County News Notes From Alton Area Events
United States and Pacific express agencies at Alton have consolidated. Notable deaths include musician Leopold Brendel of Edwardsville from consumption. Dr. Stanley A. McKay named president of Shurtleff College, Upper Alton. Western Military Academy building fire causes damage. East Alton suffers a $15,000 loss and families escape. Misa Mabel Fielder dies by suicide at Alton. no clear cause. Admiral Dewey may visit Madison county around May 1 with Alton turnout planned. County plans a new waterworks at the county poor farm. 200 workers to build an electric road linking East St. Louis Collinsville and Edwardsville with operation by August 1 and full Edwardsville reach by September 1. eight cars, hourly service with 15 minute intervals.
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Western Military Academy
Alton
East Alton
Collinsville Stock Bell Foundry
Indianapolis
Collinsville
Joseph Moore
Misa Mabel Fielder
Sempletown
Admiral Dewey
Madison County
St. Louis
Mound City
Board of Supervisors
John Keller
Chas. Spillman
Edwardsville
East St. Louis
Mississippi Valey Transit Company
Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism in West Virginia
A West Virginia wife bedridden three years due to rheumatism walked to breakfast the next morning after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm per directions. The testimonial notes no subsequent attacks. Sold by S Kingston, Druggist, and promotes agents in terse ad copy.
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Kenna
Jackson Co
W. Va
S. Kingston
Effingham Post Office to Get Stamp Cancelling Machine
Various local developments include Effingham plans for a stamp cancelling machine, Taylorville sidewalk upgrades, Effingham efforts to lure Vandalia Railroad shops, Sandoval factory adding a 10000 car daily can-making capacity, and Carlyle bank reorganization into First National Bank with 40000 capital. Also reports note death of Er A Ford in Asbury Park on March 27, theft at Star Brewery in Belleville, Trenton buying electric light plant for 10000 with eight yearly payments, Carlinville motor ring telephony, and a Pekin engagement ruse ending in a marriage.
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Effingham
Taylorville
Effngham
Vandalia
Sandoval Canning
State Bank of Carlyle
First National Bank of Carlyle
Er. A. Ford
Pennsylvania Line
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Star Brewery
Belleville
Trenton
Trenton Light and Power Co
Carlinville Democrat
Carlinville Telephone Co
Carlinville Central
Ivesdale News
Pekin
Kentucky
Peoria Star
Kia
A Night Of Terror In Machias General Burnham’s Widow
Mrs H. Lincoln reports a terrifying night as doctors believed the Machias, Maine widow of General Burnham would die from pneumonia. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life after three doses she slept soundly and was cured, a medicine said to treat throat chest and lung diseases, with trial bottles free at S Kingston drug store.
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Burnham
Machias
H. Lincoln
S. Kingston Drug Store
European in America praises Electric Bitters in Aiken
Mr. R. P. Olivo of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken and reports Electric Bitters relieves back head pains. The tonic is advertised as curing liver and kidney trouble, purifying blood, and boosting nerves with a 50 cent price. Also notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent pneumonia and sold by S. Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Olivo
Barcelona
Spain
Aiken
S.C
America
All
Kingston
Chamberlain
Cough remedy praised by reader and local ads
A reader touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as best for colds and coughs after quick relief. The page also promotes Dr King's New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, poultry business opportunities, real estate, musical strings, shoes, wall paper, watch repair, and old papers for sale, all in a vintage classified-ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
the Herald
Andersonville
Ind
S. Kingston
Sid am six to pm Powell hours note
A fragmented time entry notes operating hours from 6:00 PM to 12:04 AM for M Powell. The text appears to reference a schedule or roster with initials and a short timeframe.
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County News Notes
United States
Pacific Express
Leopold Brendel
Stanley A. McKay
First Baptist Church of
Bloomington
Shurtleff College
Upper Alton
Staup. Armerican Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
General News
Dr. King
American Mfg. Co
Satie
James N. Jarvis
Troy
Illinois
Chariton County
W.M. Austin
Troy, Hl
W. J. Vetter’s
A. Klein's
Stienhanes
Hawley’s
Shaney
Crcbcecerc Rce Ebibo Cae
Buckeye
H. C. Gerfen
Troy Markets
Timothy Jay
APOE
Ated Gestae
Post Office Intelligence
Fischer
Peter Frank
Anton Frank
Henry Thomas
Martin Hiemwenfent
Nicolaus B
M. W. Powell, P. M
Vandalia Accom
Ex Sun
Indianapolis Mail
Ind’plis
G.L. Elliott
Troy, Inlainois
J. M. Chesbrough, Asn
T G.P. A
Reser
J. H. Stienhans
Reliable Store
Baltimore
City OF
John Goehl
WM. Hampe
Jas. E. Hindmarch
WM. J. Vetter
RD Ward
Albert Wild
J. H. Harding
H. R. Hoge
A. D
Crry Creex
Stewart Drug Co
Carmi, Ill
J. W. Gornet
Humphreys
I Senumphreys’ Medicine Co
Col
Will Sae
York
John Faes
Humphreys’ Med. CO
Cor, Willan & Jobe Bis
New York
Gand
Bree
Boschee
Aroggista
Kington
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