Brief News Notes and Local Items
Newsy notes and gossip boiled down for easy reading. The Call reports mine employees were paid Tuesday and city council meets Monday evening. Parochial and public schools begin soon with teacher examinations monthly through next year. Republican committee men plan a meeting at Samuel's Hall tonight to organize a campaign club. Coal was struck at New Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Rucker & Son
Troy
S. Kingston
St. Paul's Evangelical — Lutheran
McCray-Dewey Academy
St. Jerome's Parochial School
Republican Central
Jarvis Township
Samuel's Hall
New Douglas
New Line of wallpaper samples offered for trial
A local ad announces a new line of wallpaper samples to select from with cheerful estimates. Call at residence on Hickory Street to arrange a trial and view options.
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Hickory Street
Benbow City oil census and public sale notices
A new Benbow City census shows 420 residents, 152 Americans and 268 foreigners across eight nationalities. Lands of the late Carl Gerling between here and Maryville to be sold at public auction next Wednesday, tract 67 23 acres east of the Suburban electric line and near Buck road and Maryville car sheds.
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Louis Schallenberg & Co
Benbow City
Oil City
Carl] Gerling
Maryville
Buck Road
Job City
Madison County
Woodriver
Virginia J. Bowman
Z. B.job
Alton
Democratic Campaign Club
Rieder
Opera House
Bryan & Kern Club
Bryan-Kern-Stevenson Club
Troy
Elm Grove School House
Troy & Eastern
Witt Press
Anton Arena
Tarro & Ronedetti
Tarro
Broadway
John Ronchetti
Taylor Springs
Flow. Braner
Duster
E. C. Ferguson
Edwardsville
Electric Bitters praised by San Jose resident
Mrs M M Davidson of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California endorses Electric Bitters as a potent general family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor noting greater health benefits than any other remedy she knows of Sold under guarantee at Kingston's drug store for 50 cents
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M. M. Davidson
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Cal
Kingston’s
Summer Ailments Linked to the Stomach
Summer complaints and other serious ailments common in hot weather can be traced to the stomach. Keep a bottle of Kodol handy in the house, especially this month, and take it whenever you feel you need it. Prevent sour stomach and indigestion with timely use. Sold by 8 Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Fol ey's Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Cure
An old advertisement claims Fol ey's Kidney Remedy will stop kidney and bladder trouble and cure any case within reach of medicine, urging readers to act now as a universal remedy for ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Kingaton
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Liver Pills Ad
DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills advertised as safe easy pleasant pure. Sold by 8S Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Kingston
Dan Peterman Delivers Post-Dispatch Daily and Gunday
Dan Peterman will deliver the Post-Dispatch daily and Gunday to readers. The item highlights Peterman as the distributor and notes the two publications involved. Readers can expect regular delivery of the newspaper and the weekend edition.
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Dan Peterman
Post-Dispatch
The Great Illinois State Fair Opens In September
The Great Illinois State Fair will open September 25 and run eight days to October 2. Applications pour in for space and stalls as premiums total $65,000, promising a grand exhibition of live stock, farm products, implements, dairy goods, and more. The State Board of Agriculture secured a reduced rail rate for round trips, and attendees are urged to plan visits despite weather.
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State Board of Agriculture
Sprinefield
Mrs Smith Endorses Dr King’s Life Pills In Maine
Mrs Charles E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she likes good things and has adopted Dr King s New Life Pills as their family laxative medicine because they are good and do their work without making a fuss about it. These painless purifiers sold at Kingston s drug store. 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Kingston
Fashions Reversed in Grandmama’s Wardrobe Dialogue
A brief vignette contrasts fashion norms across generations. Mabel asks about her new gown, and Grandmama criticizes the shift from modest necklines to daring styles, noting gloves and gowns once buttoned to the neck. The exchange highlights changing dress codes across eras.
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Mabel
Grandmama
Kodol Promises Relief From Digestive Distress
The ad warns that minor stomach troubles may lead to chronic dyspepsia unless treated. It urges taking Kodol early to prevent attacks and restore stomach health, noting longer recovery if ignored. Sold by S. Wnineston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Wnineston
For Sale Typesetting Type in Good Condition
Advertises 500 pounds of 8 point Roman type and several hundred pounds of Burgeois and Long Primer mailing type for sale. Includes offer of proofs and prices on request.
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