Childwall Carpenter Registered as American Shire Stallion
The stallion Childwall Carpenter number 10018 (25839) American Shire Stud of America is Brown and weights 2100 pounds. Foaled in 1906 and examined by Dr. C D Maulfatt, it is free from diseases and unsoundness and licensed to stand in Illinois. License expires March 24 1912. Season 1911 dates listed with locations Frank Millers IIra Hawks worth and Justice on G Shimp farm. Terms 18 dollars to insure a living colt. Seller not liable for accidents. C G Hunt owner Sparland Tl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
C. D. Maulfatt
Illiois
J. K. Dickinson
Sec’y Stallion Reg. Board
Frank Miller
Iira Hawksworth
Justice
G. Shimp
Homeborn
Seed corn and oats seed catalog from J C Winship
Seed corn and oats offered by J C Winship of Putnam Illinois. Largest yielding Reid's Yellow Dent strains Funk's Yellow Dent Silver Mine Winship Improved Learning and other sound seed. Oats are bright plump recleaned with Regenerated Swedish select Kherson and New Banner varieties. All seed sold on approval. catalog free. February 9, 1908.
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Reid
Funk
Winship
Kherson
New
J. C. Winship
Putnam, Ill
Social notes from a spring week in a small town
Residents spent Sundays and Tuesdays visiting relatives in Peoria and Chicago while several locals hosted or visited in Lacon Henry and Ohio. Repairs and updates filled homes with furnace windows shingles and iron fences. A Sunday school contest ended with a large, cordial supper and a mutual thank you from winning to losing sides.
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Anna McFarland
Orrin Frisbey
Dunlap
Peoria
Trumpeter
Florence
Milby Marshall
Id Shaffer
Anderson
Ohio
Grandma Duncan
Sadie Marland
Anna Culter Hall
Henry
Mary Gillett
Minnie McLaughlin Harvey Rites Held For Youngest Sister
Mrs. Fred Harvey and the McLaughlin family mourn the death of Miss Mary Jeanette McLaughlin born November 6 1888 in Sparland UK died April 22 1911 aged 22 years 6 months 10 days. She married Fred Harvey December 25 1909 and left behind a three week old daughter and a grieving family. Her mother Mrs Relief McLaughlin and four brothers and three sisters survive with the father having passed away 15 years earlier. The funeral was Monday at 2 pm with large sorrow in the household care for the infant by the grandmother and ongoing sorrow over a young life cut short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Harvey
McLaughlin Brothers
Minnie
Relief McLaughlin
Mary Jeanette McLaughlin
George W. McLaughlin
Sparland
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Proven World Famous
This historic claim highlights Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for a wide range of conditions from burns to piles. It notes 40 years of cures and promotes availability at A. J. Shronmonger's and T. J. Se graves' drug stores for 25 cents.
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Bucklen
A. J. Shronmonger’s
T. J. Segraves
Camp Grove News Highlights Local Happenings
Camp Grove residents keep busy with church services and a large first communion batch at the Catholic church. Sixty-nine people attended events from dances to nursing visits, while local plans include a restaurant and harness shop. Notable items include a nine pound baby, auto contest win, and town growth chatter.
Foley Kidney Pills Own Neighbor Testimonial Ad
Carl Richter of Peoria Illinois reports sleepless nights and backache from kidney trouble. Two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills cured his pain and restored sleep and energy, earning his strong recommendation. A J Ironmonger, druggist, endorses the remedy.
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Foley
Carl Richter
Brons Ave
Peoria
Ill
A. J. Ironmonger
Local notes from Saratoga and area
Saturday rain helps fields and gardens. Starliper builds a chicken coop for Karl Doyle. Allie Webber visited Castleton for a business call. Herbert Doyle stayed in Henry with his mother. Robert Brady paged Bert Newman, Peter Horner, George Staab, and John Hay lin es. Lillian Stang ill. Jennie Clark took Miss McGee to Lacon and passed high school exam. Decoration services set for first Sunday in June. Ghosts in swamps dismissed as superstition. Malaria germs blamed for fevers. Electric Bitters praised by Wm. Fretwell of Lucama for health. Available at local drugstores.
