Magnolia Fourth Of July Social Attracts Crowd
Magnolia tale recalls Fourth celebration drawing people from Quaker Lane and nearby towns. Local reports note Mrs. R V Spencer hosting a Victrola party and wedding news of Mae Cee to Chester Walborn, with Granville ties and a home purchase by the couple in Granville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wierman
Edgerton
Lacon
Atterbury
Our Town
Varna
Ollie Roberts
Katherine
Keith Smith
Hans
Jeannette Balderston
Lestant
Alice Barber
Col
A. P. Child
Howard
Colby
Granville
Mongeau
Toluca
Hallie Jones
Howard Lambourne
Ralph Hecht
Streator
Myrtle Newton
Atlanta
Washburn
Leta Ward
Fred Glover
Lucian Glover
C .B. Griffin
Daisy Griffin
Adelbert Phillips
Artemus Stillwell
Tanta
Magnolia
Quaker Lane
H. B. Jewell
Prophetstown
Jewell
Iowa
R.v. Spencer
McNabb W. C.T. U
Ladies’ Aid
James Parrett
Venona
Emma
Mary Whitney
Lostant
Joseph Boyle
Swaney
Mae Cee
Chester Walborn
Westcott
Thursday Afternoon Club Meets With Delegates In July Session
The Thursday Afternoon club met July 2 with fourteen members answering roll call on favorite quotes. Mrs Lucy Swindler attended a feder ation meeting in Chicago so the life of Benjamin Lundy was replaced by a federation report. Miss Louise Merritt sang. Refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs Florence Ramage Mrs Bronn and Mrs Tryner. R W Spencer arrived with a new Victrola providing a musical finale. Next meeting July 16 with Miss Gertrude Ramsey on Magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iyah Franklin
Benjamin Lundy
Lucy B. Swindler
Chicago
T. A.C
Louise Merritt
Florence Ramage
Bronn
Tryner
R. W. Spencer
Gertrude Ramsey
L. B
Sloan's Liniment Claims Instant Neuralgia Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia and sciatica with claims of instant relief and deep penetration. It cites a Louisville testimonial from J R Swinger and lists uses for rheumatism sore throat chest pains and sprains, plus price points and a house-hold recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
T. Iaegeenlse
A. J
Best Diarrhoea Remedy Ad Claims Cure
Sam F. Gunn of Whatley Alabama credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after a rain exposure caused severe stomach and bowel distress. The advertisement promotes nationwide sale through dealers with easy payment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam F. Gunn
Whatley
Ala
Chamberlain
I. B. Cross
Virginia
Bradford area notes and local visits in Putnam
Frank Nelson of Bradford visits, multiple locals traveling to Hennepin and Dana, birthdays and family gatherings noted. Preacher L. R. Thomas plans services at the Christian church while Rev. Hughes and family visit for fishing at Lake Senachwine. An ad praises Chamberlains Colic remedy and a fashion writer jokes about lingerie waists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Wm. Wheeler
Adam Smith and Everett
Dana
Frank Griffin
Princeton
J. E Wherry
A. B. Conner
Henry
Elmer Downey
Ruth O’brien
Tiskilwa
Hmil
Myrtle Vail
Monmouth
J. Drake
Lake Senachwine
Rev. Hughes
The
Christian Church
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad Endsorsements
A historical advertisement highlights Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for cuts burns wounds and sores with testimonial notes from Mr EH S Lopez Marilla N Y and endorsements by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves. It promotes 25 cents price and benefits such as preventing lockjaw and general healing readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Fifth District Illinois Income Tax Totals Announced
Treasury figures show the Fifth District of Illinois including Peoria under FE D McCabe collected 236 095 24 in income tax for the year. Illinois personal tax totals 2 076 161 11 with Chicago district leading among states. In Illinois the Fifth District contributed 48 856 78 in individual tax and 187 289 51 in corporation excise tax. New York and Pennsylvania outpaced Illinois in combined taxes with New York topping national totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Illinois
