Local notes from March 1915 Lacon area society and business
Rural social and business items from Lacon and vicinity. Mentions Miss Marlon Doyle and neighbors, school events, visitors from Galesburg and Kewanee, illness of Louise Mead, teachers’ banquet, and local notices including a license tag delay due to factory issues. Also reports on marriages, birthday observances, a Magnolia lecture date change, and women’s missionary society activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlon Doyle
Margaret
Hattie Ridell
Jacob Noll
Lay
Louise Mead
Fred Mead
King
Steachers
Ethel Seelye
Lila Clark
Galesburg
Edna Clark
Kansas City
Elsie Carroll
Kewanee
Curtis Jenkins
Segraves
John Casteel
Pittsfield
Ruth Griscel
Milgie Carpenter
Lacon
The
Presbyterian Church
J E Quinn
Clifford Haws
George A. Birt
Francis Colvin
G E. Travis
Louis CG. Stevenson
Winnifred
J. H. Adkinson
William Adams
Bloomington
Ruby Brown
Springfield
Walter Stuart
Bloom-ingteave
L. Ml -Emg
Andrew Kelley
Saratoga Township
Moffitt
Hunter
Bell
Hall
Clark
Seelye
Trim
Martin
Doyle
Ella Jenkins
Vetor
Sadigs
Magnolia
Lee Adkinson
J H. Adkinson
Guy Adkinson
Gladys
William Kane
Winnifred Adkinson
Gn Missionary Society
Meh
Wm Wheeler
Clift
M C Doyle
Mercer
Johnson
Wheeler
Reed
Wilde
Lucas
Letter From Asa White Describes Washington State Farm Prosperity
Asa Q White writes from Henry, Washington, praising local farming success in the Palouse country. He notes high wheat yields averaging 31 bushels per acre totaling 12,000,000 bushels, leading oats production, extensive fruit shipments, rising land values, and invites readers to visit via Spokane to see the productive lands. He mentions connections to Illinois roots and a friendly greeting to travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Wash
Henry
Ill
Illinois
Sam
Voitman—county
Washington
United States
Pullman
State College
nomRy
Sugar Grove
John W. Tremain
Lynden
Panama Fair
Spokane
Palouse
A. Q. White
John Carlson
Delano
Minn
Minneapolis
Great Northern
Minnesota
Gopher State
Manitoba
Ontario
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Red River
Lake of the Woods
Rainey Lake
St. Croix
Mississippi River
Central
Gand
Mississippi
Red Lake
Duluth
Ihenois
Ohio
Ortonville
St. Cloud
Pipestone County
St Paul
Northwest
Winona
Mankato
St Cloud
Morehead
School of Agriculture
The
University of Minnesota
St. Anthony Park
Northwest Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Pigeon River
Hennepin
Falls of
St Anthony
Fort Snelling
Minnesota River
St. Paul
Stillwater
John H. Carlson
Lacon Teachers Hold Noted County Sessions
County Superintendent Edgar Nichols led two days of sessions in Lacon, with 121 teachers registered and rich programs including sectional meetings and a large general gathering. Highlights featured Rev Egerton on travel versus going elsewhere, C C Klontz on teachers and community life, and student music and drills to cap a lively event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
Edgar Nichols
Egerton
C. C. Klontz
Senachwine Consolidated School
Mito
Frank Taylor
Wallace Grieves
Patro
Grieves
Vern
Margaret McMahon
I. W. Cavins
Illinois State Normal University
Kinney Pills Offer Kidney Relief Promoted in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement touts Kinney Pills as a tested remedy for kidney trouble. It claims long use over 50 years with reports of dropsy and Bright's disease avoided by treatment. The plea urges sufferers to act now and cites a Mrs. L Schultz testimonial of backache and fatigue improved by the pill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Henry
L. Schultz
Edoward St
Henry Lys
Syttalay
Various Henry area ads offer goods and services
Local notices and sales describe eye and ear practices, harness, repairs, and small business ads. Listings include farms, percheron stock, tires, clover seed, hay, nursing services, and a restaurant for sale in Peoria with stock and lease. Multiple merchants and residents list offerings and tax notices in Henry Illinois.
Stallion For Sale Illinois Perfection Percheron
A stocky seal brown Percheron named Illinois Perfection, five years old this season, weighs about 2000 pounds and has two years in the neighborhood proving himself a getter of strong colts and sound. Price negotiable cash or two-year terms with purchaser taking care of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Himeself
Giyl
Fortich
Europe
Nou
Willy
PeR_ Fairbanks
Varna
Fairbanks
Con
Seed corn and local notices from Illinois county board
Fragmented text shows seed corn ads for Reid’s Yellow and Silvermine varieties with promises of strong germinal quality and approval sale terms. Includes an official notice from the Board of Supervisors of IM County Illinois about a meeting on March 9 at the Court House in Lacon, plus scattered obituary-like lines and funeral references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Pric
John Scott
J._O. Winship
Tli Board of Supervisors
IM County
Illinois
Lacon
sTuewrys
Piliz
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Republican
Asa White
State of Washington
Valentine & Son
Ethel .Judd
Wenona
Hans Otto
W. Is. King
Ruth Litchfield
Toluen
May Young
Elia Worley
Viola Holler
Grace Walker
Donide Nave
Fundi
Zellhoefer
Sparland
Emina
Fis Cornell Oles Henry
Elliot
E. H. Bradley
Woolner
Peoria
W. H. Jones
Optician
Henry Telephone Co
Jos
Henry Anto Co
True
Whitefield Corners
William True
Soda Tountain
Kinkade
Johnnie McGrethlin
Henry Orera
Robert Horr
Main Street
Emma Horr
New Farmers State Bank of
Mason City
Henry Auto Co
Edward and
First Street
Henry, Il
A C Henkins
Whitefield
Whitefield Township
Dukeros
Bruce Fountain
Thomas Ryan
C. BE. Vogelsang
Camp Grove Exchange Bank
Petshen“ Etqre Sre
Adams
P. O
Bert Bill
Ree Nursing
L. M. Frey
Phos
Henry Central
Choice
Forbes & Son
de Shearer
Merritt
Marshall County
Heartzo
Psville Ave
Cavavor Hanks
NDOT
Birialof
John de “Peters
Rand Wiles
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