Sparland Journal Highlights Local Social and School Events
May 24 1917 Sparland notices report visits among residents, a baptism of school activities, and upcoming commencements. Eighth grade and high school commencements set for late May and early June at Baptist and M E churches with addresses by Rev J S Walls and Prof H H Schroeder. Local weddings, funerals, and social gatherings noted alongside Mothers Day observances and the Marshall County Interscholastic contest results with Sparland earning a relay cup.
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Saratoga Township
Marshall County
Illinois
Willis Shearer
Dr King’s New Discovery for Colds Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the standard remedy for coughs colds grippe and bronchial affections for 48 years. It urges consumers to keep a bottle in the medicine chest and mentions availability at druggists for 50 cents.
Steuben News Briefs Reflect Quiet Illinois and Local Visits
Miner activity resumes at No 3 shaft while communities in Lacon Sparland and surrounding areas report dry weather and quiet days. A letter from Fred Nightwonger notes his transfer to Jefferson City Missouri. Local social notes include autos purchased by bachelors, visits among families in Lacon Chillicothe and Venona, and a funeral near Venona. The piece also recalls two accidental deaths near Venona involving Mrs Ready and Louis Newell.
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No. 3
Mary Williams
Lacon
Sparland
Illinois
Fred Nightwonger
Jefferson City
Fred
Junie Johnson
Mildred
William Williams
Abe Colwell
Chillicothe
Wilbur
McKinley
Jennie Newell
Tenie
Nellie
Frances Hacker
Venona
Ready
Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Adgleams Hacking Cough
Stop Left Over Colds Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey stops lingering coughs from January The soothing pine tar bells glycerine formula eases membranes 25c at your druggist Ad Also mentions wartime U S Canada ties San Francisco Japanese meeting and Falk Brothers ad Storage batteries recharged and rebuilt promptly Advt 5 10 1f Are you paid in advance
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Dr. Bell
United States
Canada
San Francisco
Japan
Falk Brothers
South Whitefield Notes and Local Visits
Messrs Copeland of Varna and Deck the Rawleigh agent canvassed the territory last week. George Holler and family autoed to Peoria Thursday. A Sparland crowd attended the contest at Sparland Friday and Saturday. Riddle and Beck of Sparland were recent stock buyers. Wm Moore and family visited the Hayline home Sunday. The new daughter Lota Irene was welcomed. misnamed Arlene earlier. Anna Bergantz stayed with her parents at Henry. Billy Meridian drove a new car with Alex Wels. George Eckhoff and family called at C M Sellers’s. Lyman Horrom and family called on Charles Hunt. Mr and Mrs Fred Ely spent Sunday at Peoria and Metamora visiting daughters and relatives.
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Irl B. Ransom
Thomas Hoskins
Vernon Ketchum
Orrin Frisbey’s
J. S. Walls
Joseph Hart
L. E. Dennis
F. H. Gehr
Lydia Riddell
Mabelle Simpson
Minnie Madsen
Chicago
The
Baptist Church
Royce
C. Royce
Jonet
Oliver
Charles Maxwell
H. Maxwell
Lelta
L. F. Buckley
Helen Buckley
L. N. Osborne
John Kunkle
la Prairie
New Salem Cemetery
Lacon
Mildred Bonham
Elsie Basten
Mabelle Marshall
M. BE
H. H. Schroeder
H. Campbell
Minnie
Nellia Tanguary
Alfreta Bedford
Cornell College
Vernon
Frank Poignant
Babe
Myron Lester
Charles Collins
Peoria
Rufus Barton
Virginia
Bloomington
Henry Olson
Collins
G. E. Moore
Louis Kraus
Lois
Sparland
Lacon G. A. R. Post
South Whitefield
Messrs
Copeland
Varna
Watkins
Deck
Rawleigh
George Holler
Riddle and
Beck
Moore
Andrew Merchan
Hayline
Charles Hayline
Earl Wherry
Henry
Grandpa
George Eckhoff
C. M. Sellers
Lyman Horrom
Charles Hunt
Fred Ely
Metamora
Frank Miller
E. B. Blough
Sprains and Strains Relieved by Sloan's Liniment
An a local Broadmoor column notes Sloan's Liniment easing strains sprains and muscle pains with quick penetration and skin friendly formulas. The piece also lists 25c drugstore availability and references various Putnam Elgin and Peoria residents visiting, plus a fatal windstorm limb accident killing Harry Fisher.