Chicago
United States
New York
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
National Treasury
Nourishing Scott's Emulsion Promises Health Boost
Warns against hidden aches and silent suffering. Recommends Scott's Emulsion as pure nourishment to rebuild blood and nerves, avoiding medicines with alcohol or drugs. Advocates shunning substitutes for a healthier, drug free regimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Nomen Women Praise Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Across America
A national set of women from coast to coast credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with health restoration. Mrs W Stern Hanson of Independence Oregon recounts nervous prostration and heart palpitations improved by the remedy and Sanative Wash after four doctors failed to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Binkham
W. Stern Hanson
Independence
Oregon
Atlantic Coast
Hopepon
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia EK
Hayward Sowers
Hodgdon
Maine
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
The Way We Live in a Nation of Imported Goods
A reflective piece notes that everyday American life relies on products from many states. It lists items from socks to chairs and stove made across New York, Boston, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Vermont, Michigan, and more, illustrating a highly interconnected national economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
New York
Boston
Ohio
Connecticut
Missouri
Chicago
St. Louis
Rhode Island
Vermont
Indiana
North
Kansas
St Louis
Michigan
Louisiana
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Two Kinds of Lawn Hose and a Simple Farm Life
A quirky vignette describes a farmer reading a Massachusetts printed Bible, offering a Jerusalem prayer, and sleeping under imported covers. His two hours of wakefulness come from the cats’ yowls, the only home product he owns. The piece ends with a humorous jab about lawn hoses, rubber and the racy alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Jerusalem
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. C. Willett
Whitefield
Ill
McKillip Veterinary College of Chicago
Bayne
R. M. Barnes
J. H. Magoon
Barnes & Magoon
Attorneys-At-Law
Lacon, Ill
First National Bank
C. R. Jones
J. L. Jones
W. W. Dewey & Sons
New City
Hn Hartley, Jr
J. A. Swem
Henry, Ill
C. Hisse Smith
Main Street
BE. A. Hall
Edward Street
Co. D. Maulfair, M. D
Fred W. Potter
Henry Beb. Jacobs
H. W. Adams
W. ©. Moon
Thompson Farm Loans
H.C. Swift
Osteopath
Wunder Homestead
South Third Street
Base
Clafl
Sporting Goods
Gansmith
Connection
G. N. Portman
Adams Street
F. H. Edminster
McNabb, Il
Magnolia Department
Dr. Dakin
Frank Funk
Celia Spencer
Lera Skelton
Abingdon
Wena
A. W. Merritt
Naomi Wooley
Wilmington
Zoma McShane
Joe Varley
Taylorville
Bessie Golden
H. Siemers
Tonica
Foster
C. BE
Gould
Reddick
Will Wierman
Charles
Colorado Springs
Henry Seusel
Harman
W. C. Patterson
Hennepin
J. A. Whitney
Roy Winner
Barry
Leatha Mitts
Carrie Schoenneshoefer
Wm. Petersen
Waugh
John
Eva Merri
HE. J. Maass
Corn Exchange National Bank of Chicago
B. H. Graves
Wm. Graat
Ed Flanagan
Texas
Lone Star
Robert Kelso
Wm. Shea
Corning
Wm. Downey
Mary Margaret
Decatur
Our Woman's Literary Club
Blanche Cannon
Olive Comisky
Willard
Bush
James Davy
Oliver
Herman Brandes
Germany
Otto
Ida Brandes
Leonore
Emma Mitchell
Portland, Ore
C. A. Whitney
Miss Schmidt
Henry Weber
la Salle Hospital
Wm. Schoenneshoefer
Schoenneshoefer
Albert Pletsch
George J. Borgstade
Magnolia, Ill
Jones’ National School of Auctioneering
Chicago, Ill
W. H. Weathers
Phone McNabb
Hennepin,ll
Henry National Bank
United States Government
Federal Reserve Association
the Bank OF the People
Henry, Illinois
J. Watercott
V. P. Turner
R. Phillips
A. Phillips
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