Lena Illinois notes on growth and temperance movement
A Lena Illinois correspondent writes about the town seen since 1861. He highlights McEthron Bros stores, Dr Narramore’s drug trade, new brick buildings, a planned passenger railroad house, and the Lena Star paper. He notes Ring & Co flour mill, Sam Mathews hotel, and a strong temperance movement with Sons of Temperance and Good Templars.
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Lena, Ill
McEthron Bros
W. P. Narramore
Lena
A. C. Ring & Co
Ring
Mr. Ring & Co
Sam. R. Mathews
Sam
Sons of Temperance
Lodge of Good Templars
Southern Relief Meeting Recap at Court House
Eyewitness account from a Monday evening relief meeting at the Court House. Mr Jackson disputed by noting southern resilience and superiority as he described suffering and overpowered forces. He claimed the South surrendered good faith to the general government and denied plans to renew arms against the government.
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Jackson
Ile
Farenp McCantt
South
Congress
Andrew Johnson
Jeff. Davis
J.S. Ward
Ninth Annual Illinois Sabbath School Convention
Springfield Illinois May 1 1867 reports of the Ninth Annual Illinois State Sabbath School Convention to be held in Decatur June 11 to 18 with speeches by Philip Phillips R G Pardee George H Stuart Gen C B Fisk and others. Notes preparations by railroad companies to return delegates free and emphasis on Teachers Institutes for paid attendance. Also includes correspondence from J S Ward and praise for the American Insurance Company with its instalment plan and weekly earnings.
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Springfield
Rockford
Decatur
Illinois
R. G. Pardee
George H. Stuart
C. B. Fisk
Friends
Herbert
State
Sec’y, N. B
I, N. Baker
Sunday School Times
Gor
American Insurance Company
Best Chemical Saleratus Ad by Phalon & Son
An advertisement extols Best Chemical Saleratus as superior and healthier, noting price for a year’s supply and praising its value over poorer brands. Claims novelty from tropical flowers and a moonlit glade, with Phalon & Son of New York marketing the product.
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Phalon & Son
N.Y
Illinois university landscrip sale authorized by board
John W Brum treasurer of the Illinois Industrial University is authorized to sell 180000 acres of land scrip issued to the State by Congress. Sealed proposals for purchase of scrip or part thereof not less than 160 acres will be received at the treasurer's Springfield office before June 12. Proposals opened and scrip awarded to the highest bidder. Full particulars from the treasurer.
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Ges
John W. Brum
Illinois Industrial University
T Justees
Congress
Springfield
Jane
Fire destroys Ex Mayor Williams barn on Main Street
Last Saturday about 10 a.m. a fire consumed Ex Mayor Williams barn north Main street. a buggy, harness and tools burned, about 1200 in loss with no insurance. A horse was badly burned and may die or be blinded. Fire origin unclear, suspected incendiary. Engine Co. No 2 was misdirected back to the scene. In Scranton a boy locked overnight in a coal vault by a storekeeper who claimed theft of a ball led to a perilous escape and the father paid 500 in settlement.
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Williams
North Main Street
Engine Co. No. 2
Rochkdoard
Scranton
Jefferson Davis Bail Bond Recognizance Details
The bond requires Jefferson Davis to appear in the Circuit Court for the District of Virginia in Richmond on the fourth Monday of November, then to attend daily as ordered and abide by court directives. If he leaves without leave, the recognizance stands in full force. dated May 13, 1867 with numerous signatories from New York Philadelphia Richmond and Virginia listed.
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Jom Davie
Jefferson Davis
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
Virginia
Richmond
Oil Crisis and Remedies Highlighted by Titusville Author
Petroleum pamphlet by John Ponton of Titusville outlines oil price collapse, heavy debt, and depreciated real estate while urging producer cooperation to curb over supply. He favors oil as fuel and notes advances in liquefied petroleum for steam vessels and smelting, alongside broader museum and medical exhibit descriptions.
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John Ponton
Titusville
Record and Pension Division at Ford's Theatre Museum
The Army Medical Museum at Ford's Theatre now houses the Record and Pension Division of the Surgeon General's Office and Army Medical Museum. Under Brevet Lt Col Joseph J Woodward, the first floor handles about 120 clerks recording wartime hospital records for pensions and medical history.
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Milcko
B. F. Craig
United States Army
W. Kennon
F. Schathirt
Peiucl
Thermy and Navy Journal
Ford’s
Lincoln
Record and Pension Division
Surgeon-General’s Office
Army Medical Museum
Congress
Commissioner of Pensions
Joseph J. Woodward
United States
Breyit
Civerge A. Otis
Alfred A. Woodhull
Hdward Curtis
Word for word sermons spark New York clergy row
A small sensation in a New York religious circle follows reports that two clergymen delivered identical sermons on the same day. The Aurora Bernald notes a comical dog collar, a brutal punishment scene in England, and a murder attempt in Waterbury.
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New York
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Southern Relief Meeting
Jeff Davis
Horace Greeley
Augustus Schell
Aristides Welsh
Philadelphia
Davin K. Jackman
W. H. McFarland
RicHard B. Haxall
Isaaac Davenport
Abaham Warwick
Gustavus A. Myers
WinLiam W. Crump
James Lyons
John A. Mereprint
Winnutam H. Lyons
John Minor Bars
Thomas W. Coswetn
James Thomas, Jr
The
Ford
Aurora Berald
River Street
Iam T. Reed
England
Leeds
Waterbury
Conn
Mathew Breen
Arthur Carey
Breen
France
Paris
Ministry of War
Marshal Neil
Aasin
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Peru
Centralia Sentinel
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