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Oldest town Jonesboro and state fair veteran notes
Local items from Benry Republican cover Jonesboro as Illinois oldest town founded in 1816 and highlight events from 1896 including the Bureau County Soldier's Association reunion at Princeton October 14 15 and Soldier's Day at the State Fair in Springfield. Also notes about post office canning machine, anniversaries, medical curiosities, temperance jokes, and various local happenings.
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Jonesboro
Illinois
Snow
Kankakee
Chicago
Bureau County
Princeton
Springfield
Elgin
J. W. Reed
Varns
Wisconsin
Ohio
Roentgen
John
R. Tanner
John O. Black
John P. Altgeld
Illinois Central
Mary Riley
Phoenix
Arizona
Government
Nellie Riley
Fort Mojave
Tuscola
Tonica
Lowell
J. H. Moore
el Paso
John H. Shay
Streator
Aurora
Samuel Few Tails
Few Tails
Buffalo Bill
H. J. DePue
Veterans of the Big Bend Association
Minoak
B. Patch
Pana
Trousseau
Izak Walton
Tonica News
Elmwood Gazette
Colfax
McLean County
Hlinde
State Board of Equalization
Cook County
Putnam County
Hennepin