November 1 World’s Fair amid election rush
Brief notes report election timing and civic happenings including registration deadline next Tuesday, Sun rise and set times, and a local hardware business change as Henry Gerfen’s interests are sold to his brother Fred with shelving and a new front being installed. Migration of new citizens cited from Edwardsville Intelligencer with locals from Collinsville Marysville and Glen Carbon forming a pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Market Street
Business Men’s Association
Hallowe'en
Henry C. Gerfen
Fred Gerfen
Market
Hickory Streets
Henry Geffen
Edwardsville
Cures Winter Cough and Chills with Remedies
J E Gover of Ottawa Kansas praises Horehound Syrup as stopping coughs after two to three doses and aiding sleep for his wife. A Texas man touts Herbine for his daughter’s chills and fever, noting his wife’s insistence on its use. Also advertised Sanford inks and stationery, with sale notices and free publications from Tur Catt office.
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J. E. Gover
N. Main St
Ottawa
Kan
S. Kingston
G. W
Nicogodoches
Texas
Train timetable snippet from 1904 routing Westward and Indianapolis
Schedule fragment dated May 15 1904 shows Vandalia Accommodation and Indianapolis connections with departure times around 6:35 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. The garbled text lists several train numbers and routes including local and mail services, indicating a rail timetable update with multiple named trains and times. The readable items reference Vandalia and Indianapolis services and a local accommodation train.
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Vandalia
Indianapolia
Sysey
Reale Dla Gre
Abe
Indianapolie Mail
Indiana Olis Vors
Local Bolen Oe
The Passing of the Horse Dobbin and the Cyclists
A short verse recounts a spring morning ride with an old horse named Dobbin. He is outrun by tandem cyclists then accepts the change as a new hill offers a dare. The narrator recalls Dobbin's pride and ends with a humorous note about staying as the cyclists ride behind.
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Dobbin
Harness Gazette
Pyrography Mistake Causes Family Scare
A Buffalo News verse recounts Mary using alcohol to heat a bulb with a rubber tube to craft designs on wood. She burns wood creating a strong odor, prompting warnings from her father and a mother’s quip that the house smells of pyrography. The elder brother jokes about smoking.
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Mary
Stern
Mame
Buffalo News
Rain Revives Sad Cow and Blue Owner Cheers
After a spell of rain a downtrodden cow revives with tall green grass and renewed energy. The owner, once glum over cattle losses, drinks with the crowd as rain lifts spirits. The verse ends with a toast and a light jab at politics.
Alexander and the Sharp Ad Seller
A humorous tale tells of a store owner named Alexander who prided himself on clever branding and making his business grand. His sugar is half sand, earning him a nickname, and he forms a partnership with a sweetheart after she accepts a ring. A second vignette mocks a miser who refuses to advertise land for sale, prompting a wary buyer to conclude the man would steal fences and doors before giving possession.
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Alexander
Alex
Morocco's Modern Sultan Attracts Foreign Ways
Morocco's young sultan, just 23, indulges in ultramodern tastes and a cosmopolitan life. He favors automobiles, bicycles, photography, and has formed a band of over 100 musicians with a piano carried by camel from Larash to Fez. Reportedly he prefers wives from Constantinople and pushes corsets and Paris gowns, though resistance from subjects remains.
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Morocco
Larrash
Fez
Constantinople
Parting Salute Compared in Courtesy Across Nations
A British officer notes the differing funeral customs with flowers and volleys for the dead in Europe and America, praising a Japanese gesture as poetic and humane. He recalls an unsigned officer completing a simple headstone reading Died the Death of a Hero for Dai Nippon.
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Europe
America
Dai Nippon
Baron Gottberg
Louisville Courier- Journal
Early History of Coffee in Abyssinia
The Abyssinians first knew coffee beans and the 15th century marks the first record of using coffee as a beverage. Two varieties of gahoua are described: qicharyat from seed shells and Kommet from the seeds proper, as noted in the Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Science.
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Kommet -Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Science
Troy Business Men's Association rate book request notice
The Troy Business Men's Association asks residents with old or long standing accounts to settle promptly so the rating book can reflect accurate standings. Also farmers warn hunters and trespassers they will prosecute violators.
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Business Men of
Troy
Business Men's Association
Troy Business Men’s Association
Henry Niehaus
Herman Beste
Chris. Rucker
Rhoda Hagler
Adam Schmitt
John Schwalm
Her. Wehrmeyer
Henry Taake
Chris. Diepholz
Charles Schultze
George Rawlings
August Schultze
Joseph Arth
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New York
Ea Pate Roy
Illinois
Glen Carbon
Worden
J. G. McMakin
Chicago
Clyde
Grand Pacific Hotel
San Francisco
Mr. Stambaugh
Casnowe
U.S. Patent Office
Pavel
Sanford
CaLv’s
Tur Catt
Vandalia Line
G. L. Elliott
Iur
J. M.chesbrough
Aee
T. G.P.A
Phact, Phan and
Phancy
Sultan
Deimling & Sons
G. A. Voelker
S. F. Mendenall
Main Street
L. J. Taylor
Park Place
W. W. Jarvis
J. N. Jarvis
Henry Kueker
Star Tailoring CO
Chicago, Ill
Black Cat
White Cat Underwear
M. EF. Auwarter
FO Jewelry
Ine
Chinaware
Dittmann
Gell
Victor
June Sallee
Optician
Litchfield
Ill
Baird Hotel
Dr. Sallee
W.F. Peter
Winson Shop
C. E. McKittrick
Kinloch
Geo. Liebler
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