Lacon Community Notes From Monday Evening Gatherings
Lacon reports Rev A F Marsh and family occupying the pulpit last Sunday. The M E church ladies held a supper at Temperance Hall with good cheer and funds. Mrs Spencer Ellsworth hosted a wedding anniversary party for her father and mother Mr and Mrs C S Howard who celebrated 86 years of marriage. A street incident involved a man drunk at a saloon and a city marshal near shooting incidents. no arrests. Washington’s inaugural anniversary was celebrated with a municipal procession, marching bands, and G A R/W R U ceremonies. Geo M Bane delivered the address. An accident near a delivery wagon left Miss Jenkins briefly shaken after a horse startled by the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. L
Spencer Elleworth
A. F. Marsh
M. EK
Temperance Hall
Spencer Ellsworth
Howard
Washington
G. A. BR
W.R. UG
Court House
Geo M. Bane
Henry
Mr Jenkins
Miss Adama
Miss Jenkins
New Trustees Take Charge as Town Seeks Road Access
The article notes the new president and trustees assuming control Monday night, local road planning by trustees near the coal shaft, and ongoing community updates. It mentions residents such as Mrs Jobo McClusky, Mrs Dr Tesmer, and D. Co. Timmons visiting relatives, with Mr. Frisbey building a house and Warner Combs renovating. It also records the death of Mrs Simcom Travers from measles and lung fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo McClusky
William Hackina
Dr Tesmer
Bloomington
Mra Whitcomb
D. Co. Timmons
Peoria
Mra Simcom Travers
Spuriand
Henry
M. Frisbey
Saggers
Local Auction Notice Describes McCormick Binder Sale
Old country farmers prepare for a forthcoming sale led by Jim Van Antwerp to view a McCormick binder. Joseph Atherton and Tom Roberts, recent England arrivals, expect their wives and families this Wednesday, signaling satisfaction with life in the new country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Jim van Antwerp
Gall
Joseph Atherton
Pit Bess
Tom Roberts
England
Whitefield Social Notes and County News Update
Whitefield residents visit friends in Sugar Grove while farming progress shows corn planting nearing completion. May baskets are ripe and Bradford gallants visit the town. Capt Bracken and Ed Parker plan to speak at the Whitefield temperance meeting next Sunday evening. Bees thrive with proper care and hive boxes needed. A box of almonds found in a hive prompts advice on pest control for poultry and fowl raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Vail
Stadford
Sugar Grove
Thomas Manier
Bradford Gallants
Capt Bracken
Ed Parker
Whitefield
Fiers
Nothing Succeeds Like Cures Says Greely On Cough Remedy
A quotation credits Horace Greely that nothing succeeds like success and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds bronchitis and whooping cough. It claims the medicine is reliable and popular and available from J. W. Niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greely
J. W. Niece
Whitefield Corners Dry Weather Puts Stress on Farms
Reports from Whitefield Corners note dry and windy conditions. Fruit escaped frost, planting progresses, pastures and water grain suffer. Supt Runnels sent a notice last week that we couldn’t forward. Willie Fountain near full recovery after Peoria visit and birthday surprise for Mrs Willis. M E Sunday school revival, Easter missions raise $1780, and Children’s Day flower day planned second Sunday in June with a big neighborhood program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Fountain
Peoria
M. E
Carnera
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rheumatism Cured in Three Days by Pain Balm Claim
James Lambert of New Brunswick Ill says Chamberlain's Pain Balm cured his rheumatism in three days. Fama Pelz urges every sufferer to use the balm for a speedy recovery verified by J. W. Niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lambert
New Brunswick
Chamberlain
J. W. Niece
Local notes from a small town church and roads
Farmers finish corn planting as roads meet demands for stricter enforcement. A 9.85 passenger train injures a cow, leading to its death. The Christian church undergoes a major overhaul. Conduit books arrive for Pierre Condit who will visit citizens with an extra memorandum book. Warnings about livestock at large end Friday. W J Veach discusses Washington territory with neighbors. A letter to James Quimeler appears in another column. The elderly Bennett resident, 82, is seriously ill. Dr Watson attends. John Sparling narrowly avoids a fatal snake incident while tending ground squirrels. Sunday school at the ME church draws a large, attentive crowd. Elmer Wherry and Mat Drake contribute to the lesson. Next Sunday services will be held in the same church. The sermon centers on the Anointing at Bethany with Mark 14:1-9, urging generous devotion. The community is invited to the ashh bath school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Upp
