Our Sister Towns Lucen Misa Oldford to depart soon
Reports from Lucen and nearby areas describe visitors and illness as remnants of a busy local scene. Edwards of Rutland visited with his son R. Edwards. Contagious sore throats are spreading east of town while a Wednesday meeting considers purchasing a bell for the Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Lu Gaston
Chicago
Fred Spock
Maggie Pringle
Essor
Theodore Thoidohr
Jacksonville School For the
Rose's Hall
Lenora Garrett
Sven Ti
Linig
Local notes from Sparluna region visit and town events
Sparluna reports visitors Mr and Mrs Burnham in town with Samuel Barton having a new roof, Amos Barton building a new barn, and A C McMurtrie of Lacon losing a horse to lockjaw. Vistors T B Gapen of Ottawa and W G Vearne Pag. Riddle & McQuick shipped hogs to Chicago. David Blackwell sold farm to HH Saft and bought farm from Nathan Van Query. Town contemplates moving parts of the community.
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Lacon
T. BE. Gapen
Ottawa
David Blackwell
HH Saft
Nathan Vanqueryay
Hoadley
Local notes from Varna and surrounding towns
Mrs Frank Martin and Mrs C W Buck ey attend in Chicago. Ed Smith moved away last Monday. Roy Todd baptized after the 11 am service. Mira A J Athay and her daughter visit. John Hewett and Charles Smith coal miners moved to Middle Grove Fulton county. Betty starts for Nebraska to bring daughter to law sick. Mary Atfield visiting town. expects to return to Canada. Col McClanahan returned from Indiana for a brother-in-law's funeral. G P Cummings moves his family from Rutland to Varna. Uncle Jim Gallup Fred McClanahan and Mat Sparr went nutting on the river. Mrs J B McLaughlin dies near Sparland. funeral Monday. Varna news notes sale of stock and house by C F Austin to Chas H Maloham. transfer Jan 1. John Norton Sr in Chillicothe for friend’s illness. Kahn Bros close store in Varna. W H Olin sells poultry business to W O McCulloch. Holer school exhibition for a dictionary. A Jones of Greeley visits. John Davison hosts a party. Autumn turning leaves, winter coming. Coonhunting on Clear Creek. coon count debated. Medical letter praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from L L Gerauch M D. Toleda, Ohio. Advertisement by F J Dashes & Co offering $100 for uncured catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Martin
C. W. Buckey
Chicago
Ed Smith
Roy Todd
Mira A. J. Athay
John Hewett
Charle Smith
Middle Grove
Fulton County
Bere John Betz
Nebraska
Mra J. B. McLaughlin
Sparland
Yankee Street
Cincinnati
Varna
Werald
C. F. Austin
Chas H. Maloham
John Norton Sr
Chillicothe
B. Warren
Kahn Bros
W. H. Olin
W.O. McCulloch
W. W. McCulloch
Washurn
la Rose
Fortune
Wil
Hopewell
Jones
Greeley
Col
John Davison
H. J. DePue
C. J
Johnny Carleen
Jerry Feazel
Johnny
Clear Creek
John
Whitefield notes and community updates from a rural paper
Local items include Mrs F Gregory buying a driving horse at Hunt gate, Ed TR Hannum teaching at Doyle School in Saratoga, Eva Crlat visiting from Centralia, and George Snell moving the old school house. References frequent small events: bee trees, corn crop outlook, a new school house, an entertainment titled The Dis fe Skule, and a singing service led by Rev S B Dille.
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Ed TR. Hannum
Doyle
Saratoga
Mra Eva Crlat
Centralia
James Wilson
Bill Brown
Lamb
Clover
Billy
Whitefield Dormers
Herr
Henry
John
George Snell
Aztire
Invariable Sign Warns of Heart Weakness Says Prof DeCosts
An old medical note claims swelling of ankles or feet not from rheumatism is always caused by heart disease. Shortness of breath and left side pain are linked, with the remedy Dr Miles Nerve and Heart Cure sold by Dr Powell's Drug Store.
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DeCosts
Mileson Cura
Powell
Ord
Cole
Bath
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Steuben Weather Brings Rain and Farm News
Rainy days sweep Steuben as farmers finish corn husking. Chas Monler steps high in daily tasks. Its a boy, mother and child are doing well. Mrs John B McLaughlin died Saturday night and was buried Monday. Arthur Bheler remains ill and not out of danger. David Blackwell hauls rock for a barn foundation on his new farm. David Watkins adds a bay window to his house boosting its appearance.
