Local Notes and Health Ad From Granville and Nearby Towns
Local social updates cite visits by McNabb and Wafer families plus Taggart and Stockhaus movements. Mentions Miss Bertha Fox, R. C. Fulcher, Skerd depot work, and residents Edminster and Peterson Stanton ill. Also notes Nordica concert trip to Bloomington and deaths from appendicitis linked to Dr King’s pills. Pills advertised at Henry drug store with price details.
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Indiana
W. W. Smith
Lostant
J. C. Sutherland
H. C. Mills
Bloomington
Edminster
Silvis
Peterson Stanton
Dr. King
J. E. & F. A. Powells City Drug Store
Henry
Ill
Magnolia Representative for The Republican Paper
R A Ward serves as local representative in Magnolia for The Republican and handles all entrusted news items and related business with prompt attention authorized by the paper.
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R. A. Ward
Magnolia
Henry Republican
Hunt and Wonser Seek Putnam County Offices in 1906
George W. Hunt announces for County Superintendent of Schools on the Republican ticket with a primary set for April 28 1906 in Putnam county. H E Wonser declares for County Treasurer on the Republican ticket subject to the April 28 1906 primaries.
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Putnam County
George W. Hunt
H. E. Wonser
Putnam County on the Republican 28th day of April 1906
Lyle H. Durley records a local Republican note dated April 28 1906 in Putnam County. The fragment notes party alignment and civic context from a historical newspaper snippet. The brief entry centers on a dated political statement attributed to Durley.
Putnam County Sheriff Candidate Jasper Cecil
Putnam county voters hear a Republican primary on April 28 1906 to decide Sheriff nominee Jasper Cecil seeks the office. He runs on the Republican ticket and faces the party field in the county contest.
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Putnam County
Jasper Cecil
Magnolia Personal Notes Show Town Interactions And Events
Magnolia residents and visitors are listed in a long personal notices page noting callers from Henry Lestant Toluca and Lostant. local social events include a church supper May 18, alumni meeting, a bazaar May 30 and entertainment. People travel to Bloomington and Chicago for events and shopping, with town life centered on family visits, business calls, and community activities.
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Phebe Bowers
Henry
Mary McKirgan
Hillabrand
Walker Johnston
Harry Bishop
Joliet
C. L. Slekton
Rutland
T. M. Dean
J. H. Massie
Varna
H. B. Ramage
O. F. Taylor
Granville
Wafer
Nettle McNabb
McNabb
Harris
Leece
Freeman
Moffitt
C. A. Whitney
Lostant
F. E. Smith
John Bronn
Lestant
Mont Judd
Venona
Thomas Haws
George A. Lawrence
Galesburg
Mr. Caldwell
Streator
Irwin Dean
Frank Horton
Toluca
H. C. Mills
R. L.swindler
Bloomington
Perry Griffin
G. A
James Hillabrand
Magnolia
Magnolia M. E. Church
Sweet
Thomas Bronn
Wm. Moffitt
Santa Fe
Madame Nordica
Phillips
Magnolia High School
E. A. Mathis
Alonzo Emans
Chicago
Olds
Perry Dakin
Morphew Hardware Company
Olds the Ladies’ Aid Society
Masonic Hall
Consolidation Debated in Magnolia Township Schools
County Superintendent G. W. Hunt reversed the Magnolia trustees and restored local self-government by majority rule for three districts proposing consolidation. Objections cited travel distance and cold wagon transport, with a 2 percent tax cap noted. A Magnolia church program followed, highlighting skilled performances and a prize for Miss Bessie Davidson.
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Magnolia Township
University of Illinois
Hunt
Putnam County
G. W. Hunt
Board of Trustees
Supreme Court
Ward
Trone
Ramage House
John Swaney
Magnolia Reunion Promises Big July Fourth Picnic
A community invites former and current students and teachers to Mag nolia for a reunion on July 4. The plan emphasizes a large picnic and shared celebration with all who attended the Mag nolia school.
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Magnolia
Local Gossip and Farm News From Lostant
Uncle Leon Foster vaccines feverish days with a cold. Mrs. Richard McShane visits Granville sister Mrs. Jessie Woods. Denny Cain and wife call on John Henning. Werling meat market moves to Merritt building. Thomas Gilbert, sole Black resident, declared insane and sent to Ottawa. Mrs. Owen Moore dies in Venona. Denny Cain’s pneumonia scare. Barn fire at Thomas Quinn farm destroys hay grain and six horses. insured for two thousand dollars. Numerous local families visit Fred Perdew. Lungren ships four cars of stock to Chicago. about 41 head of fat cattle included.
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Lostant
Leon Foster
Richard McShane
Jessie Woods
Granville
Denny Cain
Streator
John Henning
Werling
Kelso
Merritt
Brenner Bros
Thomas Gilbert
Ottawa
Noel
Phillips
Owen Moore
Venona
Bud Kay
Cain
Kays
Thomas Quinn
Wilson Childers
Tonica
Burt Burgess
Little Mildred
H. A. Truitt
Robert Lip
Pincott
Miss Mae Lippincott
Fred Perdew
Richard ‘Lungren
Chicago
Lundgren
Illinois duck season debate and Chicago tax ruling
Central Illinois sportsmen discuss restricting or ending spring duck shooting to protect breeding birds. The Illinois supreme court rules tunnels are taxable as tangible property, boosting Chicago property assessments and city revenue to aid the teachers' fund. Subscriptions offer both The Republican and Chicago Daily Chronicle for $4.
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Central Illinois
Illinois
Central Illinois Nimrods
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Tunnel
Board of Assessors
City Law Department
Republican
Chicago Daily Chronicle
Chronicle
Castoria Bears the Habit You Have Always Bought
A vintage advertisement extols Castoria as the reliable remedy for common infant ailments, promising gentle relief for stomach upset and colic. The copy emphasizes trust with a familiar promise of continued use and parental confidence.
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Castoria
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Spencer
Yours Truly
W. Spencer
Magnolia, Ill
Strauss Bros
Sivell & Defenbaugh
Magnolia Bank
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
J. M. Downey
Massie
W. H. Weathers, M. D. G
Chicago Veterinary College
Lash Place
Magnolia Central
Masses
the Allen
Griffith's Laundry
the Republican
Lyle H. Durley
Magnolia Personals
Magnolia M. EB
Cora Harned
Rev. Bell
Enida Griffith
Absalom
Forest Willey
A D. Law
Olive Willey
Mamie Anderson
Paxson
Dunne
Bessie Davidson
Blanche King
H. Bell
San Francisco
Market Street
Rod
Morphew Hardware Co
Clemens & Dugan
Pitkins
Magnolia, Illinois
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