Local Republican slate and town news from Magnolia
Magnolia department notes Henry republicans pick Mills for county judge and Eddingfield for county clerk with Ward as local representative. Social visits, travel, theater ads, pension remarks, court attendance, and White Sox game excitement pepper the town pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Ward
Magnolia
Henry Repub
Putnam County Republican
Henry C. Mills
Henry E. Eddingfield
E. E. Wonser
Rural mail carriers meet in Peoria and local social notes
B M Walker and George W Ram sey attended the National Association of Rural Mail Carriers meeting in Peoria last week. Relatives visited at Mrs Alexander and Mrs Albert Evans homes in Nevada Missouri and at West Unity Ohio. Wooldridge notes of farm visits, Morphew Hardware displays linoleum and coal burners, and Abe Shipley with C F Morphew of Varna toured Bloomington with Mrs Ann Pumphrey, a McLean County pioneer. The first entertainment course opens next Monday featuring Gillilan the humorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Walker
George W. Ramsey
National Association of
Peoria
Alexander
Albert Evans
Nevada
Charles Riggs
West Unity
Ed Wright
Wenona
Robert Mann
Marion Dorrity
Streator
Bloomington
Ann Pumphrey
J. C. Sutherland
Illinois
Parker Johnston
Peru
W. W. Johnston
James Tuersen
Peter Stanton
McNabb Bros
John H. Hughes
Granville
Magnolia Harvest Social and Road Improvements Highlight Rural Report
Community praise for a high quality village course and rural road upgrades led by Wm Hans's property work and the Hansen family graders Riley Roberts Charlie Eddingfield and Bert Roberts. church notes outline Magnolia services harvest social November 1 and New England supper with a girls chorus. local dissolves firm Ames Ward. Ward Skelton to run Magnolia banking. regional notices mention travel to Chicago for games and gatherings with several residents relocating or visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
Riley Roberts
Charlie Eddingfield
Bert Roberts
Magnolia
Strawn
Epworth League
New England
Granville Echo Item Highlights Local Moves and News
Dr. Swein and wife visited Granville last Sunday calling on old friends. A. W. Hopkins collected a $10,000 matured life policy after fifteen years. E. A. Detgtton joined U S Express Co with office at Schafer Leighton store. American Express and Wells Fargo maintain depots in town. Regenold returns to Price Purviance farm after moving from Missouri.
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Granville
The
Echo
Local notes from Palatine and environs
Rollin Travis reports a young son at his house Sunday Oct 14. Potato patches in this neighborhood have been dug over and a very fat yield of choice tubers is the result. David Sipe has been building a cistern on his mother's place. Miss Judd of Wenona is now teaching our school. Mrs. Maria Gunn has just returned from an extended visit with relatives in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Travis
David Sipe
Miss Judd
Wenona
Maria Gunn
Putnam County Sunday School Convention Attended
Putnam County Sunday school convention met Friday and Saturday October 5 and 6 with modest attendance yet strong work. A. H. Mills of Decatur attended and spoke on right living and teaching while Walter Paxson read a paper titled Wanted, A Boy. Local participants contributed to the program and the county elected Hecht as president and John Gunn of Mt Palatine as secretary treasurer. New officers include W A Paxson Willa Stouffer Magee J A McNabb Stickel Sadie Stouffer and G W Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
A. H. Mills
Decatur
Walter Paxson
Hennepin School
Pleasant Surprise for Mrs Foster on 75th Birthday
From the Index Mrs Henry Foster received a cheerful surprise at home with a dozen lady friends joining to celebrate her 75th birthday. Guests brought gifts and refreshments in a day remembered fondly by all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenona
Henry Foster
Creighton
Lewis Springer
J. G. Evans
Sandy
J. W.H. Hodge
Charles Lothspeich
Mr. Hodge
William Broaddus
Lacon
James Wash
Antiseptic Dressing Speeds Wound Healing Claim
An antiseptic dressing is said to heal wounds bruise burns and injuries before inflammation develops in about one third the time of old methods. Chamberlains Pain Balm is promoted as an antiseptic that speeds healing reduces pain and prevents blood poisoning. Sold by J E and F A Powells City Drug Store Henry IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. E. & F. A. Powells City Drug Store
Henry
Putnam Church Dinner and Bazaar Highlight Fall Events
The Christian church ladies plan a chicken pie dinner and New England supper for November 6 in conjunction with the annual bazaar. Light refreshments will be offered in the afternoon and evening by the church’s young women. The group also hosts a Halloween social at John Dally’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Louise Love
Shome
Hennepin
W. Latta
Chicago
J. H. Williams
M. BE. Ford
McNabb
Myrtle (Williams) Stickel
Mitchell
S. C
Mitchell corn carnival delights visitors with grand displays
Myrtle writes of a Peoria visit to Mitchell's corn art gallery. She praises lifelike exhibits made of corn, husks, and silk including a piano and palace. The daily program runs 2 to 5 and 7 to 10, with Kilties band and other acts. The trip left them tired but pleased as they look forward to health and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egin
Charles
Peoria
Mitchell
Kilties
Myrtle
Young Mother Rejuvenated by Electric Bitters Claim
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine reports her mother’s sudden revival at age seventy after six months on Electric Bitters. She credits the tonic with curing dyspepsia, restoring strength and activity, and improving digestion, liver and kidney function. Price 50c, at Powells City Drug Store Henry Illinois. Mexico’s year of prosperity on the gold basis ends May 1 with at least 150 million in foreign capital and Americans totaling 600 million in investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gilpatrick
Danforth
J. E
F. A. Powells City
Henry, Ill
Mexico
Republic
Conley
A Good House Leaving Paint Advice
A newspaper snippet urges homeowners to paint houses to prevent rot and decay. It extols pure white lead paint as the best choice and stresses the importance of proper protection and upkeep.
Severe Winter Predicted by Weather Prophets
Wishbone forecasters warn of an unusually severe winter with signs including bushels of holly berries in parks and countryside, thicker corn husks, abundant acorns and forest fruit, and unusually active and cozy barn mice nests, suggesting harsh cold ahead. The piece notes political notices urging Republicans to vote on November 6 and comments on Congressman Graff’s legislative experience.
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Wishbone
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
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