Sparland Personal News Highlights Local Happenings
Miss Mabel Gehr spent last Friday afternoon in Henry. Mrs. Curt Tanquary is numbered among the sick this week. Miss Della Taylor missed school Monday due to a heavy cold. Mrs. Williams of Henry visited Mrs. Lewis Osborne Saturday. Rev. McLeish to preach in Putnam next Sunday. Ladies' Aid supper planned March 31 in the M B church league room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Gehr
Henry
Curt Tanquary
Della Taylor
Williams
Lewis Osborne
Gilbert Frisbey
Milby Marshall
Tesmer Campbell
Fred VanAntwerp
Ben Hewitt
Malone
Belle Reil
Harry Marshall
Frank Johnson
Johnson
H. W. Gehr
Simpson
Lester
Fred Hacker
Lacon
Frank Poignant
Sparr
McLeish
Putnam
Ballew
Nellie O'Leary
Schaaf
Peoria
George Frank
Lizzie
District Home Missionary Society
M. RB
Ladies’ Aid Society
Local Brethren Preach at Sparland Bethel Sunday
Rev Earl Ballew of Toulon will preach at Bethel on the Sparland charge Sunday morning. Mrs Charles Duncan visits Sparland friends and plans to return to Streator next fall. La Prairie youths staged a town hall play with Ralph Greene as Ching and Misses Calder and Davidson in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ballew
Toulon
Wil
Bethel
Sparland
Charles Duncan
Ollie Scoon
Lacon
la Prairie
Blanche Davidson
Lucie Calder
Andrew Turnbull
Ethan Wilmot
Estella Calder
Floyd Longman
Robert Turnbull
Attacks School Principal Praises Electric Bitters
Sylvania Ga February 1900 a school principal Charles B Allen reports suffering long from rheumatism liver and stomach troubles kidney disease and says four bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. He extols the remedy for stomach trouble female complaints and biliousness and notes it costs 50 cents at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Allen
Sylvania Ga
A. J. Ironmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Saratoga Health Notes From Monday to Weekend
A blizzard hit Saratoga Monday with sun returning the next day. Frank Freds cut his foot badly while hedge trimming and needed stitches but is improving. Cal Starliper suffered a severe scald from his engine and took a few days off work. Herbert Doyle spent Saturday night in Henry with his mother Mrs Owen Doyle visiting. Alice Webber and her Castleton wife visited last Friday with daughter Rena and son Ivan who are helping Herbert Doyle at home. Charley Darling is ill and under doctor care. Mr and Mrs Cleve Shearer welcomed a baby girl naming them papa and mamma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Frank Freds
Will Dillon
Cal Starliper
Herbert Doyle
Henry
Owen Doyle
Alice Webber
Castleton
Rena
Ivan
Charley Darling
Cleve Shearer
Papa
Mamma
Wash Those Pimples Away With D. D. D. Skin Wash
An advertisement touts D. D. D. Skin Wash as a mild remedy for Herema and all skin troubles. It promises to cleanse the skin, relieve burning itch, and remove pimples, urging readers to buy a 25 cent trial bottle and visit T. J. Segraves, druggist, to discuss its merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
Local Visits and Guests Across La Prairie Area
Community members from La Prairie and nearby towns host and visit relatives and friends during spring break. Names include Lawrence Turnbull, Everett Hall, Walter Kunkle, Miss Gladys Scott, Mrs. Mary Kunkle, Martha Hillebrand, C M Calder, Mrs. James Burnett, and others visiting families in La Prairie, Lacon, Gurnee, and nearby locales. A health ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and related germ diseases with local druggists A J Ironmonger and J J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Wilmot
Wm. Scoon
Dunbar
Neb
Harry Stowell
Lacon
Herbert Wilson
Rose Calder
Chillicothe
Etta Hartley
Wyoming
John Russell
H. S. DeVault
Grace
A. J. Ironmonger
J. J. Segraves
Winter spell and social notes from South Whitefield
A winter weather spell brings light snow and a cold west wind. Community updates include Alex Wunder assisting C. Jacobs in La Prairie and Camp Grove, Etta Thompson visiting the Lopeman home, Elmer Mooberry becoming a new phone subscriber, and sympathy for Horrom Hunt and family as his health deteriorates in Arizona prompting plans to move back to Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitefield
Alex Wunder
Wunder
C. Jacobs
la Prairie
Camp Grove
Etta Thompson
Lopeman
Gertrude Pearson
Elmer Mooberry
Frank Wunder
J. Hofer
Opal Sale
H. Marshall
Milby
Sparland
Walter Miles
Henry
J. McCune
Illinois
Horrom
Salve Claims World’s Best for Sores and Burns
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve boasts astounding cures in forty years and calls itself the best salve for sores ulcers eczema burns boils cuts sprains and more. It’s advertised as unrivaled for piles and is sold for 25 cents at A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Arnica
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Hotel Thomas Changes Hands In Lacon
John E. Heim purchases the Hotel Thomas, taking immediate possession. The leading county hotel for decades, it is poised for strong success under Heim’s management. His daughter and son in law from Alaska may join to run the property. Major Fuller relayed plans by the Illinois Valley Gas & Electric Light Co. to string a river crossing cable, possibly 75 feet above the Illinois River, signaling swift action on new electric and bridge projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
