Rough Local Breezes and Oddities From Nearby Towns
A mixed column reports Hog cholera in Randolph county and a damaged Cairo courthouse after an earthquake. Isleboro lacks professionals. Mt. Olive builds a water reservoir. Sorento coal miners strike over alleged short weight. An alligator and an opossum appear in local reports. Fruit stock sales near Pinckneyville draw attention, while local troops are formed in Chicago for the Illinois National Guard. A seven foot eagle captivates Staunton watchers. a peculiar three-shouldered calf hollows jokes about rare cures. Prisoner N A Vaughn’s powder horn marks battles and capture. Dr Chittum encounters a mock hold up while dealing with a snake-bite intoxication tale, ending in a sidewalk scuffle. The piece closes with a jokey line on how to handle unruly cattle.
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Mt. Olive
Sorento
Ilinois National Guard
Chicago
Otto Schmutzler
Staunton
Joe McNeal
Hickory Township
Charleston Courier
N. A. Vaughn
Smithboro
Vaughn
Manafield
No Time To Love Mr Binks Cash Request
In a New York Weekly item Mrs Binks and Mr Binks discuss money for the grocer with the collector to be sent around at once. The exchange implies a monthly payment routine and a clash over timing and funds.
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New York
Professor asks student about teeth lost question
A professor in the medical department at Columbia College posed a curious riddle to a top student. He asked for the name of the teeth a human loses, and the student answered pulse teeth. The moment captures a humorous exchange reprinted by the Times.
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Columbia College
Tammany Times
Mail Letters Uncalled at Troy Post Office
List of letters remaining uncalled for in the Troy Post Office Madison county Illinois dated December 1 1895 includes J W Carson G W Murray G rzenry DeGiel Samuel S Avis Postmaster credentials indicate a formal period postal notice of pending delivery responsibilities and names.
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Troy
Madison County
Illinois
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Rapid Relief
An advertisement claims a product named Mystic Cure cures rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 8 days. It asserts the remedy acts on the system, removes the cause, and yields immediate relief. The copy mentions early benefits and a price of 75 cents, with Troy, Michigan as the origin.
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S. Hingston
Troy
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