City Council Meets in Regular Session Monday Evening
Brief notes report a Monday council meeting, a parish parsonage receiving a new coat of paint, and the Henrietta coal mine at Ed wardsville suspending operations indefinitely with no stated cause. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Haze Salve, a rural route mail carrier receiving a Wagner motorcycle, and the 1908 personal property assessment of Jarvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. EE
Henrietta
Edwardsville
DeWitt
S. Kingstein
F.S. Edwards
Jarvis
Local Town Freezes Time as Offices Close and Wheat Bins Fill
Township notices blend with crime reports and arrivals as post office closes for the day with no rural deliveries. Barbershops and meat markets shut early while stores pause at noon. Wheat threshing begins and grain moves to local elevators. Obscure deaths, a fatal train incident, and a Cincinnati horse theft cap a day of mixed rural life and regional misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schien
Wm. Hendricks
St. Jacob Road
Daniel Shea
Troy
Sacred Heart
Oklo
Dan
Nic Werner
Glen Carbon
Edwardsville
Werner
Bert Barber
Elton
Wis
Mr. Barber
DeWitt
S. Kingston
Christopher Stacey
Collinsville
Streeper
Stacey
Florence Knox
Maggie Spurrier
Cincinnati
John C. Tilford
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Healing Yet Again
Mrs E R Pierson of Atvhurn Centre Pa testifies New Discovery cures long standing threat and lung trouble with continued use. S Kingston sells the remedy at 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free. Also kidney pills claim quick relief for backache and derangements at 1.00 after 30 days trial. ManZan Pile Remedy offered at 50c with guaranteed relief and Royal Tailor clothes promotion. Bicycle for sale listed at 7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kingston
A B C S Victorious In Trolley League Play
A B C s celebrate a convincing victory in the Trolley League amid racing notes and other games. The report highlights key performances and standings from matches and related events.
Pin Oak tops Suburbans in ten innings at Edwardsville
Pin Oak defeated the Suburbans of Edwardsville 5 to 4 in ten innings with Wendler Bros. on the mound for Pin Oak and Barnsback Krivee sparking the Suburbans. Bollman at second and Kriege at short highlighted the infield play in a vivid late game effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College As ‘Commerce
East St. Louis
Rieder’s Park
Arth
Keuker
Davis
Troy A. B. C's
Pollworth
Kucker
J. Mersinger
Wilhelm
Bain
Feregt
Gesarn
Lewis
Gerigs
C. Mersinger
East St. Louis Co
C. A
P.O
Haterin Este
Coyne
P Lawhead
I McKane
A Ganey
Schmitt
Larry
Ruds
Rf Hesre
Spears
Summers
B. C's
Pellworth
Troy Mersinger
St. Louis
Ee Pin Oak
Edwardsville
Wendler Bros
Pin Oak
Barnsback
Krivee
Bollman
Kriege
National Oats
J. Arthur Lewis
Tom Chapman
Doak
Chapman
Troy Stars
Collinsville
Stars
Tower Grounds
Local Tennis Standings From Pong Champions 16
Match results show Merry Widows Edwardsville 15 over Glen Carbon Glen Carbon 3 Hicks Kaisers St Louis 1 O Nelsons St Louis 6 Edwardsville Leclaire Blues 12 Grad uates 7 Highland Athletics 16 over Graduates 7 Greenville Green V 11 over Carlyle 4 St Jacob Cubs 7 over Collinsville Reds 6
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Widows
Edwardsville
Glen Carbon
Hicks-Kaisers
St. Louis
Leclaire Blues
O. Nelson's
Highland—Athletics
Graduates
Greenville—Green
Carlyle
St. Jacob
St. Jacob Cubs
Collinsville Reds
No danger to use Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs
In a dated health note S Kingston asserts that consumption, the “white plague,” is combated by Foley’s Honey and Tar. The ad claims the product cures coughs and colds, offering safety and certainty in results versus unknown preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
