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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1905
Page
8
A poem and local notices mourn the loss of Miss Margaret H. Barnett as readers recall her. The piece expresses belief she rests in a peaceful afterlife and promises reunion after a few years apart. The column also narrates social talk between Ormsby and Kent about Brentwood’s fate and future plans.
David Kent and Ormsby discuss the stalled stock deal with Mrs Hepzibah Brentwood. Elinor Brentwood is split by her mother's vote, while Kent warns against trapping Elinor in any debt. The plan centers on timing the strike as Bucks and corporations clash, with caution about moral lines and consequences.
In the transitional period after a new trust and corporation law takes effect, Western Pacific reorganizes with David Kent as general counsel while Governor Bucks pressures Judge MacFarlane and attorney Falkland. A tense late-night scene unfolds at Gaston’s club and hotel as scheming parties seek leverage, witnesses vanish, and continued continuances loom.
A well known musician with poor finances borrows twenty five dollars from a friend in a doorway on the street. He asks to repay later and terms it a Kathleen Mavourneen loan, humorously implying it may take years or forever. The line ends with Youth's Companion.
A fragment from a domestic scene shows a child named Tommi asking about the meaning of purchase. A parent responds with a simple example about a father giving ten dollars to buy a hat, prompting a punchy, regional retort from Anesa.
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