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Saratoga
Mr. Starliper
Henry
Karl Doyle
Allie Webber
Castleton
Herbert Doyle
Robert Brady
Vcamp Grove
Bert Newman
Peter Horner
George Staab
John Hayline
Ed Stang
Lillian
Jennie Clark
La Prairie News Roundup of Local Life
Mrs Wilmot and Miss Ambro Wilmot visit Henry. A son born to Mr and Mrs Michael Jacobs on Sunday April 23. Harry Gallup ill with measles. Miss Ruth Greene home from Knox Conservatory. Mrs Scott and Miss Dorothy in Peoria. Local youths attend play in Lacon. Lexi South finished exams in Lacon. Miss Dorothy Scott at Federation of Women’s Clubs in Chillicothe as guest of Mrs R E Graham. Mrs Haines visited Streator relatives. James Burnett family and Miss Violet Burnett plus John Philip Blough and Mrs Hugh King in Peoria. Miss Myrtle Hastings ill with bronchitis. Miss Hester Collins ill with throat trouble. Fred Aman's residence nearing completion. Ellsworth Weekley John Collins and Charles D Kimball building new homes. Page Walton, new blacksmith, marries and settles in Walter Davidson’s former house.
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Wilmot
Ambro Wilmot
Henry
Michael Jacobs
Harry Gallup
Ruth Greene
Knox Conservatory
Scott
Dorothy
Peoria
la Prairie
Lacon
Lexi South
Dorothy Scott
Federation of Woman's Clubs
Chillicothe
R. E. Graham
Haines
Streator
James Burnett
Violet Burnett
John Philip Blough
Hugh King
Myrtle Hastings
Hester Collins
Fred Aman
Ellsworth Weekley
John Collins
Charles D. Kimball
Page Walton
Walter Davidson
Lawn Ridge
Holly Cornell
Clara
Henry Myrick
Morgan Park
C. FE
Stowell
Daisy Stowell
Bradley
Gertrude Crady
Mossville
Fannie Wilcox
Susan Parker
Pottstown
Millard Judd
Glen Elder
Kas
Hazel Wilcox
Emery Stewart
Otto Symmes
Joliet
Chicago
Morris Perkins
Curtis
Jackson
Grant Burdick
Wyoming
Royal Arch
Rasp? Poley Kidney Pills Advertised by A J Tron
An old advertisement promotes Poley Kidney Pills as a remedy to neutralize poisons causing back ache headaches nervousness and other bladder ailments. A J Tron monger druggist is listed.
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A. J. Tron
Monger
Decoration Day Plans and Local Visits Highlight Lawn Ridge
Lawn Ridge residents share news of holiday plans and family visits with Peoria and nearby towns. Several locals travel, work changes, and health updates appear alongside village notes and a short testimonial praising Dr King’s New Discovery for bronchial illness.
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Backed by Free Trial Guarantee
A local Rexall store promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a personal guarantee that trials cost nothing if unsatisfactory. The advertisement claims the product grows hair except in long-term baldness, cites past Rexall remedy results, and notes availability at The Rexall Store from A. J. Ironmonger, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
A. J. Ironmonger
Forrest Lake college invites Lacon athletes to inter-scholastic meet
The Forrest Lake college extended an invitation to the Lacon High School Athletic association to participate in an inter-scholastic meet on May 13. Charles Chambers, long under doctors care with a sore arm, may have surgery in Springfield. Grace McEntee is hired to teach at Wilbern school next year with higher pay. Relatives of the Twist family of Chicago report their home destroyed by fire. Ansel Hexter and Mrs. John Howard travel to Chicago to join Mrs. Twist and children in Lacon. Wm. Edward Leighton, via attorney Miss Umma J. Strawn, sues for divorce from May Leighton, accusing desertion and mistreatment. Local notes praise Austin Hillabrand's improvements on his north hill property. A schoolteacher quip ends this item.
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LACON
Forrest Lake College
Lacon High School Athletic Association
Charles Chambers
Springfield
Mabel Shafer
Academy of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Peoria
Ben Shafer
Grace McEntee
Wilbern
George Twist
Chicago
Ansel Hexter
John Howard
Edward Leighton
Miss Umma
J. Strawn
May Leighton
May
Sparland
Death toll at Quincy Soldiers' Home named names
The April death toll lists soldiers with initials and unit affiliations including Jacob Wisser B 9th Illinois William Lavelle D 9th Illinois John Breit C and E 23rd Illinois James Hanum D 136th Illinois Samuel Moss A and D 88th Illinois Martin Miller F 29th U S C T William Robinson C 1st New York Alex Hughes F 35th Illinois Charles Emery D 116th Illinois David Lampher I 64th Illinois Max Schmitt B 8th U S Rec Corps Mo Vols Frank Sewall G 18th Illinois George Towels E 21st Missouri Nathan Pinnick I 88th Indiana.
