County News Notes Of Local Interest And Tragedies
County items summarize daily potato shipments from Peter Station, Edwardso Red Mens carnival crowds, and local misfortunes. Notable events include Carl Neuhaus killed by lightning near Worden, 13 year old Charles Dugger killed in a Collinville coal mine shaft accident, and F W Baldwin mangled after being run over by a Wabash car. Also mentions Labor Day plans in Alton, a purse theft near Edwardsville, injuries to John Glass, a free return fare by East Side Electric Railway on Tuesdays, and real estate sale of Ernest Pahmeyer estate at St Jacob.
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Carl Neuhaus
Worden
Alton
F. W. Baldwin
Edwardsville
Wabash Railway
Thoughts of Home Poem Reflects Welcoming Town Scene
A nostalgic poem from the Ohio State Journal describes returning home to a loving reception and familiar sights. It contrasts memories of childhood with aging parents and a faithful dog, followed by a London Express note on a double reading that flips sentiment to critique of women, revealing misogynistic verse and contrasting views.
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The
London Express
Old Beaux and a Cure All in Odd Notices
A column mixes social quips about old beaux with light advice and local notices. It references cheerful wives, husbands, and courting memories, then shifts to medical remedy promotions for infants, and then to local ads about service and shop updates including a popular resort redecoration and a meat market summer schedule.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bollman
Peter Station
Edwardso
Emma Kennedy
Wardsville
Charles Dugger
Louis Lumaghi
Collinsville
John Glass
Glen Carbon
East Side Electric Railway System
Ernest Pahmeyer
St. Jacob
Masters
Lizzie Clarke Hardy
Indian Territory
Crazy Snake
Tuil
Kumtemany
Phact, Phun and
Phancy
Jewels
Judgment
Jeta
Pap
Ohio State Journal
and ‘Genta’. Furnisher
Monty Garret
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Kuntzmann
JouNn Drimlinc
Troy
Katie Schneider
J. A. Muir
James N. Jarvis
Illinois
R. H. Mantee
Vandalia Line
Weatward
Vandalia
Indianapolia
Indianapolis
Eagtward
Pollariapolis
Asgomenog
Gil. Beliore
Amor Te ‘Bt
Louis
Rippley
Fane
Droll’s Hardware Store
M. F. Auwarter
Bill Ward
Ste. Troy, Illinois
Troy City
John 'Deimling
Ena Mreeefta
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