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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1904
Page
2
The Sorento Blade notes that community effort wards off hardship and praises unity in town building while urging greater harmony and purpose in Troy. The column quips on newsroom life and the value of shared action for progress.
A local ladies' society in a North Dakota town cleared about 3400 at a bazaar and plans to invest the funds in public improvements. The report hints such effort could spur a similar push in Troy to mobilize the male contingent.
A dispatch recalls a fatal rifle accident affecting a sister and mocks fools as a lasting class. It notes only two men in the U S manufacture hand organs and imagines their easy annihilation. Attorney General Hamlin says license transfers are illegal and widespread across city councils.
A Washington group organized a city garden association to cultivate vacant urban tracts inspired by Pingree and Philadelphia city farms. Bishop Fallows, commenting on Chicago’s strike, urged fair wages to sustain workers and condemned exploiting labor in markets.
An exchange imagines a side church door filling with men by habit if the preacher were prepared. The Sorento Blade questions its use in Troy, noting it would be effective only if the preacher himself held the goods.
The Charleston Courier laments excess critics in Charleston and elsewhere who pursue personal gain. It condemns men who lack public spirit, contrasting them with those who invest time money and support in legitimate enterprises for the town's benefit without personal profit.
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The State Board of Health prepares a revised edition of its consumer circula r on the cause and prevention of consumption. Demand for copies surges from Illinois and other states as officials urge open air treatment, school safeguards, and public distribution to curb the disease. The 1903 Illinois deaths total around 7,000 with 4,500 aged 20 to 50, about $36 million yearly in economic impact.
A local notice urges keeping Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for minor wounds and burns as a life saver, promoting speedy healing. It also advertises Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for cleansing impurities and printed envelopes from The Catt office, encouraging readers to subscribe to THE Catt.
From The Weekly Bulletin August 18 1874 Dr George H Dewey located in Troy and Dr John S Dewey touted as state senate candidate. Mary J Smart wife of Alsey S Smart dies aged 33 years 8 months 22 days after long illness. A new youth baseball team The Lightfoots formed for ages 12 to 16. John A Vance former Vandalia Line station agent visits from Effingham now in charge of freight office there. A race meet at John F Jarvis track featured one running and two trotting races drawing a large crowd.
A Iowa Homestead editorial notes how farms welcome returning college students and how rural students now access broader educational paths. It argues science over classics shapes modern careers, emphasizes equal access for women, and highlights costs, self support, and selective admissions as key factors for families deciding on higher education.
G L Caldwell of Checotah Ind Ter reports in a 1903 letter that after two years of liver and spleen enlargement doctors failed to help, a druggist recommended Herbine and he recovered fully. The advertisement notes Herbine cleanses bile, aids blood flow, and relieves biliousness, indigestion, headaches, and overindulgence symptoms with a post meal dose. 50g pack, S Kingston sells it.
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