Lacon and Peoria notes in a sultry July issue
A July 1887 wit and weather column reports Geo Wightman in Peoria, travels of John Renshawe and Dr. Gaston, race results, church and school events, a windmill tank scare, and local woes from heat. It covers social visits, travels, horseracing on Henry road, temperance debates at the M E conference, a fire recovery, and civic plans for a park fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.uucom
Geo. Wightman
Peoria
Santa Fe
John Renshawe
U. S. Geological Survey
Z. C. Gaston
St. Joe
M. LeBlond
Louis
B. Edwards
York
Neb
Bro
Allison
Holiness
Missouri
Lacon
Roy Williams
David Owens
T. D Kirk
Wm Shaw
Thad
Lawrence Powers
Baptist Church
WCTU
Frances Antrum
la Rose
Jacksonville
Orton
Mra Chandler
Fifth Street
Alte
Jacob Strawn
Onga
Lacan
Congregational Church
Thed
Wulr
Lacon Instear
Henry Road
Snag
Wyoming
Wyoming Man
Wyoming Beast
Eople
M. E
Buchanan
Lige Curtis
Local notes from Wyoming and area visitors
Purhwasad and Wm Linscott family from Wyoming visited M Parsons. Julius Adkinson and Henry family visitors arrived Monday. Town faces water shortages and stock hardships. H Campbell and Adah plan trip to Majic and nephew Albert Timberlake accompanies. Thomas Vincent fainted from heat while harvesting at William Moniers. recovering. Fred Vincent and son visited Henry. H and F A Barr lease F Siebold’s field for a trotting track near town. QG E Onor.
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S Purhwasad
Wm Linscott
Wyoming
M Parsons
Julius Adkinson
Henry
Atock
H. Campbell
Adah
Majic
Fred Vincent
Henry Tueaday
F. A. Barr
F. Siebold
E. Onor
Races at Peoria and local notices across town
Attendees Elana O P Carroll Kelso and others joined races in Peoria. Local events include sermons at the Christian church by J R Speck and a grange gathering. Mary Anderson and companions were molested returning from Henry. town folk urged to attend the township sabbath gathering at the M E church with program details.
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Whitefield
Harris
George
Grange Society
Mary Anderson
Henry
Henry Bloods
Walnut Grove
Mr Anderson
M. E
Elder Parker
C. M. McCurdy
Georges N. Hayslip
Granglie
Wmelso
Local notes mix humor and misprints amid Magnolia events
A column blends corrections on names and misspellings with village tidbits. It reports a Mag nolia doctor’s critical mink affair, a shooting accident, scarce fruit and potatoes, a Magnolia picnic, a Rev Giwits address, stray turkeys, boat construction at Perdew’s landing, rain-favored farming, and a lantern mishap near Hartsock’s engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
George
Jentenbaugh
Betsey
Pendieton
Magnolia
Sandy
Gustavson
Otto
Illie
Quaker Lane Notes From The Community
Community items from Quaker Lane recall temperance camp at Princeton and a pleasant gathering. Albert Milla joined Sidney John to Whiteside County on Saturday. Mary Tomlinson returns home after teaching in Kansas. Farmers planned threshing this week. Mrs Josephine Holingsworth of Downey Iowa visits her sick mother Mrs Carver Tomlinson. Frank Phillips and Miss Pettis announce a marriage surprise.
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Quaker Lane
Phatt
Princeton
Albert Milla
Sidney John
Whiteside County
Mary Tomlinson
Kansas
Josephine Holingsworth
Downey
Iowa
Carver Tomlinson
Frank Phillips
British Lane
Pettis
Jasamine
Zola Rewrites with Fierce Care in Manuscripts and Plates
The article describes Zola personally managing his writing and revision process. He seals wrappers and addresses brochures, writes manuscripts himself, then corrects printer placards with dense marginal marks. He alters punctuation and diction, condenses sentences, and insists on exacting precision without extra correction fees or intermediaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zola
Paris Journal
Allgemeine Zeitung
The International Lion Furnishing Company Limited Exploits Aristocrats
A spoof notice reports a new firm selling forged nobleline biographies to help Americans locate English aristocrats as husbands. It describes an elaborate London office, detectives, and fake lordly records, listing fictitious or exaggerated barons with lavish estates and scandals to attract buyers, parodying snobbery and social climbing.
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Cial Lion Furnishing Company
Lited
London
Thorouly
Ture
Furnts
Beraupere
Arthur Eevesset
Chiswick
Etons
Pre
Sugbury Club
Ecarte
la Beanswick
Hyde Park
Spislar
Scramore
Albert Henry Arom
Geo Peter Beers
Scrubm Grange
Northumberland
Scrubmore
D Widgeon
van Garden
Rugby
Orie
Colle Oxford
St. Mary's
Grouse-Moora
Belgravia
England
Whitechapel Palace
Blaockfria
Ballerija
Sindaniphsk
Wales
Carrollimes
Bridget Mulcahy
Maginné-on-the-Shannon
St. Itee
Paris
Ascot Heath
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Hong Republican
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Blanchie Kelso
Malona
J. H. Scott
Wm Hawthorn
Granville
Nettie Sparling
Grange
Parker's Grove
Pat McCormie
Harry
Clear Creek
John Williams
C. A. Norris
Misa Naoma
Willie
Ian Ransom
Hutchins
Lincoln Offer
Schick Schick
Joseph Schick
Henry, Ill
H. S. Harris & CO
John Tomasson
Brucklen
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Dr Powell's Drug
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