Local social notes from Sparland area gatherings
Island Department es pamce Riddell and wife entertained guests on Sunday. William Aitchison was in Chicago buying goods. Bessie Hill visited her parents last week. Mrs Jesse Barnes held a business meeting in town Tuesday afternoon. Matt Sparr was updating the post office building. Marie O’Leary visited from Soria for Sunday. Della Wells of Verona attended Miss Della Taylor. Mr and Mrs William Webster hosted dinner for their son Lewis. Mrs tefiler and Mrs Py hosted shoppers. Mrs Gehrds and friends entertained. George Waughop distributed treats in Sparland. Mr and Mrs Harry Marshall received an invitation to Mrs Marshall’s sister Adelaide Arndt’s wedding in Posén November 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamce Riddell
Aitchison
Chicago
Bessie Hill
Jesse Barnes
Matt Sparr
Marie O’leary
Soria
Della Wells
Veénona
Della Taylor
Cmr
Wm. Webster
Lewis Harry Marshall
Waugh
Tefiler
Witer
George
Wee Wa McCartney
Werexdine
Ay Tsalber
Bellé Iverg
Mmone
Osborne
Charles D. Marshall
Anna Luft
Helen
Halsey Monier
Klotache
Ernest Klein
Leroy Bolander
Joseph Ohiman
Babe
Electa Frisbey
Henry Marshall
Harry Maxwell
Glyde—McLaughlin -B
Henry Republican
South Whitefield
George Waughop
Sparland
Harry ‘Marshall
Mar
Silece
Adelaide Arndt
Posén
Germany
Métta
Gehr
Oisie
Henry
Miss Mabelle
Shefand
Miss
Biste
Epworth League events and local notices summarized
Local notices report an Epworth League open meeting at the usual church next Sunday night with Miss Taylor reading a convention paper. A birth is announced, a bereavement note, illness of Mrs. Holler, and a depot telegraph operator change. The sub-district Epworth League convention at Lacon on Nov 9 drew many delegates from area leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Taylor
Lacon
Benjamin Packingham
Len Packingham
Anna Lynch
George Holler
Rock Island
Galva
James
Sparland
Harold Aitchison
Hill
Union services and events in La Prairie
Union services set for Sabbath evening at the ME church. The U P church bazaar is planned for Thanksgiving night. A town hall play was postponed indefinitely. Various residents, including Dr Dwingll of Peoria and Mrs Reynolds of Speer, were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Belle
Nellie Burnett
Peoria
Bradford
Lacon
James Smith, Sr
U P
Town Hall
Dwingll
Reynolds of
Speer
Gayle Reynolds
Women Should Be Protected in Sikeston Report
Mrs Dema Murrayville recounts seven years of monthly illness and weakness controlled after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes relief from bed rest, pain, and nervous distress and now handles housework, gardening, milking, and hosting with renewed energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Irwish
Dema Murrayville
Lydia-E
Pinkhami
Avéry
Roke
Be to Slough or Basha Spend Week at A J McCartney
Fragmentary notes show Be and Basha spending the first of the week at A J McCartney's home, with unclear context and missing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basha
A. J. McCartney
East Saratoga Notes On Purchases and Visits
Village buggies and social events fill East Saratoga details. Mr Spangler bought a buggy in Lacon last Tuesday. James and Mrs Turner shopped in Henry Thursday. Anton Ziegler and the Wallaces returned home Friday and Saturday. Churchgoers and christenings mark the week while local residents attend dinners and hunts and a carpenter work at the Kane home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Spangler
Lacon
James Turner
Henry
Anton Ziegler
Margaret Wallace
W. Shearer
J—Harrington
Atood
Joseph
Stanley Eldridge
John Burke
Fred Clarence
Mr. Jacobs
Kane
Flagged Train With Shirt Rescues Train From Wreck
Ohio man flags two trains to avert disaster and save passengers. H. T. Alston of Raleigh credits Electric Bitters with curing severe stomach and kidney ailments after four bottles. He endorses the remedy and notes pricing at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
H. T. Alston
Raleigh
N. C
T. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger's
