Happenings and Gossip Notes From Local Life
Brief items from nearby towns report Pride of the West Rebekah Lodge set July 3 baking sale, local Flag Day observances, and Donk Bros. payroll news. Obituary notes include Lebanon hardware dealer George C. Monk in Sioux City at 76, and Belleville couples John and Anna Schwind celebrating 74th anniversary. Also mentioned are Deneen named president of McKendree College, Troy potato delivery, and regional merchant society meetings in Ottawa.
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Pride of the West Rebekah Lodge
George C. Monk
Lebanon
Sioux City
Iowa
Donk Bros. Coal and Coke Company
Illinois Retail Merchants’ Association
Ottawa
D. E. Burroughs
Edwardsville
Troy
Illinois
John Schwind
Belleville
State Millers’ Association
Millers’ Insurance Company
Highland
Paul Taylor
A. E. Jotte
Charles S. Deneen
McKendree College
Deneen
Call Want Ad Motto Captures Consumer Push
A call want ad claim urges that if the ad itself does not supply the desired want, nothing else will. The line underscores the ad’s promise to deliver targeted results for readers seeking specific goods or services.
Troy Ordinance No. 135 funds city services 1915
City Council of Troy Illinois appropriates 1915 funds for interest on bonded debt streets and alleys police street lighting contingent sidewalks and crossings fire and water salaries oiling streets and distributing printing total 23600.00 The ordinance takes effect ten days after passage and publication. Mayor James H. Davis signed June 7 1915. Presbyterian Church Notes invite congregants to sermons and meetings for girls boys Scouts adult choir in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council of
Troy
Illinois
A. D
Ilinois
Presbyterian Church
F. L. Eversall
Boy Scouts
Dr King's New Discovery Promoted as Cough Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a cheap simple cough and cold remedy. It claims one fourth to one teaspoonful easing coughs bronchitis and lung ailments and urges visiting a druggist to start treatment immediately for relief and cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Levee Saved East St. Louis From Floods
The six million dollar East St. Louis levee held firm during a high Mississippi River stage. Despite not being finished, it prevented inundation and major property damage seen in past years. G L Tarleton, president of the East Side Levee and Sanitary District, said the river topped Cahokian Creek by six feet and no water entered that creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
G. L. Tarlton
East Side
Neuralgia Pain Relief Adclaims Alaga's Liniment
An advertisement touts Alaga's Liniment as a cure for neuralgia and nerve pains in the face head arm shoulder chest and back. It promises soothing relief with a few drops and urges readers not to endure agonizing pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaga
Personal and News Items From St Jacob
Dr Faires visited Collinsville Sunday. John Noll visited Highland last Friday. Jacob Schlaefer and family traveled from Pocahontas. Frank Schwartz and family visited Highland. Mrs Walter Miller visited relatives in St Louis. Philip Hencke and family from Grantfork visited St Jacob. D D Rule Hugo Goss and Louis Hill were St Louis visitors. H M Garner returned from Iberia after a week with home folks. Louis Buchmiller L A Spies and Florence Arthur visited from St Louis. Mrs George Coller and Rothin from California visited Frank Smith’s family. Fremont Michael Arthur Hochuli Bert Virgin visited from Highland. St Jacob Advertisers vs Highland Athletics scheduled on local ball diamond. John Aebischer Emil Wasem Wm Collins M Coulter John Weidner toured to St Louis for business and pleasure. Children’s Day observed at M E church with program. A coffee event planned June 26 at G W Hoffmann’s to benefit the cemetery. Mrs Josephine Gates and Pearl with Ada and Ruth Habbegger from Jamestown visited. Young ladies of M B Sunday school hosted the young men at Della Ellis’s home. Shurtleff Male Quartette gave an entertainment at Pleasant Ridge Baptist church.
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K. Faires
Collinsville
John L. Noll
Highland
Jacob Schlaefer
Pocahontas
St. Jacob
Frank Schwartz
Peter Schwartz
Walter Miller
St. Louis
Philip Hencke
Grantfork
D. D. Rule
Hugo Goss
Louis Hill
H. M. Garner
Iberia
Louis Buchmiller
L. A. Spies
Florence Arthur
George Coller
Rothin
California
Frank Smith
Fremont Michael
Arthur Hochuli
Bert Virgin
Highland Athletics
John Aebischer
Emil Wasem
Wm. Collins
M. Coulter
John Weidner
M. E
Cemetery Society
G. W. Hoffmann
Josephine Gates
Pearl
Ada
Ruth Habbegger
Jamestown
M.B. Sunday School
Della Ellis
Shurtleff
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
Jacob F. Noll
Alvin Kistner
Fred
Wm. Scheurer
Erwin Heim
Troy
Hilda Kolb
Olivia Jonah
Leslie Michael
Alhambra
Ernest Voight
Ruth Elliott
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Fisher
Edwardsville
EB. M. Hoyer
Julia Benier
A. Wieneke
Crosby, Ark
Local Notes from Highland and Nearby Towns
Jacob F Noll and Alvin Kistner visited Highland on business and a list of residents and visitors is noted. Several people travel for work and visits including Ruth Elliott from Jacksonville and Hilda Kolb from Alhambra. A storm caused lightning damage to H F Rucker’s home but without further harm.
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Walter W. Meiners
Double Eagle
Diamond Mineral Springs
Ntfork
James H. Davis
Fred H. Garnet
J. N. Smith
Murfreesboro, Tenn
P. G. Parker
Norgaal
F. Tilley
CITY
B. W. Jarvis
Ill
Andrew Klein
John Deimling
River View Farm
Village
E. Munson
South
Salina Street
Syracuse
N. Y
Elberta
Baldwin County Colonization . Co
Hartford Bidg
Chicago
Ash Street
Thomas Naylor
John Watts
Frank Snodgrass
House and Grounds Committee
Fredrick & Co. C
Toledo
Ohio
B. Deimling
New York
Troy Exchance Bank
Stopurkicken
Heng, Ib
North Third St
Yuede & Probst Commission CO
ST. Louis, MO
Valier
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