Local notes from Sparland area on July 30 1914
Sparland updates report residents visiting relatives and traveling to Peoria Lacon and Saratoga township. Several local families note birthdays visits and illnesses with Mary Divelbiss funeral in Saratoga township. Mrs Suspect Suft and Helen visit Henry friends and Chautauqua participants praise Mrs Newell as chef.
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Jesse White
Ed van Antwerp
Gapen
Mirs. H. Campbell
Jenelry
Delavan
Walker
San Jose
C. Luft
L. C. Nightwonger
Milwaukee
Saul
W.S. Osborne
Richard McNeil
Chicago
W. A. Kline
McNeil
Shaft
B. B. Royce
Anna Suft
Helen
Henry
Riley Divelbiss
Saratoga Township
Farm Equipment and Supplies Cataloged Items
Farm supply machinery and tools listed include case and Moline plows planters and implements full line of international wagons manure spreaders schroeder grain dumps dairy cream separators Peoria washing machine cowboy tank heaters wire fencing buggies whips oils greases husking pegs pumps and tanks as specialty.
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Schroeder
Peoria
M E Church Notes Sparland Bethel Services and Visits
Regular services will be held next Sunday at Bethel church with Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching to follow. M E church Sparland offers 7 30 Sunday evening preaching and 10 a m Sunday school. Roy W Dobbins of Chicago, son in law of Rev D McLeish, visits the parsonage. Mrs McLeish was a Chicago visitor last week with the Dobbins.
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Bethel Church
M.E. Church
Sparland
Roy W. Dobbins
Chicago
D. McLeish
Mary Anna Divelbiss 1900 1914 Beloved Saratoga Girl
Mary Anna Divelbiss youngest daughter of Riley O and Laura Emma Divelbiss born March 11 1900 passed July 26 1914 at age 14 years 4 months 15 days. Baptized February 2 1912 joined Saratoga M E Church and studied Psalms the Lord's Prayer Be attitudes and Apostle's Creed. Funeral July 28 at Saratoga M E Church Rev E S Busby and Rev Andrew Kelley officiating with Saratoga choir and local performers.
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Mary Anna Divelbiss
Mary Anna
Riley O
Laura Emma Divelbiss
Heaven
Mary
Christ
Jesus
Family of God
Saratoga M. E
Earth
Harry
Ina
Pearl
Saratoga M. FE
Busby
Andrew Kelley
Saratoga Choir
Allie Webber
Beulah B. Busby
Funeral services held for beloved daughter in community tribute
The community filled the church to overflowing for a funeral. Jesus hymn and a duet by Mrs. Charles Holmes and Mrs. Calvin Starliper marked the service. Families from Bradford and Peoria attended. numerous floral offerings expressed sympathy. Card of thanks acknowledged assistance during illness and burial from Riley Divelbiss and family and others.
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Jesus
Mary
Charles Holmes
Calvin Starliper
Charles Hawksworth
Bradford
O. F. Weisenborn
Peoria
Charlie Smith
James Smith
John Collins
Frank Baker
Robert Riddell
C. A. Hawksworth
Robert Rickey
Saratoga
Epworth League
O. F. Wiesenborn
Frances Ray
John Divelbiss
Wm. Divelbiss
Wm. Smith
Riley Divelbiss
Willetta Malone
William Divelbiss
Lacon City Notes on Visits Illnesses and Deaths
Local items report Bessie Carroll and May Keighbey visiting relatives in Chillicothe for a week. Mrs. Dewald dies at 226 Proctor street Peoria after a paralytic stroke. Eli Hexter hospitalized in Peoria recovering from suspected appendicitis. Magoon family heads to Peoria. steamer Swain excursion to Peoria draws crowds. Arbogasts visit Minneapolis. Academy of Our Lady sisters solicit students in Lac on. Alvin Ball passes away after tuberculosis illness. funeral held. Gladys Huffman to Mo line for a month with Esther Walker. Adams of Walker Starter Co. travels to South Dakota on urgent business. Congregational Sunday School plans an excursion. Eight young ladies prepare for Walnut Grove camping trip.