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Quincy Soldiers' Home
Jacob Wisser
William N. Lavelle
John Breit
James W. Hannum
Samuel H. Moss
Martin Miller
William M. Robinson
N. Y
Alex Hughes
David Lampher
Max Schmitt
U. S
Frank Sewall
George W. Towels
Nathan A. Pinnick
Local Social Roundup Shows Numerous Weekday Visits
The week saw Mr Hume Cottage of Chicago visiting Wm Perry and family while Mr and Mrs Ed Wilson and son joined by Mr and Mrs Wilbur Soverhill and others spent time at Samuel Chesney's. Ernest Reynolds traveled to Champaign and back, with Mrs Reynolds visiting at her sister Obeymyer during his trip. Henry Smith and Roy Maynard shipped cattle to Chicago recently.
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Hume
Chicago
Wm. Perry
Ed Wilson
Wilbur Soverhill
Laughter
Samuel Chesney
Arthur Atkins
J. L. Tompkins
Frank Lingard
H. H. Allen
Henry
Hiram
Joe Soder
Daniel Soder
Esther Chesney
O Henry
Ernest Reynolds
Champaign
John O'Neal
Princeton
George Smith
Henry Smith
Roy Maynard
Ohio Township Builds Hard Roads Under $25,000 Bond
The voters approved a $25,000 road bond last year and construction proceeds well under state guidance. Plans were secured from the state highway commission and Attorney C. A. Trimble handles legal matters. The only major deviation is a nine foot roadway instead of the state plan’s twelve feet.
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Ohio Township
State Highway Commission
C. A. Trimble
Ohio
LaMoille
Good Roads Commission
Linois
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Says Henry Justice
Henry County resident C W Woodward testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his back pains after a brief course. He recalls endorsing the remedy two years ago and now confirms its effectiveness. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Henry
C. W. Woodward
Justice of the Peace
S. Edward Street
Dean
Segraves’ Drug Store
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Probate Court Updates and Real Estate Transfers Listed
Probate Court appoints Henry Lesch executor for Franz Pelz estate with a $4000 bond. Claims allowed in Nancy Clifford and Henry Peters estates include Foster drug store 3.00 and C. Straesser Co. 27.10. Real estate transfers record multiple warranty and quit claim deeds for properties in Toluca and Henry, plus marriage licenses for Frisbey Christman and St. Clair Wier Lesley unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Pelz
Henry Lesch
Nancy Clifford
C. Straesser & Co
Conklin Bros
National Bread Co
Jesse W. Evans
Foster Drug Store
John King
John Philip Blough
James Burnett
Hugh H. King
Henry L. Peters
Stark Distillery Co
Leo Toemmes
C. C. Doran
Lash’s Bitters Co
Ruby Motter
Jesse Reinbeck
Lombard’s
R. R
Henry
Joseph Aimone
A. Fine
Duggan
Toluca
United States
Hezekiah Lyon
Josiah L. James
John H. Harris
Nver
Belle Plain
Mike Johanas
Andre Randich
Mary M. Christman
Sparland
Fred St. Clair Wier
Hopewell
Jessie B. Lesley
Roberts
Toluca Star highlights and local notices
Bricklayers lay foundation for a new elevator as contractor Gannon drives rapid progress. Public school children plant flower beds fronting the building. Gannon repairs the bank building once Cotton & Bloor, burned New Year’s morning. Toluca Great Westerns beat La Rose 13 0 in season opener. Mike Golic, 15, dies after appendicitis surgery in Streator. services at St Ann’s Church. Shaft No.1 engine breakdown prompts replacement. Tim Slattery returns from Westville. James Slattery leaves saloon for cigar work. Chamberlains ointment promoted for rheumatism with local druggists listed.
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Gannon
Bank
Cotton & Bloor
Toluca Great Westerns
la Rose
Great Westerns
Westerns
Baugh
R. Ryan
Toluca Sind Zilm
Mike Golic
Streator
Marshall
St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's Cemetery
Granville
Shaft No. 1
Tim Slattery
Westville
James Slattery
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Henry Auto Co
J. I. Case
Milwaukee
Keystone
C, M. McLaugheln
Sparland, Ill
Illinois
C. G. Hunt
Sparland Department
Barney McCain
Dave Rose
Fr. Kennedy
Camp Grove
Herberger
James Hickey
Malone
Edith Coulter
Iowa
Rose Colgan
Blough
Spencer
Freeman
Hay
Brady
Roach
Winne
Katie Herberger
Bradford
Wm. Fretwell
Lucama, N. C
A. J. Ironmonger’s
T. J .Segraves
Crow Creek
Thomas Wabel
U. H. Humphrey
Alta Humphrey
A. H. Humphrey
W. A. Rowe
John Holocker
Wilson Bush
Robert Daniels
Usther
H. L. Hubbard
G. T. Richardson
Richardson’s
Tonica News
Austin Hillabrand
North Hill
Court House News
Toluca Star
Chamberlain
A. J. Tronmonger
T. J. Sea Graves
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