Local notes from Magnolia area reflect gatherings and visits
The Magnolia department reports residents traveling to Iowa and Michigan, visits to relatives, a Curtis family reunion in Peru, and guests from Granville Fort Wayne Ottawa and Long Beach. Local events include a church ladies aid meeting, a Thanksgiving bazaar, a school entertainment plus indoor circus earning seventy dollars, and a new Sunday school training class with Prof. Davis as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell
Iowa
Walker Johnson
J. I. Phillips
Wm. Titus
Granville
Elizabeth Brennemann
Luther Sammons
Elizabeth Curtis
Amy Trone
Arthur Spencer
Curtis
Peru
Laura Thornton
Long Beach
Cal
Lytle Potter
Savannah
John Allen
Paul Mitchell
Burl Roberts
Margaret
Ottawa
S. C. W. Leghorn Cockerels
L. Wood
Magnolia
Silas Hull
Ralph Paxton
George Hull
Emma Simmons
R. A. Ward
Davis
When Baby Has the Group Health Advice and Local Gossip
A local page mixes household health tips with a string of community notices. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for child fevers and records neighbor visits, travels, social events, and family news across the Lane area with names such as Bumgarner, Mills, Sutherland, and Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Advt
Swaney school hosts patrons for evening reception
Seven year old Little Henry Smith celebrated his seventh birthday with sixteen playmates at a Saturday party. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Mills from near Champaign staying with W. B. Mills through Monday, and Mrs. Mills and son Howard returning from North Platte trip. Danish harvest festival planned in McNabb next Friday. Magnolia Grange hosts guests in Granville. Doctor Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey advertised for colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Anderson
Granville
John Swaney
Hazel Boman
Eva Winterscheid
Hennepin
F. B. Smith
Chicago
W. B. Mills
John Sutherland
Tvi Ray Bumgarner
Henry
Mabel Glenn
Oxbow
Mary Griffith
Max Whitney
Lostant
M. W. Smith
Turner Mills
Champaign
Hall
Jon Hardin
Miss Waddell
Princeton
Swaney School
Floyd Mills
Friends Meeting
Little Henry Smith
Clifford Mills
Miss Hinton
E. B. Mills
Seattle
Wash
O. P. Mills
Howard
North Platte
Neb
McNabb
Magnolia Grange
Grange Hall
Evans Grangers
Wenona News Highlights Openings And Local Goings
The Mystic Workers of Wenona hosted a fall opening on October 15 with talks by Al F. Schock of Ottawa and Robert Foote of Mt. Morris. Local business and social notes include Elmer T. Krantz opening a new garage, F T Ong named special sewer tax collector, and Mrs. Hallom visiting Peoria for a dealers convention. The Wenona band plans a three day fair in late November, roads out of town graded with oil, and various residents visiting relatives or traveling to Chicago, California, and Kankakee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenona
Mystic Workers of
Supreme
al F. Schock
Ottawa
Robert Foote
Mt. Morris
Harry L. Bremer
Iowa City
Elmer T. Krantz
Pete Timmerman
Krantz
Maxwell
F. T. Ong
Harry [Allom Statler
Peoria
Stailer
Grant Dealers
Harry Hallom
Gilman
Herbert Crone
Texas
George Esterdail
J. J. Sennett
Chicago
California
Paul Webler
Streator
D. C. Stateler
Pollard
Charles Burgess
Chestnut
Second North Street
Charles Sullivan
Floretta Donahan
M. P. Morgan
Amy
George
Monser
Otto Kahn
Kankakee
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Liver Action
Health advice sells Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to wake up the liver and increase bile to banish moody days. An old advert notes 25 cents a bottle. The Ship of State metaphor hints at hidden perils like submarines amid calm seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Henry county notes and local events in Hennepin
