Local Notes From Sparland Area Church and Visits
Sparland region residents attend church services and visit relatives across Illinois. Individuals named include Everett Simpson, Nurss siblings Kate, Esther Frank of Chicago visiting grandparents, Fred Vincent from Toulon visiting his mother, the Russell family, Grant Coatney in Laose serving lunch, and teachers at a weeklong institute in Dacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Simpson
Nurss
Kate
Rist
Toulon
Esther Frank
Chicago
Fred Vincent
Russell
Sefpolt
Grant Coatney
Laose
O'Dell
Freida Frank
McCall's
Henry, Republican
Qoirs
Hoadley
Reesy
Eal Riddell
Speer
Miss Marie
O'Beary
Alflorntad
Baemen
Peoria
Drompeéterziix
Local items note trips, cleanups, and community events
Miss Libby Mathias visits Henry with Mr and Mrs Theodore Kaiser. Starved Rock outing by auto. schoolhouse cleaning prior to Monday Sept 5. Peoria state encampment attendance listed. Several illnesses and a treatment mention. Ads laud ChamBerlain's remedy and Foley's Kidney Remedy with local sellers. Cadillac purchase and stock shipments noted. Community clubs form and events reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby Mathias
Henry
Theodore Kaiser
Starved Rock
Peoria
Bedford
Bolender
Sampson
George Frank
Electa Frisbey
Elmer Frisbey
Hoadley
Essie
Ellen
Zimmerman
Harry Luft
Royce
Local Social Notes From Lawn Ridge and Nearby Towns
Ellen Patterson and Maude Bullock visit Princeville. Brimmer couple visit relatives in Farmington. Kackley and wife guests of L A Chapin last Friday. Nurse and wife return from Okoboji Lake trip. Rev H S Hall hosted by Stowell and Perkins. Eva Coles visits Charles Perkins. George Lyon and daughter visit Creston and neighbors. Aid society keeps 10c teas for year. Rapp and wife search Ohio for location. Roy Wilcox and wife house-sit. Sims family to Hastings and Loveland for month with relatives. Perkins Chapin visit Peoria. William Clarence hosts Whitefield Center gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Patterson
Princeville
Maude, Bullock
Harry Brimmer
Farmington
A. D. Kackley
L. A. Chapin
N. BE
Okoboji Lake
H S. Hall
C E. Stowell
Sumner Perkins
Eva Coles
Peoria
George Sims
Elmer
Hastings
Neb
Frank Wilson
Loveland
Charles Perkins
Elmer Chapin
S. A. Stowell
Perking
Whitefield Center
William Clarence
Diniment Promoted as Cheaper Pain Reliever
An early 20th century ad touts Chamberlain's Diniment as a cheaper alternative to plasters for back and chest pains. It claims a bottle costs 26 cents and compares its effectiveness to dampened flannel, endorsed by A. J. Ironmonger, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain's
A. J. Ironmonger
Speers Family Plans Move to Peoria Soon
Mr and Mrs James Speers expect to relocate to Peoria shortly while Mrs C W Hurd visited relatives in Indiana last week. Reynolds of Peoria visits daughter Mrs John Russell. Chris Rappo couple returned from Ohio. Miss Ruby and Latha Dunn Vale visit friends in Toulon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
Toulon
Cas
Asi Ford
Serre
Local Social Notes and Health Reminder
Mrs Cecil Kauffman of Chilli cothe visited cousin on Thursday. Miss Mary Hurd returned to Seattle to teach with higher pay. Mrs Harry Houston and Mrs R B Harrington dined with Mr and Mrs Wm Gray. Mrs Fannie Perkins and Mr Hall of Oak Park visited Mrs Martha Hinman. Do not delay for croup onset. Chamberlains Cough Remedy helps once hoarseness appears. Sold by A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Kauffman
Chillicothe
Mary Hurd
Seattle
Wash
Harry Houston
Washington, D. C
R. B. Harrington
Wm. Gray
Fannie Perkins
Hall
Oak Park
Lawn Ridge ‘Congregational Church
