Court House Items and Local Notices from Granite City
A mixed court docket lists numerous property deeds and mineral reservations in Collinsville and Troy, with names such as Ada Hearn, Henry Hearn, and M. G. Peers involved in hundreds of transaction details. Local obituaries and resident listings follow, featuring residents from Granite City, Collinsville, Troy, Alton, and surrounding towns. A brief human-interest piece recounts a Newfoundland dog mourning its drowned owner, swimming the lake to the grave and later dying beside the master.
Electric Bitters touted as cure for back and kidney issues
Beck Tenn resident J R Blankenship endorses Electric Bitters claiming complete cure after multiple bottles with relief starting from the first. Sold with guarantee at S Kingston's drug store for 50 cents. Also advertised Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup praised for children, honey and tar flavored and compliant with federal law. Tea grades discounted at Droil n Cash Grocery. Dan Paterman to deliver Pont Dispatch daily and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiese
J. R. Blankenship
Beck,Tenn
S. Kingston
Kennedy
Stories of Scotch judges in old Edinburgh courts
Lord Salvesen recalls a time when life was cheap and judges showed levity in deadly cases. Sir Francis Bacon faced a merciless plea from a culprit who used kinship as a gag. Braxfield prized convictions and taunted a friend juryman to help hang “damned scoundrels.” In 1870 Lord Raimes, chess partner to Matthew Hay, called verdicts checkmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salvesen
Edinburgh
Sir Francis Bacon
Bacon
Hog
Lord Braxfield
Lord Raimes
Matthew Hay
Matthew
Clock All of Glass by Bohemian Craftsman
A 71 year old Bohemian glass polisher, Joseph Bayer, has built a glass clock in Theresien thal after six years of work. Every part except the spring is glass, including the frame, dial, hands, cogs, and even the key. The clock required repeated remakes, some up to 40 attempts, before it ran accurately. Bayer values the finished piece at 2,500 marks about $625, noting Bohemian labor is inexpensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bayer
Theresienthal
Bohemia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Snoograss
Great Western
LW. Sondles & Son
Annam
Northeastern By. Co
Ada Hearn
Henry Hearn
City of
Granite City
St. Louis Merchants’ Bridge Terminal Co
Saw Aorraction Co
Te Taner Rm Granite & St. Louis
John Leskerka
M.G. Peers
Fairview Place
Collinsville
John Bruso
E. H. Gerding
Union Add
Magdalena Ackerman
John Leskera
Anton Graoietto
North Park Place
Martin Dippold
Deirato F. Dippold
Edwardsville
J. F. Carson
I. W. Carson
R. R
M. A. Hunt
M. H. Evans
Anna B. Droll
Felix Droll
Elizabeth Faite
Fred Minnie
Awd Jawif
Mec
John Leackera
Katie Leschera
Memorial Park
Collinaville
Maggie Patritte
Katie Leckera
Catharina Neudecker
Henry Grimm
American Bottom Oil Co
Ferdinand Keller, Sr
Mary Keller
Callas Mayer
Paulus Mayer
Aw Self
G. B. Worden
Bernice W. Anderson
Lotea
Worden
Edwardaville
A. Vanhouser
Tal. W. Cook
Cook
Troy
Henry Dickhoth
Anna Pomotat
Toby Meyer
Sonal May ‘Henritta
Ollinaville
Rosa Pfaff
Fosterburg
H. F. Gottlob
Latchwood
Egypt Hodge
Bethalto
Wm. Norris
St. Louis
Ethel Monarch
Wm. Faires
Alton Gene Stanford
Oxnard
Cal
Josephine Huber
Trenton
N. J
Joseph Purslow
Staunton
Lydia Bueacher
Droil'n Cash Grocery
Dan Paterman
Pont-Diapateh
Hanriwie Aia
Pleasane
Riebold’s
Droll’s Cash Grocery
Troy, Ill
E. McKittrick
E. McKitt McKittrick
BROS
Blyson Short
Casl Hanling
Opera House
H. Schmacker
Kinloch
Public Square
G. A. Purviance & Son, Hack and Dray Line
Hickory Street
Promrr Service
Kingston, Ieee
Fioney
Brain & Miller
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