Local notes and visits span steady summer week
Nat Buckle visits relatives from St Louis while Ellen Dempsey arrives in town. Mrs Fannie Miller leaves for Fort Wayne after two weeks. Mrs C F Johnson and son visit friends in the city from St Louis. Herbert Goble goes to St Louis for an extended visit. A theft occurs as Bent Miller’s barn is robbed of a driving horse and light harness. A back wall and brickwork upgrade is planned for James Nash’s store. An electric storm hits and a barn fire at A M Myers is quickly contained. Various residents travel, visit, or return from trips to cities including New York and Chicago. Church services are announced for Armstrong.
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Commercial
Nat Buckle
St. Louis
Wm. Yeast
Ellen Dempsey
New York City
D. B. Miller
Fannie Miller
Fort Wayne
Ind
C F Johnson and Son
St Louis
Herbert Goble
van Buren Street
Banner Times
Albert Yost Wm. Auld
Salina
Kaw
Clara Goble
Christianburg
Ohio
Bertrand Golder
Chicago
Hettle Butler
Leona Phillips
Warren
Port Flegger
Martinsville
Hobinson
Casey
Emerson Hancock
Valparaiso
Ed Baird
Nat Miller
Casey Township
Huntingdon
Tenn
Local Residents and Visitors Gather in Westfield Notes
W OM Knapp leaves for summer at Lake Marxinkuc kee. Geo. W Snider and wife of Og Walla Neb visit relatives. W E Ernst and family of Hedrick Okla visit here and Charleston. Mrs Jennie Chittenden Benham of Marianna Ark visits Westfield. Ollie Ishler of Oklahoma visits sister Mrs Henrietta Reinoehl after twenty years. Mrs Nettie Hannaman and daughter Kathryn of Wellington Kan visit Mrs Kate Miller. Sadie Goble of Hutton and Allen Bennett of this township wed Sunday at M E parsonage. Mrs Lewis Goble, 80, leaves for Tunney Home of son Jacob Goble.
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OM Knapp
Lake Marxinkuckee
W Snider
Og- Walla
Neb
W. E. Ernst
Hedrick
Okla
Charleston
Jennie Chittenden Benham
Marianna
Ark
Westfield
Ollie Ishler
Oklahoma
Henrietta Reinoehl
Nettie Hannaman
Kathryn
Wellington
Kan
Kate ‘Miller
Sadie Goble
Hutton
Allenn Bennett
Oo ‘Duncan
M. E. Parsonage
Lewis Goble
Lea
Jacob Goble
Tunney
How Foley Kidney Pills Helped Mrs Henry
Mrs J E Henry of Akron Michigan explains she was troubled by kidney problems and nearly doubled her trips to the doctor. After trying a Foley Kidney Pills sample she felt significant relief and bought a bottle saving a potentially large bill from the doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Henry
Akron
Mich
Foley
Farmers Plow Corn and Social at Clarksville M E Church
Farmers plow corn as a social at the Clarksville M E church draws attendees. Miss Nellie Hurst and her brother from West Terre Haute visit relatives here. Funeral of John Fowler at Pleasant Hill Wednesday attracts several locals. Charley Wieland of Charleston visits with a monument agent. Clarksville M H church repairs after lightning strike with Joe Nichelston and Robert Babcock assisting. Clarence Goekler and family and Mrs Oscar Horner of Marshall, Oda Marrs and wife of Grandview spend Sunday with Robi Babcock. William Fox’s team panics at an approaching automobile, breaks wagon pole. Fox sustains minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Hurst
West Terre Haute
John Fowler
Pleasant Hill
Charley Wieland
Charleston
Joe Nichelston
Robert Babcock
Clarksville
M. H
Clarence Goekler
Oscar Horner
Marshall
Oda Marrs
Grandview
Robi
Babcock
Wm. Fox
Ends Hunt For Rich Girl
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weak health in women. It claims the product strengthens nerves brightens brains and steadies temper with rosy complexion and lively movement due to pure blood and restful sleep. Endorsed by Doat Carl Taubeneck's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Taubeneck
Local Notes From Casey Area Yet Sunday Visit and Weather Delays
Fred Wood and family visited S Wood in Casey Sunday. Corn planting near completion as of June 22, with some weeds and early fields cultivated. A child joined Dave Montgomery and wife, while Mr Crawford of Oilfield and Charles Weiland visited John Richey. Rain disrupted a lecture by the man from India at Clarksville. Dolson Chapel drew a good crowd once cleared. Veteran Join Fowler released from service after long illness. buried at Pleasant Hill cemetery Edgar county. Sunday afternoon accident near Milo Combs crossroads frightened a buggy horse. occupants unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wood
S. Wood
Casey
Dave Montgomery
Mr Crawford
Oilfield
Charles Weiland
Clarksville
John Richey
India
Dolson Chapel
Join Fowler
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Edgar County
Harry Milhhouse
Dessie Wright
E. S
Local News Bits From Marshall and Clarksville
Brief notes report social visits by Migs Bernice Combs to Effie Clapp and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson with C. W. Turner. Henry Fox injured after a horse incident. Russell Harris travels from Clarksville to Minneola to visit his uncle John Fox. Elsie Hollenbeck resumes at East Liberty and returns home to Marshall. A buggy wreck injures Will Fox as his frisky horse causes a spill en route to Marshall.