S. Kingston
Foley’s Kidney Remedy Delay Raises Kidney Disease Risk
An old advertisement warns that delaying treatment for a minor urinary irregularity could lead to serious kidney disease. It claims Foley’s Kidney Remedy restores worn tissues and strengthens the kidneys and urges immediate usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Kingston
Reley
Doctor Dodson to See Patients in Troy Next Week
Dr. C. A. Dodson, Edwardsville chronic disease specialist, will visit Troy at H. A. Canedy’s residence next Tuesday and Friday to examine angystreat patients. 28-If.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Dodson
Edwardsville
Troy
H. A. Canedy
Fragmented Taxable Parcels and Additions Listed
A long list shows multiple parcels and additions with owners such as Melissa A. Porter Henry Kuhlmann Lee Gaskill Louis Harris Protestant Evan Church Belt Railroad and others. The entries include lot numbers block designations, sections 4 7 and 9 and acreage quantities from .59 acres to 4 90 acres. The scope covers numerous additions including Wesley Jarvis First and Second Additions Evan Lutheran Church and several Church properties along with Belt Railroad parcels and Dwelling lot specs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val
Melissa A. Porter
Concen
Sjohits Elses Meretdogees
Henry Kuhlmann
Lee Gaskill
L. Harris
Louis Harris
City OF Troy
M. FE
Deimling Bros
Shennan
Trustees Baptist Church
Sarah C. Frey
Hadfield
Joseph Schlemer
Pj. Mills
Blk
Gonterman
Wesley Jarvis
F. OW. Braner
John F. Deimling
Evan
John G. Jarvis
Louisa Wohswinkel
Trustees
Presbyterian Ch
James T. Parvianes
Philip Zenk
Brookside
St. Jerome's
Chaurch
Cook
John Edwards
Charles Edwards
I. W. Cook
Fairview
Andrew Scully
John F. Jarvis
Charles Wendler
Wm. Dettmer
John Deck
Carrie Neuenschwander
Stanley Ritcher
Meyer
Card of Thanks for Mrs August Gerling
We thank neighbors and friends for assistance and sympathy during our mother and grandmother’s illness and after her death. The Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Gerling
Public Farm Sale Near Carpenter Offers 100 Acres
Public sale announced for Saturday July 1 at 1 p.m. of Jacob Dornseif’s 100 acre farm near Carpenter. Property includes a good house, a young orchard, a barn and other outbuildings with easy terms. For details contact Jacob Dornseif Worden or Edw Hl Klein Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dornseif
Carpenter
Worden
Hl. Klein
Troy
Appellate Court Clerk Millspaugh Seeks Re nomination
Albert C. Millspaugh of Shawnee Illinois Gallatin County announces his candidacy for re nomination as Clerk of the Appellate Court Fourth District in his first term subject to the Republican primary on August 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. RN. Voorhees
George City
Madison County
W. T. Harlan
Greenville
Bond County
Ilinois
Madison
Bond Counties
F. B. Tulley
Granite City
Illinois
Bond
Norman G. Flagg
Moro
J. G. Bardill
Highland, Ilinois
Armand Zeller
Saline Township
Albert C. Millspaugh
Shawneetown
Gallatin County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ladies Home Journal
Dwelling House Mutual Reliable Home Companygent
Troy, Llinall
Helvetia 1 Fire Insurance Co
Y. M. W. Powell
Royal Tailor
A. Rt. Snodgrass
HH. Klein
Troy Exchange Bank
W. W. Jarvis
D.G, Jarvis
A.b.c's
Troy Athletics
Alta Lita
Commission Merchants
Belleville
Repples
Maplewoods
Ellendales
Burk's Subdivision
Burk
Louis F. Kneker
Poland
Joseph S. Watt
Clay Street
J. N. Jarvis
R. L. Dawson
Braner
PF. W. Braner
Wm. Schultze
A. Heddergott
Tal
Elias Elias
Flias Elias
Flias Elias Elias Elias Elias Elias Elias Burk
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