Weather Chronicle Reports Mixed Farm Prospects Across Illinois
Weekly agricultural bulletin notes rainy northern Illinois hindering haying and crop harvests with lodging, flood damage, and quality losses in wheat and oats. Central and southern districts see fair to good yields but southern drought persists. haying nearly done in the south while broom corn remains promising and pastures stay generally fine overall.
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Springfield
Central District
Drouth
Arc light trial promises Troy revival at night
Electrician Everett reports Western Electrical Company sent a 2000 candlepower interchangeable arc lamp for test on July 16. It has burned nightly 106 hours with no trimming and consumes half the current of incandescent lamps. Fourteen old arc lights valued at $224 are out of service. replacement could be inexpensive and markedly improve illumination.
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Troy
Everett
Western Electrical Company
Public Square
Gerling Manufacturing Company Opens in Edwardsville
The Edwardsville Intelligencer reports a new firm located at the county seat after Troy declined to host it. Gerling Manufacturing will make and sell a patented potato planter by C H Gerling and other novelties, with J W Garnet as a key investor. The organization includes C H Gerling as president and C F Sepmeyer as vice president, forming a board with W S Neuenschwander as general manager. Capital stock totals 50000 in 50 shares. Gerling holds 49600, Sepmeyer 100, Garnet 100. The firm operates from Main Street near Vandalia.
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Edwardsville
Troy
C. H. Gerling
J. W. Garnet
Gerling ‘Manufacturing Company
C. W. Terry
C. F. Sepmeyer
W. S. Neuenschwander
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised with claims
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for eruptions, sores, boils, ulcers and burns with a 25 cent price. It lists quick results and a money back guarantee, urging readers to buy at S Kingston's. Also notes an obituary-like notice seeking settlement for debts of the late Dr L Bawson and mentions a 120 acre Troy farm with contact details.
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S. Kingston
Birthday honors for Miss Hulda Ashauer on North Hickory Street
Social and personal notes recount a pleasant surprise birthday gathering for Miss Hulda Ashauer at her North Hickory Street home with games and refreshments. The column also lists various visits, gatherings, church events, and acquaintances visiting relatives in Collinsville, St Louis, Edwardsville, and Highland, including a July ice cream festival at St Jerome's and several social calls by family and friends. A short notice on M A Hogarty’s recovery from jaundice via Electric Bitters concludes the column.
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Hulda Ashauer
North Hickory Street
St. Jerome's Catholic Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. H. Harding
Henry Sauer
St. Louis
Sam E. McKittrick
Edwardsville
Jacob Gebauer
Highland
Robert Winter
St. Louisa
S. S. Avis
Collinsville
Thomas Millett, Jr
Maude Cade
G. L. Elliott
H.C. Geffen
Caleb Paradee
Kinloch Construction
Tip) Clemens
Leonard Leaf
Lon
Colfax
Chas. V. Smith
Thomas Smith
Highland Journal
Charity
Myrtle Archibald
Troy
Amelia Hirschi
Clara Stucker
Cowan
Serenta
Botan Mercantile Co
Percy Davidson
Win. Ulrich
Jennie Arthur
St Louis
Fred. Bohnenstiehl
W.W. Jarvis
William Schultze
Democratic County
Edwardayslie
Wednesdday
H. C. Schroeder
Joseph Everett
Sebastopol
Oscar Appel
St. Jacob
Mable Hoffman
Granite City
Irene
Arthur Roellman
Sorento
Laura Anderson
Blanch Snodgrass
Ransom R. Harvey
Ernest A
Hartshorn
Collinsville Defeats Troy In Hard Fought Game
Collinsville outlasted Troy 3 to 1 after a pitching duel and several costly errors. Hayes struck out 14 for Collinsville, Patrette fanned 9 for Troy, with no scoring after the fourth inning. The game prior had mirrored this 3-1 result.
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Troy
Collinsville
Onfer
Hayes
Parrette
Byrds
Ij Rugsell
Whitak
Young
É Cook
Herbst
Moore
Hess
Hartman
Idi
Patrette
Strain
Voelker
Hayes L
Poser Russell
Burns
Whittaker
Collinsvilles
Wilkingon
Clock Giveaway and Shoe Parlor Sale Notice
A Bellman Mercantile Company promotion offers a free 8 day clock with a 25 cent purchase as customers guess when the clock will stop. The event starts Monday August 4th with the clock wound in the show window. Klein's Shoe Parlor advertises ladies leather 3 point House Slips reduced to 60 cents.
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Pat Guest
Bellman Mercantile Company
Klein
Serge
Klein's
Local notes and sales in Troy July roundup
Local paragraphs list shop specials at Hawley s Klein s and Gatts. Optician Dr Sallee visits Hawley s while Epworth League hosts an ice cream festival. Wheat yields and grain shipments drive business for B C Z Grain and Milling with multiple branches and rail shipments to St Louis.
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Epworth League
Lucretia’ Jones
Sallee
Hawley’s
William Norbury
Coi
St. Lewis, Troy
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Ilinois
Agricultural and Weather Bureau
Poda
Uvt
L.bawson
Mas. Marcagwr Rawson
Ronti
John Bull
John Bnull
Indianapolis Journal
Social and Personal
A. Heddergott
Charles Kidmeier
Thomas Reynolds
State Organization of the U. M. W. of A
Henry Kleimeier
Bessie Barnsback
Edna Donoho
E. R. Deimling
James Purviance
Greenville
Dr. Parks
Margaret Rawson
M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
Rocky Mountain
Kingston
Olympias of
John Parrette
Bain
Mont
Chaamberlain
Lansing
Kingston's
Tevet
Albert Rieder
Wyeth Shield Tech
Phil. Eckert
Market Street
F. C. Gatts
J.H. Stienhans
Hickory
Troy Telephone Exchange
Robert C. Morriss
S. Kingston's
Chamberlain
Pennsylvania
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