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Sloan
Jason the stallion season 1917 breeding schedule listed
Imported in 1911 Jason a dark grey drafter with solid lineage stands for $16 to insure a living colt. Breeding schedule shows sequential stud hours at multiple farms from Monday to Saturday with terms and liability clause.
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Dunhams
M. Monthule
Department of Sarthe
Pelletan
Biribi
Duchesnay
Voltaire
Pourqui Pas
Bon Espoir
Brilliant
Dame Coquette
Ayor
Boujour
Picador III
Picador
Favori
M. Dupont
Jason
C. R. Wheeler
Timothy Foger
Arthur Boughman
J. B. Cook
W. C. Young
F. C. Quinn
T James Barry
J. L. Barrett
Prayerful sympathy for sudden loss in perfect health
A note expressing heartfelt sympathy to a heart-broken wife and his young son for the sudden bereavement of a husband and father who was in perfect health and in the prime of life. It reflects on the belief that all things work together for good.
Clear Your Skin in Spring Ad Claim
An advertisement urges spring house cleaning for skin, claiming dull complexion results from winter inactivity and promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to flush intestines and brighten eyes. The ad notes availability at druggists for 25 cents.
Court House News probate matters and foreclosures recap
Circuit Court reports probate actions for Carrie Phelps Emma M Spangler Elizabeth Osborne Leander Stephens Tony Perrone W Robbins Murdock Nellis Shaw Nellie Shaw and related estate proceedings including claims notices final reports heirship orders and real estate transfers with several foreclosures and sales orders plus a readoption hearing and real estate deeds in various locales and owners. The record lists involved parties attorneys and key dates for hearings and settlements.
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Circuit Court
Carrie Phelps
Marie Porterfield
Barnes, Magoon & Black
William H. Dunnis
Thomas A. Connell
E.D. Richmond and Baney
E. Jacobs
Defenant
the Hamburger Co
A Corporation
Mary Heininger
Henry HB
Jacobs
Rosie Zina
Vivian Ball
Frank Shipley
Assumpoit
E. L. Falder
John Cooper
James Moreland
Emma M. Spangler
Elsie M. Spangler
A. Ray Spangler
H. G. Spangler
Elizabeth Osborne
Leander Stephens
Tony Perrone
W. E. Robbins
Mabel
Stella Baker
Susan Griffith
James Jenkins
Lewis C. Baggs
Banta Bros
George M. Kunkle
Roland Ellis
Mary Jane Murdock
N. B. W. McCartney
Nellis F. Shaw
Nellie F. H. Shaw
Philip Peck
Robert N. Turnbull
Nwar
la Prairie
Minnie A. Lenz Et al
Varna
Charles Colson
Benjamin L. Owen
Robert Dennis
Richland
Henry Murdock
Charles F
Catherine Motter
Henry
Milton White
Lyon Kerr
Wenona
M. Yars
Tony
Fowler
Road to Happiness Through Regular Bowels
An advertisement urges cheerful living and promises happiness with regularity. It touts Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve constipation and improve appetite and digestion, claiming they move the bowels and enhance well being.
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Chamberlain
Public Schools for All Children by Common Sense
A call that public schools must educate every child for life’s duties. It warns against favoritism and insists on using a common fund for the common good. The schools should operate under love and mutualness, not domination by the powerful.
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Our
Republic
Wm. Hawley Smith
Wheat crop rises as Brazil joins war and Spain pressured
Government crop report shows US wheat at 18 four million bushels this year up from last year and two years ago. Brazil seizes German merchant ships interned in ports, forming a fleet of 46 vessels. Entry of Brazil into the war seems imminent with South American states following. Spain faces growing anti Germany sentiment as neutrality erodes. Renew your subscription for this Paper.
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United States
Brazil
Spain
Germany
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