Martha Hinman
Chamberlain
A. J. Ironmonger
Local Social Roundup from Lone Tree and Nearby
Lone Tree and area residents visit relatives and hosts. Mrs Wigand and Mrs Dwyer host callers. Mr and Mrs Downey and family travel to Henry. Berry and Jennett call on Dwyer and Lindsey Anderson. Pratts entertain. Murphy visit Downey’s in Rock Island. Frank Wigand's family visit Hennepin. Florence returns to Mattern grandparents. John Dwyer visits Henry on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Mr Stickles
Frank Wig
Frank Anderson
Daniel
Henry
John Dwyer
Yo Henry
Safe Medicine for Children Foley Honey and Tar Ad
Foley Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe medicine for children. The yellow package claims it does not contain opiates or harmful drugs and urges to obtain the genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar from A J Ironmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Foley’s
Ironmonger
Local society notes from La Prairie and area
Mrs. William Root and Mrs. James Collins hosts in Chillicothe and nearby towns as residents plan travels to California Colorado and Peoria. Invitations issued for the Hastings Kelenbach wedding on Wednesday at five. Various visits and journeys described among Calder Scott Watt Aitchison and Monier families with friends in La Prairie Princeton Lacon and Hast Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Green
Ruth
Ethan Wilmot
Peoria
Mabel Stowell
Chillicothe
Hugh H Hastings
Matilda Kelenbach
Mr Winans
Toulon
David Aitchison
James’ Aitchison
Lacon
David Shearer
Wyoming
Una Watt
Will Scott
E. J. Slough
A. J. McCartney
Alma
Wdna Calder
Hester June Collins
Charles Monier
Princeton
Montrose
Hast Lynn
la Prairie
Messrs
Orville
Lannie McLendon
Montgomery
Ala
Wm Scott
Ella Watt
Dorothy Scott
Broadmoor and Peoria Visitors Note Local Social Roundup
Broadmoor's Orrin Broadmoor heads Peoria visits with Frank Thirkell. Albert Rose and Strawthen French were Peoria guests last week. A lake outing by the Eldridge family and Ada Hatch headlines week’s leisure. Several residents shop and travel between Broadmoor and Peoria while pursuing real estate and medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Head
Peoria
Frank Thirkell
Albert Rose
Strawthen French
L. H. Eldridge
Ada Hatch
Emma Jurgenson
John Browne
Alva Cunningham
Whitefield
Broadmoor
Howard Hicks
Henry Bornsheler
J. B. Bonner
Samuel Chenowett
Augusta farmer raises mule-foot hog from Nineveh Indiana
M Zimmerman of Augusta received a mule-foot hog from Nineveh Indiana last week and will breed this swine variety. The animals are said to be hardier and less liable to disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Nineveh
Ind
Visit to Anthony’s White City explores salt and ice
A Miss Hettie TPE Anthony letter from Aug 19, 1910 recounts a tour of Anthony Kansas Harper county. The group visits the salt and ice plant dubbed the White City with ammonia cooled rooms salt production and vast storage. They note the Kramer flour mill concrete tanks and local riverbank floods. The tour ends at the Harper county court house and county offices showcasing neat records rooms and an unusual school chart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Tpe
Anthony
Kas
Wichita
Kansas
White City
Cooper
Kramer
Wey
Court House
Harper County
Warner County
Mire-Wilson
Anthony Business and Homes Describe Harper County Visit
The writer tours Anthony noting electric lighting, secure steel shades, tiled floors, and lively city life. She details Croft family farms, Galloway cattle, and multiple households, praising hospitality and local progress before returning home for school duties.
