Social Roundup of Sparland Area Visitors and Residents
The item lists numerous local visits and callers across Sparland Lacon Wenona Peoria and nearby towns. It notes Mrs Henry Franks, Miss Dace O Leary, Mrs Anna Kelley and daughters, the Shaffer and Hill families, Frances Roe, Velma Campbell, Miss Thomas, Mrs E Odell and children, Marie O Leary, Nellie Monahan, Mrs Belle King, Miss Hawkins, Miss Edna Thomas, Violetta Cumming, Mary and Jessie Hatts, Sol Nighswonger, the Clifton family, John Barber the Austrian who lost his sight, and L N Osborne hosting Chicago visitors. Includes Mary Elizabeth’s first birthday and family gatherings at Osborne home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Franks
Henry
Dace O'Leary
Lacon
Anna Kelley
Ed Shaffer
Milby Marshall
Fred Hill
Wm. Hill
Frances Roe
Anna Marks
Wenona
Velma Campbell
Miss Thomas
Marie O'Leary
Nellie Monahan
Peoria
O'Leary
Belle King
Harrison Thomas
Edna
Miss Hawkins
Edna Thomas
Violetta Cumming
Mary
Jessie Hatts
Spring Valley
Sol Nighswonger
Sullivan
Elizabeth Nighswonger
Wm. Clifton, Jr
Joliet
Clifton
Wm. Clifton
Wilde
Clyde McLaughlin
John Barber
St. Francis Hospital
L. N. Osborne
Charlie Osborne
Babe
Chicago
Mary Elizabeth
Grandma
Grandpa Osborne
Social at Mrs Waugh Dunlap’s features trial for chicken stealing
A social at Mrs Waugh Dunlap's is scheduled for Friday night May 17 with Com72 and a trial for chicken stealing of two known local youths. Light refreshments cost 10 and 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland
Elizabeth Marland
Venita Sparr
Wyle
Howard Anderson
W. C. Luft
Paw-Paw
Luft
Indigestion Link Between Stomach and Ailments
An advertisement explains indigestion as the root of dizziness nervousness biliousness headaches and sleeplessness. It notes undigested or fermenting food irritates the pneumogastric nerve causing discomfort and promises MI DNA relief or money back at T J Segraves and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Segraves
Camp Grove Community Notes Row Through Local Life
Will King loses a valuable horse and a series of neighborhood updates follow from Camp Grove. Visitations to Peoria and Lacon, family care, a Friday dance, and club plans mark social life. An advertisement praises Foley Kidney Pills from A J Ironmonger.
Margie Smith and others visit in South Milo community
Local notes describe visits to Amree Longman and William Bentley, sales of work horses, and church activities. Rain slows planting as folks while away time with neighbors. Rev. Vandervoort and Rev. Roe announce pulpit changes and speaking engagements at Boyd's Grove and Whitefield Corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Milo
Margie Smith
Amree Longman’s
Myrtle Sherman
William Bentley
Charlie Reid
Harry Dally
James McClane
John Kistler
Camp Grove
Jonathan Pettigrew
Anna Dickman
Gertrude Bentley
Reid
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Gains Popularity
The notice claims rising sales and voluntary testimonials for Chamberlains Cough Remedy and urges trials for coughs and colds. It lists T. J. Segraves and A. J. Ironmonger as local druggists selling the product and advertises subscribing to The Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Chamberlain
T. J. Segraves
Lawn Ridge community notes and Decoration Day plans
The Lawn Ridge column records a new daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawley on May 2 and updates on residents including visits from Mrs. Belle Cline, school events, and whooping cough. It details Decoration Day arrangements led by Sheridan Grove, with Rev. A. B. Curtis speaking and a veteranful ceremony at the Congregational church. Spear and nearby towns report illnesses, hospital stays, and local social events. the Speer ladies hold a net income for the year of 193 dollars and elect new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn Ridge
Charles Hawley
Sarah Fason
Belle Cline
L. A. Chapin
Blue Ridge
Aid Society
Fred Cornell
Dawson
Evanston
Charles Perkins
Morris Perkins
Peoria
Henry Owen
George Sims