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Migs
Bernice Combs
Effie Clapp
Hae
Marshall
Russell Harris
Will Fox
Mr. Fox
Move On Nowl Warns Crowd as Pill Ad Promotes Health
An oddly phrased ad portrays a policeman telling a crowd to move on and suggests harsh actions. It then markets Dr. King's New Life Pills as a gentle remedy for bowel congestion, claiming health follows and noting a 25¢ price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Carl Taubeneck
Auburn Sunday school president and local farming scene
Bayard Cleaver leads the Auburn Sunday school as Glen Phillips keeps a pony and buggy on display. Tilman Linton notes a cultivator rarely breaks down corn. Six teams on twenty acres plow buckwheat. No. 51 votes to build a center district house. Rev Ramsey and wife visit from Redfield Kansas. Bertie Husted’s team hits a wire fence injuring a horse. Mrs Osby McGinnis travels to Shelburn Indiana for a relative’s illness. B M Davison and family return home with an auto party. Mrs John Brosman hosts a birthday gathering Saturday night.
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Bayard Cleaver
Auburn
Glen Phillips
Tilman Linton
Rev Ramsey
Redfield
Kan
Bertie Husted
Osby McGinnis
Shelburn
Ind
B. M. Davison
Marshall
John Brosman
Insurance ad for farm and city property rates
Tornado and fire insurance offered by Cole and Cole. Largest companies, lowest rates. Write or call for terms today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole & Cole
POSSUM RIDGE NOTES AND LOCAL VISITS
Corn is thriving after the rain. Marshall visitor Linois Gilbert stopped by Saturday while Ellsworth Lowry visited Terre Haute. Morgan Sweet and family visited Joseph Tapscott’s family Sunday. Nellie Kammacher closed a term of school here last Wednesday. Rev. J. C. Craig of Marshall will preach at Freedom Sunday. Jack Johnson, former county resident now in Iowa, is visiting relatives nearby. Ithemar Sweet, serving his second army term, returned home Wednesday for a visit.
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Linois Gilbert
Marshall
Ellsworth Lowry
Terre Haute
Morgan Sweet
Joseph Tapscott
Nellie Kammacher
Freedom
J. C. Craig
Jack Johnson
Iowa
Ithemar
Local Notes From Marshall and Surrounding Areas
Rev Mathis visited Marshall on Monday Alfred Joy and wife called at Farrington Sunday Families attended a Sunday childrens exercise Mrs Somers and daughter visiting relatives in Terre Haute Bill Mason and wife of near Sanford visited Mr and Mrs Perry Mason last week Rev A E Hatch of Leon Iowa the Blind Evangelist of the North west begins meetings at Advent Christian church Dennison July 14 with his daughter Miss Ethel Hatch as singer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathis
Marshall
Alfred Joy
Farrington
Hall's Catarrh Cure sought as cure all disease claim
A sworn advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for Catarrh a constitutional disease promising to cure in all stages. It offers 100 reward for proof of failure and urges readers to buy the remedy and attend to constipation with Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hali
Aires
Hall
Nature
Oleae
Ohio
Community News Recap from West Union Area
Sunday notes mention Flora Newlin visiting Amy Trump, Hazel and Reta Hedges with Blanche Hedges, Ernest Wells with Mrs. Anna Bartlett, Mabel Thompson with Edna Medsker, Rev. Downey’s Wabash appointment, Elmer Snavely with Jos Wells, Hershel Medsker with her parents, Wells kin in Martinsville, Glenna Thompson visiting Marshall, Chet Hix with Lee Stanfield, Leah Shaffner with Mose Thompson, Milo Guyer and Myrtle Hedges with Ben Crow families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Cornwell
West Union
Flora Newlin
Amy Trump
Hazel
Reta Hedges
Blanche Hedges
Ernest Wells
Anna Bartlett
Mabel Thompson
Edna Medsker
Downey
Wabash
No Decrease In Disease Critique From Medical Record
The Medical Record questions whether disease totals have fallen despite physicians efforts and vivisection. Preventive medicine is judged to have made little progress and some doctors claim diseases are increasing. Author notes lay skepticism would face church and science scrutiny, yet cites the Medical Record for support.
Miss Porkingham Gains Noted Patent Honor
In a playful exchange, Miss Porkingham of Chicago boasts that a patent hem and the best brand of lard have been named after her. The dialogue highlights pride in public recognition and the theater of celebrity.
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Miss Porkingham
Patchwork Quarrels And Unemployed Men
A compact observation notes that couples may mend quarrels to appear harmonious while many unemployed men prefer fault finding over seeking work.
Executor's Notice in Clark County Illinois 1912
Fatate of Maria Lutz deceased. David Lutz as executor will present final report to Clark County Court at Marshall Illinois on Monday July 1 1912 and seek discharge from all duties. He invites heirs and distributees to attend and oppose if they wish. Wm T Hollenbeck attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlinois
Clark County
Ss. Fatate
Maria Lutz
Marshall
Iinois
David Lutz
Wm T. Hollenbeck
Wabash
Clark
General Assembly
State of
Illinois
Notice of Letting Contract for Snyder Creek Bridges
Darwin township Clark Illinois highway commissioners and the committee of supervisors invite bids July 2 1912 at 10 a m at bridge sites for Snyder Creek bridges No 1 and No 2, describing concrete abutments wings steel or concrete spans and steel stringers, with specifications to be clarified at letting, bids to be awarded to lowest responsible bidder. right to reject all bids reserved. notices dated June 22 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Commissioners
Darwin Township
Clark County
Illinois
Committee of Supervisors
Snyder Creek
Hatton
Darwin
John Williamson
James
Nash
David _ Montgomery
Kee
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Riley, Ind
W. P. Eliott
Fred Liggett
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Webster Vyrick James Liggett
Laura
Ben Medley
Elisha Shirely
Wm. Shirely
Delbert Shirely
David Setzer
A. Welsh
Ne!He Welsh
St Elley
South Dolson
M. E Church
Homer
Possum Ridge
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Marshall Tinning & Plumbing Co
Dennison
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First National Bank
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Susan Pate
Decsiia
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