Magnolia area diary notes and social visits 1912
Henry Illinois June 27 1912 several local residents and visitors are recorded. Events include births engagements visits to To luca Chicago and Harrisburg, trips to Ann Arbor and Wenona, a boat race, and a Magnolia Varna charity drive. Community members include Mrs Arthur Thompson Miss Edna Burr James Otto Dr L B Hiliston Ralph Hecht Hazel Williams Nan Gurnea and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Thompson
Toluca
A. Clemens
Edna Burr
Texas
Glenn Home
James Otto
Independence
Kas
Elliston
L. B. Hiliston
Vivan Haws
Henry
A. Hecht
Ralph
Hiliston
George Hillabrand
Chicago
John Dagner
Kansas
Gladys Ray
C. T. CO
Schacht
Gus Otto
Ralph Hecht
Aeteoria
Thursay
Porch Breakfast Reflects Season's Social Pulse
Thursday morning social at the Thurs day Afternoon club featured a porch breakfast on the Myx verandah. Guest seating with name cards and red roses, a formal menu from shredded wheat to cherryade, and a program of papers on serving and dining room display showcased community etiquette. Members J S Phillips R W Spencer C A Freeman A Emons and others contributed talks and readings, including a discussion on leftovers and a light performance by Mrs Swindler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myx. R. W. Spaicer
J. S. Phillips
R. W. Spencer
C. A. Freeman
A. Emons
Smith
L ¥ Owery
Harper
Hayes
Eureka
Ehringer
Chicago
Club Guests Highlight Dwight Event
Mrs Ai L Merritt of Dwight and Mrs Bobbitt were guests of the club. The day featured committee members and entertainers such as Mrs R L Swindler Mrs R W Spencer Mrs C A Freeman Mrs J S Phillips Mrs Joe Merritt Mrs Av Emons Mrs A C Claybaugh Mrs Frank Smith and Mrs M J French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ai. L. Merritt
Dwight
Bobbitt
R. L. Swindler
R. W. Spencer
C. A. Freeman
J. S. Phillips
Joe Merritt
Av Emons
A. C . Claybaugh
Frank Smith Ard
M. J. French
Lumber for sale at mill near Magnolia Illinois
R W Spencer offers sawed lumber at 20 dollars per M from his Magnolia mill four miles northwest of town. Oak and red elm not included. Illinois notice dated November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
R.W. Spencer
Local People Share News and Visits in Quaker Lane Area
W G Griffith travels to Chicago on business Edith Phillips and Cora McShane visit Helen Smith Gooseberry harvest is large Bess Davidson ill Walter Griffith Jr returns from Oak Park Cousins visit in town Mrs Max Whitney and son Charles visit Varna University of Illinois man haying Clover hay Edward Jenkins Chicago youth visits W L Mills Leon Sutherland to Peoria Visits from Vandalia and Magnolia street carnival Ladies Aid at Magnolia J C Sutherland travels to Missouri White Cloud Michigan visits Friends meeting in St Joe Hall silver gray medal play at Ziegler's hall Mrs Samuel Zebley from South Dakota visits Milton Mills Mason Wilson buys a driving horse Enida Griffith returns from DeKalb Norma school graduate Lecture on Soil Fertility by Prof Fisher at Grange Hall Large crowd Attends Porch Breakfast by Women’s Club at Magnolia Mrs Nettie Mae Morrison from Kansas City visits Grange and Glover family Hall family dinner at Magnolia Leland Griffith visits after DeKalb commencement and St John’s Day Henry celebration Nira Beck Edna Beck and John Sickinger Granville attend young people's meeting Arkansas teaching stint Nira’s return Magnolia Grange Young Friends co operate on Fourth of July campus event all invited to enjoy the grove
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
W. G. Griffith
Chicago
Edith Phillips
Cora McShane
lLostant
Helen Smith
Frank Koehler
Bess Davidson
Walter Griffith, Jr
Oak Park
Max Whitney
Charles
Varna
M. W. Smith
Mr. Garrett
University of Illinois
Edward Jenkins
W. L. Mills
Leon Sutherland
Peoria
Leonora Shaffer
Vandalia
E. B. Mills
Milton Mills
Charles Whitcomb
Illinois
Ruth Mills
Beatrice Jenkins
Kathryn
May Griffith, Jr
L. F. Boyle
Hennepin Road
Ladies’ Aid Society
Magnolia
J C. Sutherland
Missouri
Chillicothe
Cordelia Wilson
Pauline Shinn
White Cloud
Mich
Reeves Shinn
Hall
St Joe
Friends Meeting
J A McNabb
Black Rock
Ziegler's Hall
McNabb
Samuel Zebley
South Dakota
Grange
Mason Wilson
Henry
Wilson
Enida Griffith
DeKalb
Norma School
Prof. Fisher
University of
Fred Glover
T J Smith
F &. Smith
R. W. Spencer
Women’s Club
Oscar Bumgarner
Leland Griffith
Woodhull
W G. Griffith
J.J. Tomunson
C A Stockhaous
W. B Mills
F E. Smith
Nira
Edna Beck
John Sickinger
Granville
Granville, Attended Young People's Meeting
Arkansas
Magnolia Grange
Young Friends Association
Beau‘tiftl—Grove
Liniment claim for sprained ankle cure timeframe
A sprained ankle may be cured in from three to four days by applying Chamberlains Liniment per bottle directions. Sold by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
A. J
McNabb F G Pearce Family Visit in Herntepin
McNABB F C G and family spent Sunday with his folks in Herntepin. Miss Dhile King has improved and was able to be brought home Sunday. A Danish church quarterly meeting is set for Saturday June 29 at 9 o'clock a.m. A car load of nuts unloaded Monday at a meeting. Pearce visiting friends near Starred Rock and a regular family reunion with children at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. CG. Pearce
Herntepin
Dhile King
Wenone
Sky Pilot
Alice
Sylvester
Hennepin
Géorgé Ee
Nutes
Alito
Masone
Apent “Tesday
Local Social Notes From Tanica And Surrounding Towns
Tanica and nearby communities host visits from families and friends, travel to Normal for summer school, a linen shower for Miss Antoinette Wilson, weddings, and several church and social events. Attendees include residents from Tonica, Seaton, Marseilles, Syracuse, Peru, and beyond with plans for future moves and community gatherings.
