Putnam county teachers exam July dates set at Hennepin
The Putnam county teachers examination will be held at the court house in Hennepin on July 12 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily. Several local families and individuals are noted visiting relatives and attending celebrations. Notables include W. G. Griffith and sons observing the Fourth in Henry and many residents traveling to Granville and Streator for picnics and Chautauqua events.
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Putnam County
Court House
Hennepin
J.W Otto
Magnolia
Ed Studguin
Gertrude Fairchild
F. B. Smith
W. G. Griffith and Sons
Henry
James Jerrow
Granville
Max Whitney
Varna
Lane
Herbert Beck
Montana
Alex Carruthers
Toluca
J. N.wilson
Dawson Glenn
Ocean Grove trip for Friends' general conference
Saturday reports Mrs. Griffith and Cordela plan travel to Ocean Grove New Jersey for the Friends' general conference. Sue Wierman returns from a year teaching in Oregon for a summer visit and will go back in fall. Also notes a horse collision near W G Griffith's bridge and a reminder of Dr King’s New Discovery for lung ailments with local store details.
Local social notes and events in Streator area
The column lists numerous community happenings including visits among the McNabb and Kerns families in Streator, Frank Pearce moving into a new house, and Miss Ida Schultz winning a popularity vote. It notes auto purchases, visitors from Granville and Odell, care for an ailing father, and a cantata with proceeds of 20.75. The Ottawa driving park amphitheater burned, destroying the structure plus an ongoing matinee race, with losses around 6000.
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F. EB. Kerns
J. A. McNabb
la Salle
MT. Palatine
John Naumann
Emma Matern
Iowa
John Kornemann
Henry Huth
West
Strawn
Tehnger
J. B. Stansell
Darlene Powell
Bloomington College of Music
Selma Grosshans
Streator
Anna Zellmer
Baker
Leonore
P. W. Zimmerman
Ottawa
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Henry Woman
A Henry Illinois reader Mrs H Bidwell reports kidney related backache relief from Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Segraves Drug Store. She endorses the remedy and urges others to use Doan's, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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Dean
Henry
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Local social notices span dances births and weddings
Lostant residents host visitors from Tampico Bloomington and Denver attendances mark family ties. A June 26 first communion at St John s Church details a busy social week with travelers to Bailey Falls Deer Park and Starved Rock. The Flahaven Harrington wedding at St Mary s and related family ties close the item.
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Lostant
Buren
Tampico
Gould
George King
Bloomington
St. John’s Church
Jessie
Nora Robson
Clara Henning
Starved Rock
Elsie Kregor
Myrtle Groat
Ruby Kregor
Lestant Dramatic Club
Bailey Falls
Deer Park
Erleen Eberly
LaMoille
Carbon
Julius Seedy
Denver
Col
M. L. Shields
H. S. Corwin
Daily News-Herald
Penu
Emma Phillips
Matt Neifing
Streaton
Vera Phillips
Ora Curtis
BE. S
Chenoa
Country Teachers’ Association of Illinois
Normal University
Normal
W. A. Barr
Amelia Utech
Leonore
Blackwell, Oka
Streator
Chicago
G. L. Merritt
Rossville
Murry Merritt
Hoopeston
George Merritt
the Rock
Park
Ottawa
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for quick healing
A local notice extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as earth’s greatest healer for injuries burns and sores with a 25 cent price at T J Segraves and A J Tronn monger drug stores. The Record notes its aging 44 years and includes multiple local notices of residents moving relocating and community repairs and events.
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T. J. Segraves
A. J. Tronmonger
Foley Kidney Pills Cited By Evansville Man as Cure
A letter from H. M. Winkler of Evansville Indiana claims Foley Kidney Pills cured a severe kidney illness. He describes back pain dizziness and weakness before using the pills and states he now feels strong and renewed. The letter ends with a testimonial from A. J. Ironmonger.
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Foley
H. M. Winkler
Evansville
Ind
A. J
Red Headed Elk Promised Auto Man in Magnolia
A Magnolia woman, a red headed Elk member, may travel to Streator to claim the man she was promised with a brick top auto. Tickets are selling for the automobile, and the executive committee is expected to fulfill the pledge. She has corresponded with Bobbie Schurman about the plan though the promised color change has not yet succeeded.
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Miss
Magnolia
Elks’ Lodge
Bobbie” Schurman
Wenona Social Highlights and Local Events
Wenona index reports a pleasant social at Mrs. J. H. Taggart's home with Ruth Hemenway of Bloomington reading selections The event included ice cream and cake A birthday surprise for Mrs Margaret Wilson celebrated by neighbors and friends In Venona an Eastern Star lodge formed with 26 members initiated by Rutland lodge and a gathering of about 25 members and visiting D John Forbes. new officers listed including Worthy Matron Mrs G W Kreider and Worthy Patron T D Judd.
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Wenona Index
J. H. Taggart
J. c. Steen
J. F. Hoge
Ruth Hemenway
Bloomington
Puffer
Margaret Wilson
S. T. Wilson
Order of Eastern Star
Venona
Rutland Lodge
D. John Forbes
Peoria
New Lodge
G. W. Kreider
T. D. Judd
Mary Scott
Viola Gants
Daisy Coppin
Toluca ad raises shave price to 15 cents starting Friday
Toluca Herald notes shaves including neck shave will cost 15 cents from Friday July 1. The piece also quotes civic rhetoric about cliques and public voice, then reports the marriage of John McNish and Miss Josephine Ryan at the Catholic parsonage with Fr. O'Dwyer officiating. Catherine Young is bridesmaid and Charles Robinson best man. The couple, from Toluca and Kansas, plan a weeklong honeymoon to Joliet and Chicago before returning to Toluca.
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Toluca
United Action
John McNish
Josephine Ryan
Fr. O'Dwyer
Venona
Catherine Young
Aurora
Charles Robinson
Alderman Ryan
Kansas
Toluca Coal Co
Joliet
Chicago
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