Magnolia presents Papa's Boy at Opera House on Nov 22
Henry Small visits Granville. several locals visit Chicago and Toluca. Greenleaf company returns for a Thanksgiving night program. Play Papa's Boy by Greenleaf stock company arrives from Ashland Chicago with a chorus of girls and new songs. Tickets 16 25 and 35 cents. Seats on sale.
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Henry Small
Jesse Emans
Friends
Chicago
Greenleaf Company
Kathleen Dunne
Anita Roberts
Toluca
Miss Karch
Miss Ray
Alice Weaver
Clara Potter
Iowa
Miss Copple
Ramage House
Joseph Blie
Peoria
W. H. Skelton
Nebraska
Cherry
George
Lewis Clemens
Middleton
George Lawrence
Galesburg
Th Aid
Minnie Mathis
Margaret Balderson
Oxbow
Helen Funk
Opera House
Greenleaf
Grandma Potter
Henry
Frank Potter
Greenleaf Stock Co
Masonic Hall
Opera
Magnolia
Ashland Theater
Local notes and notices from Magnolia area events
Friday Greenleaf show looming and local calls reported. J G Clemens and son Louis in Ohio on business. Dagner Bros. debt settlement by Nov 20. Thanksgiving dinner at Masonic hall with mixed program at 7 p m admission 10 15c. Chrysanthemum exhibition and sale by McNabb W C T U at Magnolia Grange hall on Nov 20 with oysters and proceeds to Cherry disaster sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenleaf
Wes Allen
Venona
Herman Rotter
J. G. Clemens
Louis
Ohio
Moving Picture
Jeff
Magnolia Mercantile Co
John Coy
Riley Roberts
Iowa
Dagner Bros
John Dagner
F. N. Glover
Magnolia
Ladies’ Aid
Masonic Hall
Magnolia Grange Hall
Knocking: A Brother Grouch Line Up Talk
Brother Grouch urges members to beware the knocker character who criticizes others without effort. He mocks self important men who boast of questions they asked, mocks authority figures, and endlessly fault finds at home and in the town. He warns the crowd that such individuals reap no reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grouch Club
Brother Grouch
Magnolia club speech inspires higher ideals and a pig roast plan
A community gathering features a bemused speaker urging members to aim higher, criticizing hostility, and inviting participation in improving the club. The dialogue shifts to planning a Thanksgiving pig roast, with several members volunteering provisions and a vote approving the event to be held at the Haws timber club.
Chrysanthemum show at Magnolia Grange Hall draws crowds
Ruth Bumgarner visits Decatur. local Grange hosts chrysanthemum show next Saturday at Magnolia Grange Hall with Oysters, coffee, cake and booths. Amelia Mills returns with family. Plano Manufacturing rep Highland speaks on plant visit and Grange activity noted in The Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bumgarner
Decatur
W. G. Griffith
F. E. Smith
Chicago
John Swaney
Des Moines
National Grange
Heddin
Ohlmacher
Alice Barber
Lostant
Magnolia Grange
Grange
Arthur Wilson
Magnolia
Abel
Elizabeth Mills
Peoria
Mr. Madden
Champaig
Cordelia Wilson
Magnolia Grange Hall
Amanda Mills
Gertrude Fairchilds
New Jersey
Highland
Plano Manufacturing Co
Grangers
McNabb Socials and Visits Include Magnolia and Yorkville Guests
Local residents list neighbors visiting and calling at Massie and other homes this week. Mrs Maute Arlington Toluca and Mrs Hull stop by. Bennie Law and Harold visit Magnolia. Wm Kelley travels to Oklahoma. Sylvester visits Lacon. Massies from Chicago stay with Mary Massie. Highland of Yorkville visits. Sarah McKane travels to Granville. An excursion to Cherry occurred. a railroad social at McNabb schoolhouse on Saturday evening November 20 supports Sunday school. tickets are 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Massie
Snyder
Kewanee
Claude Kidd
Highland
Yorkville
McNabb
Sarah McKane
Granville
Cherry
Disappearance of the bride and Putnam County Institute events
A Saturday Night Club tale describes the bride’s absence as guests waited in a dining room, the crowd singing and speculating the husband’s whereabouts. The Putnam County Farmers Institute program lists sessions in Granville on December 16–17 with speakers, music, and topics on insects and domestic science. Also notes personnel changes and local industry updates in Toluca and Toluca Coal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxbow
Haws Farm
Saturday Night Club
Putnam County Farmers’ Institute
Granville
Nelson
W. B. Mills
C. W. Dysart
Magnolia Grange
Laura Smith
C. D
