Percheron Stallion Licensed for Illinois Service 1911
Blood bay stallion foaled May 23, 1908, weight 1800, registered No 68410 in Percheron Stud Book of America. Dr E W Hanson of McNabb examined and certified free from contagious or transmissible diseases. License expires June 6, 1912. Located at home barn near Magnolia Illinois. Terms 12 50 to insure a living. Charles Wierman owner. Also real estate ads for Minnesota prairie lands and central Iowa farms with weekly Tuesday specials.
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Percheron Stud Book of America
E. W. Hanson
McNabb
Illinois
J. K. Dickinson
Sec
Magnolia
Ill
Charles Wierman
Magnolia Sunday School Attendance Totals Report
Magnolia reports Sunday attendance across river schools with Hes over the term. Magnolia 58 in attendance last Sunday Varna 54 Lostant 48 Hope 24. Aggregate attendance since October 1 shows Magnolia 158 Varna 291 Lostant 2436 Hope 1103.
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Over the River
Magnolia
Varna
Lostant
Hope
Community Notes From Quaker Lane And Nearby
Local residents and visitors frequent the area, with Henry hosting premium list printing for the Magnolia Grange fair. Among those noted are Pauline Shinn from Fairbury visiting grandparents M. A. and Mrs. Wilson, and Edna Wilson with Enida Griffith visiting Leland Griffith in Woodhull. The Judd reunion at Wenona drew Mrs. T. J. Smith and Henry for a day. Amanda Mills is ill at home. Harry Carruthers of Toluca, Lynn Broaddus, and State McCoy of Varna were Sunday outings in the area. L. F. Boyle and family near Hennepin attended an ice cream social at the Friends meeting house while CG. N. Tyler of Granville works on a new house.
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Pauline Shinn
Fairbury
M. A. Wilson
Edna Wilson
Enida Griffith
Woodhull
Leland Griffith
T. J. Smith
Henry
Judd
Wenona
Amanda Mills
Harry Carruthers
Toluca
Lynn Broaddus
State McCoy
Varna
L. F. Boyle
Hennepin
Friends Meeting House
Mary W. Smith
CG. N. Tyler
Granville
Fifth of July local notes and visits in Streator area
John Wilsons joined the Streator Chautauqua outing with Mr and Mrs George Benjamin and others visiting W B Mills last week for a reception. Danish celebrations in John Johnsons woods on July 4. Frank Hillabrand attended a reception for Mr and Mrs Clifford Mills. Theodore Smith traded a piano for a Krutzman. Neighborhood picnic at Swaney school grounds with games and fireworks. W B Mills and others dined at Hillabrand home in Tonica. Young folks picnicked at Deer Park and Starved Rock. Coburn players performed Shakespeare for Arthur and Alfred Wilson and their wives in Streator. Harry Wierman and Herbert Wierman visited from Hennepin Friday. Florence and Helen Beck shopped in Granville. A reception for Mr and Mrs Clifford Mills at the groom’s parents’ home hosted about 75 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilsons
Krutzman
Swaney School
W. B. Mills
Jeff Moore
Clifford Mills
Frank Hillabrand
Tonica
Deer Park
Starved Rock
Arthur
Alfred Wilson
Streator
Coburn
Harry Wierman
Herbert Wierman
Hennnepin
Florence
Helen Beck
Granville
Escaped With His Life
H B Martin of Port Harrelson recounts nearly dying from consumption and a severe cough. After failing with a Georgetown doctor for a year he was cured by Dr King’s New Discovery, a throat and lung remedy advertised as guaranteed. Trial bottles free at local drug stores.
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H. B. Martin
Port Harrelson
8. C
Georgetown
D. C
A. J. Ironmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Local Social Roundup Flows With Visits and News
Miss Armstrong of Normal visits Miss Raney. A H Griffin improves his residence with paint. Mrs Marsh and two children visit sister Mrs T Kelso in Oglesby. Zoma Spring attends Epworth League in Dwight. Lestant High alumni elect officers Anna Toemmes president Marjorie Bangs VP Mary Toemmes secretary Ora Curtis treasurer. Saeta Vita club picnic at Deer Park. George Rafferty plans alfalfa crop in Colorado. John Manley returns from Jacksonville to John Skeets’ for summer. Funeral in La Salle for John Burgen attended by Walgenbach family. Peter Stillwell and daughter Mrs Sweet visit. Lucile Schoenneshoefer earns teaching certificate. parents attend Bloomington commencement. Worling family guests of Walgenbach. Schmitz of Peru visits. Beardsley returns from Danville with niece Miss Swift. Dr Schoenneshoefer attends Will and Grundy med society meeting in Wilmington with colleagues Weis and Whitman. Merritt family guests in Hoopeston auto trip. Ruth, Guy, Myrtle Patterson visiting. J A Whitney and bride return from auto trip to multiple cities. weather delays at Mineral. Reception planned Thursday. Zona and Edgar McShane visit Granville. Mrs Divera and daughter go to Princeton. H C Vollmer back from Chicago. Orville Brock family visit Freeport. Louise Merritt home from Evanston for vacation. Eva Hoschell of Peru visits Addie McShane. S H Bond and wife of Pontiac visit Matt Neising. Mrs Jennie Spencer of Ottawa drops by.
