Magnolia and Peoria Social Notes Track Local Travel
A May 30 1912 Magnolia report lists residents and visitors in Peoria Granville Varna Henry and Weary with frequent trades and visits. Names include Mrs S Potter Jr Miss Marie Olson Lenz Parrett and J E B Shaw. Local business trips feature Durley Krieson Freeman Kincaid and Dean Blankenship. A new kerosene engine for roads is bought, and Miss Grace Coe attended events in Granville with the Country Minister cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Downey
Peoria
Daniel McKirgan
Albert Hecht
Henry
Hallie Jones
Ralph Hecht
R. A. Ward
Granville
M. J. French
Weary
Lenz
Varna
Magnolia
Durley
S. Potter
Chfford
Marie Olson
C. L. Wierman
S. Potter, Jr
Frank Glover
E. A. Mathis
Chicago
John Breen
John Dean
S. B. Mitchell
Law
Krise
Bloomington
Gladys Ricketts
W. H. Skelton
Eureka
L. B. Elliston
State Medical Association
Springfield
Dean Blankenship
Patoka
Vera Borgstede
Lostant
Maud Dugan
Roberts Township
Orville Brown
Dwight
Frank Peterson
Lacon
Elizabeth
Champaign
Mae. Coé
Arthur
Hennepin
Ward
Fainy
Sureka
2Ward
Tony
Blaingfield
Ruth
Granvilley
Ogne
AL Rpsae
Ithe
Arminda “Ray
Ollie
Spencer
Krammar
Margaret’Lackland
Memorial Service Set by Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen
M P Lackland and Mrs Lackland Jr visit Lestant to meet her husband who stayed with his parents over the weekend. The Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen plan a joint Memorial service at the church Sunday June 2 at 2 30 pm inviting all veterans and friends.
Thursday Afternoon Club Meets at Miss Ramsey Home
The Thursday Afternoon club gathered May 23 at Miss Gertrude Ramsey's home with Mrs. A Emmons presiding. Members presented Lowell material, a paper on Life of Lowell, and readings from Vision of Sir Launfal led by Miss Helen Funk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Ramsey
A. Emmons
James Russell Lowell
W. J. Allen
Lowell
Cynthia VanHorn
E. Griffin
Occason
Lumber for sale at mill near Magnolia Illinois
Lumber sawed to order for 20 dollars per thousand feet at a mill 4 1/2 miles northwest of Magnolia Illinois. Oak and red elm not included. Contact R W Spencer Magnolia Illinois. Locally posted notices include this item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
R. WW. Spencer
Ill
Black sow missing near WeNabd weighs 300 pounds
In WeNabd Hh May 23 1942 a black sow about 300 pounds was taken off the road May 21. Owner may identify her and pay for ad. J S Bumgarner notes the lost animal and calls for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WeNabd
J. S. Bumgarner
McNABB Roads and Local Notices From McNabb Illinois
George Ziegler delivered a Flan ders roadster to Albert Pletsch on Friday May 24 and an RE. M. F. car to Ginter Bros Lostant on Monday May 27. Mrs F E Kerns entertained five teachers at a 6 oclock luncheon last Thursday. Mrs Joshua Bumgarner lost a ten dollar bill between McNabb store and the post office Monday. search failed. A gang of about 55 Italians working on C I & Sts south of McNabb reportedly asked higher pay. They earned 166.60 per day and sought 1.75. Dance at Ziegler hall Saturday June expected. Standard orchestra engaged for Ygctanton cand. Baseball report short. tractors work postponed indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. & Sr Stracks
Southvof
McNabb
Indiana
Ziegler
Lee
McNabb School Plans May Picnic to Close Year
The McNabb school will give a picnic on Friday May 31. Students and teachers invite friends to spend the day in the woods for a healthful closing activity before summer labors begin at Normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panzer
McNabb
Lostant Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Belle Kreider visited Lostant from Tonica between trains. La Salle visitors included Mrs Schiffbauer and daughter Lizzie and Mrs Al Marshall with Mrs Aateynnias. A band concert and box social raised $90 for the band treasury. lunch sold for $1. Charles Arenz owns a new E M F auto. Various residents attended meetings and visits, with horse injury to Mr Toemmes and a May 24 birth to Mr and Mrs Marion Hif tabrand. Dr Schoenneshoeter and Dr Koeper attended the State Medical association in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lostant
Belle Kreider
Tonica
Wm. Schiffbauer
Lizzie
la Salle
Queenie Henning
Chicago
Charles Arenz
Helped by Bucklen Amica Salve in Gillis Mills
Justice Eli Cherry of Gillis Mills Tennessee suffered a long resistant leg sore thought to be cancer. After trying several doctors the remedy Bucklen's Amica Salve cured it completely. The product also treats burns boils ulcers cuts bruises and piles and costs 25 cents at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Cherry
Gillis Mills
Tenn
Bucklen
T.J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Weather Woes Warm Up For Spring Reading
Scattered notes on the season linger as residents compare chill and warmth. Nostalgia for an early spring in two years ago recalls frost damage to buds and leaves while forecasts hint at milder days ahead.
