Court house row fuels Madison county dispute over location
The Madison County Board of Supervisors debate the future of the county courthouse and consider moving the seat of justice from Edwardsville. Edwardsville, Alton, Granite City and Collinsville vie for the honor, arguing the move would impact tax burdens and local business vitality. The piece also notes Marine Telegram installing a typesetting machine, signaling local business progress.
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Art Ganz
Madison County Boar of Supervisors
Madison County
Commonwealth of Madison
Madison County Court House
Court House
Amoung
Edwardsville
Alton
Granite City
Collinsville
Unknown horsepower mystery and road drag critique
In springtime a forty horsepower car gets mired and a two horse team is hired to pull it out. A Troy drag experiment shows remarkable effects and suggests banishing the road grader. The text notes a city moving impulse toward Madison county courthouse relocation remains a whimsical takeaway from the season.
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Troy
Prices and Hope Rise in Troubling Times
Citizens complain prices for necessities stay high while optimism grows. The note frames concern about inflation and poverty yet hints that hope and cash support can ease hardship amid uncertain times.
Washington Letter on postal bank and inaugurations
Washington letter notes expected passage of the postal savings bank bill, with Senator Root backing it and President's views. It also discusses moving inauguration day, constitutional hurdles, Washington’s growth, and a plan for a memorial temple funded by schoolchildren. The piece reflects national finance, capital location, and public works debates in early March.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Savings Bank
Senator Root
New York
America
United States
Grant
Washington
Senate
Dimmick
Spectacles to Make Farm Animals Look Giant and Smart
JARVIS TOWNSHIP FARMER reports a neighbor previews a whimsical plan for a spectacle factory producing glasses for cows horses pigs chickens and even roosters. The glasses would magnify or shrink views, alter perceptions of fences and landscapes, prevent chicken fights, and boost hen egg production while promising dramatic improvements in stock appearance and flock behavior.
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Jasnis
America
Pike’s Peak
Cattle Brains vs Muscles Boosts a Novel Spec Proposal
A local prospect touts selling cattle by brains rather than muscle, likening it to pay for business acumen. The narrator and Tom plan to distribute samples countywide to spread the idea, promising further developments. A cryptic aside recalls a mysterious shout and a joke about shaving whiskers.
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Tom
Civil War Veteran Credits Dr King's New Discovery
J A Stone of Kemp Texas faced death from consumption and a stubborn cold during the Civil War era but recovered after using Dr King's New Discovery. He reports weight rising from 130 to 178 pounds. The advertisement promotes the remedy for coughs colds and lung ailments with guar anteed satisfaction and a free trial bottle.
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J. A. Stone
Kemp, Tex
Dr. King
S. Kingston
Advertising that pays and grows in The Call ads
Ad promoting advertising that pays and grows through The Call. Delivered by Daniel Peterman. Includes note on Saint Louis Daily or Sunday papers in English or German.
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St. Louis
Daniel Peterman
Troy Market Prices From Friday's Report
Wheat and corn prices listed with misc figures. oats and hay values given per ton or bushel. Flour and meal prices shown for hard and soft wheat. livestock prices include cattle hogs calves and poultry. butter eggs and feed items rounded with varying per unit costs.
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Marine Telegram
Heim
Mariné
Marine and Vicinity
Jack Frost
Jarvis Township
Ldouglas
Shoes Boys Shoes
W. L. Douglas
W. G. Jones
Howard Ave
Utica
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Catatog
WL. Douglas
Edw
H. Klein
Cooper
Cooper’s
L. W. Sondles
June Sallee
Carleton
Barr’s
6Th Street
Evory
St. James Hotel
Troy Market
Selz
M. F. Auwarter
H. F. Kueker & Son Lumber
Wick Bros. Jewelry CO
J.J. Brown
M.D. C.E. Molden
M.D. Brown & Molden
Physicians and Surgeons
Main Street
Baptist Church
F. W. Braner
Market Street
Postoffice
Kinloch 71
A. A. Smeigh
Braner
Perry H. Hiles
Jesse L. Simpson
Hiles & Simpson
New Palace
R. Edwardsville, NL
Hamilton Hotel Family Hotel
N. Crebs
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