Brief News Notes and Town Gossip Items
Local notes report moves, new jobs and minor town events. Alfred Capelle relocates to St Louis for a railroad position, Lulu Smith and Clara Edwards begin roles in area stores, Brookside Coal receives two mutes from Belleville for mine use, August Stelzer tours town in a large car, plus small incidents and ads. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised, building purchase and teardown on August Droll property, Mrs Dierking sustains a leg fracture, Kennedy laxative cough syrup promoted, death of Wm Waves at 64 with Masonic funeral, John Jarvis attends, Swink contractors suspend work awaiting material, Hindmarch begins new sidewalk work. Wedding invitations and printing services featured. Dan Peterman agent promotes Post-Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catv
Alfred Capelle
St. Louis
Lulu Smith
Frank A. Welte
South Main Street
Clara Edwards
A. R. Snodgrass
Brookside Coal Company
Belleville
Brookside
August Stelzer
St. Jacob
DeWitt
St. Kingston
August Droll
R. C. Morriss
Kennedy
S. Kingston
Waves
New Douglas
Edwardsville
Kaufman Station
Masonic Fraternity
John S. Jarvis
Swink
Hindmarch
Dierking
Gebauer
North Main Street
History exhibits at Jamestown Exposition highlight colonial relics
The Jamestown Tercentennial displays a vast History building collection from Pennsylvania Virginia North Carolina New Jersey Ohio and more. Notable displays include Pennsylvanias oil portrait series William Penn and Pennypacker, Colonial Dames portraits and silverware, the Daughters of the American Revolution dolls, and Ohio mound builder relics with a 160 foot cross section mound replica. The Ohio exhibit features a prehistoric pearl necklace valued at $10 000 and a miniature mound replica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Colonial Dames of America
Daughters of the American Revolution
Episcopal Church
Virginia
West Virginia
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Jersey
North Carolina
Georgia
Ohio
Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Samuel W. Pennypacker
William Penn
Alexander Spottswood
Gilbert Stuart
Charles II
England
Calvert
Maryland
William Reed
Baltimore
Virginia State
State Lbrary
Virginia Historical Society
William ©. Torrence
State Brary
Richmond
House of Burgesses
North
Theodosia Burr
Aaron Burr
Blennerhassett Mansion
Archaeological and Historical Society of
Middle West
Eternity School Shoes Promise Comfort and Durability
The ad touts Eternity School Shoes for boys and girls as the strongest footwear option offering wide toe room, leather lasts, screw-fastened soles, double soles to keep feet dry, and a star emblem on the heel with the Eternity name on the sole. It asserts warmth and dryness prevent illness and claims equal price to unsatisfying brands.
Indigestion relief ads and notices in local paper
Several notices note indigestion and dyspepsia relief with Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia sold by S Kingston. A lost billous attack with nausea and headache mentions finding Dr King’s New Life Pills at Kingston’s drug store, guaranteed for biliousness malaria and jaundice. Classifieds invite buying selling renting or trading in The Calis Want columns and THe Catt job work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kingston
Dr. King
Social and Personal Notes From the Fair and Beyond
Anderson and relatives attend the fair today and plan visits to Lebanon tomorrow. Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Linder and son Elden were guests of Greenville relatives and returned with Mrs. Linder’s mother, Mrs. Lou Daniels. Mrs. Thomas E. Ward and daughter travel from East Palestine to Troy with household goods arriving today. Mrs. Michael Schaeffer and son Carl visit Troy relatives en route to Iowa and Nebraska. S Kingston travels to St. Louis to meet his wife, then they tour Niagara Falls and Atlantic cities. Mayor Fagan’s Jersey City uplift scheme proposes monthly mass meetings in public schools to discuss neighborhood improvements and form a ways and means committee for citywide betterment.
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Michael Schaeffer
Carl
Portland
Ore
Martin Wittmann
Troy
Iowa
Nebraska
S. Kingston
St. Louis
Phil. J. Zenk
Son Bennet
East St. Louis
Niagara Falls
New York City
Washington
Fagan
Jersey City
New York Press
Seven Shooters Compete At Rieders Park Meet
Members of the Troy Gun Club and guests shot at Ried er s park last Sunday afternoon. Seven contestants fired twenty birds each and the rest ten. Sam Davis posted the best score with fourteen hits. The full scores list names such as Wm Willie Earl Young Chas Seligman Sam Davis Frank Snodgrass Win Wittmann Dick May and Chas Stienhans with varied results.
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Troy Gun Club
Rieder’s Park
Sam Davis
Willie
Earl Young
Chas
Seligman
Frank Snodgrass
Wittmann
Dick May
rChas
Stienhans
Dr King’s New Discovery Adverts in Richmond Citizen
A Richmond citizen touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the sole remedy for weak lungs. The ad claims it cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy hoarseness and lung hemorrhages. Available at S Kingston’s drug store 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
A. D. Williams
West Main St
S. Kingston
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Odd Fellows
Main Street
S. Kingston Druggist
J.J. Brown
M.D. CG
E. Mouers
M.D
Physicians and Surgeons
Baptist Church
FP. J. Linder
Market Street
Rieder
Postoffice
FL W. Braner
Kinloch
James NL Jarvis
Sinas BP
Snapwick
George Neupercker
Shadwick & Neuddecker
Hampton Duilding
June Sallee
Litchfield
Ill
St. James Hotel
Coal Mining Law Journal
Coal Mining Law Pub, Co
City Meat Market
R. Deimling
Misses Braun @ Miller
Call’s Actionery
TRE
Post-Dispatch
Dan Peterman
Agt
Tux CaLu
Roberts Jonnsonerand Shoeco Manufacturers
St.louis
Edw
H. Klein
Star Brand
CALIL
Social and Personal
S. P. Shadwick
Bennett
International Coal and Mining Co
O'Fallon
George E. Harris
Pau
Bor
Bradner
F. W. Braner
S. S. Avis
F. W. Zanders
Scientific American
Tas Catn
LEGAL
A. D
City of
Madison County
Hinvis
Maoaix
Madison County Interurban Railway Company
Minois
Highland Avenue
Dewey Street
Mechanicsburg
Collinsville
Madison County Interurban Ratiway Company
Isaac W. Coox
W. W. Janvis
A. Heddergott
Kodo
E. C. Dewitt & Company
Chicago
Slipin
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