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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1904
Page
2
A 1904 notice urges readers to subscribe to THE CALL and jokes about delaying sarcasm toward neighbors. It promotes electric lines to St Louis for the World's Fair, mocks trolley lines, and warns about public opinion being hard to fool on such topics. The piece closes with a Selah.
Mrs Edward Travers, a pretty nineteen year old bride from Chicago, is in jail on a shoplifting charge. Her lawyer argues she acted under her husband's orders, as a dutiful wife would. The note contrasts this with the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and a past claim of rapid electric transit to the fairs. The piece also mentions local media changes in New Douglas as The New World begins eight pages under editor and publisher H M Epps, with supervisor John Camp. The item ends with best wishes for success.
John Oliver recounts a dramatic recovery after illness described as near death. He quotes physicians giving up, then credits three weeks of Electric Bitters with a remarkable improvement, claiming the grave was robbed of another victim. Kingston drugstore advertises the remedy at 50 cents.
Advertises remaining wall paper remnants offered at two cents per roll. Seller J Hastienhans invites buyers to inspect and purchase at low prices, listing address or location as implied by the local newspaper notice.
Washington Letter reports a brief session as both parties push toward adjournment next week. It notes Oklahoma and Arizona statehood bills pending in the House, opposition in the Senate, debates over Capitol extension, a seven hour day clerks bill, and Brigham Roberts and Reed Smoot investigations. It also covers social remarks about President Smith, Catholic University funds, and the death of author Sara Jane Lippincott.
Lyon and Healy, Chicago's leading music house, has purchased the western Weber piano firm. Hundreds of fine pianos from Weber salesrooms on Wabash avenue will be sold by Lyon and Healy. Pianos priced to suit almost any family with instruments as low as 125 dollars for new and 100 dollars for secondhand. Write for the bargain list from Lyon and Healy, 2 Adams street, Chicago.
An early 1900s health ad claims Herbine daily morning dose guards against disease and aids digestion. It advertises curing constipation biliousness dyspepsia fever and liver kidney issues while purifying the blood and improving complexion. A Texas user from Whitney testifies it treats constipation and liver trouble and endorses the product. Fifty cents a bottle at S Kingston's.
Winchester Indiana resident M M Austin helps his wife with a stomach and liver ailment after doctors fail. Dr Kings New Life Pills provide immediate relief and cure. Also notes on Rocky Mountain Tea for a maiden lady and local ads for wallpaper and housefurnisher goods.
Twenty five years ago this week in Troy reports visitors and locals arriving including Rev Robert Stewart’s 81st birthday reception at the Presbyterian church basement. Wm G Peterman returned from Poplar Bluff Missouri and William Purviance of Missouri visited relatives. Blitzen the lightning rod man toured town promoting rods. Richard P Shackelford of Jerseyville deputy grand dictator spoke about organizing a Knights of Honor lodge. B S Pike of Jasper County stopped en route home from Arkansas with a governor's requisition to arrest two men sent to the penitentiary.
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