J Simpson drawn for petit juror in Peoria. V Vale of Pontiac visits relatives. Henry vs Hennepin baseball at Fair Grounds Park, Henepin win 7 to 2 after five innings. Willard Hamm and family tour Spring Valley with James McAleer and L Weeks. Helen Bruer injured after a fall at home. Jennie Church turns 13 with Cecil Hotel party. Harry Reynolds dies at 37. funeral at Riverside cemetery. Putnam circuit court convenes October term with Judge Green. docket includes sanitary district, naturalization, and matrimonial separations. J W crate incident on Peoria market boat causes four roosters to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin
Simpson
United States Court
Peoria
V. V. Vale
Pontiac
W. C. Patterson
Fair Grounds Park
Henry
Henepin
Willard Hamm
James McAleer
L. Weeks
Spring Valley
Jennie Church
Cecil Hotel
Harry Reynolds
Va Reynolds
Riverside Cemetery
Bureau
Granville
Putnam County Circuit Court
T. N. Green
Squire Turner
J. W
Rheumatism Relief With Scott Emulsion
Many suffer rheumatism due to impurities in the blood and weak joints. Scott's Emulsion is billed as purifying blood and nourishing the body to expel impurities and strengthen the organs. The ad claims it helps thousands daily and warns against alcoholic substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Lostant Local Social Notes Capture Town Life
Lostant neighbors share illness and travels as residents visit kin in surrounding towns. Mrs. Clem Brenn appears on the sickness list while George Hillabrand erects a new concrete silo. A variety of visits occur from Peoria to Washington and back, with tales of illness, travel, and local projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Will
Clem Brenn
George Hillabrand
Walter Gilbert
Wolf
Baby
J. M. Hannum
Utica
Wm. Lagin
Henry Walker
Streator
Charles Fowler
John Skeet
Washington, D. C
B. Fairchild
Cynthia Baker
Chicago
Joseph Kopf
Tie
Fred Zilm
Mary Mortenson
Tonfea
Manchester
Helen Whitney
Charles
Ralph
Keensburg
Col
Bert Walton
Chillicothe
Bert
W C T U Holds Semi Annual Meeting at Parsonage
The W. C. T. U. met at the parsonage on Friday October 8 with members and visitors. E. P. Parret and family left Lostant for Tonica and McNabb visits, returning to Normal that afternoon. G A Eberley tours to Princeton La Moille Chicago Indianapolis and back. Oliver Comisky fills mail route during vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Parret
Princeton
Grand Lodge
A. N
la Moille
Chicago
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Henry Case
Doan's Kidney Pills praised by Henry resident J B Klein who suffered kidney pain nocturnal urination and disordered secretions. He reports full recovery after three weeks and endorses the product along with a nationwide testimonial push from Doan's marketers. Sold for 50 cents by Wester Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Dean
Doan
J. B. Klein
Western Avenue
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F. C. Willest
Whitefield
Ill
McKillip Veterinary College of Chicago
DR. R. 8. Bayne
Illinois
W. W. Dewey & Son
New City
John Hartley, Jr
J. A. Swemn
Henry, Ill
C. Bisin Smiths
Main Street
E. A. Hall
Henry, III
Edward Street
D. Maylfair
Granville, Ill
Fred W. Potter
Henry, Dll
Henry BE. Jacobs
H. W. Adams
Ell
Ori Une
F. H, Hunt
Delco
Cadillac Auto Co
Peorla
Main St
Peorla, Ill
Josh Billings
Jane
Henry, Ctl
Magnolia Department
Quaker Lane
Noah
Arthur Wilson
Ernest Mills
John Bumgarner
Dr. Bell
Morever
J. S. Thompson
Lacon
J. P. Foster
Kenesaw, Neb
Jerry Filson
National Express Co
Express Company
Ship of State
Kero
R. X
IAN Products
Rei
New York
Sininc
P. O. Box
G.B. Fenwick
Jones
Segraves’ Drug Store
Albert Plete
McNabb Central 183
George J. Borgstede
Magnolia, Ill
Jones National School of Auctioneering
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