When Buying Buy Only the Best Cough Cure Claim
H L Blomquist of Esdaile Wisconsin says his wife finds Foley's Honey and Tar Compound the best cough remedy she has tried. A J Tronmonger, a local druggist, corroborates with consumer confidence in Foley's product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Blomquist
Esdaile
Wis
Foley
A. J. Tronmonger
Without Vision How Work Gives Life Purpose for a Clerk
A Kansas City Star note contrasts the drudgery of endless routines with the value of work. It tells of a former clerk who saved, bought farm property, then retired to leisure, realizing many prefer purposeful labor over easy money and aimless ease. The piece argues work, guided by vision, can be a source of pleasure and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
California
Pie Flour Complaint Sparks Grower Dialogue
A reader fragment recalls a customer scolding a grower over flour described as tough. She expresses frustration that the flour made a hard pie crust while her husband struggled to cut it. The terse exchange hints at spicy local tensions over product quality.
The Country Newspaper and Its Village Bond
A reflection on country newspapers dominating small town life, reading habits, and moral influence. The home paper acts as a family friend, linking farmers, churches, schools, and neighbors, shaping community identity and pride through personal histories and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country
Bulletin
Country Business
Farmers” Associations
Country Church
Alice Cary
Peraps
Gomérione
Illinois Laws and Court Procedure Criticized as Obsolete
A Chicago meeting of the state bar association denounced Illinois laws and court practice as antiquated and costly. Speakers cited inconsistent supreme court rulings, unpredictable outcomes, and blocked reforms, noting a need to modernize procedures and reduce delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Association of the State
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Illinois Supreme Court
Collier’s Weekly
Europe
Michigan
Indiana
Neat exchange aboard train reveals village tension
In a Maine village a passenger confronts a Jewish traveler about his identity. The exchange highlights anti Semitic attitudes as the Yankee asserts pride in no Jews in his country while a Jewish passenger remains quiet. The other man worries that his wife’s suffrage meetings may disrupt their bridge games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cme
Eanes Gasaleees
The
Yankees
Maine
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the Republican
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Wenona
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Harrisbureg
Casper Gurnea
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Nan Gurnea
Frank Funk
Iowa
Lawrence Grosscup
Ray Richardson
Tonica News
Boyle Home
Hazel Williams
Jack Piper
Joseph Sivell
Prieli
Ollie Roberts
Margaret Balderson
Arthur Spencer
Everett Hecht
H. B. Ramage
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Harry
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W. H. Skelton
Ross Claybaugh
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Esher
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Normal
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Sue Lundy
Lundy
Rutland
Bert Ehringer
Washburn
Main Street
E. S. Foster
Seimers-Williams
Tanica
Hanes
McClung
E. W. Phillips
N. B. Thierry
Dr. Hendrick
Mary Hillabrand
Myrtie
Tonica
Blair
Marseilles
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N. Y
R. W. Phillips
H. F. Hartenbower
Alice Hartenbower
Bessie Golden
Jerry Shea
Gary
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Margaret Shea
Aleda Larson
Coulterville
John Kelley
Canada
Miss Howell
Streator
Mabel
Antoinette Wilson
Seaton
Miss Barber
Marguerite Webber
Mary Ryan
Walker-“Ketter
Tonka
Jay
Cassie Swaney
George Bell
Schoenneshofer
Kepper
Rush Medical College
Lenore
Robert Kreis
Aurelia
Peru
C. &. Hartenhower
Mary Stouffer
Bloomington
Milton Paxson
Prof
Marshall
Charles Pierce
M. E
Chattey
George Buchanan
Rev. Galt
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St. Grace
Harwood
Geyserville
iCal
Bobby
Henry Auto Co
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Bannaven Tabernine
Kirk-Patrick
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Ireland
Gaul
Ors
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Strangford Lough
County Down
Ulster
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Coroticus
Tae
Chamberlain’s
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Segraves
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