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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1878
Page
8
The Troy Herald outlines rates and policies for advertising including liberal deductions, regular paper placement, extra charges for certain positions, and cash in advance terms. No publication certificate will be issued until payment is received, with warnings about non-observance leading to legal trouble.
Flour and meal offered for sale or exchange with notice when not running. F. Wine & Son. Milk delivered after November 1 1877 at 30 cents per gallon. Election to choose eleven directors for the coming year at Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank Troy Mo on May 12 1874 at 2 PM, W. Pearson, Cashier.
The assignee of C. W. Parker & Co offers for sale a full stock of dry goods including goose, clothing, boots, and shoes at cost. The stock is in excellent condition. Debtors must pay promptly to avoid forced collections. Also an ad for FORD's FERVIGR malaria remedy cites its efficacy and East Indian Cinchona origin with J C Richardson, St Louis supplier.
An editorial style notice warns that many Americans die from dyspepsia and liver disorders, urging readers to discard prejudice and try Green's August Flower. It claims speedy relief and mentions free samples and a 10 cent trial bottle, with distribution by druggists and Woolfolk & Co. in Troy, U. S.
A garbled ad lists printing options from posters to invitations and notes two men not candidates for Bay City city marshal, one a laddoo and the other a wooden Indian, reflecting local political chatter.
A New York Herald interview captures Missouri senators and others reacting to the Electoral bill and Blair proposal. Voices span Critenden to Colby, Hatcher, Morean, Pontarm, and Clare praising restraint, urging judiciary action, or opposing renewed controversy while stressing peace, stability, and Hayes’ incumbency.
In Washington, prominent Democrats say a House resolution will direct the Judiciary Committee to investigate alleged Florida frauds. The measure would authorize subpoenas for persons and papers, including statements by Molin and Dennis and other proofs, aiming to uncover all facts without hindering President Hayes.
The programme for the State Editorial Association convention at Wey Springford May 21 99 details mornings and afternoons sessions at the Opera House including addresses by Col J E Hutton and J B McCullough with a ball and banquet at night. Also reports of committees and installation of officers plus passes for editors and wives. Jacob Coonce an elderly St Clair county resident dies at 75 after Mexican War service and friendships with Kit Carson noted.
The great International Exhibition of 1878 in Paris opens amid cheers of Vive la Republique. Dignitaries present include the princes of Walre Don Francois and other royal figures. French leaders praise foreign support and declare the expo a symbol of republican vitality and modernization. The American department makes a strong showing.
In the house on the 20th the speaker defended the committee on appropriation against Republican critics who accused them of opposing economy. Mosers Garfiell and Hale rebutted the charge. A financial statement covers nine months of the fiscal year ended March 31, 1878, showing exports 583,031,180 and imports 329,601,620, with a total excess of exports over imports 205,546,744 including bullion exports of 23,036,002.
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