Burdsall notes in LaconJuly 7 1887 town items
The Lacon vicinity reports are wide ranging. Grey Eagle brings beer for Bonany celebrations while Washburn plans to replace burned depots with eight brick buildings. Weather brings showers. alumni event at Lacon High School. J Q Hall and wife invest in Peoria boom real estate valued at 8100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonany
Washburn
Lacon High School
Peoria
Mia E
Gale
Woman's Relief Corps
Banta Fe
Chillicotte
Devor
Great Crow Creek
Santa Fe
Chratagmie
Addie Martin
Eeheal Bat
Chienue
Temperance People
Town Board Ia
Bill O'Leary
Marshall County Searchers Institute Nown
Lacon
Marshall County Sunday School Association
Wenona
Henry Road
Westbrook
Fred Wier
Wier
Temperance ‘Hall
P.O. Stire
J. 8
Thompson
Stewart Grand Concert Co
Bath
Serbouy
Jim Haney
Canton
Local Messages and Miscellany From Sparland Area
Local notes report deaths and visits in Sparland area including Mrs Gates dying Saturday at her daughter’s home on Yankee Street, Mrs Zimmerman visiting Washington, and Richard Charlie and Melvin from Toulon stopping by to fish. William O'Leary resigns from Sparland town board with election on the 18th. A Saratoga visitor disrupted a buggy and wheel repair followed by humorous hillside navigation. Rains refresh vegetation. school street walk may move. Frank Martin to move into Presbyterian parsonage. various residents travel to Peoria Bureau County La Salle Watsoka Chillicothe and Chicago for visits and errands.
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Gates
Mra Montanz
Yankee
Sparland
Zimmerman
Washington
Richard
Charlie
Melvin Friendly
Toulon
William O'Leary
vReAney
Saratoga
Bea
School Street
Gimmerman’s
Grandfather Olds
Mary Siebold
Peoria
Frank Martin
Presbyterian Parsonage
A. Burnham
Bureau County
Mamie
John van Antwerp
la Salle
Whitefield 1887 assessment and center festival results
Assessor Burt lists Whitefield 1887 totals: real estate 314114, personal 54880, all property 808494. Livestock and items include horses 744 mules 18 cattle 1749 ho 1805 sheep 240 wagons 260 clocks 160 sewing machines 98 pianos 2 organs 29 agricultural implements 246 credits 6110 household goods 2036 grain 2298 bushels. Whitefield Center festival last Tuesday night successful with energy from committees. receipts 62.08 expenses 15.03 net profit 47.
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Burt
Whitefield Center
Boarding School Closures and Local Industry Notes
Schools shut due to severe asthma episode and Miss Blackburn closes early after a successful term with doubled attendance. Tribel & Sons erect a granite monument for John Monier, while Jim Keenan buys a steam corn shelter to grind nubbin stock and plans lectures on beer effects. True & Doyle add a shelter to their steam rig amid town talk.
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Blackburn
Tribel & Sons
John Monier
Jim Keenan
True & Doyle
Bitefield
Saratoga
Sucken
Granville Singing Convention and Local News Digest
The Granville singing convention drew a large audience with Prof Case praised as conductor. Local industry shifts include the Granville tile works closing. Mr Childs continues at the old meat market stand after a partnership dissolution with Mr Simington. Gas well excitement and shopfront painting mark a busy week. Mrs Garr returns to Indiana with her daughter. Anna Spear Merriott seen downtown. residents pursue 4th of July plans and various comings and goings.
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Granville
Leslie Danley
Dakota
Childs & Simington
Childs
Henning
J M Durley
R R Bentley
John
Sample
Anna Spear Merriott
Michael Dore
Notra Daine
Revi
Local Happenings and Illness in Creek Area
Several rains refresh plant life in the Creek area. Two daughters of Amanda Mills and Mrs Jos Merifue suffer malarial fever. Quaker Lane residents traveled to Hennepin for the national holiday on the 4th. Avid Wilson of Evans and Thomas A Woodnut of Chicago visited on Sunday. John Wilson unveiled a new road cart.
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Amanda Mills
Jos Merifue
Quaker Lane
Hennepin
Avid Wilson
Evans
Thomas Avoodnut
Chicago
John Wilson
Magnolia Grange to Host Fall Fair and Kitchen Addition
Magnolia Grange members vote to hold a fall fair again and build a kitchen behind the hall. The hall has been recently papered. Notices cover local farming, weddings, illnesses, and small community happenings in Crazy Spring and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo
J B Price
Sydney A. John
Whiteside County
Mr. Wilson
Magnolia Grange
Bucklaw Arnica Salve Promises Cures and Refund
Bucklaw's Arnica Salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores fetter chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold at Dr Powell's drug store. A newspaper item can turn a reader into a borrower rather than a subscriber.
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Bucklaw’s
Dr Powell's
Grey Eagle Tied Up At Henry In City Celebration
The Grey Eagle was tied up at Henry on the 4th as its crew celebrated in the city with a test of manhood event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Calaboose Fire and Jail Row Sparks Official Defense
The article defends City Marshal Bush and Night Watchman Stevens amid accusations after the Calaboose jail fire. It asserts Bush released prisoners during the blaze to save them, not from blame but due to internal turbulence, while praising their long service and denying any officer fault. Metorologist E. J. Coues of Humphrey notes fresta around July 20 with cooler weather through July 25.
