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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
4
Brief notes from town column reveal upcoming street fair postcards at the Tui Cac office. Local items mention millinery at cost, a saloon re opening, and a large zinc reduction works planned near Collinsville with $1,000,000 investment and 600 jobs.
The Edwardsville Democrat notes melon growing along Sand Ridge has faded to a small venture. Fewer raisers remain as Southeast Missouri expands in recent years, offering early market melons on cheaper land, driving local competition down.
Eminence Kentucky editor Major Hamm recalls a fierce attack four years ago and credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing his piles in ten days with no trouble since. The salve is promoted as the quickest healer for burns, sores, cuts, and wounds, selling for 25 cents at Kingston's Drug Store.
A Salem township road near Salem Illinois showcases a state highway experiment. The 2200 foot stretch, with 8 inch macadam over 14 feet, proves smoother than earlier work and drew local attention. Costs are estimated at 2500 dollars per mile, with stone from Menard and ballast freight paid.
Patterns are shown every week in The Calls pattern department on the sixth page. Any pattern displayed will be supplied through The Cart for ten cents.
The New York Evening Post argues that manuscripts fail editors not by errors but by clogged prose. It recalls Boswell citing Johnson who praised a writer yet admitted omitting every other line to keep it concise.
The CALL's stationery department will offer a complete line of souvenir post cards due to huge demand. Several thousand have been ordered and will go on sale next week during the street fair. Designs feature popular comics imitation burnt leather real burnt leather and Troy souvenirs will be added to the collection.
Articles of Incorporation granted for East St. Louis Granite and Alton Suburban Railway Company. Capital stock $2500. Purpose to operate railroad between East St. Louis Alton and Edwardsville. Incorporators L C Haynes G Pierce T L Gregory F H Thomas and F E Allen. Racket store advertises watch and jewelry repair by a competent watchmaker.
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