McKendree college session and local town notes
Summer term at McKendree college in Lebanon closed after six weeks. Ground broken for a new brick business building by W. J. Gebauer on Main Street near the square. Various residents moved within Troy and East St. Louis. Illinois hunters paid 128000 for licenses in 1913, second only to Oregon. J. O. Adams to relaunch Pocahontas paper as Bond County Record. Hoerr Adams Shoe Co. factory at Belleville to start Sept 1 with 200 workers. Justice Blanchard, famed for 400 marriages, dies in East St. Louis. Potatoes small and oddly shaped. a potato in window. Wood River to organize a building and loan association. Donk Bros. Coal payroll paid in cash. August 15 payroll expected for eleven days. Parmenter injured in a well accident. A found household article at Plank Road schoolhouse to be claimed. Belleville special election on township high school passes 696 to 619, women voters aiding the result.
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McKendree College
Lebanon
W. J. Gebauer
Main Street
Samuel Davis
Neudecker
Wm. H. Goalby
Joseph Beutel
Union
Troy
Wm. E. Hollis
Delaware
Okla
Centralia
Illinois
Oregon
J. O. Adams
Benton
Pocahontas
Bond County Record
Hoerr- Adams Shoe Company
Belleville
George Blanchard
East St. Louis
Justice Blanchard
Wm. Cotton
Woodriver
Donk Bros. Coal and Coke Co
A. E. Parmenter
Sorento
Parmenter
G. W. Brown
Brown
Plank Road School House
Highland merchant elected vice president of merchants union
J G Bardill of Highland, a well known merchant, was chosen as vice president of the Commercial Retailers' Union in Chicago this week. The body includes 500 leading central state merchants, and the honor elevates the Highland businessman.
Annual Fall Stag Outing of SI Editorial Association
The Southern Illinois Editorial Association schedules its annual fall outing for August 28 and 29 at the Piasa Chautauqua. A fifty mile Mississippi River boat trip begins from St Louis at 8 am on the 28th, with assembly at the Time hotel East St Louis by 7 30. The third floor of the Piasa Chautauqua is reserved and a special program is planned for editors and guests. Bathing boating and fishing are offered with fine scenery. Membership runs near one hundred and all members and prospective members are urged to attend.
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Southern Ilinois Editorial Association
Piasa Chautauqua
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Time Hotel
East St. Louis
Piasa Chautauqua Association
Piasa Iam
Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua
Southern Illinois Editorial Association
Mrs Joseph Healey Injured In Car Accident Near Edwardsville
Mrs Joseph Healey wife of the Village Board president of Livingston and formerly of Troy was severely injured when her husband’s automobile struck and ran over her on the rock road south of Edwardsville. She and her children had spent the day with relatives at Glen Carbon and were returning to Livingston. A physician found her left hip and right leg crushed and she was unconscious for a time. She, and her family, were nearby when the accident occurred.
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Joseph Healey
Village Board of
Livingston
Troy
Rock Road
Edwardsville
Mrs. Healey
News of Neighbors Items Noted by Our Corps of Correspondents
Buford Hayes visited Troy while Grover Kilby traveled to St. Louis this week. L. W. Hill went on a business trip to St. Louis Monday. FE. M. Rule was in Highland last Saturday on business. Mrs. J. J. Gaffner and son visited Highland recently. John Beal attended a niece's funeral at Mulberry Grove Sunday. Clarence and Melba Spies spent several days with New Douglas friends. Mrs. Ollie Meyer and daughter of St. Louis visit Regina Meyer. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Rogier guests of Louis Rogier at Sebastopol Sunday. G. H. Schwenke family of Godfrey being entertained by J. J. Gaffner. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller of St. Louis were guests of Will Black Jr. Charles Gaffner and Wm. Anderson left for Northwest harvest work. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thalmann of Greenville guests of St. Jacob relatives. Lulu Schmidt, long employed in St. Louis, has returned home. St Jacob Cubs lost to Kandy Kids of Collinsville 5 to 1 on local diamonds Sunday. Ice cream social at M. E. church Saturday evening was well attended and a financial success.
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Buford Hayes
Troy
Grover Kilby
St. Louis
L. W. Hill
FE. M. Rule
Highland
J. J. Gaffner and Son
John Beal
Mulberry Grove
Clarence
Melba Spies
New Douglas
Ollie Meyer
Wm. Anderson
Northwest
Fred Thalmann
Greenville
St. Jacob
Lulu Schmidt
St. Jacob Cubs
Kandy Kids
Collinsville
Diamonds
Visitors and deaths in Alhambra area text
Dr E J Giger and E M Hoyer report as visitors from Alhambra and Chicago with others from Highland and St Louis. The remains of Nelson Howard were interred in Giger country cemetery after death in Chestnut. Son of Ben Behle dies at 24 in Collinsville hospital after Brights disease. funeral held Sunday.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Ad Promises Quick Cleanse
A 1920s style advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve bilious headaches sour stomach and indigestion by emptying stomach and bowels. It claims mild effective relief and a full bowel movement leaves users satisfied and feeling fine, with a 25 cent price.
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Dr. King
Ford car prices cut in listed sale
Beginning August first, prices on Ford automobiles will be reduced. Prospective buyers should call McLanahan & Sweitzer, agents, Collinsville, Ill, for a demonstration and further particulars. Phones Kin Jooh 129 and Bell 620020.
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Ford
McLanahan & Sweitzer
Agen‘s
Collinsville
Bell
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Eagle
H.eauwarter
Onder Wantine Kemoggo
Tony
Gussie Miller
J. G Bardill
Commercial Retailers' Union
Chicago
Central States
A. W. Crawford
Hillsboro
Montgomery County
Supreme Court
Crawford
Hillsboro Light and Power Company
State Board of Equalization
J. Paul Edwards
Maryland
Warwick
Fifteenth & Locust Streets
Edwards
Otto Beichel
Elizabeth Raber
Frank
McKendree Hypes Chamberlain
Sims
Southern Illinois
Jos. Healey
Family Auto
Alhambra
E. M. Hoyer
Herman Henze
Clarvey Kreutzberg
Marine
Helen Heim
C. H. Pahlmann
Colorado
Monroe Stevens
van Schaft
Edwardsvile
Lydia Daudermann
L. P. Wetzel
Wm. Suhre
Pearce
Leto Talleur
J. H. Brandes
Edward Adler
Mesdames Burgdorf
Wasem
Nelson Howard
Chestnut
Giger Country
Gertrude Voight
Edith Reinhart
Leola Pence
Helen Richardson
Myrtle Brooks
Lottie Reinhart
Ben Behle
Chris Behle
Harrison Hospital
Bright
Sylvia Bowera
Lesa
Elfted
James Larnie
Page
B. Deimling
Andrew Klein
Fairview
I. J. Mills
Edwi H. Klein
B. W. Jarvis
Hemet Tobacco Co
New York
N.Y
E. Jarvis
Troy Exchange Bank
RY Ast
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