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Steuben
Chas Monler
John B. McLaughlin
Monay
Arthur Bheler
David Blackwell
David Watkins
Don’t Whip a Sick Horse and Other Local Notices
Dr Powell's Drug Store offers Nerve and Liver Pills with free samples as readers share local items. D. L. Traya on ulcerated tonsils. Rob King reportedly injured by a hog. Rumor hints at a Red King in the Bow. A. J. Bishop visits Eyana Station then returns home. Oyster supper planned at Caledonia M E church. Henry King plans to move to Wisconsin to work as an engineer. Dawson praised for minding his father. Frank Funk advertises alyle hosiery. Caledonia may get a telephone. Robert Wilson invites view at grocery. H. C. Morris and wife guests of F. P. Funk. Morris recovering from rheumatism with crutches. Mr Naugle of Princeton placed two monuments in Caledonia cemetery for Nancy Glenn and Johnnie Stanler. I. A. Glenns hire Mr Hill to dehorn 170 cattle. Sherman Green now expert in dehorning and offers services locally.
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D. L. Trayia
Rob King
A. J. Bishop
Eyana Station
W. F. Trono
M. E
Caledonia
Henry King
Wisconsin
Dawson
Alyle
Frank Funk
Robert Wilson
H. C. Morris
Cottage Hill
F. P. Funk
Morris
Naugle
Princeton
Nancy Glenn
Johnnie Stanler
I. A. Glenn
Hill
Varna
Sherman Green
Sherman
Magnolia Grange Meets Discusses Farm Profits and Local News
The Magnolia Grange meeting on November 9 featured discussions on farm profits led by M A Wilson and a paper by H K Smith followed by lively debate. Other notes include a call for a fair promotion meeting, the Springfield state grange, a discovery claim by a Shelby firm, a new stock-up for Kelso and Murphy, W C T U events in Chicago, weather affecting an oyster supper, revival plans delayed, and a Sunday lesson focusing on David's last words from 2 Samuel 23 1 7 urging readiness for eternity.
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Magnelia
Magnolia Grange
M. A. Wilson
H. K. Smith
John Swaney
Grange
Springfield
J.R. Veach
Chicago
M. E
David
Local Notes From Presper Hill And Nearby
Presper Hill reports C H Ransom nursing a sore hand and his mother ill. Wm Hull joined a fox hunt last week while G W Hillabrand hauled timber for a bridge. Peddlers and tramps are increasing, Dave Travis has a sore throat under Dr Gaylord’s care. Water is welcomed as a blessing. Jas Shields moved 20 hogs to Henr Friday weighing about 850 pounds. A Kays shipped hogs Monday. Henry Allen visited his aunt Mrs GQ near Florid. Julia Allen visiting in Florid this week. Aunt Julia.
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Presper Hill
C. H. Ransom
H. Ransom
Hull
G W Hillabrand
Dave Travis
Gaylord
Jas Shields
A. Kays
Henry Allen
Mra GQ
Julia Allen
Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
"I am weary of living" cries a woman in Black as pain and weakness sap her. Mrs White reassures with Pierce's Favorite Prescription, touted as the sole remedy for women's ailments. Guarantee offered. refund if unsatisfied. Large bottles 100 doses priced at $1, others at $5.
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Pierce
Mt Palatine Notes and Local Skimmed Items
Mt Palatine farmer activity centers on corn planting. Charles Gallaher ill with malaria fever. Dr McGee attending. John Lauhlin, longtime resident, died in Kansas. J B Price to return from the east. Ed Baird costs for I A Glenna of Oxbow. Mrs Ashley slater near Tonica buried today after long rheumatism. Bolivian surgeon Luca Silva, aged at least 128, described his 1809 revolution tale to Jose Ramallo.
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Mt Palatine
Charles Gallaher
Dr McGee
John Lauhlin
Kansas
J. B. Price
Ed Baird
I. A. Glenna
Ashley
Slater
Tonica
Buenos Aires
Luca Silva
Cochabamba
Senor
Jose Ramallo
Dramatic College of
la Pax
Caleago Tribune
All Kinds of People at the Exposition Ticket Window
A Chicago Herald vignette on the main ticket office at the exposition. It chronicles a parade of customers, from a country woman asking for three adults and one small, to a busy shopper with a single ticket, while the teller balances money and change. The narrator jokes that the clerk acts as a living encyclopedia answering questions from Libby Prison to the Hay Market Monument, all without a smile.
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Libby Prison
Haymarket Monument
Chicago Herald
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