Letter About Longtime Indigestion and Health Trouble
A letter describes severe indigestion and related symptoms lasting years. The writer details stomach heaviness, belching, gas distress after meals, eye discomfort, weight loss, and near fatal episodes. They mention medical advice and over the counter remedies sold by a druggist.
Local Notes From Rutland and Nearby Towns
Rutland cashier Glidden visited Tuesday. Mrs A J Wh1 and daughter Elsie traveled to Tefft Indiana for a visit. John Skeet visited the Soldiers' Home in Quincy and attended the G A R in Peoria. A W Merritt visits his brother I E Hoopeston this week. Miss Clara Bryen of Peoria stayed with Mrs A Bell the past two weeks. Dr Schoenneshoefer and Dr Kroeper at the State Medical Association in Springfield. Miss Johnson of Centralia guests of Miss Ora Curtis. Mrs Al Marshall and Mrs Charles Hevnpits visited La Salle. Lois Schoenneshoefer and daughter returned from Mendota. Adolphus South’s parents arrived from southern Illinois for an extended visit. Miss Louise Merritt of Magnolia stayed with her uncle A W Merritt and met her father C C H Merritt in Wenona. Madigan Minn trip noted. Me Henson of Normal visiting wife there and moving to Tollet with new position. Shamberlain cough remedy praised in ads as merchants promote it locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary i Smith
Henry
Lewis Spalding
Toluca
Belly Beck
John Swaney
Leon Suitherland
Peattiy
HyEartewell
Manolia
J.C. Sutherland
Alex. Garrithers
J. N. Wilson's
Putnam County
T. U
Granville
Pher
Magnola Grange
Peningung
Benjamin Lindy
Friends Meeting House
McClung
Swaney
Edna Wilson
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Lyndall Brostus
Stnn Green
Ind
W. G. Griffith
Elizabeth Massie
Lone Tree
Olf
Lucretia Franklin
Lexington
Mr. Smith
Abel Mills
Blue River Quarterly Meeting of Friends
Indiana
Albert
Clarence
Decatur
Consolidated School
Albert Taylor
Millikin University
Grove
Lostant
Glidden
Rutland Bank
Buick
Dr. Gould
Dr. Schoenneshoefer
Dr. Kroeper
State Medical Association
Springfield
al Marshall
Charles
Hevnpits
la Salle
Monay
L. Schoenneshoefer
Lois
Mendota
Richard
Daweson
Wooley
Ponte
Adolphus
South’s
Louisé- Merritt
Magnolia
A. W. Merritt
C.ch. “Merritt
Wenona
Judaker ‘Buchmann
Mary Schrumpf
Madigan
Minn
Henson
Tollet
Helon
Dwight
Caime
Andy Voluntarystestiz
oForgale
Segraves
Medical Society Meeting in Rutland Convened Despite Road Blocks
Marshall Putnam County Medical Society met May 14 at the Masonic hall in Rutland. Members faced travel delays from heavy rains but officers were elected: President E A Hall, VP F T Potts, Secretary treasurer M C Weeks, delegates Gillespie and Simmons, and county state medico legal committee member E F Peterson. Toluca hosts semi annual session. dinner at Rohrers followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Rutland
Venona
Toluca
E. A. Hall
Henry
F. T. Potts
M. C. Weeks
Granville
E. S. Gillespie
Verna
W. A. Simmons
Magnolia
Medico-Legal Committee
E. F. Peterson
Varna
Rohrer’s
Cadillac Electric Starter Demonstration At Ohio Hills
A Cadillac dealer in Ohio showcases the 1912 model’s electric starter powering a car up the steepest hills with the spark plugs removed from the heads. The demonstration also touts electric lighting and automatic recharging. A divorce suit in Bureau County cites disputes over paintings and a yellow horse insult claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
Ohio
Fred _Brunnér
Bureau
Brunner
Mother's Day Poem by Samuel Parker in 1912
A reflective poem recalls Mother's Day as a lifelong tribute to a loving mother. The verse extols maternal devotion through childhood, widowhood, and recovery, noting a mother's influence and eternal remembrance. Glendale Cal., May 12, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Parker
Glendale
Cal
Sleep Causes and Physiological Sleep Patterns Across Recalled Figures
The text discusses sleep origins as withdrawal of blood from the brain rather than brain pressure. It notes heart and organ rest periods, describes sleep as part of bodily function, and cites historical figures like Webster Grant Bonaparte and Pitt to illustrate varied sleep habits and the ease of fallen asleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Websters
Grant
Bonaparte
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Department
A. D. Law
Standard Oil, Company
Osiege
Tate
Snott
Vy’ J
Henry Auto Co
Henry, Ill
Marshall-Putnam County Medical Society
J. S. Wooters
Pine Street
Centralia
J. Ironmonger
Seid
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