County Correspondence from St Jacob July 17
Local notes report visits by Mra H J Micksch to Altamont and John Hochuli to St. Louis. Several residents such as W F Smith and W H Fischer traveled to Edgemont and Oscar Appel with others visited St. Louis. A Sunday School picnic drew Marine delegates, with choir and brass band performances. The funeral of Frank R Anderson occurred at the M E church with interment at Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bradskey
Greenville
Virgin
Order
Marine
Frank J. Buchimann
Alex Schaefer
Emil Heas
Enterprise Milling Company
Oscar Appel
L. J. Rhein
Frank Virgin
John Oldenkamp
Gus Sutter
St. Louis
Linda Spies
Ethel Virgin
Frank R.anderson
M. E. Church
W. W. Edwards
Pocahontas
Augusta Cemetery
BE. R. Deimling
R. F. Auwarter
Troy
Joseph Shadwick
George and
Henry Engyminger
Dan O'Niel
Odd Fellows
Lebanon
Local notices and obituaries from July 17
The boiler for the coal mine arrived Tuesday. Dr J S Threadgill and family will leave tomorrow for Columbus Alabama to visit his parents. Louia Prange completed his course at a St Louis college and returned home Wednesday. Fred and Louis Oswald John Ochs and Charles Hackman of Alhambra visited New Douglas Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J F Long and daughter Mattie with Judge W A Wall of Mound City Illinois visited Diamond Mineral Springs at Grant Fork Sunday. Squire James Olive of Olive Township died Monday evening at 5 o’clock at age 85. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, interment Olive cemetery.
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J. S. Threadgill
Columbus
Ala
Louia Prange
St. Louis College
Fred
Louis Oswald
John Ochs
Charles Hackman
Alhambra
New Douglas Tuesaday
J. F. Long
Mattie
W. A. Wall
Mound City, Til
Diamond
Grantfork
Squire James Olive
Olive Township
Olive Cemetery
County News Notes From Leclaire To Collinsville
Theme of interest roams exchanges and readers busy with town happenings. Waterworks expansion spreads east and west in Leclaire while Collinsville plans a carnival and cannon unveiling on August 7. The first carload of American bottom melons ships from Alton, and a Collinsville zine works revival looms in September. Four girls suffer burns from an East Alton cartridge plant explosion. Clover Coal Mining ships incorporation in New Douglas. A Glen Carbon coal oil lamp blast injures four daughters. The Nelson Works marble cutters strike over apprentices. Highland forms a new furnishing firm with 5000 capital. Captain Hobson rescues Miss Cerf from drowning near Alton Chautauqua grounds. Government fleet heads from Alton to Hannibal. The Memorial Park wedding consent contest offers a $50 cooking range.
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Collinsville
Western Cartridge Works
East Alton
Alton Commercial Club
Clover Coal Mining Company
New Douglas
St. Louis
Alton
Mississippi
Hanibal
Business Men's Picnic Association of
Memorial Park
N. O. Nelson
Leclaire
Highland Household Furnishing Company
Highland
Louis Spengel
Louis Liedel
Joseph Zimmermann
Richmond P. Hobson
Merrimac
Santiago Harbor
May Cerf
Mississippi River
Chautauqua Grounds
Capt. Hobson
Miss Cerf
Hobson
Popular spring fashion and railroad notes mingle in Coburn issue
A fashion piece describes a cream voile afternoon costume with lace tucks and satin ribbon rosette, using Corticelli Silk and light yellowish buff tones. It notes spring fabrics like voile and silk and warns of a brown purple shade gaining favor. Also announces Vandalia to Detroit rail service opening June 22 1962 via Indianapolis and Logansport with sleeping cars and lower excursion rates, plus a land sale inquiry by J N Jarvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Yellow Jaundice Patient Receives Electric Bitters Cure
Friends of M. A. Hogarty of Lexington Kentucky watched him turn yellow with jaundice. After futile treatment by doctors he used Electric Bitters. He reports two bottles cured him. The remedy aids stomach liver and kidney troubles. 50c at Kingston druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
Kingston
Poor Millionaire Lately starves in London diet failure
An early advertisement notes a Poor Millionaire Lately starved in London due to indigestible food. It claims Dr. King's New Life Pills would have helped by strengthening the stomach aiding digestion improving appetite. Price 25c money back if not satisfied sold by Kingston druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dr. King
Kingston
King Pott of Africa and Transvaal secret service network
The Cape Times reports Lourenco Marques as the Transvaal secret service hub with Mr Pott as consul general linking Pretoria to Delagoa Bay. Pott allegedly controlled telegraph and wire services, feeding Boer successes hours early and harming British interests. He is described as a conduit between Leyds in The Hague and the Pretoria regime with wide Portuguese circle influence. Etiquette bans judges from omnibus riding in France.
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Lourenco Marques
Bole
Transvaal
Cape Times
Uberty
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Johannesburg
Pott
Netherlands
Free State
Komati Poort
Africa
South Africa
Mr Pott
Dr. Leyds
Hague
Hollander
Transvaal National Bank
O Futuro
Lourente Marquea
Mr. Pott
King Pott of
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FC Corsets
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Bollman Mercantile Co
DS Ao
Michhgan Line
J. N. Jarvis
Mey
Hve
van Zandt, Jacobs & Co
N. Y
Poatilon
Cronibuns
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Calla
Main St
L. Hotson
Olive Street
F. E. Linder
F. W. Zanders
James N. Jarvis
Notary Public
Tae Catt
L. A. Richardson
West Market Street
Kinloch 17
A. Heddergott
West Clay Street
Kinloch 13
J. M. Hawley, Jeweler
Street & Smith
Phil Eckert
Rex
Troy City
John Deimling
GIA Uda Ieee
Washington.d.c
H. C. Gerfen
Lawger
Market Street
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