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Bessie Carroll
May Keighbey
Chillicothe
Miss Carroll
C. F. Hacker
Dewald
Proctor Street
Peoria
Eli Hexter
Hexter Bros
H. Magoon
Swain
George Arbogast
Minneapolis
Academy of Our Lady At
Lacan
Alvin Ball
Gladys Huffman
Moline
Esther Walker
Adams
Walker Starter Co
South Dakota
Lacon
Congregational Church
Walnut Grove
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad For Children
An old advertisement extols Kickapoo Worm Killer as a candy like laxative to cure worms in children. It lists symptoms such as a coated tongue poor appetite stomach pains and nervous dreams and names T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger as endorsers.
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T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Social Notes From Lacon And Surrounding Towns
Mrs J M DeVault of Lacon visits the John R Burnett home. Mr and Mrs Paul Marshall entertain cousin Miss Anna Johnson of Chicago. Mr and Mrs T E Scott of Marvel Texas visit Mrs Margaret Scott and relatives. Mrs Mary Calder, Mrs Atha Eichstaedt and Miss Alice Scoon in Lacon. Barney McCann bought an Empire car in Chicago. Mabel Webber visits La Prairie relatives. Calla McCartney entertains Louise Black Allerton Town. Myrl Chapin of Princeville stays with Grace Chapin. Roy Foster visits Blue Ridge relatives. L BE Root and Harry Stowell visit Lacon. Mrs Charles Scoon and son Edward visit Varna. Ethel Blackwell sick last week. Lella Noel of Joliet visits John Turnbull.
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Chicago
Empire
Mabel Webber
Lacon
la Prairie
Calla McCartney
Louise Black
Allerton
Myrl Chapin
Princeville
Grace Chapin
Roy Foster
Blue Ridge
L. Be, Root
Harry Stowell
Lac
Community Notes From Lawn Ridge Area
Local news notes from Lawn Ridge include Crady painting Linus Root’s house and families visiting Camp Grove over the weekend. Several residents, including the Wilcox sisters and Roy Wilcox, help with clover hulling while oats harvest nears completion.
Bucklen Arnica Salve Endorsed For Cuts Burns Sores
Manilla New York resident Mr BE Lopez says Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals any cut burn wound or sore. Contains claims it prevents lockjaw and urges readers to keep a box on hand. Ad notice cites endorsements by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
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BE. S. Lopez
Manilla
N. Y
Buckien
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Adyt
Cottage Visits and Socials Highlight Weekend
Mr and Mrs Will Piper visited Whitefield and Sparland relatives while Edmund Jardine and sister Gladys returned from Moline. Mrs Ara Stein and Grace Brookover visit Lee Brokaw. Leonard Hunter and family attended Chautauqua at Henry. An ice cream social at Herbert Goodale's drew a large crowd and the L A S cleared 14 dollars.
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Will Piper
Bert Piper
Whitefield
Charlie Hunt
Robert
Sparland
W. M. Chesney
Edmund Jardine
Gladys
Moline
Sylvis
Purse
Edmund
Ara Stein
Peoria
Grace Brookover
Des Moines
Lee Brokaw
Stein
Brokaw
Leonard Hunter
Chester Bidwell
Henry
Herbert Goodale
L. A
Severe Attack or Colic Cured by Remedy
Q. E. Cross traveling in Virginia and other southern states fell severely ill with colic. At a store the merchant recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses cured him. Do not travel without a bottle. For sale by all druggists.
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Q. E. Cross
Virginia
Chamberlain
Legal Tender Rules and Coinage Standards
A historical note on U S legal tender defining how gold coins silver dollars and various coins function for payment of debts. It covers denominations limits for silver and copper coins treasury notes and the requirement to tender exact sums for liquidated debts with a special streetcar fare exception.
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United States
Treasury
Bank of England
Scotland
Ireland
Court House News Court actions spanning criminal to probate
Circuit Court reports a verdict of guilty for assault and battery with a $3 fine, plus prior sentences. Probate notes cover estates of Herman Bendlin, Leah Newburn, Charles R. Jones, Mary L. Locke, John W. Duffield, John F. Leavitt and John W. Duffield with admin, final settlements, and inheritances. Real estate transfers include Michele Ricci to Seghi Sevis and Seghi Silvis to Primo Turini. Births and licenses listed. advertisements cite Chamberlain's Tablets for headache relief.