John E. Heim
Heim
Grace Oldsfield
Chena
Alaska
Lacon
Mayor Wood
Major Fuller
Illinois River
Wood
Illinois Valley Gas & Electric Light Co
Lacon, Henry
Chillicothe
Fuller
Electric Light Company
Big Lacon Plant Expansion Aims to Power Region
The article describes a plan to enlarge the Lacon plant to ten times its current capacity. It would supply power to Lacon, Henry, and Chillicothe and provide day current for lighting and mill operations. The expansion is expected to attract new small factories to town as power becomes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Lacon
Henry
Chillicothe
Eggs for Hatching from Sparland Rhode Island Reds
Mrs. A. W. Betts of Sparland Illinois advertises Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs from a good laying strain for hatchings. 0 cents per setting of 15 eggs or 8 dollars per hundred. Route 2. 3-16-6t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
A. W. Betts
Sparland
Ill
Easter preparations noted in Lawn Ridge report
Local notes show Mrs. Hazel Wilcox bedbound most days while Mrs. Wilder recovers from a fall. Visits include Raymond Cornell of Peoria to grandmother here and Dorothy Scott with a La Prairie friend. Clergy Rev. Foley preached at West Hallock. others host gatherings at Edelstein and Blue Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Hazel Wilcox
Raymond Cornell
Peoria
Foley
West Hallock
Charles Hawley
Roy Foster
Rome
L. A. Chapin
John Bridgman
Blue Ridge
Charles Goodrich
Dorothy Scott
la Prairie
Wilder
Sumner Perkins
C. A
Laura Perkins
Mary Nurss
Cora Perkins
Merciless Murderer Defeated by Dr King’s Life Pills
A sensational claim asserts Dr King's New Life Pills prevent a merciless murderer described as Appendi citis by stimulating the stomach liver and bowels to prevent clogging and appendicitis. Advertises 25c at A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Reform Urges End to Redundant Illinois Offices
A Fairbury Blade opinion argues Illinois overpays for government. It contends three representative seats for Livingston and nearby counties are excess and favors a reduced legislature. It also calls for replacing boards of supervisors with county commissions and eliminating township collectors. It promotes city commission government as already adopted in many towns.
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Illinois
Livingston
Woodford
Putnam
Marshall
Springfield
Board of Supervisors
Fairbury Blade
Probate Court reports and estate actions in Marshall county Ill
Probate filings reveal proof of heirship for Matthew M Boon deceased and an order on heirship. Receipts of distributive shares by heirs filed. Fines from State's Attorney Stateler and Monahan approved for school funds. City of Toluca special assessment hearing ordered. Real estate transfers and marriages licenses listed for several Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew M. Boon
State’s Attorney
A. Stateler
M. J. Monahan
D. F. Perry
B. Frank Perry
BE. F. Perry
S. A. Stateler
Marshall County
Ill
City of
Toluca
Frank L. Klein
Doctor's Question on Bowels Highlights Rexall Remedy
A medical column notes that regular bowels are key to health and cites Rexall Orderlies as a safe remedy for constipation. The ads claim no purging or nausea and promise refunds if unsatisfied. Also includes a cartoon caption about judging by dress and subscriber behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
A. J. Tronmonger
Gapen Drug Store at Ottawa Destroyed by Fire
The T. E. Gapen & Son drug store in Ottawa burned from a basement fire last Thursday. Charles Gapen blamed a ruptured gas hose and stove used for syrups for ignition. Firefighters arrived too late to enter. stock valued between 16000 and 20900 with about 8000 insurance. The firm recently purchased Allen Griggs stock and alerted Sparland via telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Gapen & Son
Ottawa
Charles Gapen
The
Ottawa Plain Dealer
Gapen
Allen Griggs
T. E. Gapen
Sparland
Charles
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Guaranteed To Help Hair
A. J. Ironmonger advertises Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails to stop dandruff stimulate growth or prevent baldness. The tonic is offered in 50c and 1.00 sizes sold only at The Rexall Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
A. J. Ironmonger
Points on School Law Compulsory Attendance Requirements
The text outlines compulsory attendance for children ages 7 to 16 to attend public or private school for at least six months. It allows 14 to 16 year olds to be excused if employed during school hours. It notes truancy as a violation, appoints a truant officer, and specifies penalties for false age or attendance statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eivery
Special Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Ailing Elderly
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a special medicine for kidney ailments and urinary irregularities in aging people. Isaac N. Regan, a farmer from Missouri, reports a complete cure and urges others to try the remedy through A. J. Tronmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Isaac N. Regan
Farmer
A. J. Tronmonger
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