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Droll Proverbs and Local Bits From Belleville
A collage of humorous sayings, city notes, and small-town items from Belleville and surrounding areas. Observations on manners, sayings about money and marriage, plus brief reports on fires, thefts, weather, and local happenings such as a brick plant shutdown, a city vote, and a jail release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Koentz
Trenton
Clifton
Alton
Anclé Sam
Greenville
N. W. McLain
Ite