Special Crop Bulletin Warns Dry Weather Hurts Illinois Yields
A July 23 1901 report from Springfield Illinois notes extreme heat reaching 100 degrees, scattered showers only locally relief, and widespread drought damage. Wheat yields surpass expectations while oats and haying finish. Corn shows heat stress but may recover with rain. Gardens potatoes apples peaches grapes berries water scarcity and drying wells are reported across multiple counties with local notes on post offices and districts.
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Springfield
Ill
Jersey
Delhi
H. D. Edwards
Modesto
N. Drum
Bond
Tamalco
W. H. Taylor
Drouth
B. Schone
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Clear Skin Aid
An old ad claims Bucklen Arnica Salve clears sores and pimples and treats eruptions fever sores boils ulcers carbuncles felons and more with a guarantee. It lists 25 cents at S. Kingston and notes a free eye consultation with Dr Sallee, Hawley's next Tuesday.
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S. Kingston
Former Vermillion resident Mrs Helgeson dies at 43
Mrs. Lou Barnsback Helgeson, wife of druggist Alfred Helgeson, died at her Vermillion home on July 15 after a long illness. Born July 31, 1858 in Troy Illinois, she moved to Vermillion in 1862 and married in 1883. one son Theodore died in 1889. Funeral at two this afternoon from the house with Rev. A B Fillmore officiating. Interment Bluff View cemetery.
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Dakota Republican
Helgeson
Alfred Helgeson
Lou Barnsback
Troy
Illinois
Vermillion
J. A. Barnsback
Theodore
Bluff View
Truman K. Gore
David
Genevieve
Carlinville
T. H. Bell
A. R. Snodgrass
Blanche
Lebanon
Joseph Howard
Ignatius Riggin
Diamond Mineral Springs
Grantfork
N. D. Sweeny
Trenton
M. E
San Francisco
Epworth League
Alhambra
Highland Journal
Mabelle Cochran
Litchfield
Buffalo
Amos Gusewelle
Godfrey
Amelia Miller
Lottie
Dora
Fern
George Lanson
Josie’ Statham
Midnight Blaze Destroys Farm Structures and Livestock
A fire at midnight Saturday destroyed a granary house once used as a school, storing 160 bushels of wheat seed, three sets of harness, and it spread to a smoke house with provisions. About 200 chickens were also lost, totaling around 300 dollars. Henry Faitz suspects incendiary causes due to outside ignition and no prior fire that day. The blaze occurred three miles south of the city in Blackjack community.
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Henry Faitz
Blackjack
Faitz
Electric Bitters Restores Lexington Man From Jaundice
White man M. A. Hogarty from Lexington Kentucky turns yellow with jaundice. Doctors fail to help until Electric Bitters is tried. After two bottles he is wholly cured. The remedy praised for stomach liver and kidney troubles at 50 cents, sold by Kingston. Also includes local ads for a house for sale and an optician visit at Hawley’s Jewelry Store.
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M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
Kingston
S. Kingston
W. Nelson
St. Louis Press Brick Company
Glen Carbon
Comings and Goings of Local Residents Notice
Social notes report numerous visits and social events. Local youths discuss a rumored Hand Holder’s union to guard against outsiders wooing partners, while many residents from St. Louis and nearby towns visit relatives, attend services, or travel for gatherings and baths at Diamond Mineral Springs.
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Hand Holder’s Union
Passed into Eternity: Youth Dies After Surgery
Tilden Clark aged 25 died at Adam Strauss’s home west of town from a sequence of diseases after typhoid fever and appendicitis. Physicians Brown and Housch attempted surgery. gallbladder issues with weakened constitution led to his death hours later. A sister attended, father delayed arrival, body prepared by Undertaker Strenhans and shipped to Kentucky.
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Tilden Clark
Adam Strauss
Young Clark
Mr. Strauss
Arkansas
Clark
J. J. Brown
Brown
A. C. Housch
St. Louis
Strenhans
Kentucky
Local Notes Highlight Society and Business in Troy
Troy news notes report Mrs. Edward Koelling ill near Maryville and infant illness in the McKittrick family. Dank Bros. coal workers paid off. Troy courts hear about a dozen disturbances. Dr. Sallee to examine eyes in town and Collinsville. Local ads feature Hawley garments and Donk Bros coal. The Troy baseball team defeats O Fallon 18 11 and plans a Higby match. The New Light cigar launches soon as electric plant nears steady operation with arc lights and private installations. Community events include a park athletic exhibition, a Schultze Band picnic, a charity social, and church services.
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John Schok
George Washington
F.W. Braner
Woind
Joseph Miller
Squire Eckert
Georgie
Géo. C. Hartung
K. Bour
O’'Fallon
McCready
Collinsville
Troy
Higby
West End
Edward Heinecke
The
Times
Heinecke
Frey
Edwardsville
Blackjack
N. B
Whiteside and Tegtmeyer Return to Fresno via Oklahoma trip
Frank and Lee Whiteside and Gua Tegtmeyer left for Oklahoma last Saturday and plan to join the Kiowa reservation opening on August 6 after months with relatives in Fresno and Greenville. James Posey and wife from East St. Louis arrived for a visit, rekindling local ties. Posey, born here, once ran a hotel in East St. Louis and will soon move west.
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Frank
Lee Whiteside
Gua. Tegtmeyer
Oklahoma
James Posey
East St. Louis
Mr. Posey
East St. Louie
Gates Bargains and Lodge Notice in Troy Illinois
Gates offers fish, soap, cakes, salmon, peas, cheese, lemons, shelf paper, corn and peanuts at low prices. Mentor Lodge 165 K of P to meet Monday evening July 29 with members and visitors invited. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for assistance during illness and death in the family. Milk shake daily at Kuntemant and fresh lard at Deimling’s 1009.
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Gates, Troy, III
Mr. & Mas
Fecix Daotx
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