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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
7
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An 1889 Chicago advertisement by the C. H. Rowan Drug Co promotes a claimed cure for bed wetting and urinary frequency. The piece offers a free 500-package remedy prepaid to readers of The Call, urging readers to write for the medicine and spread the word to neighbors and family.
Court house items show a $433.70 balance with distribution ordered and administrator to be discharged on proper receipts. Real estate transfers record numerous deeds: Rokicki to Goratland in Madison. Nims to Jones in Granite City. multiple parcels in Collinsville, Alton, Edwardsville, Wood River, Venice, and other townships with prices ranging from 150 to 14,400 dollars.
A cautionary piece explains that lightning rarely follows electric wires and that fuse boxes protect households by melting a lead wire to stop surges. It also dispels fears of electric devices exploding and notes fire statistics favor electricity as a fire source versus common fuels. The column ends with an advertisement for Kickapoo Worm Killer for children showing worm symptom signs and benefits.
Market report from Troy lists several commodity prices including Wheat per bushel Corn per bushel Oats per bushel Flour hard wheat per ow Flour soft wheat per ow White Middlings per cwt Shipstuff per owt Bran per owt Meal per bushel Clover Hay per ton Timothy per ton Straw per ton Cattle per cwt Hogs per owt Calves per owt Sheep per owt Spring Lambs per lb Turkeys per lb Geese per lb Ducks per lb Chickens spring per ??? Chickens per thousand Butter per weight unit.
A former Red Sox player recalls debut nerves on Labor Day 1907 and a long path from pitcher to outfielder. He describes stage fright easing after joining Houston and Little Rock, notes Finn’s coaching influence, and stresses studying veterans to improve. The piece blends reminiscence with a coaching nugget.
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