Magnolia News Notes and Local Visitors
Local column lists Magnolia residents and visitors including R. A. Ward as Henry Re plican contact, J. R. Wabel from Henry, F. Z. Ames and W. W. Ingram from Rutland, Bert Ehringer from Washburn, and many neighbors visiting from Bloomington, Champaign, Granville, Hennepin, and Seneca. Reports on Morphew’s Chicago trip, sidewalk work by R. W. Spencer, births and family news, box social at Centerville, Miss Nyra Beck’s program, and community events with several brief calls and visits around town. The St Johns parish dance netted $139 after expenses with Guarano’s orchestra. Continued notes on illness, travel, and social visits enrich Magnolia society coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Wabel
Henry
Magnolia
F. Z. Ames
W. W. Ingram
Rutland
Bert Ehringer
Washburn
F. Morphew
Chicago
R. W. Spencer
P. B. Dean
Burt Roberts
Mother
Babe
Freddie Small
Main Street
Local Visitors and New Arrival Highlight Week in Town
Charles Hays Lostan called in Mag John Appel of Dwight to visit grandmother Regina Appel and uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Toemmes. Alice Weaver spent Sunday at her Magnolia home. Wolfe of Wenona visited relatives here early this week. A new girl arrived Oct 23, with Mr. and Mrs. H G Vollmer as proud parents. Thomas Foley and spouse, back from Cullom, visited their daughter. Page returned from a three week Chicago visit with daughter Mrs E R Hull. Mrs. Zilm of La Rose visited son Fred and family. Julia Dugan returned from Chicago after a few days with her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNabb
Guy Mauffair
Bloomington
Leon Sutherland
Champaign
Jennie Frazee
Magnolia
G. W. Hunt
Granville
Bertha Hoffman
Ernest Mills
F. E., Smith
Miss Heilman
Hazel Boman
Henry
Centerville
Nyra Beck
Emma Price
Peoria
M. Kleinowitz
Seneca
Titus
Dean King
Tonica
Hopper
Nita
Veronica Weliherding
Venona
Lizzie Heider
William Griffith
Mesa Boyle
Hennepin
A. C. Good
Banfield
A. I. Jones
W. H. Griffin
Wm. Ziegler
Gladys
Cullo
Guarano
Ottawa
Rev. Jones
Sheldon
Co. A. Whitney
Salem
S D
Oral Judd
Charlie Pflibsen
Wm, Down
Charles Hays
John Appel
Dwight
Regina Appel
M. J. Toemmes
Alice Weaver
Wolfe
Wenona
Thomas Foley
Postmaster Seeks to Appoint Wife in Resignation Letter
A wartime era resignation letter forwarded to headquarters shows the Bill ville postmaster declaring he will resign if his wife is appointed in his place. He claims she is overworked and knows the postoffice business, insisting the promotion is necessary for a holiday and family fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billville
Postoffice
Willin
Atlanta Constitution
Jefferson City
Folk
Missouri
Putnam County Circuit Court Report by Granville Echo Editor
The Granville Echo editor reports Putnam County Circuit Court proceedings led by Judge Green with 81 cases, a busy docket, and a courteous, efficient session moving quickly. Indictments and pleas in People’s Cases resulted in prison terms including solitary confinement and hard labor. several saloon cases settled. Drainage District suits sent to referee F W Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Granville Echo
Taylor
Hennepin
Evans
Peoria
Barnes
Lacon
Potter
Henry
McNabb
Batrum
Hunt
Granville
Murphy
Spring Valley
Trimble
Princeton
Chapman
Ottawa
Anderson
Joliet
Rausch
Morris
Judge Green
Putnam County
Justin Miller
Ira Devereaux
Hub F. Graves
Ed Holton
Putnam
F. W. Potter
Simple Home Made Rheumatism Remedy
A local notice promotes a home made mixture claimed to purify kidneys and relieve rheumatism. Ingredients include Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with water and meals. Readers may obtain ingredients or have it prepared by local druggists. The ad notes readers owe Dr. W. H. Weathers and provides Magnolia Tl as the location and date 10-31-1f.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Weathers
Magnolia
Court actions stagger toward Dec. 19 in varied cases
Instructions to report and decisions in multiple matters outline dec 19 as the report date. The John Swaney school matter is to be reported by the master in chancery, Sanitary District cases continued, A C Moore verdict for plaintiff $190.38, Lombard case juried with defendant winning, Mudge vs Wabel distress awarded, Turigliatti divorce granted, Gately divorce continued, sales of Clydesdale stock yielded mixed prices, and a patriotic poem closes the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swaney
Sanitary District
A. C. Moore
A. P. Child
Lombard
Mudge
Wabel
Michael Turigliatti
Bertha Turigliatti
James Gately
Janie Gately
Bill
Old Folks and the Homestead Values in Winter Scenes
A portrait of enduring marriage and home life as grandparents endure winter, share duties from kitchen to barn, and welcome each other with quiet contentment. The piece likens their routine to polar expeditions, celebrating steadfast companionship and the warmth of familiar chairs at table time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wellman
Wanted housekeeper to take charge on farm near McNabb
Help wanted advertisement seeking a reliable housekeeper to manage a household and care for children on a farm near McNabb Illinois. The notice lists contact George Thiel and mentions local Henry Republican office services and promotional items including hand bills and souvenir stationery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thiel
McNabb, Ill
Who Pays the Pensions It Is The People Who Pay For Pensions
The article argues the pension funds are funded from internal revenue and customs taxes. It breaks down federal revenues about 600 million yearly, with pensions consuming roughly 141 million. It analyzes tax sources like spirits, beer, tobacco, and cigars, illustrating how little of these taxes actually reach the pension fund and emphasizes the burden on drinkers and smokers. It stresses misperceptions and urges accuracy about pension financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Veterans
United States
War Department
Navy Department
Internal Revenue
Pension Fund
The Modesty of Women and Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
The ad promotes Favorite Prescription for female ills and irregularities, touting non alcoholic, print-on-bottle ingredients with professional endorsements. It claims it strengthens weak women, cures sickness, and includes free literature from Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York. It also mentions Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser and Pleasant Pellets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Taxing the tariff burden on pensions and everyday goods
The National Tribune argues that internal revenue and tariff taxes on items like cigars oleomargarine and wool are negligible in cost to the consumer and hardly affect pension payments. It contends real costs lie in wages, with taxes mainly a political talking point rather than an economic burden.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ghaildren
Samuel Pitcher
New York
Magnolia Department
R. A. Ward
Henry Re Plican
Lostant
Castoria
Bears
Republican
Putnam County Circuit Court
Gov
Folk of
J. G. Clemens
Magnolia, Illinois
Biedenfeld
H. von Biedenfeld
Alex McKirgan
Lady Lynedoch
James Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Jessie Lynedoch
Wilhelmine
Prince Henry
J. T. Rodgers
Southern Illinois
Miss Granville
Henryette
A. C. Wylie
Utica
Jessie Granville
W. A. Lucan
Decatur
Beauty
Dreadnaught
A. W. Hopkins
Darling
Wm. Winterscheidt
Reliance
Army of the Corn
Ceres
Byron Williams
Henry Republican
Chicago Daily Tribune
The
Magnolia Bank
Magnolia, Ill
Northern Illinois Co-operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
J. M. Downey
R. F. Downey
W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Live Street Bank
Barnes University
Medico Chirulogical Society
St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
Ill
Robert G. Dakiin, M. D
J. H. Maslin
Grifffith’s Laundry
W H. Weathers
A. R. Kregor
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
Magnolia and
McNabb Centrals
Treasury
National Tribune
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