and fireworks.
McNabb community residents and relatives are seen visiting and traveling. Alice Sylvester returned home after school while neighbors visit family, and guests include Ethel and Grace Kerns at Frank Smith's. Jasper Johnson took a Chicago trip for a new auto. George Kohler and Véra Kays are linked to store activities.
Elsie Dissinger was at home last Sunday as a new switch board was reported installed at the central facility.
Mrs Henry Hamill formerly Birdie Bush, born February 9 1875 near Mt Palatine, died June 21 1914 at age 39 4 12. She leaves husband James B Bush Rn three children and many kin. Funeral at Hennepin M B church with Rev Henry Brink, interment Riverside cemetery.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to cure biliousness and indigestion. It touts a 25 cent bottle, promises gentle relief, and endorsements by A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves.
Numerous residents visit relatives and friends in nearby towns while others attend funerals and social events. The list includes Mrs Lash in Henry hosting Mrs Quaintance and sister, J H Gaisford entertaining his parents, Hazel Boshell visiting from Chicago, and many others visiting La Salle, West Baden, and Ottawa. A car accident injures none, and local families share news of travels, losses, and school milestones.
Walter Grant and granddaughter Charlotte Vollmer traveled to North Judson Indiana to visit Mrs Turner Grant's daughter. He aims to spend the Fourth with his sons in Minnesota after returning from Illinois. Local open air Schoenneshoefer band concerts draw crowds each Thursday evening.
A customer Johnny Guin of Whatley Alabama praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a rain exposure during measles left him in severe stomach and bowel distress. He credits the remedy with saving his life and restoring health. For sale by all dealers.
Mrs. James Ransom and family visit in Milo while many locals host relatives from Henry Sparland Keewanee Wenona and Ottawa. A government seed purchase criticism and Panama treaty debate color the page with graft concerns and civic remarks. The column also notes gatherings at Peoria Princeton Glen Oak Park and Henry with clergy visits.
The Field Museum tests public school cooperation by installing traveling exhibits at Burnside Vacation School. Students care for two white rats amid natural history displays, while news of rat births and losses sparks classroom discussions. Plans call for rotating exhibits to Chicago schools, with aims to engage parents and communities beyond Jackson Park.
The article outlines the November 3, 1914 general election and a September 9 primary with filing and registration deadlines. It notes Minonk Woodford County went dry in spring, a suit by wets to overturn a verdict, and Judge Fort’s decision favoring the wets, prompting potential reopening of ten saloons.
A 1914 editorial urges calm over anger in domestic life noting how irritable spouses ruin homes. It contrasts old advice with the idea of starving the brute, warns against harsh temper, and closes with school law notes and Panama Canal toll repeal coverage.
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