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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1910

Page

8

List of Names in a Local Want Column

A raw compilation of individuals including Chris Bark John Cline Weenley Smith Fred Hampe James H. Smith Fred Boda Clem Talleur Jr George Anderson Henry L Schmidt Wa Bohm Charles Struckhoft Edward Hunsohe Adam Fath Jr Wm May James Giger Charles Keneoht Ignatius Riggin John Flath Henry J Faitz and others appears as a catalog of names from a want ad. The fragment suggests a classified listing, urging readers to check the want column for details.

Chris Bark John Cline Weenley Smith Fred Hampe James H. Smith Fred Boda Clem Talleur, Jr George Anderson Henry L. Schmidt Wa. Bohm Charles Struckhoft Edward Hunsohe Adam Fath, Jr Wm. F. May James Giger Charles Keneoht Ignatius Riggin John. Flath Henry J. Faitz

Brief News Notes From The City and County

Newsy notes cover local events and obituaries including Peter Marks of Howardsville dying at 67 and August Runwiseh of Nameoki Township dying at 83. The piece mentions a January 2 event at Rieder’s opera house, a 1911 car model float, and local business moves. It reflects a period voice with multiple brief items and names such as Troy, Edwardavine, and St. Louis imports.

Mound City Kingston Apalio Convert Company Rieder‘s Opera House Peter Marks Howardsville F. Runwiseh Nameoki Township Fern August Droll Dow Troy

Blaze destroys Mitchell hotel and Richard Dobbins building

A fire last Saturday afternoon completely destroyed the Quitin hotel and the Richard Dobbins building in Mitchell. Several people narrowly escaped with their lives as the blaze, believed caused by a defective flue, gutted principal structures. Mr Bliss, 69, eldest son of Rev A Bites, a former Troy M. E. pastor, died at Nokomis week ago.

Nokomis Dake Bliss Wad A Bites Troy M. E Mitchell Quitin Hotel Richard Dobbins Asloen

AVERT CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY AT TAYLOR HOME COSTUME FIRE

Mrs Arthur Taylor suffered severe burns when costume cotton trimmings on her Dante Clara outfit ignited from a candle on the Christmas tree at the Hess residence. Attendants fought the flames amid a panic. a physician treated her injuries but the outcome was not worse.

Arthur Taylor P Mra. Taylor Dante Clara Fred T. Hess

Woman Burned to Death in Collinsville Fire Accident

Mrs. Hadfield, 48, wife of James Hadfield, died hours after a gas can mistaken for oil exploded while she tended a fire at Mrs. Kirkwood's home in Collinsville. Neighbors and firemen saved the house but she succumbed to burns. she leaves nine husbands? and two sons.

James Hadfield Collinsville Robert Kirkwood Hadfield Kirkwood

What the Commercial Review Says of Gebauer and Schroeppel

The firm Gebauer and Schroeppel offers full funeral service leadership with a competent director handling all details. They provide complete paraphernalia from modest to costly caskets and undertaker supplies and employ modern embalming methods supervised by licensed embalmers.

of . Gebauer Schroeppél J. C. Gebauer John Bohroeppel R.campbell

Week of Prayer observances and church notices

The Week of Prayer will be observed at the M E church next week with evening services starting at 7:15. Ladies Aid Society meeting at Mrs G W C Gates home next Tuesday afternoon. Annual officers election urged for all members. Rev C W Sydman to deliver New Year sermon at Presbyterian church tomorrow morning with evening service. Sylvester Eve services at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church at 7:30 tonight and a New Year sermon tomorrow morning. Congregational meeting of church members scheduled for tomorrow at 2 oclock. German Evangelical church holds Sylvester Eve service tonight at 7 and a New Year sermon tomorrow at 10. Congregation meeting set for Sunday January 8 at 3 pm. M E church Sunday school board elected officers for the year: B F Cromer superintendent. George C Ritcher assistant. Miss Bess G Davy secretary. Miss Grace Davie assistant secretary. Wim H Wild treasurer. Miss May Strain organist. Prof A B Black assistant organist. Mrs Wm H Wild librarian. Mrs Charles Friesland assistant librarian.

M. E Ladies’ Aid Society M- E. Church G. W. C. Gates C. W. Sydman Presbyterian Church Bylvester St. Paul's ‘Evangelical Lutheran Church Sylvester German Evangelical Church George C. Ritcher Bess G. Davy Grace Davie Wim. H. Wild May. Strain A. B. Black Wm. H. Wild Charles Friesland

New Year's Eve in Paris Halts Hustle at the Halles

A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent describes New Year’s Eve around Paris’s Halles, the vast central markets feeding 3,000,000 people. The area becomes brilliant daylight brightness, crowded with trains, vendors, merrymakers, itinerant bands, and makeshift booths as foreign visitors seek the famed spectacle.

Christendom Pittsburg Dispatch Halies Paris Halles Victor Hugo Bia Zota Paria Globe Lfe

Troy Markets Friday Prices Listed by Corn and Wheat

Corrected every Friday the Troy markets list prices for farm goods including wheat per bushel and per ton for clover hay straw timothy flour bran white middlings shipstuff meal and various livestock items such as cattle hogs spring lambs calves and chickens with per unit rates. The record preserves the era’s pricing terms and units, reflecting a historic farm price sheet style.

Mars Market Amusements Draw Crowds in Jazzy Ferret Scene

A lively Mars market scene blends street sounds and visitors as wagons roll by and drivers alert shoppers to wheel hazards. Young men and boys march past with horns blaring while crowds laugh and cheer, creating a noisy festive atmosphere in a bustling fair.

Mars

Saved from Awful Death by King’s New Discovery

Fayetteville reader recounts a family crisis avoided when Dr King’s New Discovery cured a sister’s consumption. Describes rapid recovery and lasting relief from coughs, colds, grippe, asthma and bronchial troubles. 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free, guaranteed by H. Kingston.

Tela Add. McDonald Fayetteville N. C RE. D Kingston

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