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Clara Henning
Anna Toemmes
Marjorie Bangs
Mary Toemmes
Ora Curtis
Lucile Schoenneshoefer
Bessie Golden
Saeta Vita Club
Deer Park
George Rafferty
Colorado
John Manley
Jacksonville
John Skeets
Henry Walgenbach
John Burgen
la Salle
Peter Stillwell
Sweet
Chenoa
Mason
Davenport
Bloomington
Frank Worling
Robert Schmitz
Peru
Beardsley
Danville
Lostant
Miss Swift
Schoenneshoefer
Will and Grundy County Medical Associations
Wilmington
Weis
Ottawa
Whitman
Morris
I. . Merritt
National Bank
Hoopeston
Ruth
Guy
Zona
Edgar McShane
Granville
Addie McShane
S. H. Bond
Pontiac
Matt Neising
Visiting kin and community notes in Lostant area
Social visits report Mrs G C Spring and Mrs Bert Beach guests in Lostant, C O Dean visiting monument work from Nelson, A E White and Pauline Ogden guests of Mrs John M Davenspike, George Patterson from Coal Camp Mo visiting Lostant friends, George Hartenbower from Bloomington visiting Mort Stillwell, Lucile Kelso's 10th birthday party with cake and ice cream. Local ad touts Electric Bitters as disease germ destroyer.
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G. C. Spring
C. O. Dean
Nelson
Bert Beach
Deer Grove
C. J. Beach
A. E. White
Pauline
Ogden
John M. Davenspike
George Patterson
Coal Camp
George Hartenbower
Bloomington
Mort Stillwell
Lucile Kelso
Lucile
Farmers Visit Swaney School for Consolidation Insights
A Walnut delegation of five touring cars visited the Joan Swaney Consolidated school in Putnam county last Friday. The group, including ex-County Superintendent Hunt, toured the building with Swaney board members W. B. Mills and John Wilson. They examined the plant and records for about two hours, gathering pointers on consolidating rural districts near Walnut Bureau and Lee counties, then continued north toward Granville.
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Walnut
Putnam County
Joan Swaney Consolidated
Bureau
Lee Counties
Granville
Hunt and
Hawthorn
John Swaney
Mr. Hunt
Franklin
Swaney
Spring Valley
Honest Medicines Versus Lakes and Taft's Amendment
Reader letters defend Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and Foley Kidney Pills as standard, physician-recognized remedies. A. J. Ironmonger argues Taft's Pure Food and Drugs law amendment omits these trusted medicines, noting their long-standing reputation for treating coughs, throat and chest ailments, and kidney issues.
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Taft
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Chillicothe Reader
Local reader N Windaugh of Chillicothe Illinois advocates Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. He reports three years of use in his home with consistent relief and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers priced 65 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's. Read The Republican.
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Henry
Bright
Chillicothe
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo N. C
United States
No faction in any city declares ideals for progress
A long excerpted item discusses reform sentiments and civic unity, noting Postmaster Hitchcock's postal indemnity change to 25 dollars for most registered mail starting July 1, and referencing diverse topics from a 2000 pound steer to Kansas banking reforms, farm naming laws, salt discoveries in Lincoln county, stockholder exams, a bribery tale, school funding, a Atlantic City death, wheat prospects in Canada, King George's coronation beggar scenes, and a looming 10 hour law for women.
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Hitchcock
George Chamberlain
Stark County
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Lincoln County
State Bank Examiner of
Charles White
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
William Prentiss
Macomb
White
Michigan
Prentiss
State University
Normal
Carbondale Normal
Charleston Normal
DeKalb Normal
Macomb Normal
Atlantic City
Canada
Dominion
George
State Board of Administration
Illinois Rail Conductor Law Extends Sheriff's Duties
Illinois rail conductors will enforce the new law from July 1, arresting violators on trains and turning offenders over to county authorities where the stop occurs. Placards warn against drinking on passenger cars and at stations, with the buffet car exempt. The Milford Herald notes Eugene L Hote’s editorial humor and laments about credit systems. The assembly funded farmers institutes, fairs, and agricultural groups, plus building and equipment projects, totaling millions for state agriculture and education. New bills include roads supervision, a one mill tax for the state university, and support for fairs and livestock associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Eugene L’hote
Milford Herald
Feller
General Assembly
Bee Keepers’ Association
State Board of Agriculture
State Horticultural Society
State Association of Milk Producers
New Buildings
Dairymen’s Association
Farmers’ Institute
Illinois Poultry Association
Illinois Live Stock Breeders Association
Parson's Poem Praises Dr. King's New Life Pills
A Poem by Rev. H. Stubenyoil of Allison Ta extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health necessity. The author urges households to keep them on hand and claims they help when other remedies fail. Available for 25 cents at A J Tronmonger's and T J Segraves drug stores.
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A. J. Storenmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Parson
The Wild Duck Vanishing in Illinois
Edward Medbury of Tazewell County warns that wild ducks in Illinois face extermination similar to the passenger pigeon. He urges legislation to ban semi annual slaughter to allow populations to recover, noting many birds are killed on northern migrations and few survive to return.
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Illinois
Edward Medbury
Tazewell County
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Canada
Gauniet
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A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive
Ban Barnes' University
Medico, Chirurigeal Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
F. Mongeau
W. H. Weathers
Magnolia, Ill
Chicago Veterinary College
L. B. Elliston
M. D
KR. G. Dakin
S. E. Hoge
Griffin's Livery Stable
Truesight Specacle Co
III
Titus
L. Frank Titus
Mannoger
Bayard
Red River Valley
Minnesota
John Hartley
W. L. Flynn
Henry, III
Magnolia Department
Quaker Lane
F. J. Smith
RE. O. Gunn
Magnolia Grange
Peter Jensen
Josiah and
Russell Tomlinson
Lostant Local
Jennie Spencer
Henry National Bank
Jasper, White and
Newton Counties
Indiana
W. P. Caffield
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
Allen B. Smith
M. H. Church
Kewanee, Ill
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