Campaigns and Speakership Not an Issue in Illinois
In Illinois Republicans focus on electing a congress that will enforce party policy and Cannon’s promised alignment. The speakership remains decide by a future GOP caucus, and current calls to force Cannonism are seen as demoralizing. In Ladd, Interurban service was halted by residents blocking tracks, requiring sheriff intervention before cars could pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
House
Congress
Cannon
Iss
Ladd
Local Neighbors Visit and Family News
Mrs. Allen Moffitt and Miss Mamie Ray of Chambersburg visit Mrs. Gertrude Bent. Mr. and Mrs. William Wright of St Joseph Missouri spent last week with Oliver Wright. A good number of neighbors traded in Henry Saturday. Mrs. Chrisman visited two weeks with her daughter Mrs. Lauterette. Mrs. John Esitten visiting Wyoming with daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Carrico and daughter of New Windsor spent several days with James and Mrs. Carrico. Abe McClane returned to Iowa after visiting relatives here. his father accompanied him. Miss Florence Taylor guest of Miss Bertha McClane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fes
Allen Moffitt
Mamie Ray
Chambersburg
Gertrude Bent
William Wright
St. Joseph
Oliver Wright
Abe McClane
Iowa
Florence Taylor
Bertha McClane
Toluca Star Briefs and Local News
Rev Fr Walsh returned home from Europe reporting a fine trip and improved health. Toluca faced two nights of total darkness as the light plant workers struck over alleged boiler use by the coal company. John Perlich and Mrs Lucy Golich wed in Toluca with accompanying photos at Irganane. Golich was widow of a Cherry Mine miner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
Fr. Walsh
Europe
Miners’ Union
Coal Company
John Perlich
Lucy Golich
Stephen Polich
Irgnane
Things Worth Knowing A Home Advice Snippet
A collection of practical tips on cleaning eggs preserving odors in garbage and decorating features. Suggestions include wetting cracks with salt kerosene as a odor remedy sprinkles for dust control and matching chintz book rests with dressing-table coverings plus silver holders for lingerie ribbons.
Probate court actions and real estate transfers listed
Probate court proceedings include petitions for David M Hall estate and wills for Johnston White and Stephen Merdian with conservator actions and hearings set for August and September. Real estate transfers record deeds and quitclaimes for properties in Richland Wenona and Ramsey add to Lacona. marriage licenses issued for Vesper and Birtolomucci and Gr Baer with Knickerbocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Hall
Wil
William J
Leonard
Charles E. McLaughlin
Stephen Joseph Merdian
Frederick Merdian
R. Jones
C. BE. Burt
F. A. Raymond
Sarah White
Harry M. Taggart
John Hughes
Johnston White
J. H. Magoon
Guardian
Dean
Richland
Christ Kruger
John Jannieck
Wenona
Harold Smithson
Thomas Smithson
Ramsey
la Con
Olla VY. Fogg
Rachel B. Wad
Edna Fosbendert
Thicenses
Joseph Vesper
Téresina Birtolomucci
Toluca
Sidney Gr Baer
Knickerbocker
Cothe
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Peorla
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Ders
Sparland’ Department
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Aps
A J Tronmonger
Camp Gro
Robert Kelley
Bert Duncan
King & Benzt
Aitchison
Art Owens
Bradford
Amy Fouts
Castleton
Allie Webber
Frank Smith
Pike County
Currangs
Barnes
Will Mola
John Burton
John
Rock Island
Farmers’ Elevator Co
Northwestern Elevator
Ed Bogner
Thomas Cain
Dick Kelley
Camp Grove
Whitefield Stars
Mobill
J. Sibball
Grand View
Wis
A. J
Lawn Ridge
William Root
Chiltcothe
James Collins
McCullough
Lois
California
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Edminster
Wife
Colorado
Greeley
Robert Turnbull
David Long
Jennie Long
L. G Calder
F D. Calder
Heypt
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Croft
Harper Country
Beryl Croft Jones
Guy
Hutch
Charteth
Montana
Suphine Groft—Hutchinson
Balston
Minnie C. Fox
Minnie
Hettie Helper
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