The Mississippi River Saga of Natchez and Robt E Lee Race
An editor's feature recounts the Mississippi River's history and legend. It details Captain Thomas P. Leathers and Captain John Cannon competing with the Natchez and the Robert E Lee in a famous 1870 race from New Orleans to St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Precis Syndicate, Inc
New York
N.Y
Carto
Marine Library of the
Atlantic Ma Ual Insurance Company
Father G. Waters
Mississippi River
America
Mississipni River
Minneapolies
Pan Rock Island
St. Louis
Mem ‘3
Natchas, Baten
Row
New Orleans
Driver
Mississippi
Rob
J. E. Lee
Thomas P. Leathers
Leathers Built Co
Captain Leathers
Natchez
John Cannon
Leath
Huron
Memeh
Cairo
Rod’ E. Lee
St. Lou
N’ Cher
Marual Insurance Company
Rob’t E. Lee
Runaway Unicorn in Mt Carroll Offers Unique Holiday Gifts
The Runaway Unicorn in Mt Carroll Illinois showcases dolls by Joan Anglund Welsh Hummel Madame Alexander and Haviland nesting into eclectic gift lines. Visitors can browse marbleware pewter and porcelain plus Claire Burke scents while enjoying lunch from 11 30 to 2 00 daily except Sunday.
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Dols
Joan Anglund Welsh
Hummel
Madame Alexander
Ernest Sohn
Stieff
Haviland
Copco
Claire Burke
Mt. Carroll
Showboat Echoes River Magic in Mississippi Enticement
The passage reflects on the enduring allure of river culture on the Mississippi presenting ironclads races lively entertainment and a musical showboat as a brimming symbol of river life and imagination.
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Brant Entertainment
Mississippi
Birthday notices across towns list many familiar names
The page records birthday greetings and notices for numerous residents across Chadwick Thomson Milledgeville Lanark Polo Mount Carroll Savanna Thomson Thompson Morrison and related locales. Names include Mrs Earl Weber Chadwick Wayne Drake Mrs Lee Hunt Gale Haverland Kenneth Pessman Ruth Volz Edward French and many others with dates December 5 6 9 10 11.
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Earl Weber
Chadwick
Wayne Drake
Thomson
Lee Hunt
Polo
Ward O’son
Davenport
Lee Hartman, Jr
Donalee Nesemeier
Freeport
Tony M. Knorr
Lanark
Everett Hardesty
M Lledgeville
Max Fitton
Mt. Carroll
Linda Schroeder
Ronald Hofelfinger
Vicki Morgan
Jan Phillips
Milledgeville
Gale Haverland
Kenneth Pessman
Morrison Harlan Balk
Fulton
Paul Hawkecver
Ruth Volz
Blue Earth
Minn
Edward French
Savanna
Larry Wayne Rauser
Morrison
Larry McDearmon
Carroll
Winmner B. Hartman
Mount Carroll
Lucile Karrow
Jimmy Metzger
LeClaire
Thomas Hartman
Wayne Linker
Joe Lodco
Harod Witt
Virgil Witt
Bertha Carbaugh
Chad Vick
Stanley Welch
Robert Miller
Lanerk
Glen Metz
Chadw
Ervin Brandenburg
Jack'e Lanning
Union Grove
Wisconsi
Larry Hook
Evan Strauch
Milledgevil E. Se
August Gerdes
Mil'edgeville
Darwin Carter
Paul Davis
Russel Lo
Hazel Foge
Carol Hall
James Li Rose
Harland- Daw
Jeffrey Janssen
Danny Shaukis
Thomson Illinois Newspaper Postal Rates and Editorial Info
K. Co. and J. K. Whitney publish weekly Thomson Illinois edition. Editor J K Whitney and News Editor Lila Atherton compile news with second class postage in the 61285 area. Subscription rates set at 4.00 in counties and 5.00 elsewhere.
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Kecca
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
Wisconsin
Missouri
Arkansas
Yazoo
Quachita
Amerca
Ando de Solo
Iver
Ortins Palace
Mike Fink
Marine Library
The
Atlantic
Cours
Esquire
SSS
Sosa
Jantzen
Milwaukee
Illinois
Mt. Carroll, Ilinois
Runaway Unicorn
Tom Sawyer and
Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Happy
Lillian Stoner
Arthur Lott, Jr
Chydon
James Ditsworth
John Tipton
Dick Thiel
Howard Cassens
A’va Fritz
Albert Ihne
Winslow
Lawrence O'Neal
Joe Spencer
Thomson Teresa Prins
Barbara Hernaud
Somonauk Illinois
E.R. Mest
Arnold Roberts
Alvin Larem
Lloyd Sorecher
Orville Comingore
Chicago
Donald Rahn
Pooomorry He’ Man
Marvin Kattii
Milledgevile
Orion Stover
Richard Fogel
Miledgeville
Salem Cushman
Milledgevill
Ernest Brown
Pearl City
Jack Regan
James Conley
Clinton
Iowa
G. 9. Carroll
Clarence Galor
Lora Wiersema
Thomson Review
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Browns Gift Shop
Thomson, Til
Hitention
Dickinson
Adams & Martin
Pleasant Streets
Eee
Fosaded
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