Benbow City to Host World’s Largest Oil Refinery Soon
The Standard Oil Company builds a $4 million refinery at Benbow City, five miles south of Alton, with over a thousand workers already on site. When complete, 200 storage tanks will line the plant, two tall smokestacks rise near the pumping station, and rail and barge connections will support crude shipments to New Orleans and foreign trade. The city’s rapid growth includes 124 houses under construction and a population near 800, with plans for boarding houses and hotels to serve laborers.
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Madison County
Standard Gilt Company
Benbow City
Alton
Howardsville Crossing
Caseyville
Ghia
Edwardaville
Factoriea
Mississippi
Standard Oil Company
New Orleans
A. Hh. Benbow
Upper Alton
Illinois Terminal
Benbow
Mississippi Valley Petroleum Company
Edwardsville
Standard
OH Company
Kodol advertised as indigestion aid from Edison quote
An oldprinter ad touts Kodol as a stomach aid claiming eighty percent of mankind’s illness stems from overeating or improper food. It asserts Kodol digests what you eat using natural digestants and vegetable acids, says it’s pleasant to take, and notes availability at the CALs office for wedding invitations and programs.
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Thomas A. Edison
S. Kingston
California towns curb nuisance billboards for scenic protection
A Santa Clara judge rules East San Jose may ban all billboards as a nuisance, mirroring Germany’s new protections for natural scenery. The coverage cites Prussia’s sweeping law, argues for civic oversight, and notes Los Angeles and Riverside merchants’ support for removing boards to safeguard landscapes.
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Los Angeles
California
United States
Los Angeles Times
Santa Clara County
East San Jose
Germany
Berlin
Rhine River
Spree
Dresden
Meissen
Ruskin
England
Hiverside
Dear Old Mother Benefits From Electric Bitters
A reader from Doublin Ga praises Elec tric Bitters for an eighty three year old mother boosting appetite strength and sleep. The text notes benefits for female weakness general debility and even weak children and mentions stomach liver and kidney support. Also references souvenir post cards at CaLu's stationery department.
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W. B. Brunson
Doublin
S. Kingston
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WILDS
Troy Exchange
W. W. Jarvis
D. G. Jarvis
Oak Moore
Logia Narrison Kiesel
Edw
H.klein
Troy
Tr CaLu
Mainstreet
Exchange Bank
Anil
Victor
F. O. Leidel
Watchmaker
Amt Jeweler
Royal Tailors
Dacket
Main St. Prca
Sively
Dring
Odd Fellows
Main Street
Opera House
H. Schmacker
G. A. Purviance & Son. Hack and Dray Line
Zenk
Mirkors Street
Prompr Ser Wien
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