Edwardsville and Central Illinois News Catchy Tidbits
Local notes report Edwardsville wagons weighed in July, brick contracts with Granite City, and East St. Louis offering site for city hall. Reports mention swindling piano agents, a local plane deal, and a crowded August court docket. Farmers form rent share groups in Steuben and neighboring townships. A coal mine water flow prompts expansion. Hood's products advertised. A humorous piece recalls newspaper rumor gaps and a Eureka Springs Ark tale of a toad.
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Washington Letter Highlights Society Scenes and Navy Growth
Washington letter notes society shifting to coastal retreats, with bicycling and tennis as top amusements while business improves, exports rise, and naval gun production plans at the Washington gun foundry advance. It documents the navy armament project, gun counts for 4 inch, 6 inch, and rapid fire artillery, and the funded start with 400,000 dollars. It also mentions a Natal carnivorous plant that traps birds with a carrion odor and digests them.
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Washington Gun Foundry
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Suyers’ Guide
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CG. E. Ritcher
Notary Public
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Meiners
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Dalia Depot
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Joliet
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