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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1904
Page
2
A column from Saturday April 16 1904 riffs on politics and culture. It jokes about municipal elections and paternal duties while noting a seedless apple invention and onions sown with seed money. It quotes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and laments party attitudes as Hearst highlights labor and agriculture price parity.
Washington correspondent reports a busy week in Congress with clashes between speakers and partisans. De Armond calls for a post office fraud probe while Grosvenor defends self-investigation. Clerks resist a seven hour day, mock it, and officials back the eight or nine hour fix. Egg rolling on the White House lawn and Countess Cassini’s charity fair highlight a lively DC week.
From The Weekly Bulletin April 17 1879 births include a son to Mr and Mrs Henry Taake. George Lawson adds a story to his Main street residence. Saloonkeepers fined for liquor sales on election day. school treasury up 75. Winds caused minor damage. Collinsville property damage with injuries. Dr Millen Sabin dies at 78, father of Dr F A Sabin, came from Aurora in 1869. M F Wells dies suddenly at 41, recently elected Village Board president. David L Anderson 50 shoots himself amid domestic troubles.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Herbine as a daily tonic for robust health and disease prevention. It claims cures for constipation bile disorders dyspepsia fever skin liver and kidney complaints and promotes clear complexion. A testimonial from Mrs. D W Smith of Whitney Texas dated April 3 1902 endorses its efficacy. Available at 50 cents a bottle from S Kingston's.
M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana advised his ailing wife to try Dr King s New Life Pills after physicians failed to help her stomach and liver trouble The remedy brought immediate relief and she was eventually cured The notice also promotes low priced wallpaper at J H Stienhans Housefurnisher and mentions The Call printing department and subscription.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a timetable note for Indianapolis freight and local service. Mentions arrival at 12:80 a.m. and a city area, but key details are garbled.
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