Highland News and Notices From August to September
August Mueller sells farm near Pierron to Edward Jakes for 4375 dollars. Rev and Mrs Davies return from a month in the northern part of the state. Miss Mary Tebbe operated on for appendicitis at St Josephs hospital. Prof C L Deitz returns from California after two months away. Rev Mische to preach his first sermon at the German Evangelical church. Paul Whitesell and Charles Sybert fined for disorderly conduct after court arraignment. Stork news reports several births in Highland including Streiff, Knoebel, Koch, and Isert families. Madison County Fair opens September 7 with attractions set to meet high standards. Edmund George Zobrist marries Alice Emily Lorenz at the German Evangelical church parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Mueller
Pierron
Edward Jakes
D. G. Davies
Mary Tebbe
St. Rose
St. Joseph's Hospital
C. L. Deitz
California
Mische
German Evangelical Church
Carl Maier
Paul Whitesell
Charles Sybert
Girard
Stork
Highland
Irvin Streiff
Arthur Knoebel
Arthur Koch
Joseph Isert
Madison County
Edmund George “Zobrist
Edward Zobrist
Alice Emily Lorenz
John B. Lorenz
Carl Maer
Local Notes From Miles And Surroundings
Wm. Kettler of Miles guests of John Kettler and family. Ruth Elliott and Mack visit friends in Belleville. Helen Richardson to Lake Geneva Wis for several weeks. L. A. Richardson Louis and Russell Pence return from Chicago. Two Val Miller steers killed by Illinois Central train. John Brizius Jr rents H. Rieke residence to move September 1. Melville Neudecker returns from Colorado visit. Mrs Mary Jentsch moves to Sorento for daughter Ruth to teach. Bernard Kolb and Erret Brooks receive limestone phosphate for land. St Gehrs undergoes surgery in St Louis and improves. Cecelia Scheurer visits St Louis and river trip to Piasa Chautauqua. Village park hosts band concert and ice cream social. large crowd and financial success. Highland Concert Band plays. favors from Marine band. Forty gallons ice cream served. social and financial success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elliott
Mack
Belleville
Helen Richardson
Lake Geneva
Wis
L. A. Richardson
Louis
Russell Pence
Chicago
Val Miller
Illinois Central
John Brizius, Jr
H. Rieke
Melville Neudecker
Aaron Weber
Long Mont
Colo
Mary Jentsch
Sorento
Ruth
Wm. Bernard
Leo S. Kolb
Erret Brooks
Abs
St. Gehrs
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Cecelia Scheurer
Piasa Chautauqua
Peoria
Liberty School Remodeling and Local Visits
Rev James Hall is visiting Liberty for several days. Edna Ernst from Nokomis and Beth Evans from Jacksonville visit local families. The Liberty school building is being remodeled to meet new school law standards. Several Hall family members and friends, including Myrtle and Esther Hall and Nola Hall, attend activities and dinners at multiple local homes in Edwardsville Troy and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hall
Edna Ernst
Nokomis
John Lloyd
Beth Evans
Jacksonville
Nola Hall
Liberty School
Myrtle Harris
Esther Hall
Collinsville Township
Norma Jarvis
Alice Mantle
Troy
Henry Hall
Grace
Mable Hall
Edwardsville
E. D. Harris
Ellen Lloyd
W.S. Hall
Grade
Mabel
Gladys Hall
Mary Harris
Henry Wilhelm
Sam Ried
Winfield Hall
Hotel Lenox Roof Tents Offer Fresh Air Sleepers
On the Hotel Lenox roof in Boston guests can sleep in tents called arctics to enjoy open air sleeping in the city center. Early users included Ora McBride and Helen Walsh as photographers and reporters documented the novelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Lenox
Boston Post
Boston
Ora McBride
Helen Walsh
Stop the First Cold With Dr. King's New Discovery
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for coughs and colds. It promises relief for hacking coughs and congestion across ages. Readable claims emphasize antiseptic balsams and a long history of efficacy from a trusted remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Plans for wireless links across Spain and colonies
Plans are under way to establish wireless telephone systems in several Spanish cities and to connect with Spanish vessels and colonies in Africa. The incandescent lamp now yields 1 075 percent more light per unit of electricity. A British textile durability test uses dull-edged blades on fabrics until worn through by an electric motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Africa
Medicine River
Fort Sill Reservation
Oklahoma
United States
Lunch on wheels aid New England ammo plant
During wartime, a major New England ammunition company extended its plant beyond a mile length. To solve the long walk for lunch, mobile lunch counters travel through the passage offering hot soup meat potatoes and other foods. Additional fixed counters sell fruit pie cake and unheated items at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Ministerial Etiquette Rules in French Official Life
The passage outlines protocol for the wives of outgoing ministers and other high officials. Wives of senators and deputies must rise when a cabinet minister's wife enters and remain standing until she is seated. The premier's wife also receives deference, saluting the president of the chamber or senate, with the Elysee hostess ranking immediately above them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame la Ministresse
Chamber
Senate
the Elysee
Japan Gains In Pacific Trade With Australia
Japan and the United States benefit most from wartime shifts in Australia, with Japan holding the lead in shipping facilities and freight rates. Japanese passenger and freight steamers operate regular lines between Japan and Australia, further promoting trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pacific
Australia
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troy and Vicinity
Dan Liebler
General Merchandise
Wm. Kettler
Miles, Mont
John Kettler
Highland Concert Band
Marine Band
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Globe-Democrat
Republic
Times of Star
Daniel Peterman
Congress
Bethlehem Steel Co
Bethlehem, Pa
H. T. Sims
South
Malin
Edward Feutz
Mgr
H. C. Kueker
Gordon Bros
Bob
Wick Pipe Organ Co
Madison County Fair Association
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