Sparland News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Sparland and surrounding area report social visits from Silvis and Toluca residents. The second annual Boy Scouts medal contest is set for Nov 19 at the Baptist church with a Lincoln statue unveiling and an admission priced for the sculpture. Welfare Street Fair at the public school features gypsy fortunes and exhibits, raising funds for playground equipment. A detailed list of attendees at the Rev. David Leish funeral and community notices conclude the column.
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James Hill
Silvis
Wm. Kennedy
Lockport
Saturda
Delphin Bolender
Depue
Lewis Webster
Mildred Bonham
Toluca
Mabelle Marshall
Wm. O'Leary
J. C. Duncan
Velma Campbell
Perris
Ed Myers
Henry
Fred Blackwell
Ruth Roggy
Princeton
C. C. McLaughlin
Senachwine Creek
Everett Frisbey
Toronto
S. C
B. A. Kline
C. D Marshall
Hans Otto
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Boy Scouta
Congress
Senator Sherman
George Shimp
Wm. VanPatten
Wisconsin
Mr. Shimp
George Wiley
van Patten
McFarland
Sparland
Boy Scouts
the Baptist Church
Henry Orchestra
Grant Royce
Henry Hoskins
Billy Osborne
Frank Campbell
Abraham Lincoln
Uncle Sam Jr
Columbia
Fred Royce
Gladys van Antwerp
Rat van Antwerp
Louise Osborne
Victoria
Laxton
Caillicothe
David of
Leish
M. Church
Wyoming
Spurland and
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Corn Husker Lotion Promises Relief for Chapped Hands
A short promotional note explains that keeping Corn Huskers Lotion at home and using it will eliminate all the annoyance of chapped hands. The text emphasizes the lotion’s soothing effects and practical daily use.
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Hind
Local Notes From La Prairie And Surrounding Towns
Miss Nellie Kimble visits Wa state. Robert Turnbull Jr. shows off four new Oakland touring cars. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Reynolds welcome a girl named Niley. Various visits and illnesses noted in Mossville La Prairie Lacon Speer and Dunbar. A 15 year old Havana boy saved a drowning girl in the Illinois River.
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Wilmot
Speer
Minnie Scoon Hall
Dunbar
Nel
la Prairie
Lois Leigh
Coness Hospital
Peoria
Margaret Scott
Miks Taylor
T. E. Scott
Houston
Texas
George Shimp
Edward
van Patten
Stevens Point
Wis
Charles Monier
Princeton
Mollie Smith
Dille
Elmwood
Fannie Jacobs
Joseph Fritz
Havana
Illinois River
Mary Armbruster
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Buffalo User
A 1907 to 1915 testimonial from E. L. Carrier, boat builder, River Street Henry, claims Doan's Kidney Pills relieved backache and kidney pain caused by weak kidneys. He reports lasting faith and relief during cold-related kidney complaints. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
E. L. Carrier
River St. Henry
Doan
Carrier
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo, N. Y
South Whitefield Community Notes Include Illnesses and Visits
The column records local life with corn husking concerns, visits from George Johnson and family near Eureka, and Ralph McLuskey's chronic appendicitis. It notes Rev. McLeish's death, changes at Bonham school with Miss Irma Riddell as new teacher, and multiple local outings and family visits in South Whitefield.
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South Whitefield
George Johnson
Eureka
Ralph McLuskey
E. B. Blough
Peoria
Frank Farling
Chicago
E. A. Kline
Sparland
I. W. Waughop’s
McLeish
James Keenan
Opal
Walter Holler
Mary A. Marshall
Speer Lyceum to Host Friday Evening Event
Local notes detail social visits and visits across Speer including Speer Lyceum opening Friday Nov 12 with matinee. Events feature households from Castleton Bradford Dunbar and Lawn Ridge with gatherings, clubs, Boy Scout and Camp Fire plans, and a Donald Burdick home celebration for his son with 150 guests and Lawn Ridge orchestra.
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Grant Burdick
Henry Amen
Alta Wlson
Dunbar
Neb
Speer Lyceum
Speer
C. M. Wilmot
Mabel Gruner
Neva Green
Kate Phillips
Myrtle Wilmot
Ruth Green
Hazel O'Dell
Veda Grove
D. W. McCraw
Donald
Lawn Ridge Orchestra
Social tea party with floral decor and gifts
The event featured cut glass and silver decorations, pink candles, and American Beauty roses. Mrs. George Shemel and Miss Ella Wolf poured at the first tables while Mrs. Miller and Even served others. Misses Margaret Long, Helen Even, Mary Wolfe, and Miss Crooks waited on guests. Donald and his wife received several handsome presents.
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George Shemel
Ella Wolf
Miller
Margaret Long
Helen Even
Mary Wolfe
Miss Crooks
Donald
Wife
Whitefield Farm Notes and Local Happenings
Ida Green resumes housekeeper duties at Mrs. Joseph Ohlman’s farm. Duck season starts and Wyoming visitors report flocks near the river. Fox capture by Colwell and son Abe. sawmill busy with logs cut into lumber for Albert Watkins. Travelers from Lacon Peoria and others visit Mrs. Hattie Baker’s home. many enjoy a chicken fry in good weather. Quarantine releases allow a brief family visit. Ralph McLuskey improves enough to ride out. DeLongs visit Wyoming by horse and buggy. Needlework prize winner at Mrs. Albert Longman Lane’s home in Chillicothe. Fred Nightwonger back from absence, resumes corn husking for John DeVault. Mrs. Anna Hawksworth visits from Saratoga. Baptist Aid to meet at Mrs. August Ohlander. revival week at Baptist Yankee Street chapel under Rev. Bagwill with Otis Compton and Russell sisters among attendees.
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Jennie Newell
Tenia
Ettie
Lacon
Jackson
Peoria
Oslagle
Whitefield
Hattie Baker
Thomas Coddington
Wisconsin
Clyde Doran
John DeVault
Anna Hawksworth
Saratoga
Asa
Margaret
Mildred Russell
Hazel, Taylor
Josephine Russell
Cottage social notes highlight visits and events
Charles Chenoweth and others visited Tiskilwa and Henry during the weekend. Families from Hanley Wisconsin and Sparland joined Cottage residents. Temperance lesson planned for Sunday with a Ladies Aid bazaar on Friday November 19 featuring lunch and a chicken pie dinner.
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Charles Chenoweth
Tiskilwa
Herbert Goodale
Earl Reynolds
L .O. Hunt
Mary
Helen
Henry
Will Piper
Grandma Allen
Byron Allen
Wm. Chesney
Ernest
Samuel Chesney
Charles Hunt
Sparland
Earl McKee
Mabel Irene
Hanley
Wis
Stephen Merritt
Piere Condit
Alice
Teagarden
Cottage
Rude Miller's
Frank Lidgard
Atto Miller
Lloyd
Estelle Miller
Ed Lundeen
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cottage M. EB
Chamberlain's Tablets Ad Summary
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as a medicine for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. Claims rapid popularity and wide availability across stores.
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Chamberlain’s
Postal Card Sparks Sharp Exchange At Mrs Smith Home
Mrs Smith confronts her colored maid Belinda over a postal card left by the postman. Belinda says she did not read it. Mrs Smith condemns the sender as foolish. Belinda asks if the remark about her mother is proper.
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Belinda
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