Magnolia News Roundup and Local Notices
Magnolia reports from the chautauqua in McNabb and visits by Oliver Wilson of Peoria. Perry Dakin adds cement and patent lath for store protection. Harvesting nears end with promising oats. R A Ensign and wife visit, rdging fishing on the river. Ensign belongs to Surface Ensign grain firm. Magnolia White Rocks lose 10 to 0 to La Rose Socks at home. locals urge support for the team. Dancing at the Pavilion each Saturday night 8 30 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
McNabb
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Perry Dakin
R. A. Ensign
Hudson
W. I. Surface
Mr. Ensign
Surface & Ensign
Magnolia White Rocks
la Rose
Visitors and locals enjoy a quiet fishing day in Henry
Charles Shively of Spokane is visiting relatives the Cassells. Town folks mostly fished or berryed today making the town quiet. Mrs. Sarah Cassell and Mrs. Harvey Allen were in Henry last Thursday. Russell and Cleo Chance hosted Henry friends last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Humphrey and daughter Florence from Joliet visit Dr. Watson this week. George Clemens from Kansas visits his sister Mrs. Simon Buck. Albert Daily moved to Beck's area and Dans moved to town where Albert Daily lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shively
Spokane
Wash
Cassells
Sarah Cassell
Harvey Allen
Henry
Russell
Cleo Chance
Fred Humphrey
Florence
Joliet
George Wilson
Chicago
Clement Flitcraft
Oak Park
A. B. Wilson
Frances Willey
Mercis Wright
Elizabeth Massie
Tiskilwa
F. BE. Smith
Hattie Shock
Shock
Charles Bush
Grace Benjamin
Emma Price
Ralph Mills
Decatur
Helen Colehower
Toluca
H. B. Beck
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Chautauqua at McNabb Impresses Attendees
The McNabb chautauqua held from the 21st to the 26th drew good crowds with strong talent, delivering both instruction and entertainment. Oat harvest finished. threshing praised as light this year. Local residents and visitors, including Reeves Shims and Helen Colehower, were seen at sessions and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNabb
Reeves Shims
Forrest
M. A. Wilson
El Paso Politician Hammers Seeks Republican Nomination
Hon. sane B. Hammers and Hon. Isaac B. Hammers of El Paso are named as Republican contenders for representative from the senatorial district. Hammers has long roots in Woodford County, with careers in teaching farming and law and eight years in active legal practice. He served in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth general assemblies and was a delegate to the Roosevelt nomination at the national convention. He graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1883 and is described as a conscientious, hard working representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sane B. Hammers
Isaac, B. Hammers
el Paso
Woodford
Roosevelt
Illinois State Normal University
Local Social Notes and Abridged Civic Reverie
A roundup of visits and entertainments from Blue Island Ottawa Wagoner Lacona and nearby areas shows Mr and Mrs Richard McEvoy hosting relatives Miss Ida Davis and Miss Alice Barber visiting from Los Angeles Dr Stipp and daughter Louise Love attended Ottawa races while Georgia Stipp returned from Michigan. A speaker from Chicago will address M E church and Christian church on Sunday August 2 in support of the Anti Saloon League. An old civic reflection from L M Shaw discusses past public service and envisioning balanced future policy between business and law with a call for national unity and prudent reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McEvoy
Blue Island
Mary Mullen
Ottawa
Richard McEvoy
George Hunter
Wagoner
Okla
Ida Davis
Alice Barber
Los Angeels
Cal
Stipp
Louise Love
Georgia Stipp
Michigan
Wm. Kelso
Nettie Bean
Kewanee
Jeremiah Drake
Jessie Perkins
Iowa
Orrin Winship
Morgan Williams
George Wheeler
Wm. Wheeler
Wm. Murphy
Olive. Downey
Thomas Crawford
Minoak
Josephine Elliston
Near Bureau
Ethel Kildon
Mary
Dennis McEvoy
Chillicothe
The Sargent neck trends through Gibson era decline
The article notes the shift from the Gibson girl to the Sargent neck as the new fashion. It describes how Sargent’s portraits favor long slender necks and regal head carriage, and discusses previous fads like the camel hump the kangaroo walk and the catlike step. It implies social pressure to imitate the new line as a sign of style and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Sargent
