Local Social News Highlights From Lacon And Peoria Areas
Mrs Henry Franks shopped in Henry Tuesday. Miss Dace O Leary called in Tate Wednesday. Mrs Anna Kelley and daughters visited Lacon Saturday. Ed Shaffer and Milby Marshall shopped in Lacon Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Fred Hill and daughter were guests Sunday. Frances Roe hosted Anna Marks of Wenona from Selgay to Monday. Velma Campbell worked at the Marallo girl one day last week. E Odell and children spent several days with George Dun. Marie O Leary and friend Miss Nelle Monahan from Peoria visited the O Leary home Sunday. Mrs Belle King of Peoria visited Wednesday and Thursday with Harrison Thomas and Edna Hawkins returned to Peoria Monday. Edna Thomas hosted Miss Violetta Cumming with Margy and Jessie Harts shopping in Peoria last Thursday. Mrs Sol Nighawong and two children from Sullivan visited Elizabeth Nighswam this week. Mr and Mrs Wm Cititansr of Roletsa visiting Clifton family. John Barber noted a difficult eye ailment. He was taken to St Francis hospital. The Osbornes with Chicago visitors stayed through Sunday. Mary Elizabeth’s first birth anniversary celebrated with family.
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Henry Franks
Henry
Dace O'Leary
Tate
Anna Kelley
Lacon
Ed Shaffer
Milby “Marshall
Milby
Marshall
Fred Hill
Little “Weughter
Im Hill
Frances Roe
Anna Marks
Wenona
Selgay
Velma Campbell
Puis Thomas
Gers. E. Odell
George Dunan
Marie O'Leary
Nelle Monahan
Peoria
O’leary
Belle King
Ther
Harrison Thomas
Ster
Hdna
Margy
Jessie Hatts
Peoala
Sol
Nighawong Rand
Roletsaare
Clifton
Wilde
We John
St Francis Hospital
Mires
LGN
harlie-Osborné
Chicago
Trom
Mary-Elizabeth
Gay
Grandpa
Osborne
Nthe, Alay
Sahevige
Will King
Fr. Hayden
Reily
Porte -Moneay
Elly
Annawan
Vie Klein
Michigan
Willie
Charles
Frank Bell
Maulman School
Camp Grove
James Herberger
Seelye
Thomas Reily
Bert Duncan
the Grove
Charles Scott
Wyoming
Social at Mrs Waugh Dunnlap's features chicken stealing trial
Prominent local youths face a court hearing at a social event planned for Friday night May 17 with light refreshments. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Also notes arrivals and moves, school posts, and community notices from Sparland and La Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marland
Venita Sparr
Howard Anderson
Wec Suft
Paw-Paw
Suft
Indigestion and Nervous Symptoms from Stomach Fermentation
A fragment discusses indigestion dizziness nervousness and headaches linked to stomach fermentation. It mentions toxic gases irritate the stomach and pneumogastric nerves, causing misery and discomfort and references medical ideas on digestion.
Local notes from Camp Grove and surrounding areas
Community news covers visits by Fr Hayden and Mrs Reily to Port Maitland and Michigan, rain delays, farm concrete work at John McGinn's site, the Camp Grove sidewalk project, a rainy dance night at Bogner and Bower, and local social calls. Also mentions Thomas Reily's surgery, Bert Duncan returning to duties, and a Foley Kidney Pills testimonial from A J Ironmonger.
Local Notes and Visits In South Mieo
Miss Margie Smith stayed with Amree Longman Thursday night and Myrtle Sherman visited William Bentley’s last week. Charlie Reid has work horses for sale. Rev Vandervoort and Rev Roe will swap pulpits and Roe lectures at local churches and the union Epworth service. Cautions on neglecting colds and promoting Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Mieo
Margie Smith
Amree Longman's
Myrtle Sherman
William Bentley
Charlie Reid
Harry Dally
James McClane
John Kistter
Camp Grove
Jonathan Pettigrew
Anna Dickman
Gertrude Bentley
Reidchool
Community Visitors And Home News From Cottage
The page lists multiple social calls and visits from Thursday to Sunday including Hazel Farley Esther Chesney Uncle Edward Merritt Electa Bishop and others. Families such as Donovan Chesney Carroll Longman Harris and Manning are noted with Sunday and Friday visiting patterns and local hosts Claus Swan Gon Mire SAS john. The entry ends with a subscription note for The Republicas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Farley
Esther Chesney
Edward Merritt
Electa Bishop
E.H. Harris
Otto Millenevville
Toni Tiskitwa
Kunday
Baby girl born at Hawley home and village notices
Mrs. Sarah Fason cares for LA i AS daughter arrived at the Hawley home on May 2. Mrs. Belle Cline visits nearby farms. School closed for a wet week with an entertainment and ice cream. Miss Bragg finishes term. Linus Root ships cattle to Chicago. whooping cough rises in town. Decoration Day plans laid at Lawn Ridge. Rev. Curtis to speak. veterans honored by flowers and flags. Speer notes eye trouble for Robert Scholes. Peoria visits by Stowell and Tuurnbull families. Proctor hospital patients include Gallup and Reilly. Ladies’ Association reports $193 net. new officers re-elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles “Hawley
Earth
Petit Jury
Lacon
Emily Bragg
Plowi Ad
Mississippi River
Lawn Ridge
Sheridan Grove
Weidman
Martin
Stevenson
Armstrong
A. B. Curtis
Congregational
Sumner Perkins
Samuel F Mankins
SPEER
Robert Scholes
Peoria
Samuel Stowell
Wilbur Root
la Prairie
Robert Tuurnbull, Jr
Loren Gallup
Hdelstein
Thomas Reilly
Henry Hinman
Proctor_hospital
Tragic Train Death Shocks Wenona and Local News
James Eldon, 10, was killed by an Illinois Central freight train near Wenona while playing on the tracks. Additional items include a Rutland educator declared insane in Ottawa and sent to Kankakee asylum, a bishop leading confirmation at St. Mary's Lourds, and an appellate ruling upholding a $15,000 verdict in a Chicago Sanitary District case.
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James
Edward Eldon
Wenona
Illinois Central
Kiger
Rutland
Ottawa
Kankakee
Dunne
Peoria
St. Mary’s
Lourds
Appellate Court of
Second District
Circuit Court
B. F. Zinser
Chicago
Alice McDonald
Wheaton
Phoenix School
East Wenona
Myers
Willis A. Myers & Co
Minoak
H_Boyle
Putnam County
P. A. Gibbons
Pontiac
Maine
Insurance
Pékin
Pioneer Life Insurance Co
Pekin
Dart
George
S.J. Monser_& Co
Green
Grees
Minonk
Newee Ewes
Pension Bill Sets Despite War Veteran Increases
The Taft signed measure raises pensions to aid 420,965 veterans with an average yearly increase of 61.28 dollars per beneficiary. The schedule ranges from 13 dollars monthly for minimal service to 30 dollars for severe cases, with higher figures for older veterans and longer service. The act adds about 25.8 million dollars annually to pension appropriations, surpassing earlier compromises.
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Taft
McCumber
Senate
House
Oh Roast Nine Basketball Section Highlight
The reader note references a basketball section titled Oh Roast Nine with focus on game coverage and team highlights. It appears as a brief column introducing upcoming matches and notable players within a local sports page.
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Gucama
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A. J. Ironmonger's
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Burton
H. N. Wilmot
Ambro Wilmot
Edith L. Slough
Grace Powell
Lucy Calder
Li L. Co
A. T. Rumler
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Canton
Foley
A J
A. J. Ironmonger
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