Comings and Goings of Relatives and Friends
Social and personal notes recount a school library benefit at Rieder's Opera House with teachers and locals performing a varied program. A later Presbyterian fair at the Odd Fellows Building featured sales, music, and socializing despite bad weather. Local visitors include Scott, Mick, and Vohswinkel, with multiple business and social calls in Highland and Edwardsville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rieder
Opera House
Moszkowski
Martha Geffen
Auber
Mabel Boeheny
M.F. Auwarter
J. Brown
Holst
Magele Risser
Katie Riebold
Merry Workers’ Society of the Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellow
New Presbyterian Parsonage
Tones
Rex Orchestra
Wis Ant Ask
Robym Thomas Scott
Resolutions of Respect for Samuel Rawson in Troy Illinois
A 1901 lodge record notes the death of Brother Samuel Rawson and offers heartfelt condolences to his wife and children. The resolution calls for mourning, a commemorative record page, and sharing copies with the widow and the city paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ili
Brethern
Samuel Rawson
TuHos
H. Bel
C. S. McCoLtom
Wm. Geers
Death Notice of Thomas J. Dunstan in Great Spirit Memoir
Troy Indian community reports the passing of Thomas J. Dunstan, a respected husband and parent. The committee offers condolences and resolves to send copies to the family, record the resolutions, and provide a notice for THE WEEKLY CALL. Composed by Wm. Dettmar, Wo. H. Wilp, and F. C. Gates.
A Woman's Awful Peril and Cures by Remedy
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced gall stones and yellow jaundice with failing health until Electric Bitters cured her stomach liver and kidney troubles and restored appetite. The same natural remedy praised by H T McIntyre of St Paul Minnesota with Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets endorsed as highly effective. Sold by S Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge Wis
S. Kingston
H. T. McIntyre
St. Paul, Minn
Mastication Cure Gaining Fame In Brooklyn Eagle
A Brooklyn Eagle writer cites a German scientist promoting mastication as a cure for indigestion. He claims 85 percent of stomach trouble stems from swallowing improperly chewed food and that the mouth should perform much of digestion, with liquids and soups requiring thorough chewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Nature
Protocol details crown return of Palace of Ancestors relics
The Peking correspondent reports Chinese authorities pleased as Palace of Ancestors is handed over by French forces with relics untouched. Half a million pearls and the caser from Gen. Frey are included. final protocol terms fixed on August 15 and text prepared in French and Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Echo de Chine
France
Frey
Messrs. Morrisse
Campbell
Britain
Shanghai Mercury
Shied at the Classics
The Kansas City Judge Gates recalls a humorous supreme court moment. A six foot seven inch lawyer declared he would read from Blackstone, but the footnote by Lord Granville was in Latin. He then coughed and admitted the note was in Latin and decided to skip it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
Circuit Court
Kansas City Star
Supreme Court
Niagara
Blackstone
Lord Granville
Baffling Menu Mixup At Irish Inn Ends In Giggles
A traveler staying at a remote Irish inn found a menu laid out in proper form but with odd entries. No dish appeared under soup or fish or the course labeled tree, while under roti the entry read etal baapebt meattan, provoking disbelief and amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Quarrelsome Ancestors and a Microbe Ridiculous View
A study of medieval rural life depicts frequent disputes, theft, and slander among villagers, with cautions about collective virtue. It also mocks sensational bacteria scare stories, noting how hatpins and hats could be blamed for invisible germs and urging relief from perpetual microbe alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott
Thomas
Robert Smith
Agnes
Emma
Robert
Herr Baby
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PUP Etreree Tree Rex Orchestra
Wilboe
Olive B. Jones
Glover
J. J. Brown
M. F. Auwarter
Bertha Osborn
Shirn
Part
Plnardials
Else Rex Orchestra
Kamenai Ostrow
Rubenstein
Birchie Kremer
Gottlieb Mick
Charles Allen
St. Louis
Wm. Martin
Walter M. Austin
Zenk
Collinsville
Andrew
Joseph Liebler
St. Jacob
John F. Deimling
Fred Eiffert
Highland
Wm. Brinkmann
Maine
iMiss Katie Vohswinkel
Hubert Vohswinkel
L. B. Buckley
Springer & Buckly
Edwardsville
N. B. Kinder
Puebday
Hiram Roberts
Trojan
Saoreet
Donk
Cuba
Thos. Millett, Sr
J. Jenkens
Richard Webster
Collinshie Sede
T. J. Dunon
George Stienhans
J ‘Gh
Robert Baird
Edwards
Jane Mont- Wiesy
Ourney
Golden Gate
M. B. Sweeny
The
Golden
Mt. B
Monwihitig
Troy Lodge
A. F
A. M
Christ
Kaskaskia
R. M
Troy, Int
Thomas J. Dunstan
Kishe Manitou
Brother Dunstan
Wm. Dettmar
Wo. H. Wilp
F. C. Gates
Com
Missouri
Troy City
John Deimling
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Gr Union
Main St
L. E. Rawson
S. Jefferson Ave
F. W. Zanders
Gates’ Restaurant
C. Gates
Street & Smith
Theo
Guennewig
Billiard Hall
Ilinois
W.F. Peter
Market St
Joan Edwards
Edwards Bros
Kimberlin Bros
West Main ST
Pitone
Edw. Heinecke, M’s’r
Silver Creek Hunting Club
Herbat’s Hall
Menatyaunr
HHC Besar
UNION
Stevens Arms and Tool Co
Falls
Mass
Manis Desians
CorvicanTs &c
Scientific American
Munn & CO
New York
Washington
U.S
Oc. A. Snow & CO
Opp
U.8
Washington, D
N. Hotson
Olive Street
Mothera
Lund
Laxakola CO
Nassau Street
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