Magnolia News Briefs From Local Residents
Magnolia notes list R A Ward as local representative for The Henry Republican with RoapS attention, Downey visiting Henry on business, L E B Hake of Dana a Magnolia caller, H S VanHorne and family of Verona visit Magnolia, Sterry Hake and Mrs Skelton visit Eureka, Mr and Mrs Sterry Hake visit W H Skelton, Ladies Aid to serve Thanksgiving Dinner and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Ward
Magnolia
Henry Reublican
R. F. Downey
Henry
L. EB. Hake
Dana
VanHorne
Venona
Sterry Hake
Eureka
W. H. Skelton
Ladies Aid
Magnolia Lecture Series Opens With The Worth Of A Man
Community entertainment events reported include an upcoming Pythian Sisters benefit on November 28 with full details to follow next week and praise for the high school Saturday evening program. A bicycle theft on Main Street is noted as increasingly bold. The Magnolia lecture course began with Dr James Hedley on The Worth of a Man to a well filled hall, hailed as perhaps the best yet. The next attraction is a musical show The Vassar Girls on December 5, inviting broad attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Barney Piper
Main Street
Magnolia
James Hedley
Vassar
W. B. Mills
Bloomington
Josephine Hollingsworth
Iowa
Nira Beck
Edna and
Euel Bush
Hennenin
Frances Willey
Laura Smith
Max Whitney
Varna
Spaulding
Toluca
Miss McIntyre
Magnolia Grange
California
the Grange
F. B. Smith, McNabb, III
Magnolia Granga Gis
Jazgs and
Gingles
Magnolia News Briefs From Local Residents and Events
Special Correspondent reports on Maud Chestnut ill and recovering, Hiram Wilkens trapping, high school entertainment success, J. G. Clemens buying a Kansas farm, frequent quail shooting, Floyd Lormis improving, Gaylord Hall moving to a Simington house, C. W. Trone hunting, Hattie Reymer in poor health, James Phillips visiting from Toluca, Bishop and Phillips near completion of a house for John Davidson, Mr. Turpin sick, and a rumor of John Walker’s death being unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Little Maud Chestnut
Hiram Wilkens
Phillips Boys
J. G. Clemens
Kansas
Floyd Lormis
Charlie Lormis
P Csent
Gaylord Hall
Lakota
Wm. Simington
C. W.trone
Hattie Reymer
James Phillips
Toluca
Bishop
Phillips
John Davidson
Turpin
Amos Wilson
John Walker
Laboring class then and now a life comparison
A letter argues wages and living costs in 1836 1837 1838 near Philadelphia show lower wages yet cheaper fuel and bread than 1887, suggesting workers could live modestly if capital and labor treated each other by the golden rule, and proposing steadier employment policies to reduce unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
Philadelphia
Wm. Girton
Wm. M. Caller
Wm. Scott
Merchant Thillers
Henry Atherton
Local page notes talent and community bits in Lostant
The column praises Prof Allen for a strong exhibition and features the Smith Beck quartet. It includes a San Francisco testimonial for Electric Bitters, local visits, and numerous short notes on residents and events in Lostant and nearby towns. It ends with obituaries for Conrad Freeman and James Conlin, detailing lives and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Smith-Beck
Seven Years of Proof of Dr King's New Discovery
W V Henry of Panama Mo cites seven years of proof that Dr King's New Discovery treats coughs and colds and throat chest lung diseases. The world has thirty eight years of proof it helps la grippe asthma hay fever bronchitis and early consumption. Timely use prevents pneumonia. Sold at A J Ironmongers drug store 60c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. V. Henry
Panama
A. J. Ironmonger
Toluca Star reports scarlet fever cases and civic updates
The Toluca Star notes two new scarlet fever cases on North Main and North Olive streets with John Foster improving after a week at home. It also reports a runaway incident injuring no one, a council bid opening for artesian well works postponed to January, a fire in a cowshed on East Santa Fe avenue, and ongoing water tank construction. It ends with a warning against ghost stories after a town scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca Star
George Rithmiller
The
Board of Health
North Main Street
North Olive Street
John Foster
Albert Peterson
L. D. Cassell
East Santa Fe Avenue
Aimone
Santa Fe Avenue
Santa Fe
Nellie Burroughs Captures Six Blue Ribbons In Corn Exposition
Three essays on corn judged by Varna school teachers win Miss Nellie Burroughs six blue ribbons and first prizes. The winning essays are sent to Springfield for exhibition. Also reports honey harvests, local bee activity, and train conductors guidance on passenger loading at stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Nellie Burroughs
Nellie
Springfield
Lungs and coughs hint at dangers in old ad copy
An advertisement argues for Foley's Honey and Tar to treat sore lungs and prevent pneumonia and consumption. It joins a medical claim with an educational rhyme about parts of speech, presenting a dated mix of health tips and school lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Genuine
A. J. Ironmonger
Vincl advertised cod liver tonic boosts strength and appetite
A Kingston North Carolina Baptist elder reports relief from indigestion weakness and vertigo after two bottles of Vincl. The label describes Vincl as cod liver elements with iron and wine boosting digestion blood and energy. Druggist A J Ironmonger offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cunningham
Elder Baptist Church
Kingston
N.C
Vinci
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Horseshoe Tobacco
Granger Tobacco
Seal OF Nebraska
Minnesota
R. W. Spencer
Magnolia, Illinois
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
Ill
J. H Massie
Mcnabb
Grif
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
Medico, Chirulogical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
W. H. Weathers, M. D
A. R. Kreger
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Toonce Mae Lois and McNabb Cenrals
Magnolia Departant
Scott’s
Scott & Nowne
Peart St
Mary Dowling
8Th Ave
San Francisco
A. J. Tronmonger’s
Laura Kelso
Ottawa
Mary Grivey
May New
Hilda
T. 8
Williamson
R. Champ
Carroll
Ed Zilm
Streator
Fred
Jesse Wood
Hisse
Granville
Richard McShane
R. W. Phillips
la Salle
Margaret
Harriet Bartlett
Anna Mortenson
John Kelley
St. John's Catholic Church
Lostant
Bridget H. Fraher
James E
Margaret L
Anna M
Rollin Travis
Tonica, Illinois
Hennepin
James
Isaac Hurt
Nicholas Weber
E. E. Wonser
Arkansas
A. J
Henry, Il
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