Community Notes From Collinsville Area Visits
Formosa and nearby towns share social visits as Miss Cornelia Kincaid of Collinsville visits uncle W F Hall and family. J O Renfro and wife spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs J J Renfro of Collinsville. Mrs Prentice visited friends in Troy. Wm Lemon and Lena Bohnenstiehl called on relatives near Bethel. Frank Keester and family visited relatives in Glen Carbon. Mrs J W Gaskill and Ruth visited Mrs B Willoughby of Collinsville. Mrs E B Joseph spent Saturday with her parents near Troy. Supt D M Bishop visited Harperville Spring Valley and Liberty schools Monday. Subscriptions for THE WEEKLY U ALL are $1.00 per year in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Kincaid
Collinsville
W. F. Hall
J. O. Renfro
J. J. Renfro
Prentice
Troy
Wm. Lemon
Lena Bohnenstieh
Bethel
J. W. Gaskill
Ruth
St Jacob News Roundup and Local Records
Local notes report ongoing farming activity by Enterprise Milling Co shipping potatoes and supplying Troy Highland and Greenville dealers. Community items mention a 14 year old death, diphtheria cases, and a Salt Lake wedding pun. Numerous real estate transfers list parcels in New Douglas Alton Collinsville and Bethalto with names like Menn Wessler Feller and Dunn among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Milling Co
Troy
Highland
Greenville
Chas. Spies
Buried Alive Test and Mind Reading Guide Published
Advertisement for a sensational occult book by Arthur E. Seymour offering instructions on mesmerism and spiritualist tests including a buried alive demonstration. Claims to teach blindfold driving, secret thoughts, palmistry and dream explanations with prepayable volume priced at $2.00. Also notes horse sales and agent recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymory
Bishop
Brown
Johnstone
Baldwins
Herman
Young tenor admitted to hearing at New York theater
A young tenor, admitted to a hearing at a premier New York theater, sang until the manager stopped him after the third or fourth note. The manager then asked for his address and warned he would keep him in mind for emergencies, joking about a fire alarm aria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marriage Licenses Issued In Eulwardaville Area
Weekly list shows Edward Kramer and Corenelia Schierbaum among multiple couples granted licenses in Eulwardaville Saline East Alten Fosterburg Maddison Edwardsville Glen Carbon Cape Girardeau Nameoki Pivala Hamel Granite City Madison Venice Cullinsville and related towns. Names appear with partial spellings and several illegible fragments.
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Edward Kramer
Ealwardaville
Corenelia Schierbaum
Saline
William Kanter
East Alten
Minnie Sebaste Fosterburg
Philip Waltz
Maddison
Edith Ramp
le Kaa
Chas
L Henry
Edwardsville
Carrie M Liebbe
Glen Carbon
Anns Baum
Mathew Fennesy
St. Louis
Anna Esselbach
Edward Hulett
Hamel
Mary Bardelmeierz
James Green
Granite City
Stella
Walaton
Henrys C Smith
Madison
Mary E Reynolds
Venice
Velasco Texas Promoting Trade for Fruit and Farm Lands
A promotional notice extols Velasco Texas as ideal for fruit growing farming and hunting fishing with the best and cheapest lands for cotton canes corn rice and vegetables. It claims two to three crops of vegetables yearly and earlier seasons than California, plus Velasco as a free port of entry where ships may dock without taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velasco
Texas
California
Commercial Club
Valesco
Boots and Shoes at A. Klein in Troy Ill
Go to A Klein in Troy Illinois for boots and shoes with best goods at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Klein
Troy, Ill
What A Shame. Insurance Agent and The Unfortunate Joke
A humor piece critiques unhappy marriages and accidental meets with a snappy insurance joke. An agent mocks a man for marrying a wife with a temper. The Unfortunate reveals they met by accident, prompting the agent to quip about an accident policy. The dialogue continues with a quip about a man named Tones and his spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Uncalled Letters in Troy Post Office October 1895
A list of remaining uncalled for mail at the Troy Post Office Madison County Illinois dated October 1 1895 includes names such as Hostler Ben Huff Ford W Meyer O’Brien Mr Perry Mrs M N Smart Sam Vells Avis Peatmanter and others. A note mentions ripe blackberries famous for this season with Joseph Newe presenting a sample from his garden. The Stewardson Clipper reports Sigel township correspondent notes 5000 bushels of winter apples blown down and spoiled by a recent brisk breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Madison County
Ilinois
Hostler
Ben
Huff
Ford W Meyer
P. . O’brien
Mr. Perry
M.N. Smart
Avis
Peatmanter
Joseph Newe
Mascoutah Herald
Stringtown
the Stewardson Clipper
Sigel Township
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J. H. Stienhans
EK Vai
Ry la
Undertaker
A. E. Meyer
New State Bank
Collinsville, IN
Palace Cash
Dry Goods Department
the Palace
Gome
Formosa
Frank Keester
St. Jacob
W. J. Williams
Pocahontas
Henry Keck
Samuel Thambers
Geo. Kiesel’s
Salt Lake
Johm Pill
Clara
Caroline Menn
David Wessler
Abram Allen
New Douglas
Tiuet
Jacob Feller
Margaret Trout
Koepfl
Joseph Wrynner
Geo Schneider
Seeger Wares
Sete
Seenen Sass
Woodlawn Cemetery Association
Harry Lister
Wood Lawn Cemetery
Lottie M Coleman
Elen Coleman
Alton Proper
Agatha F H Gibson
Rebecca Dean
W d
Able P Drake
John Spaulding
Worden
Robi Curdie
Jas H Maupin, Jr
Elizabeth Barber
Mapie Heights
Alton
Ewes
Delalien
Eva J Enoa
Ahas A Schluter
Bik
Gustave Druckhahn
Wm H Brighton
U E Reeder
Wade Jackson
Barbara Miller
Edwin Morefield
Wid
Charles T Dunn
Edward U Dunn
Ged
Andy
Nets
Peter Jensen
Mary Bormann
Foster & Owen
New Douglass
Newton A Hines
C Parker
Godfrey and Gillham
Ema Seele
Frank Maletz
C Hadley
Josh Wrigley
Hadley
Eugene
Barbara
Helena Blake
Jennie Spitty
David Ryan
Etson
Caleb Davis
Ann Davis
Edgar
Philip Braien
Wil
Sevin
Charles Buck Ami Wue
Gottlieb Klemm Toca
J Starkny
Bethalto
Montgomery
Fritz W Willer
Ded
Suried
Market Report
Montgomery Station
Seele Miles
Star Stable
New York Journal
Eulwardaville
THE
KEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Onazon
Mass
Boetow, Mans, Ganacort Irz
St. Lom
DAL Ebm
Gebauer
Winger's Steel Uit
Stee
Kanwood Terrace
Chicago
Pach
Palace Store
Suwanee Springs
Suwanee
Florida
Cael
Pepe Guwanes
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