Local Magnolia News Notes and Social Updates
R. A. Ward serves as Magnolia Local Representative for The Henry Republican with authority over all related news items. Mrs. Bert Martin is on the sick list. Charley Morphew spends a few days at home. Logan Williams works at the blacksmith shop. Arba Law visits folks while on vacation. Rain is forecast this week. the Grange fair is noted for bringing rain. Louis Jones, employed by Charlie Bush, is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Morphew
Logan Williams
Arba Law
Louis Jones
Charlie Bush
Local Notes From Galesburg Area Towns
Mrs Archy Hill plans a vacation to visit her sister in Galesburg. Isaac Everett has sold his farm and may move away. Hammel, recently from North Dakota, is very ill at his sister Mrs Charlie Bush. Clara M Tomlinson visited town Wednesday. John Coy of McNabb will open a shoe repairing shop in Magnolia early October. W C Horton returns home and reports success in racing with Lee Broaddus of Varna. Rev McCormick will not return next year. Emil Grill of Varna injured when wheel ran over him while hauling lumber. He was taken to Doctors Simmons and Bruce Heart for treatment and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Hill
Galesburg
Isaac Everett
Hammel
North Dakota
Charlie Bush
Clara M. Tomlinson
John Coy
McNabb
Magnolia
W. C. Horton
Lee Broaddus
Varna
Rev. McCormick
Emil Grill
Lance
Simmons
Bruce Heart
Prophetstown
Jury lists for Pulnam County and neighboring locales
The Grand and Petit jurors are named for Pulnam County and nearby districts including Granville Hennepin Senachwine Magnolia and Petit Jurors. Names listed include Granville William Magee George Ward Victor Sucher George Buchanan Dominick Barto Louis Happold Oscar Vietinghoff John Clark L Morganson Henry Wendt John Glass and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
William Magee
George Ward
George Buchanan
Dominick Barto
Louis Happold
Hennepin
Irving E. Groaddus
John Clemens
Chester ‘Ofold
Wesley Kays
Richard Hanson
William Burger
Eugene R. Simpson
Magnolita
John Davidson
Jake Toerger
Herbert B. Beck
O. M. Mills
P. W. Zimmerman
Frank King
Senachwine
L. H. Pinnell
Ferdinand Kapraun
Alfred Carlson
Joseph Bachman
Petit
Oscar Vietinghoff
R. Morganson
Henry Wendt
John Clark
Eustace Dippel
William Cherry
A. BE. Rice
John Hirschy
John Glass
George Cunningham
George Hetrick
Henry V. Bastian
Wilbur Badendale
H. Cunningham
Henry Deck
O. G. Studgvin
Magnolia
Jack Johnson
William Potter
Joseph Boyle
A. B. Wilson
Ed Mathis
C. F. Morphew
W. C. Horton
Local Tidbits from Tonica and Nearby Towns
Reads list of residents visiting relatives and attending events in Tonica and surrounding areas. Notes include school attendance in Champaign, fairs, club meetings, weddings, dances, travel to Marshalltown and Minneapolis, and a forthcoming Seelig orchestra dance in Toluca with details on venue, date, and tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seelig
Toluca
Klinger
Ill
Hopewell Social Roundup and Nearby Visits Reported
Hopewell residents hosted dinners and churchgoers attended services in Wenona. Visitors from Chicago and Richland spent time with local families, with reunions in Venona and Lacon. Typhoid illness kept Harry Stroup Jr under care, and markets in Held noted corn prices at 70 cents and 44 1/2 cents.
Death of Bucky Boland Leads Toluca Scene
Toluca Star reports the death of John Bolann’s father known as Bucky Boland, a widely known figure. The piece notes local visitors, a trip to Galesburg with four horses for a livery stable, street work in Olive street, and various town activities including artesian well delays, a major civil suit against Devlin Coal Co. and a fire control warning as dry conditions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toluca
John Bolann
Minoak
Frank Kelly
Chicago
Devlin Coal Co
J. E. Hurley
Cyrus Leland, Jr
Walter Reeves
Harry C. Cook
Sylvester Flahaut
Wenona
Snappy Schoolroom Banter Recalls Mrs Roosevelt and a Sleeper
A quip filled exchange shows a polite teacher guiding children in a playful dialogue. References include Mrs Roosevelt as the first lady and a reader noting a suffragette leader who would not speak. A pastor laments a husband walking out of a church as another child mentions sleepwalking.
Local notices and obituary from Putnam Illinois
Putnam community sees visits, school schedule changes, and a death notice for Mrs Ellon Dawson. Avalta Bates and Grace Long are among guests and students, Enid Carroll hosted Fudge of Chicago, and Alvin Murphy attended a funeral. Mrs Dawson, a former Putnam telephone operator, died at 58 after illness. nine children survived. Interment at Putnam cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Dawson
Ellon Dawson
Elmer Downey
Frank
Joseph
Ida May
Homer Downey
Louis
Walter
Charles
Ada Bell
Christian Church
Helping Hand Society
M. HB
Church of God
M. BH
Bartram
Putnam Cemetery
Granville notes mark a Granville resident judge and Taylors
Granville Echo reports Judge Henry C. Mills becomes a Granville resident after moving into Mrs. McClary’s Hopkins avenue area. Putnam County sees J. E. Taylor as new Magnolia M. E. preacher and county attorney J. E. Taylor with J. B. Taylor aiding spiritual welfare. Dr. Watson recovers after blood poisoning scare. Albert Hecht locates a Magnolia Mill saw mill on Ramsey farm. village board drills a new water hole to ease cistern and well shortages. Dan Sheen’s Congregational visit yields modest turnout and mixed reception on his gubernatorial bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Magnolia
J. E. Taylor
J. B. Taylor
Taylors
Watson
Albert Hecht
Magnolia Mill Company
Ramsey
Granville
Dan” Sheen
Congregational Church
Humorous Quips and Household Mishaps Across Towns
A collection of light jokes and anecdotes, including a Mrs T and Mrs B quip about burglar fears, a remark on Mark Twain's Elmira watering troughs for his children, and a neighbor misplacing her dolman for her husband's trousers on the way to church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. T
Mark Twain
Elmira
N. Y
Mark
An. Y
Favorite Prescription Appeals to Women and Mothers
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is advertised as a non secret remedy for women with exacting duties, promising safer childbirth and restored health. It is described as non alcoholic with ingredients printed on the bottle wrapper and endorsed by medical writers. The ad also notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation, claiming cure of the cause to prevent disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Kite
R. V. Pierce
N.Y
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Rush
Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
G. W. Keller
Undertaker
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Magnolia, Ill
Robert G. Dakin
Calla
J. H Massie
Fresh Bakery
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W. A. Simmons
Centenary Hospital
Olive Street Bank
Barnes’ University
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St. Louis
Ina Bank
Ina
W. H. Weathers, M. D. O
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Magnolia, Ili
Chicago Veterinary College Veterinary Hospital
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McNabb Canals
Magnolia Department
R. A. Ward
Henry Reublican
Bert Martin
Lis
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Clifford Mills
Leland Griffith
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Louise Merritt
Lane
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Tonica
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Normal
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Perry
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Starved Rock
Charles Adolphson
Carlos Roberts
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Harry Stroup, Jr
Sumner Colds
Elsie
Rev. Riddle
D.D
Pipp
John
Granville Echo
Henry C. Mills
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