Local notices and county court docket summaries
Reports from Tren ton and surrounding counties note diphtheria cases in Tren ton and hog cholera in Bona county. Madison County Soldiers and Sailors reunion set for Alton on Sept 25 26. Edgar county farmer offers 1550 acres of corn at 15 cents per bushel. Bond county to seek up to 5000 for a new jail. Missouri Military Academy in Mexico burned, 18 seriously hurt. Juan Fernandez island visibility vanished after earthquake. Bond suitors move to foreclose Macoupin fairgrounds mortgages. County jail holds 32 prisoners with many civil suits. St Clair court docket lists 402 cases. St Clair Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance pays 45389 dollars in cyclone losses. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills advertised.
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Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association of
Madison County
Alton
Edgar County
St Clair
There Is Nothing So Good Doctor King’s New Discovery
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It claims safety reliability and a money back guarantee with trial bottles available at Kingston's drug store.
Subscribe for Tae Waee.y at $1.00 yearly
A brief public notice offers a subscription for Tae Waee.y priced at one dollar per year. Readers are invited to enroll or renew under the stated rate and terms.
Emperors Letter Exhibit and Diplomatic Alliances Discussed
A personal letter from the Emperor of China to President Cleveland is shown at the State Department Library. The parchment measures about five feet by a foot and a half with Chinese scripts and a red seal. The gold and silver satin envelope features five dragons. The piece prompts further talk of a Britain United States Italy alliance, and Olney’s policy against entangling alliances. A New York dispatch notes continued Chinese migration from Canada to the US and a revived fake certificate scheme in Montreal exploiting Chinese laborers, with lawyers taking fees from arrested men.
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St. James Gazette
London
England
United States
Italy
Olney
State Department
New York
Canada
Montreal
How To Live Happily According To A Flawed Advice List
A satirical guide warns against broodings and ego trips. It mocks social posturing urging readers to announce plans publicly, seek others’ approval, and ignore personal affairs while indulging in vanity. The piece ends with a quip about unfounded certainty.
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Trenton
Bona] County
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico, Mo
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crussoe
Bond County
Ise Stia Bonde
Trenton Sun
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
East St. Louis
Carlinville
Howardsville
St. Clair County
Hood
Washington Lotte
Washineton, D. C
F. FP. Miner
C. E. Ritcher
Law
Troy
James N. Jarvis
Police
Notary Public and Corvetances
F. W. Zanders
E. Peter
Opera House
Albert Kleist
City Livery Stable
Kimberlin
Hack
Vandalia
Albert Reider
Fron
Farmers Exchange
Troy, Ill
Corio Wians
Liquae
Giga
F. Kuntzmann
Gars
Knight Cycle CO
ST. Louis, MO
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