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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
9
The Railway Age reports strong prospects for at least 5000 miles of new railway in the United States during 1899, signaling an investment around 150 million dollars and marking a substantial expansion in the nation’s rail network.
An old advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels daily to promote health. It asserts gentle action on the liver and kidneys and promises to cure headaches. Pricing given as 25 and 50 percent, with urging against renting a house that lacks plastering integrity.
Educational commissioner Dottor W J Darby outlines plans for James Milliken University, a new industrial school in Decatur funded by a $1,000,000 donation from James Milliken. A trustees meeting in Lincoln on April 10 will select A R Taylor as president, with seven Decatur locals named trustees. Construction to begin August 1 on an Oakland Park site, opening September 1902.
Interferes with commerce as an illness spreads in St Clair County with Lebanon reporting a first case in a Wright and Car bon eight miles west. Summerfield tally climbs to eleven with six new cases over recent days, forcing business closures including the barber and butcher. Postmaster halts mail delivery and blocks access to the post office.
Albert Crocker of Carlyle HI unearthed seven skulls and many bones while plowing on Sand Ridge two miles southeast of Carlyle. The remains appear from an ancient mound and may attract investigators. HW Preston, a Paris farmer, went insane and attempted to murder his wife and children before a faulty revolver halted the attack. The wife likely recovers.
A coal miner Richard Alexander aged 35 near O Fallon killed by a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train while walking to catch a train to Belleville. Widow and four children left. Another case: Uhland of Newton US dies from mother administered poison believed quinine, mixture of morphine and strychnine. He had made threats. Emma Carroll of Springfield Illinois 60 trips and burns fatally after lamp explodes, husband 65 fatally burned. State Auditor grants permit for Ireland State Bank at Ireland Illinois with capital 25000. organizers listed.
Mason County Board names A F Terrell as County Clerk to fill vacancy from M A Terry’s death. May Township School District discharges B J Franklip after alleged inappropriate conduct. Frank Hempel, longtime Monekaqua restaurant figure, dies by his own hand. Rev C Shipp accepts pastorate at Rat Baptist Church Doniphan Missouri. John M Zimmerman a 58 year Quincy resident and Civil War veteran dies.
A jumble of medical fads, testimonials, and odd notices fills a historical page. Lydia E. Pinkham promotion touts the vegetable compound as a cure for women’s ailments, alongside quackish credentials and various consumer tips.
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