Illinois Judges Heard On Ethics Of The Bench
Chief Justice Jesse Holdom warned Illinois judges at the Illinois State Bar association annual meeting to beware affinities and misconduct. He outlined ten commandments for jurists, urging adherence to law, impartiality, moral conduct, and restraint from political ties and frivolous behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Justice Holdom
Illinois
Appellate Court
Opium labeling and drug disclosure in medicines
A discussion on how opium content should be declared on medicine labels. It argues that generic terms like concentrated extract or Dover's powder fail to inform consumers about drug presence. Personal testimony touts Foley's Honey and Tar for lung relief and healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Dov‘er
Water Supply Decreasing At US Geological Meeting
Marshall QO Leighton of the United States Geological Survey warned during the American Waterworks Association gathering in Indianapolis that ground water levels have fallen 15 to 20 feet in the past 25 years and many flowing wells have ceased. He cited waste, surface drainage for cultivation, overdevelopment of underground waters, and deforestation as key causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall QO. Leighton
United States Geological Survey
American Waterworks Association
Indianapolis
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Leighton
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Henry Ili
Mrs. H. Bidwell of Henry Ill reports relief from back pain headaches and urinary distress after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She purchased from J W Niece's drug store and says she is now free of pain and distress. The ad notes 60 cents per bottle and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Subscribe to The Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Henry
J. W
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean’s— J
Local notices and transit changes in area events
State conventions set for Sept 9 with party sites in Springfield Peoria. Methodist Episcopal conference to meet Sept in Canton with Bishop Berry presiding. Municipal undergrounding of utilities approved in Princeton. Local robbery at Geo Monser Co Venona. Buda Q line trims daily run to every other day. Pontiac Sentinel shifts to weekly edition. Prophecy tale reprinted with Hindley notes. earth changing forecasts including flying carriages and end of world in 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Peoria
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Central Illinois
Canton
Bishop Berry
Princeton
Independent Telephone Co
Geo. Monser & Co
Venona
Buda
Pontiac Sentinel
Livingston County
Granville Echo Notes Grace Harrison European Trip
Grace Harrison departs with tourists for Europe on August 8, with hopes of occasional letters. County Superintendent Hunt spoke at Stronghurst for the cornerstone-laying of a new consolidated school building. Col A P Child turned 58 last Sunday and received a postcard shower over the weekend. C N Tyler won the contract for the Florid schoolhouse. Dr J Aimone of Chicago surveyed the town seeking to settle here. the Italian American doctor looked favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Stronghurst
A. P. Child
C. N. Tyler
J. Aimone
Chicago
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Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
THE
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
Ill
H. Massie
J. M. Downey
Magnolia Gas
R. F. Downey
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ Alveratey Medico, Chirulogical Society
St Louis
Ina Bank
Ina, Ill
H. Weathers, M. D
A. R. Kreger
Magnolia, Ili
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Maenoie and
Magnolia Department
R. A. Ward
Henry Reublican
Quaker Lane
Mt, Palatine
Henry Matern
Allen Smith
Hamlin Bishop
Werond
George O. Davis
Adam Matern
Mark Joy
State Board of Equalization
Starr B. Beatty
Putnam
Tom Benton
Capitol
Charles Sumner
Benton
Sumner
L. M. Shaw
Foley
L. M. Ruggles
Reasner
A. J
Republican
Cadillac Motor Car Co
Cadillac
Rollin
Travis
Tonica
Bureau and
la Salle Counties
Joseph Schlegel
Spring Valley, Ill
A. P, Child
Granville, Ill
Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Harrisville
N. Y
A. J. Ironmonger’s
Mother Shipton
Charles Hindley
Hindley
England
Primrose Hill
London
France
Granville Echo
Grace Harrison
Europe
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