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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1875
Page
3
The bulletin recounts local business ads and market prices, church revival updates, court and civic events, and a fatal burn accident. It lists mill rates, store openings, and upcoming meetings, along with fire damage at S. D. Saninsky’s smokehouse and a child’s death from clothing ignited by a yard fire.
A local column surveys civic duties and church revival efforts in Laclede. It notes debates over polling participation, ordination plans at the Congregational Church, temperance activity, and evolving tax and code changes affecting collectors and residents. The piece blends community politics with religious and social commentary.
A fragment notes a large display of furniture in stock described as sizable and well arranged. Limited readable details imply a retail sale or catalog promotion without specific dates or names.
Local ad lists Felt Shirts at 75 cents, Balmoral Skirts 65 cents, 4 Leaf Jeans per yard 3.5 cents, Heavy Sheeting 8 to 9 cents, Standard Prints 7.5 cents, Heavy Cottonades 0.25, St Louis Cotton Varn 1.25. Also notes funeral coffins in Walnut and Rosewood, with constant stock.
The Linnells branch of the Burlington and Southwestern Railway is leased by the Northern Construction Company led by J J A Quealy. The line will run two daily trains from Brookfield to Acornville starting next Monday, serving Linn and Sullivan counties with mail contracts and new shipping facilities for lumber and building materials.
Disjointed OCR reveals fragmented notes from St Catharine area about emigration aims to Canada and farming, alongside discussions of cheese makers and a bookkeeper role in the city. The text mentions Montgomery Kenarf residence, peach trees, Yellowstone township, and various local residents amid scattered observations on property, visitors, and community matters.
Local notes from Meadville discuss political aims for reform, desire to influence the Jefferson City convention, support for a free school system, emigration spur, and town prosperity. Mentions Charley Nichols, Rev. Braver, upcoming lectures, protracted meetings, and financial actions by town officers including tax and bond arrangements.
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