John Clark
Christian Church
Pierre Condit
Pierre
W J Veach
Washington Territory
James Qilmer
Bennett House
Watson Ia
John Sparling
John
Mat Drake
Aup’t
Elmer Wherry
Bethany
Jesus
Mary
Ashbath
May Magnolia town notes and school commencement
Old lady Downey suffers. Father Boghull is frail. Frosts first nights in May caused no major damage. Town nearly deserted as workers left. Magnolia High School commencement set for Friday May 10, its 14th year. Squise Kays and N J Mathis seen peddling car with pond and carp. Lodge 103 A F and A M hosted visiting brethren from Henry and Sandy. Sad accident: Mrs Lash kicked by horse, facial injury and leg bruises confining her to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Boghull
Magnolia High School
Squise Kays
N J. Mathis
Magnolia Lodge
Henry
Sandy
Vislora
Ox bow diggings and local life in Tonica area
A snapshot of rural visits and events around Tonica. Residents Simeon Millabrand, Miss Gunn, and others travel to E C Hillabrand's, a large fishing outing yields 250 fine fish, housing repairs excite Magnolia's Mr Spencer, births and illnesses mark family news, and a dry summer forecast looms amid community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon Millabrand
Miss Gunn
Tonica
E. C. Hillabrand
Baptist Church
Caledonia
Joseph Fuack, Sr
Spencer
Magnolia
Cottage Hill
Robert
Ella Wilson
Y A. Glenn
W. A. Smith
Quaker Lane
Baptist Meeting
W .E. Trone
O. A. Norris
Charlie
Walter
Peale Foster
Peoria
Henry
Bismire
P. Fank
Fank
Proper Hill News Briefs and Local Social Notes
Local items report Jennie Drake visiting Mr James Shields on Thursday and Minnie Hillabrand traveling to Spring Valley. Maggie Halecker sick with sore throat. Wim Forrest family visited Les tant Wednesday. Ransom and C D Ransom illness noted. Clara Bunter and daughter visited Mrs Slow Hailey. Mrs Hunter leaving for Nebraska. husband land agent there. Baptist yearly meeting described as past. visiting brothers and sisters attended, baskets shared. post office concerns and postmaster resignation mentioned. Aunt Julia signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Drake
James Shields
Minnie Hillabrand
Spring Valley
Maggie Halecker
Wim Forrest
Lestant
Ind . Ransom
C.D. Ransom
Clara Bunter
Mrslow Hailey
Washington
Julia
California Syrup Company laxative advertisement
Syrups of Figa la nature's own true laxative. It is the meat easily taken, and the most effective remedy known to cleanse the system when bilious or coatiys, to dispel head aches, colds, and fevers, to cure habitual constipation, indigestion, piles, etc. Manufactured only by the California Fi Syrup Company For sale a 50 cts an $100 bottles by Dr Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fi Syrup Company
Powell
Milo News Notes Highlight Local Changes and Visitors
Mile corn planting gains attention as Pratt installs a new roof on his home. Charles Lowe closes his store and moves to Peoria. Lon Henkins, Mara Bennett and Will Bennett arrive from Iowa. The son of George Griswold slowly recovers from illness. Blandhs Kelao and Mias Eckman visit Esq Sutherland Sunday afternoon. Ed Parker of Putnam preaches for Christians in Milo Sunday. If Judges plans an extended county visit, it may be his last in Illinois. Oscar Bennett builds a house on the old Wm B Whipple cellar site. Ed Sutherland of Dallas county Iowa visits Chicago to see father, siblings, and Milo friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi Pratt
Charles Lowe
Peoria
Lon Henkins
Mara Bennett
Will Bennett
Iowa
George Griswold
Hie Jong Islue
Blandhs Kelao
Mias Eckman
Esq Sutherland
Ed Parker
Putnam
Milo
Judges
Illiois
Oscar Bennett
Wm B Whipple
Bennett
Ed Sutherland
Dallas County
Chicago
Retired Physician Promotes Free Cure Recipe
An East India missionary aided an old physician to publish a free recipe for a vegetable remedy claimed to cure Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and nervous debility. The letter offers the recipe in German, French, or English with preparation instructions, mailed on request to W. A. Noyes at 149 Power's Block Rochester N.
