Various Items of Interest From Our Exchange Table
Taylorville reports a measles outbreak and Staunton gains electric lighting while Troy lags. A Danville man fined for bicycling under gambling law. a Decatur donor offers 10000 for destitute women home with equal contributions sought. Breese marshal stabbed amid arrest. Duquoin salt well promising profits at 1850 feet. Macomb youth crafts cannons from gas pipe and fires one. Funeral draws large crowd. Bloomington hosts over 250 traveling salesmen. Keysport farmer Isaac Bowers mourns wife and fire destroys home. Big Four RR supports Litchfield Y M C A with 6000 yearly. Clifton Terrace dredge boat to launch in six weeks, machinery for ship from New York arrival. Charleston man Curd sued over $1000 Normal School fund, court costs skimmed. Coal mine shaft reaches 60 feet, boring continues. Sand and gravel pipe nearly penetrated, no quicksand yet. Greensburg school overrun by skunks under floor. outbreak prompts fumigation and a week’s vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Troy
Danville
Decatur
Breese
Duquoin
Bloomington
Illinois
Isaac Bowers
Clinton County
Keysport
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised by Pharmacist and Merchant
Stands at the Head. Aug J Bogel of Shreveport La declares Dr King’s New Discovery cures his cough and is the best seller. JF Campbell a merchant of Safford Ariz says it is all that is claimed and never fails a cure for consumption coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ‘Bogel
Shreveport
Clever Aphorisms and Local Jests Parade in Quirky Column
A collage of quips and anecdotes on love, gender, luck, and rights. A bloomer girl and a balloonist headline playful maxims while a tax and consumer rights note warns about refunds. A practical joke circle gag and a doctor anecdote end the passage with humor and social observation.
Society for Purification of English Language From Slang Expressions
A young member explains a club that fines slang use to encourage proper speech. She recalls being an easy target at first, paying nickels for slang, then bracing herself to avoid fines. The conversation teases potential new members about joining at the next meeting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Taylorville
Big Four Railroad
Young Mens’ Christian Association of
Litchfield
Clifton Terrace
Alton
New York
Curd
Charleston
Normal School
Lebanon
Greensburg
Ind
Phact, Phon and
Phancy
Frederic Locker
Patchworf
J. M. Hawley
Troy Exchange Bank
F. W. Zanders
F. Kuntzmann
F. F. Miller
E. Ritcher
Notery Public
Central Hotel
WM. Meiners
Emarket Street
Queenswark
Miner's
G. L. Liebler
South Main ST
Troy, Tll
Ontriahn
Sulius
Peter
Market Street
Expuriemor
Iaa
California
A. Droll
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