If Women Only Knew The Cause Of Backache Pain
An Henry Indiana reader testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieve kidney trouble. She suffered weight loss and fatigue but regained strength and energy after using the remedy. Article promotes Foster Milburn Co. as US agents and Doan’s as the brand to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Dean
Edward Kermeen
Henry, IN
Pius
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Town Notices and Local Happenings in Ottawa
The town sees routine shifts with a car likely moved from Toluca and Mr. Myers relocating to Bloomington. Wm. Dougherty suffered a serious right hand injury from a coal shaft accident last week. John Kakalar and Susie Yeager were married last Monday morning. Mayor Turigliatti actively oversees new cement sidewalk work. Tom Gay, a Streator wrestler, was arrested in Chicago and returned to Ottawa. prosecution jurisdiction is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Myers
Bloomington
Wm. Dougherty
John Kakalar
Susie Yeager
Turigliatti
Tom Gay
Streator
Chicago
Hitter
Mischke
Gay
Ottawa
Illinois
Longtime Hennepin Couple Celebrate 62 Years of Marriage
The Hennepin Record praises Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Skeel of Hennepin for their 62nd wedding anniversary, noting she born 1827 and he in 1824, both near Zenia Ohio. The couple moved to Putnam County in 1831 and 1882 respectively, living on a farm east of town since their marriage October 28, 1847, and are believed to be the county’s oldest residents. Mr. Skeel recalls Hennepin’s 1881 village layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Skeel
Hennepin
L. B. Skeel
Zenia
Princeton
Bureau County
C., B. & Q. Railroad Company
Governor appoints commissioners locate county seat at Hennepin
The governor named three commissioners to find the county seat and they chose Hennepin. Mr. Skeel is the last of a nine member family and Mrs. Skeel is the last of an eleven member family. the final two family members were buried about twelve years ago. The couple remains in good health and is expected to remain in the community for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Skeel
Mr. Skeel
Local Hennepin Notes Include Injured Rider and Social Visits
Hennepin records recall J B Bush bruised knee after a kick from a horse, forcing cane use. Supervisor Carroll and family visited from Putnam in an auto and dined at Cecil Hotel. Henry clergy visitors failed to meet Father Kluck. A baby boy of Mr and Mrs Eckard dies and is buried at Riverside. James Jay seeks Chicago treatment for ulcer. he and Fay family travel there for care. hospital admission follows. Charlie Bonges celebrates birthday with Hennepin high school groups paying a surprise call. J C Ballinger & Son start new elevator construction with Burrell Engineering in Cheago, aiming for year-end completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bush
Supervisor Carroll
Putnam
Hennepin
Cecil Hotel
Dooling
Gensler
Henry
Kluck
Marjorie
Hennepin High School
Bonges
Charlie
J. C. Ballinger & Son
Burrell Engineering & Construction Co
Cheago
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J. H Massie
Dresh Bakery
Agency
Grifths Laundry
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirulogical Society
St. Coulis
Ina Bank
Ina
Ill
H. F. Monghau, M. D
W. H. Weathers
Chicago Veterinary College _ Veterinary Hospital
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Robert G. Dakin
M. D
J. G, Clemens
E.H. Child
Real Estate and Insurance
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The
Republican
Henry, TN
Magnolia Department
Old Town
Hero Club
Fred Smalls
Barry Money
Jack Johnson
Brother Johnson
H. Kidd
Simulle
Sam Jones
George Borgstede
Lonnie Emons
Henry Republican
Stony Loansome
Oscar Wells
Sam Potter, Jr
Fred Dagner
Douglas Hillabrand
Quaker Lane
J. G. Mosier
Joseph Carter
Rey. Linder
S. A. Forbes
Ralph Allen
Delavan
Harriet Rinaker
Carlinville
Blair
Ellen Ball
Presbyterian Hospital
Mis Rosa Silva
Spring Valley
Miss Silva
National Theater
Toluca Coal Co
Mother's Cereals
Akron
Great Western Cereal Company
Boston
New Haven
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Albany
ST. Louis
Magnolia Bank
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
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G. W. Keller
Undertaker
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