County News Notes Highlights From Local Exchanges
About 30 families will move from North Alton and Godfrey to Hardy Arkansas next month. Otto Latowsky of New Douglas married Cora Jones of that place last Friday. Rev. W. E. Ravenscroft died in Owensboro Kentucky at 73. John B. Judd won the Granite City mayoral race to fill a vacancy after John Edwards’ death. Alton suffered a $45,000 fire early Sunday in a boarding house. major losses listed. A Franklin County Maine domestic dispute mentions a biblical counterpoint about duties. The Call notes court news in full.
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North Alton
Godfrey
Hardy
Ark
Otto Latowsky
New Douglas
Cora Jones
W. E. Ravenscroft
St. John’s M. E
Edwardsville
Owensboro
John B. Judd
Granite City
Julius Rosenberg
John Edwards
Alton
Jennie Jones
C. A. Schileer
E. M. Gaddis
Sweetzell and
Wade
Sophia Meyers
Big Four Railroad
Resolutions of Respect by Neilson Lodge No 25 I O O F
The July 14 1903 resolutions honor Thomas Bryant a respected member and upright citizen of Troy. The lodge mourns his death and folds its charter in mourning for thirty days while extending sympathy to his wife and family. Resolutions to be recorded and published in THE WEEKLY CALL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. A. Buack
Frank C. Collins
J. R. Renfro
Reform in German city governments under Bismarck
Before 1892 German city governments were notoriously corrupt through spoils. The law championed by Bismarck introduced home rule compulsory civic service long tenure and civil service protections, delivering efficiency and honesty. the home paper can cover home news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bismarck
The Age of a Horse and Its Teeth Tale Told
A compact verse explains horse aging by examining teeth. It traces tooth development from the six front incisors through the nippers corners and molars, noting the appearance and disappearance of black spots and the growth of sets until around twenty years. Authorship by Blacksmith and Wheelwright.
Buffalo herd in Canada tops Banff National Park display
The Bangor Commercial notes a 33 head dominion herd at Banff National Park in Winnipeg, with 14 full grown bulls and the old patriarch at 30 years. Once owned by Lord Strathcona, the famed bull will soon be shot and mounted. A newer ruler from Silver Heights leads the herd now, a sight recalling prairie days. Also mentions a Drummond Tenn merchant praising Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Local ads for ice cream, confections, and resort news follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Banff National Park
Winnipeg
Bangor Commercial
Lord Strathcona
Silver Heights
Prairies
Great West
Queer Advertisements From Varied Papers
A collection of queer notices and ads includes a bulldog for sale fond of children a boy wanted behind the counter a widow seeking two husbands a piano sale a girl seeks passage to New York a lost umbrella near Highgate archway and a furrier offering gowns from ladies own skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Highgate Archway
Brown
The Woman in Business and a Wedding Ring Debate
A dialogue about marriage symbols explores objections to wedding rings with ideas on engagement rings. A newly ordained clergyman faces pupils and is asked what to discuss by a witty student who asks, What do you know.
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Bollman
County News Notes
Franklin County
Maine
Jerusalem
A. Kuntzmann
Neilson Lodge
Phact, Phan and
Phancy
Herd OF Buffalo
Canada
T. A. Pinner
Drummond, Tenn
S. Kingston
CALE
Kuntzmann
John Deimling & Sons
Troy
Katie Schneider
J. A. Muir
James N. Jarvis
Illinois
Sarah McGracuin
Genta’. Furnisher
Vandalia Line
Vandalia
Indianapolis
Accom
G. L. Elliott
Tworx
Iun
J. M. Chesbrough
Ase
T. G.P.A
Los
Rippley's
Droll’s H
Flauwarter
Theo
Guennewig
ED Billiard Hall
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