It Might Have Been A Sad Word For Troy Line
The Edwardsville Intelligencer laments the missed East St. Louis and Suburban electric road project toward Madison county. It argues the line would educate by deprivation and spur progress, urging proper public sentiment and noting the Troy line’s slow progress and future hope to build the service.
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Troy
Edwardsville Intelligencer
East St. Louis Szad
Madison County
Ame
Troy Cact
Tar Catt
East St. Louis & Suburban
Remarkable Burlington Ohio railroad land grab by Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania road bought every house in Burlington Ohio to clear space for a double track on its Cleveland to Bellaire division. About 250 acres were affected, with homes blocking the yard expansion. The move shows the blunt power of a steam railway to secure needed ground.
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Burlington
Ohio
Pennsylvania Road
Ita Cleveland and
Bellaire Division
Steuben” Rriffe
Bellaire
Burtington
Pennsylvania
Farm telephony and poor roads draw farmer ire
A farm journal correspondent lambasts the farm telephone shortage as leaving farmers unable to compete with towns, noting hog prices drop ten to fifteen cents per hundred when re is no line. He warns that lack of connectivity leaves farmers dependent and out of touch while roads are described as frightful yet expected to improve with time.
Electric roads praised for Edwardsville area
The Democrat notes warmers in Edwardsville recognize benefits of electric roads as mud limits travel. It argues electric vehicles prove useful in paving the way and urges fair treatment to electric cars to unlock their potential.
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Edwardsville
The
Democrat
Greenville item sighs relief over Alice Roosevelt marriage
The Greenville item comments on the fuss around Alice Roosevelt's marriage to a bald headed Ohio congressman, noting it drew more attention than Nellie Grant's marriage to a red headed noble from an unspecified background.
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Greenville
Alice Roosevelt
Ohio
Nellie Grant
Editor McInerney seeks nomination for Congress in 22nd district
Alton editor J J McInerney announces his candidacy in a party affair with a noted “horse of another color.” The Pennsylvania Railroad plans 1.4 million dollars in double tracking on Vandalia division. Muscogea J T claims value in pursuing goals, offering 50 000 dollars to Midland Valley for shops. Edwardsville Democrat urges Troy to file mail facility complaints with Gov Yates. An era of suspicious eggs is noted with a shell breaking as a metaphor.
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J. J. McInerney
Alton Sentinel-Democrat
McInerney
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Vandalia
Muscogea
J. T
Midland Valley Railroad
Edwardsville Democrat
Troy
Yates
Fosterburg township to macadamize all highways
The Fosterburg township board of highway commissioners has decided that patching dirt roads is false economy and has begun a plan to macadamize every highway within the township. The decision is praised as worthy of emulation.
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Board of Highway Commissioners
Fosterburg Township
Fosterburg
Don’t Deceive Yourself Indigestion Cure Endorsement
Rev W E Hocutt of South Mills NC testifies that chronic indigestion caused heartburn sour stomach and low mood for years. After using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as recommended by a druggist he reports relief and says he can eat anything and sleep soundly at night. Sold by S Kingston.
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W.E. Hocutt
South Mills
N. C
Kodol
S. Kingston
Thirty Years Ago This Week In Troy
Items from The Weekly Bulletin dated February 24 1878 recount sales public notices and local notes in Troy. Benjamin Donohy sells household goods before departure Charles Walier buys the St Jacob mill Marine location to run again Bulletin marks third volume anniversary Washingtons birthday celebrated by the bulletin in 1873 First grand juror and weeks jurors named Case Stevens store and tinware firm dissolves township naming debate until late noted Jarvis name chosen by citizens vs commissioners.
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Bulletin
Benjamin Donohy
Charles Walier
St. Jacob
Marine
Washington
W. W. Jarvis
N. B. Kinder
O. H. Caswell
Louis Schultze
Elias Burk
Case & Stevens
Electric roads praised as boosters for towns and farms
Letters from farmers merchants and officials advocate electric interurban lines as boosters for town and farm values. They report land value increases from 10 to 100 percent within miles of lines, wider property tax support, and greater business across communities. Assertions cite Illinois Missouri Indiana and Texas examples and urge public support.
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Ernest D.martin
Marshall
Champaign
Ill
Danville
Homer
St. Joseph
TuHos
E. Stevens
St. Louis
Illinois
East St. Louis
Collinsville
Belleville
Jefferson County
Missouri
Stack Enterprises
Jno
J. Clark
Montpelier
Ind
Indiana
Indianapolis
United States
George M. Patterson
Digestive Aid Description for Kodol After Meals
A brief notice touts Just a little Kodol after meals to relieve fullness belching and gas. It claims Kodol digests what you eat and helps the stomach and digestive organs perform their functions naturally as sold by S Kingston.
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S. King‘ston
The Farm Boy’s Rise in Industry and State Affairs
The essay argues the farm boy will occupy a larger role in state and national affairs as farming becomes highly scientific. It urges thorough study of agriculture, understanding soil and livestock dynamics, and preparation comparable to medicine or law, to attract youths to farming and prevent abandoned farms.
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Ruge
Rockefeller kin consider succession amid birth hopes
The piece notes Grandfather Rockefeller values a potential male heir as essential. It discusses the absence of John Rockefeller III and the likelihood that if John D. Rockefeller Jr and Mrs. Rockefeller have a second child it would be welcomed. The text hints that upon death of the Rockefellers, the fortune could pass to grandchildren. It mentions Abbie Aldrich Rockefeller Jr as the daughter of John D. Rockefeller Sr and Rhode Island senator's daughter, mother of one daughter born November 9, 1903.
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John Rockefeller III
Grandfather Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefellers
McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller, Jr
Policy lapse question tied to big companies
A remark asserts that only the life insurance policy tied to the large firms prior to the investigation should be permitted to lapse, implying a critical stance on policy continuity and regulatory scrutiny.
Clear the Streets Proposals Spark City Complaint
A Citizen letter from editor Rick Kolum argues city ordinances prohibit storage on sidewalks and streets. The writer urges authorities to clear sidewalks and back streets of boxes barrels vehicles and implements and keep them clear.
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Rick Kolum
Anti-Kick on Troy Lighting Compared to Carlinville
A reader from Tar CaALIL contrasts Troy and Carlinville electric lights noting Troy’s street and house illumination superior and cheaper by at least 6.62 cents per light. He criticizes Carlinville lighting from depot to square as terrible and praises Troy’s coal costs, citing Carlinville’s single-owner waterworks and electric system run by T. H. Bett.
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Rick Kolum
Tar Caalil
Troy
Carlinville
T. H. Bett
Observations on the American Middle Class Life
Mrs Craigie notes Americans must be very healthy and very wealthy to live the simple life today. She says the poor cannot afford the cost and life is too harsh for the delicate. The line ends with a sarcastic nod to Artemus Ward.
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Mrs. Craigie
Artemus Ward
Writ Sarcastik
No man can be legally shot for a moose now down in Maine
A historic note from Maine states that no person may be killed by legal action over a moose until another hunting season opens. The quip underscores hunting laws and regional sayings about Maine.
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Maine
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He Troy
B.W. Jarvis
Ilinois
Kintoeng T
Highland Journal
Jarvis
Astic
C. W. Kinnon
Sherman
Tex
O. D. McRevyn Norns
Kall
Kolum
S. D. Bland
Brewton, Ga
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dept
Lake Street
Chicago
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