Sparland and nearby notes in an obscure 1912 issue
The column records local life in Sparland and surrounding areas with sick lists visitors and family news. It notes Miss Rosella Harney of Peoria visiting her aunt Mrs Charles Schaft and Mae Moore of Davenport staying with Miss Dease O Leary, plus several Henry callers and a farewell party for Miss Etts Thompson.
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Latis Ina Murdock
Jennie Newell
Ridenour
Rosella Harney
Peoria
Charles Schaft
Mae Moore
Davenport
Dease O'Leary
Stella
Dease O’leary
Miss Mae Condon
Henry
Artie Petri
Thiedohr
Corcoran
Penis
John VanAntwerp
Edna Thomas
Frank VanAntwerp
Coun
2 Watkins
Highhool
Thompson
Mabel Pelz
Kansas ‘City
Waist
Mies
O'Leary
California
Parish Bazaar Plans and Porto Rico Cure Boosts Belief
St Patrick's parish plans upcoming bazaar with varied programs announced after Sunday meeting. Porto Rico reports praise for Dr King’s New Discovery curing coughs and lung troubles with several locals endorsing its use. Trial bottle offered free with purchases.
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Porto Rico
Ramon J. Marchan
Barcelona
Dr. King
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J Segraves
Community Notes on Visits and Visitors in Henry Area
Household visits fill the week with gatherings at John McManus Sr and at Joseph Reismeyer. Nearby travel includes Iowa trips, Peoria theatre, and condolences for the Schubert family. A local endorsement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy with druggists Segraves and Ironmonger.
Death of Edna Gertrude Schubert in Whitefield Center
The Whitefield Center notes the death of Edna Gertrude Schubert during the night and comforts the grieving parents as the child rests in Jesus. Grandma Culver's condition worsened Tuesday morning but she revived and remains weak. Jemel Ketchum stays in Missouri tending the farm. Mrs Sornberger visited Pearla for a family sickness. Whitefield school team defeated local rivals. Misses Margaret and Trene Wallace continue schooling in Henry.
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Whitefield Center
Leo Schubert
Edna Gertrude
Jesus
Grandma Culver
Jemel Ketchum
Missouri
Trene Wallace
Henry
Church News and Local Notes From Henry County
Sunday church services bring visitors from Gardner Tiskilwa and nearby areas. Farewell visit to Rev Vandervoort. Henry and Mazon trips for new home. local families attend Grange fair and implement show. Auto travel noted with church attendance and community notices plus a testimonial for Electric Bitters.
Broadmoor Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Broadmoor residents report visitors and travel in area towns. James Bushawn visited Peoria while Bert Boles of Indiana stayed nearby. Frank Thirkell drove livestock to Peoria. Mrs. James Bushawn is ill. Thompson McKean and daughter shopped in Henry. Mrs. James Williams and son visited Castleton friends. Mildred Wabel visited her mother near Henry. John and Daniel Driscoll were in Iowa. Mrs. Wm Blackburn hosted Henry relatives. Many locals attend the Peoria implement show. Robert Conover and wife manage Minnesota farming interests with Mrs Sutherland of Bradford staying with them.
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James Barry
W William Yarger
John McManus
Frank Ziegler
Iowa
Lyman Sutton
Otto Hodges
Sherman Hodges
Broadmoor
Henry
Frank Balenseifen
Familly
Paul Schammel
Jessie Hufnagel
Milo
Charles Reed
George Hall
Joseph Reismeyer
L M Bell
William Yarger
Saratoga
Leroy Dally
Margaret
Culver
Mitchell Barry
Anna
Henry Birch
Frank Roth
Elmer Mortell
James Bushawn
Peoria
Bert Boles
Indiana
Frank Thirkell
Thompson McKean
James Williams
Castleton
Mildred Wabel
John
Daniel Driscoll
Wm. Blackburn
Robert Conover
Minnesota
Sutherland
Bradford
Lawn Ridge Social Notes Include Visits and Congregational Event
A fragment from Lawn Ridge records visits among residents. Dolen Erskine spent Sunday with his wife and relatives, while Mrs Armstrong hosted relatives last week. Cornell and wife planned a Peoria trip and a Congregational social event is mentioned with several local names.
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Lawn Ridge
Dolen
Erskine
Shrerst
Whac Armstrong
Cornell
Peoria
Local Notes On Distilleries, Travel, and Property Listings
Evening and morning visits, distillery activity boosting revenue, and shipments of corn from Woolner and Western at full capacity for the season. Mrs Amelia Winkler and Eva Perkins travel to Burlington to see ailing relative, who dies shortly after their arrival. Auto trip to Peoria ends with a cold night on the road, while several land tracts and marriage licenses are recorded in the area.
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F. D. Nurss
Amelia Winkler
Eva Perkins
Burlington
Peoria
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