Magnolia items highlight social and road to Peoria
Local news from Henry Illinois dated October 1913 covers visits and travels of residents including Miss Arminda Ray, William Titus and Mrs Garrison. Social events include masquerade at Masonic hall November 7 with Applegate’s orchestra and proceeds for charity. Community notes mention church missionary work and a flourishing Magnolia Sunday school with growing attendance and emphasis on welcoming all children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arminda Ray
William Titus
Missouri
George Clemens
Lacon
Miss Gould
Kate Haws
H. BE. Jewell
Iowa
Herbert Wierman
Garrison
Indiana
R. L. Swindler
Mary Baker
Peoria
Lucian Glover
Henry
B. W. Roberts
Minnesota
Margaret Lackland
Ladies’ Aid
A. Hecht
George Griffin
Wenona
Charles
Hillabrand
Florengs Curtis
Peru
BE. R
R. W. Spencer
Phillips
S. Potter, Jr
Ervin Potter
John Dunne
Hennepin
Court
Magnolia
Ann Judd
Gertrude
Verne Calhoun
la Rose
Venona
Magnolia School Plans Autumn Entertainment and Games
Magnolia school prepares an entertainment and pie social for Friday evening October 31 in the auditorium at 8 oclock featuring music recitations and a farce The Haunted Gate Admission is 10 cents All are invited Two volleyball games are scheduled Friday afternoon against Venona on Magnolia courts The school reports three teachers and 35 high school pupils enrolled totaling six teachers overall.
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Griffin
Carl Simonton
Simonton
Hult
Magnolia Sunday School
Magnolia School
Magnolia
Venona
Putnam County Judicial Vote Totals Released
The report lists the county vote results for supreme and circuit judges by precincts Granville Hennepin Magnolia and Senachwine. For supreme judge Shay pro appears with 177 votes total Craig dem 266 Puter baugh rep 205. For circuit judge Niehaus dem 275 Otman rep 218 Lyman soc 10 Sheen pro 19.
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Putnam County
Shay
Granville
Hennepin
Magnolia
Senachwine
Craig
Puterbaugh
Niehaus
Dem
Otman
Rep
Lyman
Soc
Sheen
Rag Time Records At The Graphophone Night
A playful dialogue notes a guest wandering the lawn seeking the nightingale and expresses delight at new rag time records for the graphophone. The exchange conveys a curious, whimsical scene with a hint of music lovers and a lawn setting.
Quiet Week in Putnam County Court and Local Socials
Putnam county court sits again this week as residents report visits and gatherings. Mrs Lassman and Dorothea visited friends in Henry over Sunday while the Young Friends host a social at the Friends meeting house next Saturday evening. Local activities include lectures, henroasting, and community visits from Henry to Lincoln and Maple Grove areas.
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Putnam County Court
L. H. Lassman
Dorothea
Henry
Young Friends Association
Friends Meeting House
Mills
Farmers’ Institute
Fulton County
John Davidson
Alex McKirgan
John Swaney
W.L. Bumgarner
Nebraska
Grace Swaney Schreff
Lincoln
Neb
F. B. Smith
J. C. Sutherland
Josiah
Alice Tomlinson
Deer Park
C. A. Stockhaus
W. HB. Studgvin
Prof. Snapp
J. B. Stansell
Fred Gallaher
Benj Hoyle
A. K. Wilson
Ford
Dickey
California
John
Sarah Swaney
John Swaney School earns praise for community impact
The Geneseo Republic reports the John Swaney School near McNabb grew from a three-district consolidation led by community leaders to invigorate farming districts. The article notes improved farms, continued country education, church support, and a planned oil portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Swaney by George W. Weisenburg. The school operates under Prof. R. R. Snapp with a four‑teacher faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swaney
McNabb
Geneseo Republic
Putnam County
Henry County
Osco
George R. Smith
The
Republic
R. R. Snapp
University of Illinois
Local notes from Lostant and surrounding towns
Amboy and Ottawa visits by local residents are noted along with attendance at the grand lodge in Chicago. A Bloomington couple returned home after visiting their son and wife. A fountain was installed at the post office corner for public use. Miss Hope French and Hlmer Steen wed in El Paso. Weather shifts brought rain snow and a hard freeze. Missouri springlike weather is also mentioned.
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G. B. Weber
EB. Weber
Levi Maust
Pontiac
Fairbury
Robison
Ben Robison
San Francisco
Denver
Willard Reynolds
James Morris
Milton Wilson
Salt Lake
Ottawa
Prof. Wolfe
Mae Mulvihill
Naomi Wooley
Marie Comisky
Iva Kranz
Hope French
el Paso
Hlmer Steen
Wenona
Missouri
Origin of Indians Traced to Southeast Asia Discovery
Smithsonian scientist Dr. Ales Hrdlicka reports evidence from southern Siberia and outer Mongolia that the original American Indian population arose from an ancient eastern Asiatic stock. He notes burial mounds, similar facial features, and cultural traits suggesting descent and identity with Native Americans.
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United States
Asia
Mongolia
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Hrdlicka
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Outer
Urga
Tibet
Man’s bet hinges on identical reply to fatal question
A Quincy man won a wager by crafting a question that drew the same answer from 50 men. The query asked if they had heard that Smith had died by his own hand, and each respondent replied with the same puzzled “What Smith?”
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Quincy
Smith
The Suffering Suffragette A Satirical Verse
Opponents describe the suffragette with biting satire listing traits as a restless female agitator. The poem mocks ambitions to vote and reshape government life, ending with provocative insistence of enduring controversy yet affection for the figure.
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the Republican
Henry, Ill
Magnolia Department
Etta Phillips
Hallowe’en
Foreign Missionary Society
Masonic Hall
Hieronymus
Apex
Janesville
J. I. Case
J. F. Wolf
Farmers’ General Supply House
Mcnabb, Tll
Republican
Pierce
ACE
Dr. Pierce
Public Service Company
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
Allen B. Smith
M. B. Church
George J. Borgstede
Iba
Jones’ National School of Auctioneering
Chicago
Ill
Coll. A. P. and
H. J. Child
Auctioneers & Real Estate
Granville, Ill
Bureau Co. Ind
Spring Valley
Z. Frank Titus
Magnolia, Il
Albert Pletsch
Ili
McNabb Central
A. Simmons
Magnolia, Ill
BA Centena: Hospital
Oliva Street Bank
Barnes’ Universty
M |Gairasigcal Y
Sostety St. Louis
W. H. Weathers, M. D
Phone McNabb
Hennepin, Tll
Jesse French
Piano
T. L. Skelton, Ret
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