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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
4
A local advertises muslin underwear at reduced sale prices across multiple quality grades from 19c to $3.50. It emphasizes these items as necessities and offers lower prices than the cost to make them. The catalog shows various price points including 19c, 24c, 39c, 75c, 98c, 77c, 98c, $1.15, $1.45, and $3.50 with repeated quality tiers.
Brief bits cover Kuntzmann’s ice cream and cakes for parties, new fence at Mrs F A Dawson’s, help wanted for house work, optical exams at Baird House, dove season opening August 1, and local business shifts. Vetter Bros. dissolves after Edward T. Vetter sells stake. Deimling meat market moves. washer spindles boosted by new treatment. typhoid case at Julius Peter home. forging case in St Louis court. licensed embalmer certificate awarded. Fred Riebold buys restaurant. kite fever epidemic noted among children. and a 100-subscribe Troy Telephone Exchange directory issued.
A town note highlights a growing kite culture with many kites in the air and Emil Droll running a nascent “kite factory” drawing steady local patronage and dollars. Also mentioned is a touching baby saving from death, medical cures via Dr. King’s New Discovery, fair announcements for Highland Madison County with prizes, a mother in law advice line promoting Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, and a drugstore advert offering trial bottles.
The undersigned will sell at public auction two miles west of Edwardaville at ten o clock Saturday August 12 1905. Items include 14 work mules 7 young mules 3 Ariel colts a saddle horse a driving horse 30 head cattle several milk cows young bulls 50 head shoats 15 broad sows pigs 2 Berkshire boars framing implements complete threshing outfit Buffalo Pitts engine about 5000 bushels corn in crib and 150 acres growing corn Terms ten dollars and under cash over that sum credit of 12 months with approved personal security No property to be moved until terms are complied with. W H Baum Posey place northwest of Troy. Also on Thursday August 17 10 o clock a m a sale of personal property livestock farm implements utensils and household goods credit of 12 months on all sums of $5. Henry Kever.
Helvetia mutual town home insurance firm organized May 1903 offers fire lightning risk cover with five year renewals for a $2.00 renewal fee. Directors include Geo Roth, Louis Metz, John Thurnau, L A Spies, M W Powell, and others across Highland area. Apply to listed directors for details.
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