Local notices cover visits, fairs, and personnel changes
The page records visits by Charles Barry in Chicago, a Farmers Institute at Toluca on October 15 16 17, and community news from Lacon Wenona and nearby towns. It notes post office staff changes, illnesses, local fairs attendance, a ball game with injuries, and corrections to telephone directory entries.
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Salvation Army
Charles Barry
ChisCago
Bros
Marshall County
Farmers Institute
Toluca
W.camery
Arry- Camery
Worthington
Minn
Rovar Kern
Grover
W. R. Shhroeder
Warrensburg
A. Raymond
Miss Stone
Lucia
Pratt
Roseville
Dorothy Cromwell
Monticello Seminary
Godfrey
Vera
Reba Vail
Galesburg
Minerva McKenzie
Valparaiso
Ind
Bessie Haddon
F. G. Sorrella
Lacon Democrat
William Tinkham
Wenona
Wyoming
Lafayette
Princeton
el Paso
Fairbury
Rushville
Phs
Henry Greys
Old Settlers
Lacon
Kunkle
Government intervention and railroad strike talk in 1919 context
Reports quote G M Drew predicting swift government action to force rails operation if workers strike. Drew, a longtime railroad man, says conductors and crews are well paid yet unlikely to quit, noting many could be replaced by younger workers. The passage also cites a Metamora Herald correspondent on land speculation and rising prices amid a fall boom, warning that the market may collapse and condemning land speculators as harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metamora Herald
Administrator's Sale of Real Estate in Marshall County
Public notice announces an administrator led auction of real estate in Henry Illinois Marshall County on October 4 1919 at 2 PM The sale includes multiple parcels in the Railroad addition to Henry and about two acres in Whitefield Township with a 200 mortgage to Watercott Terms require 10 percent cash and balance on court confirmation Adam Staab administrator of Peter Hohner estate and attorney Fred W Potter sign the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Illinois
Marshall County
Adam Staab
Peter Hohner
Elizabeth Hohner
Lena Schmitz
Wilhelm Schmitz
Frank Schmitz
Niingis
First National Bank of
Henry Corner
Henry
County of
Marshall
Illinois
City of
J Watercott
Whitefield
State of
Adam Staare
Peter ’ Hohner
Fred W. Potter
Admr
Local advertising spurs big crowd at Lacon event
Laton Democrat notes that a single display ad across ten country papers plus two Lacon papers drew about 6000 people to Lacon last Thursday. The Minonk News Dispatch cites businessmen’s misperceptions while praising newspaper advertising’s role in drawing crowds. Local horse shoe champs from Lacon lose in Minonk with Dr. Vernay Ramp leading, spurring a follow up rematch plan. Banville Leader critiques postwar millionaire lifestyles and calls for self denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laton Démocrat
Wen
Sigvat Smorsel
Lacon
Ublic
Minonk
James Ramp
Marshall County
F. W. Wilcox
W. S. Morrison
Ollie White
R. G. Clegg
John Meierhofer
Dr. Wilcox
Bailiwick
Treasury notices redemption of 1919 certificates
Governor McDougal of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago received a telegram from Secretary Glass announcing redemption of United States Treasury certificates dated May 1 1919 and maturing October 7 1919. Accrued interest will be paid with the redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. McDougal
Federal-Reserve Bank.of
Chicago
The
Treasury Glass
United States Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
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Rursdax
Dorit
George O
John Henley Casper
Halbleib
Thomas Wabel
Bean Bial
Sibert ‘Forrest
FMC
Roy
Miller
Mildred
Schlosser
Matas Ae Bae
Harvey Raymond
PBI
Rowe
Wymer Schlosser Snes
I Farm
LSS
Glenn Thompeon
Sacer
Econ
Max Feeroos
Les
Elias’ Wright
Aitan
Gren
Sage
Rea
Eurely
Wilmot
Mervin
Dy Meier
Ratlaway
G. M. Drew
Wilson
Charle Warry
Senry
Holt
Ror, Ae ‘Tlaanore
Banville
John Hartley Fire Insurance Agency
the Home Insurance Go. of
New York
John Hartley
Lawrence S. Lord
L. 5
Larry ' Lord
Mr.Edison
Dure Bros
Henrysige
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