Local Notes And Social Reports From South Milo
Henry Sherman suffers blood poison in the hand while Mrs William Bentley and family visit Mrs Montgomery. Mrs Ernest Dee hosts daughter Mabel Robison and her child. Ethel Reid Belva Robison and Harry Reid attend Cottage church. Ethel Reid Bertha McClane Mattie Phelps visit Mrs Clarence McClane. Ladies Aid to hold market day in Bradford Nov 16 at John Scobles new store. Charlie Reid takes cattle lot to Chicago. Club gathering at Mrs Clara Monier’s home Nov 21 with new officers elected. Burton Barker returns from appendicitis surgery. John Robison leaves for Indiana. P & W club hosted by Bonnie and Bessie Hay. Mrs Peter Holan of Cleveland reports a child with severe cough cured by Foley’s Honey and Tar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Dee
Mabel Robison
Ethel Reid
Belva Robison
Harry Reid
Cottage
Mattie Phelps
Bertha McClane
Clarence McClane
Boyd’s Grove
Bradford
John Scobles
C. J Smith
Charlie Reid
Chicago
Clara Monier
Monier
Phelps
Josephine Conover Burton Barker
John Robison
Indiana
Bonnie and
Bessie Hay
Local notes include hail damage and birthday feast in Lawn Ridge
The item notes corn yields damaged by a hail storm with fields far below expectations. It mentions birthdays and a large gathering at Fred Cornell’s House with his new housekeeper Mrs Hayes assisting. Residents recount a spook party canceled after rain and a lively oyster feast with guests and volunteers.
Pastors Family Reunion Marks 84th Birthday Thanksgiving
The article recounts a pastor of Trinity parish, Rob ert Moody Sr., reaching his 84th birthday. His children and extended family gathered at his home in Illinois, with sons Daniel and Robert Jr. and spouses arriving from Peoria and nearby areas. Jamaica-born sister unable to attend. Family shared a large feast, played ball, and exchanged warm wishes. An advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Parish
Robert Moody
Moody
William
Oys
Daniel
Robert
Peoria
Hith
Jamaca
Man Hit by Motorcycle After Auto Swerve
An exchange says Parter Jones moved aside for an approaching auto then stepped back into the road as a motorcycle rider followed. The rider struck Jones, who sprawled to the ground and rose, quipping that he would have stayed off the road if he’d known a colt was following the auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parter Jones
Springfield to test artesian wells for clean year round water
State news reports Springfield will drill nine artesian wells to obtain reliable water from the Sangamon river bottoms. Current river water runs muddy after rain and requires costly settling basins, prompting city commissioners to pursue a thorough trial of artesian supply as a potential statewide relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ifield
Sangamon
Therd Isz
Sangamon River
Theseswells
Great Buildings Falls Medicine Ad
An advertising notice touts a health product claiming to support stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promotes quick effects and safe use, priced at 25 cents, available at A I Ironmonger and T J Segraves drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. I. Ironmongers
T. J. Segraves
Republican News Roundup From The Republican
The Republican reports on current events across politics and society. Key figures and organizations are highlighted with concise summaries of outcomes, debates, and incidents impacting local and national communities.
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Standard Oil Company
Indiaaa Corporation
Ae M. C. Marshall
Spariand
Bradford, Ill
D. J. Owens
A. B. Foster
Island Department
Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Adv
South Milo
Henry Sherman
William Bentley
Montgomery
Peter Holan
Buckeye Road
Cleveland
Lawn Ridge
Anne Bell Daman
Castile
N. Y
N. B
Harry Stowell
Roy Wilcox
Iit
Charles Goodrich
Mrs. Hayes
Fred
Alma
Linve
Eames
Oy Roe
Emma Maier
N. 7Th St
Springfield
J. Ironmonger
Schroeder
Haa Mats Vor
Ide Okye
Rere
Lewis
Tharrany
M. McLaughlin
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