Marshall County Old Settlers Picnic Draws Ten Thousand
The twenty sixth annual Marshall County Old Settlers Picnic in Lacon ran from sunrise to midnight. Crowds arrived by wagon and on foot, with 10,000 visitors attending. Highlights included a procession, speeches by J S Thompson and Rev Moots, a bicycle race, keg ride, balloon ascent, and a ball game Toluca at 20 to 5. The celebration concluded safely with widespread praise for the weather and entertainment.
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Marshall County
Old Settlers
Alton
City of
Peoria
Rex
Anderson
Association
Lacon
Glee Club
R. B. Fort
J. 8. Thompson
Thompson
Sam
Augusto Tember
Hopewell Township
Mary Ann Strawn
Venona
Tamber Yard
Laco
John Work
Zith
Marshall Co
Igor
Carrie Hadley
Pearl
Ill
J.S. Thompson
John Rogers
Alfred Wilcox
Carrie Hapey
James
Bartman
Baltimiore
John S. Thompson
Marshall Co. Old -Settlers' Society
Eptember 4
Lacan
Asia
Janney
Henry
Washington
A. Cook
Ramsey
John Piper
James Wescott
George M. Bane
William Cullen Bryant
Jesse Sawyer
Enoch Strawn
Austin Hannum
Whitefield
Pr Boal
Samuel Parker
Chicago
Hough
Mossville
Fisher
William Kalb
Fred White
Nero
Rose
Jennell
Withal
Toluca
Lacon Rides New Wheel and Local Happenings
Miss Germain rides a new wheel while Peoria native Jessie Onyan visits Lacon. Local notes include rain relief, frost forecasts, Labor Day attendance at Toluca, Miss Hall off to Chi for school, and the Board of Supervisors finishing its session.
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Germain
Jessie Onyan
Peoria
Lacon
Ong
Frank Potts
Knox
Edwards
Florence ‘Green
Ed"Fleischer
Peaker
Wellie
Fisher
Toluca
Miss Hall
Board of Supervisors
Carrie Fairbanks
Marshalltown
Iowa
J. 8. Tuttle
Kansas City
William Fisher
Eleanor Blackstone
Guy Blackstone
Hutchins
Atore
Silas Berry
Long Point
Sarah Coudlett
Springfield
Abraham Floyd
Morris
Old Settlers
Rose
Thapreday
Fennell
Nellie Roberts
Hhe
Fisher & Anske’s
Ben Shafer
Cure for Headache Electric Bitters Promises Relief
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal cure for headaches and habitual constipation. It claims permanent headache relief and bowel toning, urging a trial with large bottles priced at fifty cents at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
Sudden engagement talk and varied era quips
The text records a witty exchange about marriage preferences from Harper's Bazar and humorous asides on public fads. It mentions Howdick seeking solitude amid a string of cultural crazes from Napoleon to cathode rays, plus a satirical verse on voting, funerals, and fraternal orders in Indianapolis Journal style.
Perils of a Small Town and Misdated Bits in Local Gossip
Humorous vignettes from a midwestern town mix ribbing and rumor as residents trade quips about hunger, kinship, and social advice. The pieces reference Hanville, Indiana gas country lore, and a widow who playfully distances herself from younger suitors while feigning deference to older, advice-giving bachelors.
Alkali Ike Demands Room on Wedding Night
A hotel clerk and Alkali Ike clash on the bride’s chamber in a Western scene. Ike, wary and armed, insists on the room in the house and warns against any bridal paraphernalia as the judge looks on.
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Ike
Paradox and letters flash across old papers
A collage of brief quips and notes from historic papers. The Washington Star and London Tit-Bits present a dutiful hope and a family letter. The New York World offers a pun about docks as a paradox in a student exchange.
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Molly
London
Tired of Life Hazel and Grimsons Winter Death Claim
A local notice reports a death by self action amid cold living conditions. The item notes the family’s hardship and references a judge involved in forthcoming arrangements.
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Hazel
Grimson
Nutte
What makes you women kiss when you meet
A fragmentary quotation from the Indianapolis Journal notes that a kiss is described as a preemptive apology for what is to be said after parting, reflecting social custom and language of the period.
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Indianapolis Journaly
Jack
Kise
Jess—Yeeser
Snys
Puck
Fragments of Humor and Wit From Newspaper Nonsense
A mosaic of quips and dialogue from various papers including the New York World and Chicago Tribune. Brief exchanges cover manners, social pretendings, love, marriage, and everyday absurdities with playful banter and puns.
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Tay
Lacon—Department
W. B. Powell
THE
Mark Bangs
Spencer Ellsworth
Arconi
Lacon Home Journal
Marshall
Ostover
Silas Ramney
L. Bates
Robert Barnes
Thos Judd
G. L. Fort
Wm Maxwell
G. Henthorn
Silas Ramsey
Hartley Malone
Old Settlers’ Association
Union
Geo O. Barnes
Geo M. Bane
G. W. Hutchins
A. J. Schaeffer
Mark Jarrie Hadley
James A. Bartman
Baltimore
Mare Bangs
Mark Banas
Bo Hye
Mugeon
Tess. Banas
Woodford County
Sparks
Plonkers
Pooris
Nellie Brown
Altgeld
E. W. Saylor
People’s Party
Illinois
Milt McCasson
Horner's Hall
Thomas Ellis
Emma Strawn
Iss Piper
Nee Strawn
Homer Barney
Miss J
Joshnson
Frideay
Tagabond
Bridge Tender Blackstone
Sparlam
Wm Hawthorne
Diao Ate
Hawthorne
Howdick
KG of P
D. V
Indianapolis Journal
Flaherty
Reardon
Indiana
Hanville
Oas
HE Gor Jt
Washington Star
Piers
N. Y
Emancipus
Findesiede
Emancious
Findenjeele
Hio
L. A. W. Bulletin
Tillinghast
Mr. Tillinghast
Jokes—Potts
Chicago Tribune
Todd
Witherby
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