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Calaboose
Bush
Marshal Bush
Stevens
Hanna
Fech
Temperance Jubilee and Camp Meet at Princeton Fair Grounds
A temperance jubilee and camp meeting will be held at the Princeton fair grounds July 13 14 and 15 led by St John and Bennett of Kansas Bain of Kentucky Mead and Hopkins of New York with the Silver Lake quartet singing Camping privileges are free and details may be obtained from J N Metler Princeton.
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Fair Grounds
Princeton
St John and Bennett
Kansas
Bain
Kentucky
Mead and Hopkins
New York
Silver Lake Quartette
Glycerine Salve Promised as Quick Cure for Sores
An advertisement extols Griggs Glycerine Salve as a sure safe and speedy remedy for cuts bruises burns and wounds and claims it can cure piles tetter and skin eruptions. It promises satisfaction or money back and lists Dr Powell as seller.
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Griggs
Powell
Chicago Mail under James J West & Co management
The Chicago Mail transitions to new leadership James J West & Co replacing Holton Snowden Company retiring. The new owners bring capital and journalistic experience, promising to maintain the paper as a first class Chicago daily with continued value and readership appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Mail
James J West & Co
Holton-Snowden Company
Spavin Liniment Ad Offers Horse Remedy
English Spavin Liniment removes hard or soft lumps and blemishes from horses. It targets blood spavin splints sweeney ringbone stifles sprains and swellings. Save $50 by using one bottle. Warranted. Sold by J E B Powell druggists Henry I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB
FA Powell
Dmiggists
Henry
Harper periodicals herald modern literature and progress
The text praises Harper's periodicals as the best in American literature and notes the family lags behind current questions and literature, urging awareness of contemporary era and intellectual progress.
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Harper's
Times
The Song Friend for July Offers Varied Music Selections
The July issue features a diverse musical array and a notable piece about a fable counselor aged in music. Publisher based in Chicago presents the varied intelligence and selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mail route contract renewed for four years
The Bradford to Milo mail route has been let to O. C. Merritt for another four years. W B Taylor is again visiting after spending the winter in Michigan and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Milo
O. C. Merritt
W B.taylor
Michigan
Governor Ross Calls For Action On Train Robbers
Governor Ross of Texas issues a proclamatory appeal to exterminate train robbers and offers liberal rewards for convictions. Bank examiners report Cincinnati Fidelity concerns, but the general assessment is that banks remain sound in Chicago and elsewhere.
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Ross
Texas
Cincinnati Fidelity
Chicago
Panama canal push backed by France for more funds
The Panama canal project seeks 200 million francs more from France as Europe remains invested, making a continuation likely. Officials anticipate approval given remaining hope and ongoing commitments.
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Panama Canal
France
Europe
Comptroller Trenholm Announces Abundant Money in Nation
Tax Comptroller of the Currency Mr. Trenholm declares there is plenty of money loose in the country and sees no reason to expect stringency for some time.
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Trenholm
Bank Directors Held Liable for Officials Actions
The law holds bank directors responsible for acts by bank officials under their control. Directors must ensure legality or face criminal negligence. The warning applies beyond Cincinnati as an investigation looms for possible future crash.
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United States
Cincinnati
Cinnamon bun bakers protest over chrome yellow use
PormapEnporma bakers color their buns with chrome yellow instead of eggs to achieve a yellow tint. They protest arrest on health grounds claiming patrons are poisoned. Several child deaths and many lead poisoning cases are linked to consuming the buns.
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PormapEnporma Barkers
Beiogs
Board of Health
Financial troubles shadow Hawaiian Kingdom during Queen's English loan mission
Reports describe the Sandwich Islands facing severe financial instability driven by a sought loan during the Queen's visit to England. Rumors circulate that a mortgage could hand control of the islands to the lender, signaling a potential shift in sovereignty.
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Hawaiian Kingdom
The
Sandwich Islands
England
Aztec Mummies Found in Gila River Area Cave
A number of Aztec mummies were discovered in a walled and cemented cave on the Gila river banks in Arizona. They are wrapped in cloth and well preserved and were transported to San Francisco. Their age and identity are believed to reflect ancient inhabitants of Mexico and Central America.
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Gila River
Arizona
Siera Madre Mountains
San Francisco
Mexico
Central America
Banking crisis warns directors of U S national banks
The Fidelity National Bank failure and officers’ arrest serve as a lesson to bank officers nationwide. There are about 8 000 national banks with over 500 million in capital governed by the national bank law intended to secure safe banking and public protection. Panama Canal prospects appear grim per engineer M Boulanger who says only one fifth of work is done and doubts of completion remain while costs soar to possibly 600 000 000 80 000 000.
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Bunday
Lacon
Streator
Jim
Christ
Justice Court
Young Nye
Fay
John Hutching & Co
Fidelity National Bank
Witiomal Banks
United States
National Bank Law
Panama Canal
M. Boulanger
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