Public Improvements and Paving Debates in Troy and Greenville
President Small dominates telegraphers strike talk as Troy faces a push for permanent public improvements. Greenville residents back a court square paving plan funded by a special tax, while Troy petitions against paving showing contrasting civic will. Also noted are Illinois General Assembly session laws and vetoed appropriation acts reviewed by Secretary of State Rose.
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Troy
Court House Square
Greenville
Forty-fifth General Assembly
Illinois
James A’ Rose
Deneen
House
Senate
Debtors Pay Up or Lose Your Papers, Editor Warns
A tan editor out west voices a blunt treatise on unpaid debts. He claims creditors press for payment, urging patrons to settle contracts and subscriptions or face consequences. The outspoken message targets those who owe for job work, advertising, and deferred payments, insisting payment is essential to keep the paper flowing.
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West
Ala Brutus
Illinois 4 the Lead In Food and Milk Inspection
Illinois reports strong progress in enforcing its food law under the state statute aligned with the national pure food act. The Pure Food Commission expanded its laboratory, boosted staff, and coordinated with federal offices and Chicago local inspectors to target adulterated and mislabeled foods including milk.
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Springfield
Illinois
Deneen
Illinois Pure Food Commission
A. D. Winton
United States
Dr. Winton
Pure Food Commission
Chicago
Ilinois
State Food Department
T. J. Bryan
Dairy product inspectors cited for education and prosecutions
Experts inspect dairy products with satisfactory work that educates the public. The text notes many prosecutions against adulterators of food and dairy products for selling imitation items.
Thirty Years Ago This Week in Troy in 1877
From The Weekly Bulletins dated Thursday August 16 1877. Typical fall weather. a daughter born to Mr and Mrs W T Danaho. Philip Rebel and Miss Annie Ott eloped to St Louis and were married. Dr and Mrs John S Dewey left for Minnesota for vacation. A stranger was fined for indecent exposure. A brick residence frame portion removed for moving to a farm east of town. A 50 cent tax per 100 on real and personal property levied for corporate purposes. Russell son of Mr and Mrs W C Hill fractured a collar bone. Over 1200 sheep pastured in township. largest owners named. Wm Donoho’s flouring mill near depot completed and tested. visitors at first day. Republicans of Madison county met at Edwardsville to nominate county officers for November election. John M Pearson of Godfrey chairman. O S Reed of Edwardsville and John J Brenholt of Alton secretaries. Ticket nominated for county offices: county judge Cyrus Happy. county clerk A A Suppiger. treasurer Charles Holden Jr. superintendent J S Deck.
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W. T. Danaho
Philip Rebel
Annie Ott
St. Louis
John S. Dewey
Minnesota
Squire ” Mills
Board of Trustees
Troy
Russell
W. C. Hill
Juliusa. Barnsback
James P. Andersson
John R. Whiteside
Horseshoe Fight at the Lot in Tribune Rumor
A rustic scene describes daily horseshoe games by the grocery lot after noon. Players drink cider, pass a chaw, and measure throws with grass. Rivalry, wagering, and chatter fill the shade until the whistle, even as the Tribune ignores the event.
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Henry
Quips on Life and Social Observations Across States
A collection of humorous or pointed maxims touching on marriage money and daily life from editors and locals. It surveys wedding cues, breakfast habits, gender dynamics, and small-town news quirks through brisk, observational lines. Strong entities include Iowa Kansas Arkansas themes and cheese factory lore.
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Iowa
Kansas
Arkansas
Growing ,Confidential
Fisherman Injured by Icicle at Lake Okoboji
Hartley Iowa Herald reports early Wednesday a Hartley fisherman named Uncle Tom Griffith was injured when an icicle fell from a tree as he scooped snow for bait along the Lake Okoboji shore. Mosquitoes keep him from sleep in his hammock while pests target fishermen with snowballs and ice balls.
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Hartley
Lake Okoboji
Tom” Griffith
Tom
Herald
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Sold by S Kingston
Small pills advertised as easy to take claim not to sicken or gripe and are sold by S Kingston. The note presents a brief promotional line from a historical newspaper snippet.
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John Riha
Vining, In
DeWitt
S. Kingston
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Galley West
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Big Jim
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H. F. Kueker & Son
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