Edsville waterworks start as Mont post office opens
A long jumble of notes notes local items: Ed wardsville will begin building a new town waterworks plant measurement of the town's civic progress. Madison county reveals the Mont post office name and location about four miles south of Edwardsville in Montgomery Station to streamline mail. The column blends social quips with war updates and old jokes, reflecting local concerns and national events.
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Mont
Madison County
War Revenue Bill Passes On Monday With Beer Tax Rise
Congress enacted the war revenue measure Monday, effective immediately. Beer tax rises by 25 cents per keg, and officials expect beer prices to fall later in the summer. War news is tightly censored as major moves loom, while reports note a shift toward rehashing past events. A war preacher's friend proposes a new doxology praising divine blessings amid Spanish casualties.
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