Diverse 1899 Illinois items touch farming and crime
A wide array of local notes report Effingham’s treasury surplus of 12000 dollars, Fayette county’s lower total assessment, and Salem fruit evaporators expanded to 2500 bushels daily. It notes epidemics near Arcola, a Marion county reunion move to Walnut Hill, Staunton’s mayor’s death, school levies in O’Fallon and Charleston, a murder‑suicide in Cortland, and the Belleville mill’s revival. Includes rail and road news, cricket swarms in Galesburg, and a Newark‑style water death incident plus ad copy for Dr King’s Pills and Chamberlain’s remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Business Men's Club
John Williams
Cortland
DeKalb County
Brighton
Charleston
Tanner
James Parrett
Litchfield
Douglas County
Newman
Belleville
Thoughts on Criticism and Survival in Modern Life
A series of pointed quips on credit, deception, skill, and gender roles. Traders, inventors, and laborers appear in aphorisms about ambition, honesty, and the sly social games people play. The pieces touch on ambition, wages, manners, and public personas with dry humor.
Modern Proverbs and Social Quips from A Past Era
A collection of witty maxims on wealth, society, romance, and gender roles, including remarks on industry, smiles, aging, engagement, coffee, sugar in tea, banked money, admiration, hat selection, and marriage. An advertising note touts Green's August Flower for digestive issues with sample bottles offered and sales claims across countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Jouton
S. Kingaton’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
General News
Shelbyville
Effngham
Arcola
Fayette County
Salem
O'Fallon
Mt. Vernon
Nlussman Crucible Worka
Mascoutah
Marion County Soldiers
Walnut Pill
Staunton
John Coeryer
Khalaria
Galesburg
State Board of Arbitration
Williamson County
Carlyle Paper
East St. Louis
Michael McLean
Timothy Hay
Chester Penitenary
Bismarck
Dr. King
S. Kingston
John Mathias
Pulaski, Ky
Chamberlain
Republic
Uopimure
F. W. Zanders
L. E. Rawson
Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
Troy
Theo. Guennewig
Main & Market Sts
Troy, Il
Phil, Eckert
Graham
Fred Kuntzmann
Connection
Troy City
John Climling
Prop
Bharket
Hickory Streets
WM. Meiners
Main Street
WM. F. Peter
troTt Amd
Highland Marble Works
Nteed
L. Eckert
NEW Meat Market
Robert Winter
John Diehle
Odd Fellows Building
J. H. Stienhans
the Star Store
The
Old Reliable
Eneral DB
M. F. Auwarter
General Hardware
August Droll
A. Heddergott
Sps
General Merchandise
West Clay Street
Troy Exchange Bank
W. W
D. G. Jarvis
Bankers
Troy, Tl
Adam
Hive
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