Washington Letter reports tense Congress finish June 8
Washington Letter from our regular correspondent details a stormy end to Congress with Senate wrangling over Naval appropriation armor plate policy and a decision for Long to choose between paying a price or funding a government armor plate plant. It notes short adjournment delays, promotions in the army, pension row, and a rejected nomination while citing medical endorsements and remedies.
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Mascoutah Eyes Purchase Of Electric Light Plant
Mascoutah seeks to buy the local electric light plant while Shelbyville considers buying its plant for 12000 dollars. Greenville’s lights were restored after extensive improvements. Coffeen mine closed, 250 workers laid off with no clear reopening. Pfeiffer Milling Lebanon builds a 70000 bushel grain elevator. Rev E M Johnson of Mattoon suspended by Vandalia Presbytery for ungentlemanly conduct.
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Vandalia
Remarks by Bill Nye about a dog cemetery
The narrator recalls owning many dogs none remain, recounting a visit to a dog cemetery at dusk. Vivid images include a biscuit box cover marking a small mound, framed by bottles, with lines etched in red chalk by a trembling hand.
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Aranda
The Kosciusko Watch Dog and a Barn Night
An unnamed narrator recalls Kosciusko the dog who lived with them two years as a wary, loyal watch dog. A prank ends in a violent barn incident resulting in injury and the death of the narrator, who reveals eleven dogs have died violently in his lifetime.
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Freedom
Venice Light to supply Granite City plants future
County notes report the Venice Light and Power Company will furnish electricity to Granite City zinc works. Collinsville zinc works escaped a close call from fire last week as a bucket brigade prevented heavy damage. Rev. R. H. Crowder, ex minister at New Douglas, passed a state mine inspector exam and resigned his Moccasin preaching post to begin the new duties.
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Venice Light and Power Company
Collinsville
R. H. Crowder
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Moccasin
Electric Bitters credited with miraculous recovery in Kansas woman
Mrs S Pease of Lawrence Kansas had been bedridden for seven years due to liver and kidney trouble nervous prostration and debility. After three bottles of Electric Bitters she could walk again and felt like a new person in three months. The tonic is praised for headaches backaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy faintness and dizziness. 50 cents at Kingston's drug store.
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Lawrence Kan
S. Kingston
Vacation theme paints a farm day through a boy’s chores
A farm journal verse shows a boy named Joe on vacation doing chores from feeding pigs and mangers to weeding onion beds and haying. The piece contrasts labor with school break, highlighting family tasks, weathered routines, and the refrain I am having my vacation. It also includes multiple ads for Dr. King’s New Life Pills Bucklen’s Arnica Salve White’s Cream Vermifuge and Kingston’s drugstore advice.
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Shalia Mitchell
Tt Farm Journal
Postoffice Mails Closing Times Issued For 1899 Schedule
Notice effective March 27 1899 lists mail closures for West last East and West routes with times 11 30 PM 8 25 AM 6 00 PM and names several addressees including Josie Creviston W A Cook Miss Lovia Dowling Miss Alice Mrenberg Mrs Mary Hess Miss Alice Horine Marl Peaters and Mrs John, indicating routine postal scheduling changes.
Vandalia Line Time Table and Trains Schedule
Vandalia Line timetable shows Indianapolis Mail at 8 3 a m and 6 p m Vandalia Accommodation at 6 28 p m Indianapolis Accommodations at 7 2 30 a m Local Freight at 6 30 a m Daily except Sunday Step for Flag Stop Sunday only Indicates full time card and rates available from J M Chesbrough Assistant General Passenger Agent St Louis Mo
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