Woman's Club Meeting Highlights and Speaker Lineup
Mrs Martha D Sutton hosted the last regular Woman's Club meeting in which minutes were read and routine business settled. 84 members attended and plans for the W Best Concert in the Opera Hall were discussed along with Federation communications and speaker notes on women writers and Frances Willard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha D. Sutton
Woman’s Club
W. Best
Opera Hall
Louise B. Allen
16Th District Federation
Joren King L. Townsend
Pekin
Lucy Burt
Miss Allen
Robert McDonough
Amelia Barr
Margaret Sangster
Mary Johnstone
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Lillian Whiting
Julia Ward Howe
Clift
Frances Willard
Miss Willard
Ida Ketchum
G. R. Alden
Alden
Lizzie Burt
South
Emma D
N. Southworth
May N. Murphy
Charles 5. Craddock
Townsend
Queen Victoria
Emma McDonough
Woodward Gardens
San Francisco
McDonough
Putnam County Farm Homestead Described in Detail
A feature on William Wheeler of Snachwine township Putnam county Illinois with a biographical sketch. It details his 740 acre estate near Putnam, the 1900 barn with 100 ton hay capacity, artesian water wells supplying hot and cold water, a complete piping system and steam heat, and his family of five with additional holdings of 320 acres in the Red River Valley near Morehead Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bailey
Mel Vina Reed
Wheeler
Illinois
Gibbs
Princeton
C. R. Wheeler
Chettie
Geo Crawford
Dana
Livingston Co
Wissie
Wm. Murphy
Putnam, Putnam Co
Morehead
Minnesota
Northwest
Matrimonial Union Ties Tucker Daughter to Henry Groom
A February wedding in Wayne Nebraska joined Miss Maude Tucker and Mr Harry Jones at the home of Mr and Mrs A L Tucker. Owing to the groom’s mother’s illness, only relatives and a few friends attended a quiet ceremony followed by a fine breakfast. The couple left for a brief honeymoon to Minneapolis after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
A. L. Tucker
Wayne, Neb
Maude Tucker
Harry Jones
Jones
Minneapolis
Chautauqua Parlor Evening At Miss Eva Harrisons Home
The Chautauqua group met at Miss Eva Harrisons home on Friday night. Despite the bad weather a pleasant company enjoyed literary charades and parlor games. Refreshments were served by the hostess with help from Mr Walter Harrison. The fortune teller Miss Emma Pouzer entertained everyone by unveiling futures with skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Harrison
Walter Harrison
Emma Pouzer
C W Best Concert Co Matinee and Evening at New Opera Hall
The C W Best Concert Co presents two performances Saturday at the New Opera Hall under Henry Woman's Club for library fund. The troupe’s hundredth engagement since Oct 1 showcases a unique child-led program praised by Brodhead Independent and Bloomington Pantagraph for its entertaining and exceptional artistry. Subscriptions and books available at Schaefer's News Room. telephone 120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Best Concert Co
New Opera Hall
C.W. Best Concert Co
Henry Woman’s Club
Seay
Brodhead
Wis
C. W
Elkhorn
Opera House
Bloomington
Ill
First Methodist
Epworth League
C, W, Best Co
Mr Best
Henry Republican printing office a vital Henry institution
The Henry Republican printing office is described as a pivotal local institution with growing plant capacity and high standards. It supports skilled printers, pays well, and seeks further work, while spotlighting community figures like Jessie Mathis of Rutland on his 75th birthday and a small fire at Cannah Jones residence that caused minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican Printing Office
Henry
Jessie Mathis
Near
Rutland
Bennington
Altho
Toluca
LaSalle
Putnam
Marshall
Livingston
Mathis
Cannah Jones
Jones
Theodore Disosway
Arthur Smith
Henry County notes and events in March 1902
Local items include theater and music notices, church events, a county railroad of sorts, and social changes. Notables: Altgeld’s Joliet death, Edward Clifford estate sale, Tichner Jubilee Singers, new Weal & Winn firm, and St Patrick’s Day plans with a Quinn lecture and ball. Also several farm and cattle interests across Oklahoma and Pontiac reformatory appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Slygh
W. CG. Moon
Saratoga Town Hall
C. O. Hook
la Salle
Camp House
Jos. Krenz
Cora Tullis Reed
Mary ‘Tullis Turner
M. B. Church
Jesus
Lacon
Weal & Winn
Camp Grove
Price
Homer Fepiwall
Freeport
Pontiac Reformatory
John J. Lane
Edward Hummel
Chenoa
Chicago
Prince Henry
Eing
Marshall Elds & Co
Edward Clifford
Evans Township
Nancy
Margaret Clifford
Tichner Jubilee Singers
New Opera Hall
W. B. Kirkpatrick
Homer Barney
Jas. Summers
Crawford Ong
DeWitte Statler
Henry
Powers
I’. A. Wallace
Paw Paw
Ill
F. A. Wallace
St John’s Church
John Barrett
W. Donald McLean
St John Church
Kewanee
Dora Halbleib
Ella Meier
C. E
Burtha Burt
Harter
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Williams
Locke
Christ the Delverer
L. G. Landenberger
New Church Temple
Arenes
St Joseph's Church
Fr Knnery
St Mary’s Church
Zumbuehl
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harriet Kemper
India
Kemper
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. 4
Emma McDonough
R. L. Campbell
Ireland
M. A. Quinn
Peoria
West
Rey Cyrill
Cyril
Cyrill
Benediction
Rey Foley
Geneseo
Leonz Zumbuehl
Danger of Colds and La Grippe Remedy Claim
The article extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best preventive against pneumonia from colds and la grippe. It asserts the remedy cures colds faster than others, and is pleasant and safe, with sale at Dr Powell's City drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Dr Powell
City Drug Store
Do It Now Wall Coverings Prompt Action
A quoted admonition urges immediate wall paper selection to reduce later nuisance. The text references CANNAH JONES and stresses acting now to improve satisfaction with a home decorating task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannah Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Putnam County
William Wheeler
Putnam, Il
Schaefer
Henry, Til
W W.enslow
Elizabeth Knolme Snyder
J C Lenox
Hall Tucker
Mary M Wood
Joan Kline
Gavg
John Peter Altgeld
Joliet
The
Inter Ocean
Altgeld
George Hall
George
Ottawa
Helper
George Helper
Second
Carroll Streets
Quincey
P. M. Society
Episcopal Church
Third Street
T. L. Jones
Weber
Bohm
Hayden
Schubert
Liszt
Rossini
Schmidt
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