Local Notes From Sparland and Nearby Towns
Prof J R Bouton local representative for The Henry Republican oversees all news. Willie Clifton Jr spent Sunday at home. Grant Coatney and wife in Henry Sunday. Season tickets for high school lecture course one dollar. Mr and Mrs Marshall in Henry Wednesday. Allison Garrett restoring house and barn shingles. Mrs Mattie Walker returned to Morning Sun Iowa. The Helping Hand met with Mrs Hoadley this week. Frank Hill of Chicago spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Miles headed to Colorado Wednesday. Onward bound Sparland with every house occupied. Miss Mattie Evans canvassed for hooks in town last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Clifton, Jr
Grant Coatney
Henry
Mattie Evans
Bert McLaughlin
O. Hunt
Ethel Webster
Iowa
George Zimmerman
Peoria
Wilbur Hastings
Bedford
St. John
J. Frank
Sabina Ray
Chicago
Edna Thomas
Anna Lynch
Oscar Harvey
Chillicothe
Oscar McLaughlin
Tegsmer Campbell
Claude Cartwright
Claude
Randy Tanner
Charles Maxwell
Baptist Sunday School
Viva
Marguerite McLaughlin
Ladies’ Aid Soccety
Sparr
van Pelt
Isaac Kear
Near Streator
George Kear
George
Rebecca Sparr
Pueblo
Col
Garnett
William Riddelt
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Hammond
Ind
Essie Hadley
Flora Trompeter
Emile Trompeter
Pekin Sturday
Etz
Colorado
Lennon
Warsaw
Baptist Church
Lacon
Will Donovan
Willie
Sparland
Kewanee
Waugh
John van Antwerp
Steuben Hall
Luther Ray
Truman Anderson
North Dakota
Luther
Minnie Tanquary
Elmer Frisbey
Tuthill
Willie Frisbey
Local notes from Sparland area reflect community moves and obituaries
In Sparland and surrounding areas residents plan and move, with Mrs Sparr vacating for Colorado and the Donovan family relocating to Kewanee. Rev Lennon from Warsaw preaches at the Baptist church as candidates visit. A major obituary honors Hamilton Barr of Sparland born 1829, detailing his career, marriages and surviving relatives.
Dr Pierce Medicines Promote Known Composition Claim
The article argues that patent medicines by Dr Pierce are now known to contain only vegetable ingredients and no alcohol or narcotics. It cites printed formulas on bottle wrappers and endorsements from medical figures to support the safety and curative claims for the Golden Medical Discovery and related remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Grover Coe
New York
Bartholow
Jeferson Medical College
Phila
Sendder
Cincinnati
Ellingwood
Chicago
Hale
Camp Grove News and Local Happenings
Oct 21 Rev. St John officiates a service at Camp Grove and many residents are mentioned. Farmers shred fodder, travels include visits to Wyoming and Peoria, and a large draft horse car ships to Chicago. A tale of a mistaken trunk at a train station and wedding cards add local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
Camp Grove
Marion Freeman
Broadmoor
Mesdames King
Dugan
Wyoming
Webber & King
Peoria
Mr. Thompson
Manlius
Thomas Reilly
O. J. Carroll
Bradford
John McManus
Dakota
J. P. Code
Dr. Gunn
Mr. Craig
Lacon
Robert Thompson
Exchange Bank
James P. Hickey
Adolph Ruenzi
Henry
Barney Colgan
James Corcoran
James Herberger
L. Dugan
Peter Herberger
Chicago
Berman
St. Patrick's Church
Dr. Blough
Willis Hanchett
M. Baker
A. P. Freeman
Grant Kilgore
Joseph McCuean
Frank Colgan
Tiskilwa
Josiah Deyo
Mr. Hawkins
Limestone
John Winne
James Campion
Social Notes From North Saratoga And Nearby
North Saratoga notices list Miss Marie Schammel hosting friends from Hennepin and James Barry with his wife hosting a Chicago brother. Nina Moore visiting Ohio ties at Mrs Hutty Marshall's home. Ed Shorts has flue repairs by an Avery Peoria machinist. Whitefield Center Ladies Aid to sew rag rags at Mrs. Wm Charger’s home on Wednesday November 7 with dinner and a 10 cent women 25 cent men charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Marie Schammel
Hennepin
James Barry
Chicago
Nina Moore
Ohio
Hutty Marshall
D. B. Huffman
Elmer Mooberry
Henry
Wm. Yarger
William Kinney, Jr
Sparland
Local Gossip from La Prairie and Surrounding Areas
Mrs A B Dennison of Farmingston Illinois visits La Prairie this week with Rev Dennison and family. Miss Dorothy Scott hosts Mary Scoon and Miss Anna Stowell departs for California soon. Anna McArland of Sparland visits La Prairie as do many local residents. The town hosts a chrysanthemum show and a M E church lecture Oct 30 season tickets offered. Corn husking and autumn scenery mark life in South Whitefield and nearby towns with multiple visitors and local projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McCartney
Monae
Gresham
Neb
Anna Stowell
Lacon Journal
California
Anna
James Collins
Graff
Speer
la Prairie
Will Turnbull
Chicago
Edith Leigh
Henry
Frank Powell
Frank Calder
Scott
Cora
Perry
State Normal
Lucy Smith
Sparland
Rachel Bayne
McCartney
Anna Mclarland
M. BE
Envelopes and Return Card Print Charged Per Pack
An advertisement notes envelopes priced at 50 cents per 100 for return card print. Single packs cost 10 cents each.
The Better Way Cough Remedy Promises Relief
A patient describes throat irritation and coughing eased briefly by a cough mixture. The passage notes the desire for a better remedy and implies continued search for effective relief.
Local Social Notes Highlight Whitefield Center Events
Whitefield Center residents share visits and receipts of several trips. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Downey and son Gordon join Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bell of Henry for Sunday at T. A. Seelye's. Vernon Ketchum leaves for Lawrence Indiana for a farm visit. A D. L. Allen instruction recital at Seelye's draws About 45 attendees. Community members visit relatives in Peoria Steuben Kewanee and Eagle Grove. Sunday school and church services set for Center church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Downey
Gordon
L. M. Bell
Henry
T. A. Seelye
Mr. Downey
Vernon Ketchum
Lawrence
Henry Aukland
Charles Aukland
Henry Rowe
Saratoga Social Notes Include Local Visits And Hogs
Weather is fine as residents husk corn both early and late. Joseph Johnson and Mike Hayline hauled hogs on Tuesday. James Sloan and a Missouri friend arrived Saturday. Mr. and Mrs Hawksworth visited at Mr. Adam Staab's Sunday. Families of Bulleyment Lane attended Sunday services. Willie, Maggie, and Minnie Headstrom visited Peoria county Saturday night. Ladies’ Aid meets Mrs Will Smart next Thursday November 1. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Joseph Johnson
Mike Hayline
James Sloan
Misssouri
Hawksworth
Adam Staab
Harry Bulleyment
Lane
Willie
Maggie Kelley
Minnie Headstrom
Peoria County
Ladies’ Aid
Will Smart
Cerdailly
Sub-Station and Waiting Room Erected at Depue
The Illinois Valley Railway awards Goodman and Elliott of La Salle the contract to build a 23 by 73 foot passenger and freight depot near the Mineral Point Zinc Company office. The $3,500 structure will include three transformers a rotary converter a booster and a switch board with a tower at the west end. W G Miller supervises the project for the company as the Depue Journal reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depue
Illinois Valley Railway Company
Spring Valley
Mineral Point Zine Company
Goodman & Elliott
la Salle
WG. Miller
Depue Journal
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