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Newspaper
Alexis Visitor
Location
Alexis, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1898
Page
11
Notices announce two new trains between Chicago and Omaha. Train No 1 departs Union Passenger Station at 10 a.m. and connects at Monmouth and Galesburg for morning north and south trains, reaching Union Depot by 2:15 p.m. Also mentions weekly west and southwest excursions. Dates and some figures are unclear due to transcription.
Pages detail a stream of community notes including residents visiting, subscriptions paid, and local business ads. Mentions Walter’s Hair Tonic, Philleo Bros, Loveridge flour and baking powder, notable visits from Kyle, Shunick, Cos, Deets, and others, and a report of a serious accident to Frank C. Donnell with leg amputation. Also covers school events, Lincoln birthday observance, police actions against illicit joints, dairy and lumber trades, and local church activities.
An item lists a shop and lot on Main Street and a No 1 Frost stationary steam engine 10 horsepower offered by A E Camnema. The opera house entertainment this week by the Crow Sisters draws good satisfaction with nightly performances and strong crowd praise. The remaining nights are expected to surpass the first three.
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