County Cullings From Edwardsville and Nearby
County items report Edwardsville siege of diphtheria and a curfew ordinance, Collinsville paving plans, public school enrollment of 658, and Swift & Co to open an Allen agency. Obituaries note Elsie Valentine at 89 and Dr J W Gibbs death. Fires, bridges, and local political and social happenings fill the page.
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Edwardsville
Collinsville
Swift & Co
Chicago Packers
Allen
Kuhn
Elsie Valentine
New Douglas
Several Illinois towns plan public works and industry shifts
General news notes a string of projects and changes across Illinois. Carlipville borrows 1200 dollars to year end. B O S W Ry shops move from Pana to Flora. Yamaroa to build brick street. Champaign to use autos as public conveyances. New Athens to host a 50000 brewery. Hoopeston canning plants claim 7,000,000 cans. Sunflower seed shipments rise. a colored mayor in New Grand Chain. Carlinville Coal Co resumes with 125 workers. disease and fire incidents, licenses, and local commerce updates fill the page.
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Carlipville
Pana
Flora
Sandoval
Naperville
Champaign
New Athens
St. Clair County
Illinois Cereal Co’s
Bloomington
Thous
Litchfield
N Association
Jefferson County
Louisville
Clay County
Marion
LO. O. B
Masonic, K.of P
Balla
Mt. Vernon
Sewing machine sale by New Home Co at low price
An offer announces the acquisition by advertising of a high grade sewing machine made by the New Home Company and will be sold cheap as a bargain for somebody.
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The
New Home Co
Unprecedented Offer for Shakespeare Works by Mail
An advertisement promises to send Shakespeare’s Works and The Weekly Call for one year to any U S address upon payment of 500, with all charges paid. The offer emphasizes nationwide delivery and prepaid terms.
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Shakspeare
the Weekly Call
United States
Biggest Line of Clothing In Town Adverts Suits
Local store touts a large stock of men s youths and boys suits with boys suits priced as low as 66c The ad urges shoppers to visit to see stock and notes the business is also selling general merchandise at low prices The price paid for choice apples is highlighted as a dig price paid.
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Troy
Classifieds Columns Invite Buyers And Sellers
If you want to buy sell rent or swap anything try the columns of this paper You can't let it be generally known any other way.
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J. W. Gibbs
Alton
Frank Woods
North Alton
James Slahn
Collinaville
Grace Bowler
O'Fallon
Farmers’ Institute
St Jacob
Wim. Campbell
Paul
Venice
Illinois Terminal
Woodriver
Upper Alton
Baptist
Tuxhorn Opera House
Kdwardsville
J. WH. Brown
Leland Hotel
Dos. Keshner
First National Bank
Wanda
Illinois
Tri-City
Granite City Steel Works
W. W. Hanlon
Madison County
St.Louis
W. ‘W. Massingill
Beaumont
S. Kingston
A. Klein’s
General News
Yamaroa
J. L. Ridway
Saline County
Hoopeston
New Grand Chain
Pulaski County
Isis
Fred Ramela
James Jones
Carlinville Coal Co
DuQuion Tribune
Clay City
France
America
D. B. Cargile
Washita
I. Hie
Brewer
Boschee
St. Kingston’s
Jas. Reed
Clay
W. Va
Chamberlain
Wea
John W. Hana
Bunker Hill
Lillian M. Hudson
Hossse
James F. Hahn
Cee Ae O'Fallon
Valentine Mersinger
Katie Riebold
Has. Whittaker
tAnnie Raplica
Kuntztunni’s
Hawley’s
CALL
Stewart Drug CO
Carmi, Ill
Draughon
St. Louis
Hintant
Olin
Nashville
Giffen & Giffen
Rockwell and
Fillmore Str
Chicago, Ill
Shphakspeare
Homer
Ghorgeh Libbler
South Main Street
A. Heddergott
General Merchandise
West Clay Street
Elias Burk
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