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East India
Frea
W. A. Noyes
Power
Rochester
Magnolia Lodge Masters Masonry Rite Conferral Festivities
Magnolia Lodge No. 103 invites nearby lodges to assist in conferring the Master Mason degree. Attendees include Henry C. C. Slygh, J O. Moodey, W G Snyder, Geo Burt, Judd Bros from Wenona, and James Price among others. Post ceremony, families joined a generous communal spread. Magnolia, an established lodge, boasts active members and local merchants John Rolley and son, G W Brooks the barber, and Emans rebuilding after loss.
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Magnolia Lodge
A. F
A.M
Henry C. C. Slygh
J O. Moodey
W. G. Snyder
Geo Burt
Wenona
Judd Bros
Varna
Theo
James Price
B. Mitchell
Geo Kellar
Pendleton J W
Riley Roberts
Quatave Otto
Brann
J D
Ditosu Tyler
Magnolia
Wate
John Rolley and Son
G. W. Brooks
Emans
Hase
Pleasant town and thriving shops lauded by locals
The piece praises a pleasant location with a strong goods trade and steady recovery of losses. Thomas Lash resumes robust business while Guinea 18 serves as postmaster. The post office operates on main street with 10c quarter box rents. Mrs Hubbard runs millinery and dress making with long tenure in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lash
EsqGuinea
Squire
Levenway
Hubbard
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Universal Cure
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by acting on blood and mucus. The text states a $100 reward for failure to cure, lists testimonials, and directs readers to Toledo Ohio for more information.
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The
Henry Republican
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Letter from Washington Territory Describes Climate and Timber Wealth
In a Washington Territory letter dated April 21 1889 James Giltner reports damp air and cool lights, notes White River Valley as a flat wet land with high clearing costs, says timber dominates potential wealth more than farming, cites heavy rains and poor roads, lists per acre yields and prices for hogs potatoes plums cherries apples and peaches, mentions orchards in bloom and mumps after arrival, and describes a misstep leading to a fainting spell while starting work with a sawmill planned by local W V friends.
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Cunstornen
King County
James Giltner
Pat
Pam
Sil
Denar
Ilinois
Cuascadea
White River
Washington
Illinois
John
Myself
W. Va
Lota
Fragmented 19th Century Letter Fragment
A partial letter fragment discusses immigration, work conditions, and cost of living. The writer notes overcrowding and job scarcity, mentions farming labor, self-supplied blankets, and compares clothing prices to the east. Ends with regards to all.
Local Homes Undergoing Repairs and Beautification Efforts
The Koehler residence gains four painted sides with a dark red roof while Joseph Merry brightens the site with new colors. Henry Vogelsang’s front fence receives two coats of white. Walley Scott handles the work. W. G Snyder’s front fence is painted by Geo Sieator. Mrs Abner Camp builds a new front fence, painted white by Walter Scott. Mrs P. W. Wikoff repairs the front porch with Eugene Tyler and Herder leading. Ed Haddon trims his restaurant for the season. The Pew Wood residence gets primed and the second coast to be completed soon by Coe Stevens. The G A R post room is being repaired, repainted, ceilinged, new steps and carpet. Barnard Yaeger’s residence repainted with a deep red roof. Leon Ruggles roofed it and will work on the exterior. William Niblock’s enlarged carpenter shop now nearly painted with bright windows for light. J H Jones & Sons plan a plate glass storefront front on Edward Street. Hen Doty and Will Niblock working on current jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koehler
Joseph Merry
Mises
Henry Vogelsang
Walley Scott
W. G Snyder
Geo Sieator
Abner Camp
Walter Scott
P. W. Wikoff
Eagpene Tyler
Herder
Ed Haddon
Coe
Barnard Yaeger
Leon Ruggles
William Niblock
William
J. H. Jones & Sons
Edward Street
Dr Miles Nerve and Brain Food Promoted
Blood nerves and brain food touted as remedy for headaches dizziness insomnia and digestive ills. Claims of weakness in brain nerves stomach liver and uterus with a free trial bottle offer at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Powell
Winter Weather Brings Dry Winds and Hopes for Rain
Residents report a week of unusually warm, windy, dry conditions with a gale through several days. The public longs for rain and relief from the dry spell.
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South Adams &T
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Sean Harbrolher
Ken McNeal
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Whitefield Corners
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Ed Sparling
Undercliff
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Geo Lanktree
Princeton
County Court
Judge Cassell
Patrick Doro
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J. B.davin
High Street
Dell Wood
Robert Zenor
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J. B. Davis
Taylor
W. H. Casson
Adam
Henry Deck
Jaapear Ceci
Juniata
B. B. Untank
Scott Thomas
Bart
D. J. Leech
Fifth Street
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Dinsatie
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