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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
2
A shopper asks to reserve a large display area in the store for a recurring season event. The note hints at repeating space allocation to showcase products during a busy period. Details on date, size, and terms remain unspecified.
Personal items describe visits by Miss Lavern May and others in St Louis, May gatherings, baptisms, and social events. Reports include piano and church activities, birthdays, a new lamp lighter appointment, Thanksgiving guests, and local business and travel notes. An infant’s death near Lebanon and upcoming theatre plans are noted alongside park building progress and local celebrations.
Brief notes cover holiday sales at Richard & Co and Mrs Adella Hampton, portrait samples by Amos ayes, and an apron bazaar at Central hotel by the Ladies Aid Society. Obituaries include Jean Charles aged nearly 94 of Highland, Peter Frey of St Jacob township aged 53, Civil War veteran Michael Sultzer 78, and 13 year old William Glen Sherman of Greenville. Also announced is a December 27 convention of the Southern Illinois Millers Association at Turners hall in Columbia with Prof Cyril Hopkins expected. J McMakin, formerly of Troy, reports joining Chicago Northwestern depot barber shop and invites friends to meet him there.
An old parrot once kept in a pub house on Saturday nights went missing. After a search, the bird was found in a field surrounded by crows plucking its feathers. The now nearly naked bird called for attention and urged calm as the crowd gathered. Panlef Peterman, age unknown, was noted in delivery records.
A reflective forecast notes time marching on through December and beyond, while politics swirl. It predicts Congress will meet without major action, public officials weary from campaigning, and a shift in Illinois politics as Republicans yield to Democrats amid a wave of change.
A historical Toledo area ad excerpt promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a stated oath by Frank J. Cheney and a promise of a hundred dollars for uncured catarrh. The copy cites testimonials, pills from Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin issues, and a notice about The Call newspaper’s affordable home delivery in Troy and Jarvis township.
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