Magnolia area notes and community updates of Magnolia village
Magnolia residents report social calls and shopping, with mentions of Raymond Eddingfield and Frank Ahlstrom in Toluca, Miss Margaret Lackland in Bloomington, and many Peoria Easter visits. Local sports, chicken egg sales, duck hunting, health notes, and revival reports fill the week, plus a medical ad for Chamberlain's Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Eddingfield
Frank Ahlstrom
Margaret Lackland
Bloomington
Goldie Simonton
Chicago
Everett Hecht
William Titus
Peoria
Ralph French
Champaign
Lou Sammons
Hattie Hillabrand
Oscar Ahlstrom
Magnolia
George Hiltabrand
Hattie Hiltabrand
Minnie Roberts
C. A. Freeman
Cora Dakin
Eastern Star School of
H. BE. Dean
Harry
Magnolia High School
Ludgate
Graudeville
Easter ball crowds despite bad roads and local notices
Christmas season social notes describe the Easter ball well attended despite poor roads. Local obituaries and sickness are mentioned along with community updates on residents, telephone outages, and medical anecdotes from Barnegat and nearby towns.
Dr Kings New Discovery Cures Coughs Colds for Children
An advertisement touts Dr. Kings New Discovery as effective for restless children with coughs colds and fevers. It claims quick relief helps sleep and promises a refund if no relief. Endorsed by A J Ironmonger W H Knowles Osco Ill and user testimonials from Asbury New Jersey and others. Sold by T J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. H. Knowles
Osco
Ill
Local Notes From McNabb Area Preserve Community Life
Community items detail visits and dinners at the homes of McNabb residents and nearby towns. Easter travel, school events, and a county W C T U convention are listed alongside farm elevator licensing, telephone outages, and upcoming events at Swaney school.
Ice from Pewaukee Delivers Thick Clear Cakes
Fred Morrow La Rose received two car loads of ice from Pewaukee Wisconsin last week. The cakes are almost 20 inches thick and unusually clear and cold. Adolph Zilm and wife return from Chicago after February 27 marriage and plan house-keeping soon. John Retter buys C H Justis property and lot and may rent to a professional man. Justis family to Kanopolis Kansas to live with daughter as they build a new home and Justis engages in building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Justis
Clover lifestyle debate echoes in a small towns exchange
An optimist questions living in clover while a pessimist counters with the drawback of hay fever in a light voiced exchange. The playful line sketches contrasting outlooks and seasonal discomforts in a pastoral setting.
Royal Neighbor sisters honor Mrs Clemens before move
A surprise gathering for Mrs. Nan Clemens was held Wednesday evening as she prepares to move to Minnesota. Elijah Pickerel and family moved into town while Willis Deininger tends ill horses. Several visitors and travelers are noted among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Clemens
Blanche Allen
Willis Deininger
Pearl Hetrick
Hetrick
Helen Edwards
Tonica
Dave Clemens
Henry Hamm
Minnesota
Are You Constipated Get Dr Kings New Life Pills
An old advertisement urges Constipation relief with Dr Kings New Life Pills. It promises liver stimulation improved digestion and elimination of toxins. Sold by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Local Notes From Lostan and Surrounding Towns
Conrad Selpp remains in Streator hospital as Jim Donaher travels to Ottawa. Milton Wilson and wife arrive from Salt Lake City. George Stonish returns from Chicago trip. Mrs I P Wierman and sister visit A W Merritt in McNabb. G A Eberly moves into Comisky house. Dr. Williams will hold M B quarterly conference March 29 at 10 am. Clarence Phillips rebuilds barn after storm. Lucile Schoenneshoefer visited Bloomington friends. John P Theiss and wife visit T H Hehir and wife. Hehir daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Lane
L. H. Lassman
Glenn Carruthers
Toluca
Louis Spalding
Satururday
Harold and
Wilber Sutherland
Louis McNabby
Sarah Spargrove
Chicago
John Wilson
Edna Wilson
Gerad
Julian
Marie Smith
Osco
Helen Smith
Decatur
Beachamp
Kentucky
Farmers’ Elevator Movement
Plase
Little Harold
J. B. Mills
Franklin
Russell Tomlinson
M. A. Wilson
Sterling
R. L. Byman
Esther Kern
Swaney
Lane
University of Illinois
Alfred Wilson
Turner Mills
The
State University
Ralph Martin
John Davidson
Alfred Cofoid
Davidson
Lookout Society
John Swaney School
Swaney School
Harry Mills
Ladd
Milton Mills
Raymond
Harry
Reading
Marie Gallaher
Mt. Palatine
Smith
R. L. Hyman
Champaign
F. B. Smith
McNabb
Lostant
Conrad Selpp
Streator
Jim Donaher
Ottawa
Milton Wilson
Salt Lake City
Utah
George Stonish
Chicago Heights
I. P. Wierman
A. W. Merritt
G. A. Eberly
Comisky House
Dr. Williams
M. B
