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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1903

Page

6

Two Applications for Dram Shop Licence Among Important Business

Regular meeting of City Council in Troy Indiana December 7 1903 discusses granting licenses for dram shops and erection of hitching racks. Peterman Taylor and Worsman vote aye with Cramer opposed. Bonds read and accepted. various reports and bids reviewed. finance committee recommends paying all bills except one excessive claim. council adjourns to December 23.

Troy, Inn Miller Dawson Cramer Hale Horsley Peterman Taylor Worsman Chas. Schultze Highland Brewing Company Wm. Schultze James Tarro Highland Brewing Co’s West Clay Street Ayes Horsely Electrician Light Committee Herman Roeben Troy Center Street J.N. Jarvis C. P. Edwards Mr. Edwards Finance A. R. Horsley James Worsman James Taylor PL Mincurr Rk. L. Dawson

Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad and Pain Balm Remedy

An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness and related ailments as gentle yet thorough with a 25 cent price. It promotes Chamberlains Pain Balm as an effective liniment for back and chest pains and lists S Kingston as the seller.

Dr. King Kingston Chamberlain S. Kingston

Bashful suitor’s tablecloth escape ends in flight

A Missouri youth visiting his girlfriend over night caused a comic scene at the family table. Nervous and disheveled he forgot his shirt and stuffed it into his trousers. A tipped fork, coffee spill, and a live tablecloth ending with a crash sent him fleeing as the girl seeks a less bashful lover.

Missouri

Prospective Purchase in a Village Bake Day Scene

On bake day in a quiet village a barefoot girl in calico visits the store. She hands a blue teacup to the proprietor and asks for molasses worth and a large white egg. She promises to return for ginger and notes the black hen back home.

Emmy Smif Harper’s Magazine

The Unfortunate Hunter Poem

A poem by Brooklyn Wagle describes a hunter marching through woods with dog and gun. He pursues grouse quail and rabbits, but ends with an empty bag and vows to quit the lone forest. The piece reflects on effort, emptiness, and returning home with powder spent.

Ne’er Lonesome Forest

Latest fashion notes on petit waists and young girl wear

Fashion notes describe peau de soie bodices with lace collars and front belts, small girls wearing short full skirts, trimmed waists with hem or feather stitching, and jackets with capes. Also mentions wool frocks as simple wash alternatives and outfits for matching coats and skirts. Includes an ad for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a shoe sale at Klein's.

Time Card Details for Vandalia and Indianapolis Trains

In effect Nov 29 1908 No 39 35 9B 8 33 64 WEATWARD Vandalia Accommodation Indianapolis Accom Local Freight RABTWARD Indianapolis Mail Vandalia Accommodation Local Freight 73288 3 54 p 4 10 p 8 20 8 6 35 p 8 45 4 Daily Daily except Sunday For complete Time Card giving all trains and stations and for information concerning rates through cars etc address G L Elliott Agent Troy Sin or J M Chesbrougiti Asst GP A St Louis Mo

Weatward Vandalia Indianapolis Rabtward Indianapolis Mail Cara G. L. Elliott Troy, Sin J. M.chesbrougiti Ase T. G P.A St. Louis

New Scale Of Prices In A Rural Oklahoma Paper

An Oklahoma editor proposes a satirical price table for social labels such as calling a lazy man a successful citizen and praising a mourned citizen. The piece, quoted by the Chicago Tribune detective anecdote, expands into a humorous exchange about a buggy sighting and a woman in a turquoise blue outfit.

Oklahoma Chicago Tribune Strauss Bros Chicago

Also Mentioned on This Page

Journal OF Council G. A. Purviance Elmer Sapp John McIntosh Globe Oil Co Cee Eee R. L. Dawson Con, Coal Co Hedy Mack Peterman Martin Keck J. C. Gebauer E. S. Donoho A. Meyer P. Edwards B. Hamilton J.B. Darvis Portiann Cardus Wlh Portland Economic League Cardui Gardui S.C A Adele Phact, Phan and Phancy Steen Miles Pup Steen Brooklyn Wagle Klein’s Vandalia Line Jarvis Township James N. Jarvis Bollman Mercantile Co Oliver Billersmith Government Sargent Corporations E Oliver Typewriter Company Century Building North Ninth Street ST. Louis. MO Tool Fond E L. Rosenkranz Rosh Sweet NEW Popular Store Jack of Droll’s Hardware Store Kinloch Geo, Liebler Optical Department Krause Jewelry J. E. Marley
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