Modern Invention Is Introduced In Troy
Dr F W Braner unveils a static electric and X ray machine in Troy showing bone detail and hidden objects. The piece outlines the discovery of X rays by Wurzburg and Roentgen, early experiments, fluoroscope use, and the impact on medicine, with Braner demonstrating practical uses and promising further study.
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Troy
F. W. Braner
Chicago
Tims
Thomas A. Edison
Isa
Braner
Modern Invention and World News Highlights
A brief page summary lists sections on modern invention and current topics, with notes on weather and celestial data. It references Knox's Panama Canal report, World’s Fair happenings, sermons on spiritual counterfeiting, and various editorial and telegraph miscellany items across multiple pages.
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Illinois State News
Knox
Panama Canal
Our
Washington
Church
Li Troy
U Court House
Ill Treatment Costs a Life in Pin Oak Township
Earl Daugherty, a colored boy and son of Levi Daugh, died at his Pin Oak township home after an injury from last November. He was repeatedly picked on at school, fought back, was kicked in the abdomen, and developed peritonitis. Weeks of illness followed until his death Thursday night at 10. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon in Pin Oak.
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Earl Daugherty
Levi Daugh
Pin Oak Township
Pin Oak
Startling Test Shows Cure By Electric Bitters
Dr T G Merritt of N Mehoopany Pa reports a patient with violent stomach ulcers and hemorrhages improved after Electric Bitters. He notes the remedy aids acute stomach and liver troubles and claims the patient has had no attack for 14 giantha. The tonic is advertised at 50 cents. A remnant wallpaper sale is also advertised.
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T. G. Merritt
N. Mehoopany
Spring Valley school closes term with basket dinner program
Social and personal notes describe Spring Valley school under Miss Maude Osborn ending term with a basket dinner and a student program featuring songs, recitations, and a dialogue. Ordinary local visits and society news follow, noting anniversaries, family visits, and a testimonial for Ballard's Snow Liniment.
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Spring Valley
Maude Osborn
Sophia Hoenig
Grandpa
James Gerstenecker
Exeréte
Hannah Clayton
Elmer Kirsch
Clara Clayton
Edward Gerstenecker
Maude Gerstenecker
Illinois
Rover
Roy Gerstenecker
Dewey Wat
Mra. Jones
Mra. Brooks
Oka Edwards
Twine
Ora Edwards
Viola Watt
Jury Rules for Defendant in Edwardsville Damages Case
Matthews and Edwards sue Mrs Margaret Rawson for alleged delay in building. In Edwardsville circuit court the jury, after 22 minutes, returned a verdict for the defendant. A clerical mix up produced a report reading for the plaintiff before the correct verdict was read, causing amusement in court.
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Matthews & Edwards
Margaret Rawson
Damagga
Edwardsville
Edward Giese
Joseph Tuacher
Henry Walter
Wm. F. Smith
Wm. Andrews
Louis Bode
Fred Fredericks
John Fehlen, Jr
Alvin Collins
Herman Fenstermann
Gustave Beader
John Graff, Jr
Edwardsville Intelligencer
T. W. Springer
Mine Boss Floyd Jolly Dies From Mine Accident
Floyd Jolly, mine boss at Mine No. 3, Consolidated Coal Co., died at Collinsville Sunday morning from injuries suffered 36 hours earlier when a mine cage struck him while crossing the bottom. A Mason and postmaster, Jolly, 49, came to Collinsville in 1886 from Ohio. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Labella and Eleanora. Funeral washeld at the family residence and interment in Collinsville cemetery. Also: Troy loses its first baseball game to Cocoa Colas 11 to 4. infant Theodore Rawlings dies at 8 months after brief brain fever. funeral tomorrow in Troy.
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Presbyterian Church
B. F. Cramer
Floyd Jolly
Collinsville
Charles F. Wolf
Edwardsville
F. W. Seele
St. Louis
W. W. Jarvis
Genevieve
Bessie
B. W. Jarvis
Thomas Scott
Julius Niebauer
Antioch
Ind
Hiram Roberta
Indiana
Christian Rucker
Mayfield Sanitarium
St. Louie
Marshal Borst
Hartley
Texas
Ignatius Riggin
Borat
St. Louia World's Fair
Consolidated Coal Co
Jolly
Ohio
Labella
Eleanora
M. FE
Troy
Bollman Mercantile Cos
Cocoa Colas
Davis
Clare
Hess
Lamoth
Sarall
Lhst
Floerlies
Theodore
George Rawlings
Local Patent Remedy Praises Dr King Tonics in Letter
D H Turner of Cempseytown Pa reports using Dr King's New Life Pills for two weeks and claims they rejuvenate him to his teens. He says the vegetable remedy relieves liver stomach and bowel issues without gripe and costs 50 cents at S Kingaton's.
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Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Cempseytown
S. Kingaton’s
Outlook for Illinois crops under varied spring weather
State Department of Agriculture and Weather Bureau report a mixed week in Illinois with wet cold beginnings and later favorable conditions for farm work. Oats sowed and generally in good condition, wheat improving with sun, rye and barley thriving, corn plowing delayed by rains then progressing. Pastures backward, stock fed. fruit yields expected steady though peaches damaged. Strawberries in bloom promising. early potatoes planted.
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Springfield
Thief Loots Bollman Mercantile Co Store
Burglary on Tuesday night at Bollman Mercantile Co. entry gained after removing a pane from a side window of the new warehouse. Cash register broken, several dollars missing, a few boxes of cigars taken. no crew, suspected local talent familiar with premises. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at S. Kingston's for 35 cents.
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Bollman Mercantile Co
Weather Cat Sniffs Spring Fever Warnings
A humorous weather note features a Cad's weather cat remarking on spring longing and the mood of residents. He jokes about rain showers, thunderstorms, and lingering laziness, adding playful quips about big girls and moodiness as spring teases the town.
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Annie
Tom
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Joseph Croft
Herman Reitz
Grace Neary
A. Weinecke
J. B. Foster
E. H. Klein
W. Rawson
Missouri
Charles Friesland
Taoula Schneider
W. J. Gebauer
R. F. Auwarter
Thomas White
A. H. Krause
Little Son
Miles
Greenville
Josie Sumner
Bremond
Ballard
S. Kingston's
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Edwards Va
State Department of Agriculture and Weather Bureau
Bolluan Mercantile Company
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
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