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State of
Illinois
Peter Kelly
A. T. Strawn
S. R. Ramp
C. C. Huffman
Mark Sawyer
Mat Bowers
P. M. McEntee
Frank Robbins
Swain
Henry
Herman Bendlin
Lillie B. Martin
Leah Newburn
S. Harley Newburn
Charles R. Jones
Elmer Quinn
Lawrence R. Hunt
Simeon Doyle
Mary L. Locke
John L. Jones
John W. Duffield
John F. Leavitt
Michele Ricci
Seghi Sevis
Santa Fe
Toluca
Seghi Silvis
Primo Turini
Mary E. Robinson
Nettie M. Craig
Sec
Bennington Township
Raphael L. Ryan
Eva D. Barker
Alfred Prince Taylor
Lacon
Local Threshing, Visitors, and Transfers Reported
The item notes a threshing machine starting Monday. Visitors include Charlie Caywood and family with Princeton connections visiting Mrs. Charlie Austin and Mrs. John McClane and Mrs. William Austin, plus Dorris with Hiram Allen at Tiskilwa. Other visits mention Julia Hogate of Peoria with her children, Master Harold and Reid Sharp from Mendota staying with grandma Sarah Reed.
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South Milo
Charlie Caywood
Little
Princeton
Charlie Austin
John McClane
William Austin
Dorris
Hiram Allen
Tiskilwa
Julia Hogate
Peoria
Charlie Swineman
Buda
George Hall
Will Bentley
Harold and
Reid Sharp
Mendota
Sarah Reed
Fred Newton
Charlie Reid
Henry
George Smith
Wiliam Clement
Frank Barkman
Best Diarrhoea Remedy Ad From Historical Notice
An advertorial excerpt touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for stomach and bowel distress with a testimonial from Sam F. Gunn of Whatley Alabama praising its effectiveness after illness and rain exposure. Also included are a series of humorous vignettes about dining and a chauffeur anecdote.
Woman Finds Relief After Using Pinkham's Remedy
Florence South Dakota resident Mrs P W Lanseng says monthly pain, backache, and headaches to the point of crying were cured after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the treatment with restoring her ability to work and urges others to try it. The ad touts the remedy as a 30 year standard for female ills and invites confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Florence
Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham
P. W. Lanseng
South Dakota
Lynn
Mass
Water Lines Considered to Save Railroads Water Supply
Railroads in interior Illinois study building underground pipelines from the Mississippi and other rivers to inland points to prevent summer water shortages. Galesburg and Bloomington lack nearby large streams and now haul water at high cost to supply shops and locomotives. If built, pumping stations would supply small towns more cheaply than municipalities. The Alton would source water near Bloomington if it proceeds.
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Illinois
Mississippi
Galesburg
Burlington
Bloomington
Alton
Rice Lake
Mississippi River
Prohibition Takes Effect Statewide in West Virginia
West Virginia implements state wide prohibition effective July 1 raising the total to nine states Georgia Kansas Maine Mississippi North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Tennessee and West Virginia. WV voters approved by about 92 000 in favor roughly two to one for suppressing liquor business.
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West Virginia
Georgia
Kansas
Maine
Mississippi
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Miss Tessie McLain Favored for La Salle Postmaster
Reports from Washington indicate Tessie McLain publisher of the La Salle Daily Democrat is the likely winner in the La Salle postoffice contest for postmaster. The position pays 3000 dollars annually for four years.
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la Salle
Tessie McLain
la Salle Daily Democrat
Washington
Tessie
State power balance in Illinois governing Chicago
A political argument asserts Chicago should not be limited by state governance and urges fixing the power limit in the Illinois General Assembly so it cannot be removed. The debate contrasts city leadership with downstate interests and calls for decisive, permanent constraints.
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Chicago
Illinois General Assembly
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