East St. Louis to Replace Depot with New Relay Station
After eight decades the old Relay Depot eye sore will yield to a stone and brick structure. The new depart ure will be known as the East St. Louis Relay Station Association. Dr. Frederick Humphreys, originator of Humphreys Specifics, died July 8 at Monmouth Beach New Jersey in his eighty fifth year. He made notable homeopathic discoveries and authored several medical works.
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Relay Depot
East St. Louis
Frederick Humphreys
Humphreys
Monmouth Beach
N. Y
Real estate boom draws St. Louis workers to Granite City
The Mississippi Valley Blade reports over five thousand St. Louis men employed on the east side in Granite City Madison and Venice. It notes no vacant houses in those cities with real estate priced reasonably. It highlights direct streetcar links via the Eads bridge plus strong train and ferry connections to St. Louis.
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Mississippi Valley Blade
St. Louis
Granite City
Madison
Venice
Eads Bridge
Grocers Fight New Patent Medicine Sale Ban
Petitions circulate among congressmen and senators urging repeal of the law prohibiting grocers from selling patent medicines to the trade. Grocers heatedly oppose the measure saying it blocks even cough drops and appears to be class legislation.
Rise of Recorder of Deeds Likely in Madison County
The Tar Highland Journal notes strong evidence of a new county recorder of deeds being elected next fall in Madison County. With population likely over sixty thousand, statutes authorize the office. Both Republican and Democratic parties are expected to nominate candidates based on census projections.
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Tar Highland Journal
Madison County
Recorder of Deeds
Duty of the country editor amid town gossip
The piece cites a saying on how editors shape local perception, urging respectful wording for deceased citizens, prominent figures, and ordinary townspeople. It notes editors speak of streets, trades, and lawyers with careful, sometimes flattering language, and that editors must know what they say.
Advertising as a healthful tonic for business revival
The piece argues that printer advertising boosts sales and profits, noting wholesalers and manufacturers now hire skilled ad writers for free to promote goods and support retailers. It praises cash buying over credit, citing department stores as cash-based models and predicting a cash-only norm may soon prevail. It highlights a shift toward advertising departments and the cash economy as keys to business resilience.
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Sap
Ad Smiths
Trenton Sun
The Eight Types of Town Killers Described
An old exchange lists eight town-killer types seen after floods and during town growth. They include those who trade away of town, resist improvement, imagine ownership, favor a dead quiet town, deride public-spirited men, oppose external moves, oppose self-benefiting changes, and seek to ruin reputations.
City Names on Stamps Proposed by Post Office Department
A plan under study would stamp city or town names on sold stamps to aid tracking thefts and ensure accountability. The measure could help postmasters in small towns facing boycotts and blame, while improving stamp accounting and justice for handlers. Troy growth hinges on new enterprises and a business association movement.
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Postoffice Department
Troy
Washington Notes on China Crisis and Congress Timing
A Washington dispatch reports the presidents visit signaling concern over a broader Chinese conflict, the possibility of a larger war, and division over calling an extra session of Congress. It notes doubts about foreign ministers' safety, Gen. Wood’s Cuba election prep, and cautions from Gen. O O Howard on coordinated allied action. A testimonial for Chamberlain’s cough remedy closes the item.
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Washington
Japan
China
U.S
Congress
Russia
Canton
Pekin
U. S
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Root
Wood
O. O Howard
Atlanta
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Illinois
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Chamberlain
Charles Holnhauer
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J. M. Hawley
Odd Fellows’ Building
A. Heddergott
General Merchant
Rochester
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Rochester Lamp CO
Sae
New York
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