Wenker and
Webber
Edelstein
Linus Root
Chicago
Wallace Dodd
Earth
Petit Jury
Lacon
Emily Bragg
Mississippi River
Sheridan Grove
Weidman
Martin
Stevenson
Armstrong
A. B. Curtis
Sumner Perkins
Samuel F. Hawkins
SPEER
Robert Scholes
Samuel Stowell
Wilbur Root
la Prairie
Robert Tuurnbull, Jr
Loren Gallup
Whdelstein
Thomas Reily
Henry Hinman
Proctor Hospital
Hyomei claims relief from catarrh and head congestion
Advertisement touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh hawking snuffling and nasal throat inflammation. It promises clear heads and soothing antiseptic action with no habit forming drugs. Complete outfit with inhaler priced at 1.00 extra bottles 60 cents available at T Segraves and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J .Segraves
Tragedy at Wenona as boy killed by Illinois Central train
In Wenona James Eldon, 10, son of Ed ward Eldon, was killed Sunday last while playing on the railroad with another boy. He was knocked under a freight train and cut in two. Separate items note court actions and community events including a sanity ruling for Prof. Kiger, a confirmation at St. Mary's Lourds, and an appellate affirmation awarding $15,000 in Zinser vs Chicago Sanitary District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Edward Eldon
Wenona
Illinois Central
Kiger
Rutland
Ottawa
Kankakee
Dunne
Peoria
St. Mary’s
Lourds
Appellate Court
Second District
Circuit Court
B. F. Zinser
Chicago
Alice McDonald
Wheaton
Phoenix School
East Wenona
Myers
Willis A. Myers & Co
Minoak
R. H. Boyle
Putnam County
P. A. Gibbons
Pontiac
Maine
State Superintendent of Insurance
Pekin
Pioneer Life Insurance Co
George S. Monser & Co
Green
Minonk News
Texans Admire New Life Pills Say They Boost Energy
Hugh Tallman of San Antonio writes that Dr. King's New Life Pills give new life and energy. He and his wife consider them the best. good for stomach, bowel and kidney troubles. Available for 25 cents at local druggists. Also a note to renew or begin reading The Henry Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fretwell
Lucama, N. C
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Hugh Tallman
San Antonio
Dr. King
New Pension Bill Sets Monthly Rates For Veterans
The measure signed by President Taft increases pension appropriations by 25.8 million dollars, predicting 420 965 beneficiaries with an average yearly rise of 61.28 dollars. Rates vary by age and service from 13 dollars per month for sixty two years and 90 days to 30 dollars for three years or more, plus a 30 dollar maximum for veterans unfit for manual labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
McCumber
Commissioner of Pensions
Senate
House
Illinois Suffrage and Constitutional Amendment Petition
A public policy notice from Henry County lists two questions to be voted on November 5, 1912. First, should women gain the right to vote. Second, should the Illinois Constitution allow the General Assembly to propose amendments to multiple articles at once. The fragment includes a classroom exchange about senses, noting the touch as the most delicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
State of
Illinois
General Assembly
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Marseilles
Mr McLaughlin
Sparland, Ill
Sparland Department
J. B. Green
Burton
H. N. Wilmot
Ambro Wilmot
Edith L. Slough
Baby
A. J. McCartney
Will King
Fr. Hayden
Reily
Mr. Reily
John McGinn
Wm. Hollensworth
Walter
Hannah O'Brien
Dewey
Kistler
James Herberger
Seelye
Bert Duncan
the Grove
Charles Scott
Wyoming
A. T. Rumler
Fulton Place
Canton
A. J
Hazel Farley
Esther Chesney
Edward Merritt
Electa Bishop
Condon
Daniel Donovan
Maggie
John Carroll
Ethel Longman
E. H. Harris
Leonard Mounter
Hiram Allen
Alex Albee
Melvin Grange
Putnam
Rey
Wenstrand
Claus Swanson
John Thompson
F. M. Charles
Herbert Goodale
Henry Smith
Samuel Chesney
Mesdame
Frank Lidgard
Wm. Piper
Mrs. Manningly
Otto Miller
Tiskihwa
Republican
F.a.bergner Co
Norfolk
London
Henry Republican
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