Clarence Phillips
Lucile Schoenneshoefer
Bloomington
John P. Theiss
Sublette
T. H. Hehir
Hehir
Local Notes From Hoopeston And Nearby Towns
Lawrence Dugan visits La Salle with wife to see Mrs Dugan’s sisters in hospitals. Mrs Orange Parrett arrives from Tonica to stay with Mrs Whitney and Mrs Dugan. M B church thanks Baptist church for lending lighting plant. A B Wilson of Magnolia escorts M A Wilson and wife to Sublette after death of Miss Martha Johns aged 82. Edward H. Wilson of Lostant dies of pneumonia and complications. Mrs Wm Lynch visits her mother Mrs C Grivey. sister Bertha Burgess visits from Venona. Farmers Bank nearing completion, mayoral candidate I B Merritt nominated in Hoopeston. Mrs Ethel Burgess nurses sick, travels to Melvin for son Wayne returning to Colorado by March 28. Mrs Theodore Matthews birthday cards from Erie, Springfield, Chicago. A cyclone damages area with broken glass and blown-down windmills and roofs. Foley Kidney Pills ad promotes treatment. Ad by A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Dugan
la Salle
Dugan
Orange Parrett
Farmer City
Tonica
C. A. Whitney
L. Y. Dugan
M. B. Church
Baptist Church
A. B. Wilson
Magnolia
M. A. Wilson
Lestant
Sublette
Martha Johns
Edward H. Wilson
Lostant
Wm. Lynch
C. Grivey
Bertha Burgess
Venona
Farmers’ Bank
Merritt
Hoopeston
Ethel Burgess
Melvin
Wayne
Eva Burgess
Colorado
Theodore Matthews
St. Patrick’s Day
Erie
Springfield
Chicago
Ira Kreger
Joseph Williamson
Charles Bronn
William Hillabrand
Fred Shawback
Victor Wolf
Putnam M E Ladies Aid to serve dinner on election day
The Putnam M E Ladies Aid will host dinner and supper in the church class room on election day offering fish chowder and other foods. A quilt autographed by members will be sold to raise funds with a few sale articles available. A Progressive meeting is set for Monday evening March 31 with speakers including Dr Cadmus of Peoria and W BE Hawthorne of Granville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Putnam M. E. Ladies’ Aid
Cadmus
Peoria
W. BE. Hawthorne
Granville
Clay Finley
John Perdew
Caleb Condit
Winte
California
T. J. Koerner
Goshen
Ind
J. T. Kelso
Monte Minn
Chicago
G. E. Sparling
J. O. Winship
Ethel
F. J. Koerner
el Paso
Country Life Club
I. E. Pyles
Alta Seble
Julia Christensen
Ray Strosnider
J. H. Wheeler
McEntee
St. Patrick’s
Literary Society
Alpha Beta
Get Ready for Spring Work and Farm Equipment
We list J. I. Case and Jones lines of plows Fairbanks Morse Co gasoline engines and lighting plants windmills pumps U S Cream Separators and A B C washing machines machine oils Apex field fence and all kinds of auto hardware stoves tinware telephones and supplies for farmers preparing for spring work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks-Morse Co
Apex Field
Repairs and Funeral Noted Amid Local Gossip and Anecdotes
The item lists many residents by name in a long, scattered notice including deaths from accidental injury and drowning, a funeral at the Congregational church in Lostant, and burial in Hope Town cemetery Tonica. It also references a town epidemic of coughing, and includes an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound with a pharmacist's endorsement. A cartoonist’s wife quips about her husband’s reluctance to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Hopetown
Lostant
A.G. Hillabrand
Tonica
Foley
A. S. Jones
Lee Pharmacy
Chico
Cal
A J. Ironmonger
Adv
Fatal Auto Accident Near La Salle Claims Miss Hillabrand
Miss Myrtle Hillabrand died when a Cadillac driven by A E Phillips turned over on a bridge south of the Cox school house near La Salle. Frank Fulmer and others escaped with injuries as the car buried in a three foot creek, a coroner impaneled a jury to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Hillabrand
la Salle
A. E. Phillips
Cox School House
Myrtie Hillabrand
Phillips
Frank Kulmer
Wm. Beard
Mr. Beard
Miss Hillabrand
Mr. Fulmer
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Frank Wolf
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John Travis
Frank Edminster
R. G. Collins
Barnegat
N. J
A. J. Tronmonger
Ady
He A. J. Ironmonger
Rexall
Jexall Store
Nearly
Canada
Great Britain
America
DR. Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Nea & Dser
Shilden
Iieg, M.D
J. I. Case and
Jones
Hayes and Blue Star Lines of Planters
McCormick Line
U. S
A. B
C. Washing Machines
Farmers’ General Supply
J. F.() Wolf
Illinois
Mrs. Dare
Robert Dare
Ethel Kildow
Margaret Leighton
Condit
Virginia Leighton
Philip Lee
Matie Gregg
Ruth Lee
Ethel Winship
Granny Royal
Aida Dawson
Nell Carey
Bessie Allen
Virginia
Rhoda Kildow
Olive Dawson
Martha Lane
Lela Buard
Norah
Fred
Z. Frank Titus
Magnolia, Ll
Albert Pletsch
Mcnabb, Ill
McNabb Central
A. Simmons
Magnolia, Ill
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