Troy's Opportunity to vote on 24 hour electric service
In Troy Illinois on Tuesday August 8 a vote will decide whether the municipal electric light plant remains in limited service or if a 24 hour system via a large out of town supplier is adopted. The piece argues the present DC system is obsolete, costly, and deteriorating, and that progress favors private suppliers already serving Collinsville O Fallon St Jacob Masc — the note calls for civic self improvement and urges residents to vote yes for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Municpal
Collinsville
O’fallon
St. Jacob
Ma Tine
Greenville
Pierron
Pacahontas
Mrs. Vater
F. L. Eversull
St. Jacob and
O'Fallon
H. Klein
The Poem Succulent and Daily Jokes of Youth
A hodgepodge of verse and light humor from a 19th or early 20th century page includes a corn on the cob poem praising the job of shelling and eating corn, several moral vignettes about parenting and discipline, brief historical date-like entries, a humor exchange about collars, and short jokes. It also features a sample legal notice about catarrh cure in Ohio with a notarized oath by Frank J. Cheney, and a sign-off line for Brewers and Bottlers of the Beer that Nourishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Road Work Such As This Will Endure Till Next Rain
A local assessment says road crews have spent public funds clearing gutters and raking muck to the highway median. Workers return confident the repairs will hold until the next rainfall tests them.
Flattery Opens Hearts More Than Men’s Purses
A pithy saying notes that flattery sways women faster than it opens a man’s wallet. The remark contrasts social charm with material gain, reflecting flirtation norms of the era.
Voice of the People urges Troy vote for 24 hour electric service
A citizen urges Troy residents to vote yes next Tuesday to adopt twenty four hour municipal electric service. The letter argues constant electricity attracts industry and lowers costs via meter rates, while also boosting home convenience and municipal pride. EDW H KLEIN signs the plea.
Sloan's Liniment Advertisement Quote Remedy Claim
An old Sears catalog style line promotes Sloan's Liniment for quick relief from pain with instructions to apply where it hurts and a note that liniment works without rubbing. It advertises a 25 cent bottle sold at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
James 8. Ferguson
Philadelphia
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Market Street by-the-Square
B. W. Jarvis
Madison County Press Club
Southern Ill
Ilinois
Phact
Phun
Vate Haney
Queen Elizabeth
George Washington
Africa
Lot and Wife
Deadsea
Henry Ford
Julius Ceasar
Oliver Cromwell
England
George
Pat
Sandy
Scotland
Oireland
Mary
A. W. Gleason
Notany
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Coo
All Nature
Helvetia Bottled Beer
Highland Brewing CO
Voice of
The
People
Valier
Enterprise
Walter
Missouri
Belle
Cape
ST. Louis
Dan
Liebler General Merchandise
Notary
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