Neighbors News from St. Jacob Highlights Local Visits
Miss Maggie Schaefer from Vandalia visits her parents in St. Jacob. Mrs. John J. Gaffner assists movers to Staunton. The Bachelor Girls host at Commercial hotel. Miss Maude Rulje turns 15 with friends gathered. Local youths enlist in the US Army in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marissa
R. A. Buchmann
W. A. Faires
Maude Rulje
Clara Sohn
Maude Forter
Bloomington
Fred Maurer
St. Jacob
Douglas Street
Kuhlmann
Gus Winteler
New Glarus
Wis
Marine
John Miller
James Pile
Ernest Frieburghaus
Ernestine
Chicago
Minnie Thalmann
Greenville
Two Enlistees Enter Training at Jefferson Barracks
At Jefferson Barracks the pair begin several weeks of training before transfer. Schmidt joins as a clerk and Hill serves as a machinist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Barracks
Schmidt
Hill
Lebanon and Highland News Notes Highlight Local Moves
Lebanon reports Philip Wise selling household goods and moving west, visits by A V Barton with his sister, Miss Helen Echart from Evansville, and a Niagara Falls trip by Hilda Florence Riebold and Katie Meyers. C & Chamberlain buy John Brown property for 560 dollars near the B and depot. Rev J G Harmon undergoes surgery in Olney hospital. Rev B H Heithaus accepts pastorate at Mascoutah church. Milton Brown declared insane and sent to Anna asylum. Wheat yield 762 bushels from 60 acres due to phosphate and limestone. Highland notes Wm Buchheim and Mrs Adolph Wick visit Tacoma. coal dealers meet in Madison. Mrs Ferdinand Jehle heads to Cleveland with husband. Eschler suffers two broken ribs. many local visits and summering at Walloon Lake. Case school contract awarded to Hug Lumber for new building northeast of Highland. Rev C A Mische called to Highland German Evangelical church. Selma Stocker wed Erwin Beck. couple to farm in Saline Township after honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lee Piggett
Murphysboro
Philip Wise
A.V. Barton
Chicago
Virgil Dougan
Helen Echart
Evansville
Ind
C. EB. Howard
Hilda
Florence Riebold
Katie Meyers
Niagara Falls
C. &. Chamberlain
John Brown
J. G. Harmon
Lebanon M
Olney Hospital
B. H. Heithaus
Asane
Anna
Rieder Gros
Highland
Wm. Buchheim
Adolph Wick
Tacoma
Wash
Ed Suppiger
C. F. Anson
Illinois
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Ferdinand Jehle
Cleveland
Chris. Eschler
Mark Estoppy
James Carrick
Beardstown
A. H. Schott
Waldo
Walloon Lake
Mich
Hug Lumber and Construction Company
Case
C. A. Mische
Okawville
Highland German Evangelical Church
Selma Stocker
August Stocker
Erwin Beck
Theodore Beck
D. G. Davies
Local notices from Marine and surrounding towns
Marine residents spend time with relatives in Olivette and Mullenville while others travel to Alton Centralia and Biggsville. Park View hotel near Waterloo leased by John Dohm closes as he moves to Staunton. A child injury occurs in a runaway accident near Highland. Catherine Kaufman dies at 77 in Highland with funeral and interment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Vollrath
Olivette
Joseph Wallace
Alton
Elsie Vollrath
Centralia
L. J. Pfefferkorn
Oran
Joseph Bisgen
Famly
Park View
John Dohm
Waterloo
Arline Abendroth
Highland
Highland Cemetery
How Appendicitis Can Be Prevented
An old advertorial urges Troy readers that a few doses of buckthorn bark and glycerine mixed in Adler-ika relieve or prevent appendicitis and chronic stomach trouble. It claims one spoonful relieves constipation sour stomach and gas and praises Adier-i-Ka as the most thorough remedy sold by Kingston’s druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Kingston
Dr Belt Pine Tar Honey Ad Imply Relief for Colds
An old advertisement touts Dr Belt’s Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for summer colds. It promises relief from stuffed heads and runny noses, claiming the balsams clear passages and speed recovery. It also notes a notary, B. W. Jarvis, for auto license applications.
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Hack and Drag Line
Vandalia
Fixpress
Ragegage
Market ST
Barber Shop
Ed J. Helmich
Weems’ Laundry
Postoffice
City
E. R. Deimling
Prop
Wil
Herman Roeben
Julius Peter
Union Shop
J. R. Ward
Florist
George T. Eckert
Bupérior
Best Graham
Safe and Reliable
Parry H. Hites
Jenson L. Simpson Hiles & Simpson
Attorneys At Law
Eckert
Bell—Main
Madison Store
Edwardaville, II
J.J Brown
M.D. C. BE. Molden
M. D. Brown
Molden
Physicians and Surgeons
Main Street
Baptist Church
Brown
Maiden
F. K. Liebmann
Algo
Arthur Meiners
Philip Schultze
St. Louis
Daily
Panther
Daniel Peterman
St. Jacob Commercial Club
Madison County Farmers’ Institute
Karl Schmidt
C. G. Schmidt
Dewey Hill
Louis Hill
United States Army
Highland Marble Works
Edward Feutz
Mar
H. C. Kueker
Sterno
A. A. Gornet
E. C. Sitamons
Les
J. H. Buhrman
Gustav Herman
Hlizabeth Voight
Mullenville
Kaw
Johanna Skene
Migs Lotte
Biggsville
Mundis
Walter W. Meiners
Quality Shoe
B. W. Jarvis
H. T. Sims
Horn of Plenty
Gornet Bros
Clay Street
Troy Exchange Bank
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