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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1913
Page
2
Classified item lists a for sale notice Svertord for a boy aged four to six years with a phone contact. Also rent notices for two three room cottages and an election notice for Troy city primary on March 11 1913 with offices to obtain nomination papers February 12 to 27. Includes legal notices and ad line Try a Call Want Ad results almost certain for anything.
City council meeting in Troy Illinois on February 3 1913 chaired by Clerk W J Vetter with aldermen Allen Geffen Beutel present. Minutes of prior meetings approved and January treasurer’s report shows cash on hand 2060 66 dollars with receipts from show license and electric lights totaling 13360 dollars.
The council reviewed the treasurer’s report showing a total expenditure of 694.14 with 1676.52 on hand. The Finance committee endorsed paying claims. a primary election for city officers was set for March 11, 1913, with appointed judges and clerks listed for each ward.
WEWS notes personal items from LT JACOB to Abel Rogier with visits, business trips, injuries, and social events. Highlights include Oscar Neumann’s Highland visit, a St Louis trip by Frank Pike, a fractured leg for Wm Kohne, a mill accident injuring Abel Rogier, and community gatherings at Turners hall and the German Evangelical church. The St Jacob Milk Producers postpone a meeting to February 15 to accommodate Edwardsville attendance.
Local residents share visits and illnesses across Highland and nearby towns. Notable items include Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Noll visiting Highland, Mrs. Deitz convalescing, Rev. Paul Buchmueller in St. Louis for days, and Mrs. Koehnemann visiting Collinsville. The Christian Endeavor elected officers, and an advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery.
An advertisement touts Dr King New Life Pills to stimulate the liver aid digestion remove impurities and improve skin. It urges immediate purchase at H R Huffendick's while noting a local hospital update and Troy area news.
Market list shows wheat per bushel and oats and clover hay per ton, with prices for Timothy hay and straw. Flour and meal prices per cwt, plus shipstuff and middlings. Live stock rates include cattle hog calves sheep spring lambs and poultry prices per pound or per hundredweight with ranges.
A Chicago company advertises a free 50 cent remedy claiming to cure bed wetting in all ages. The C. H. Rowan Drug Co. promises a harmless, prepaid package by mail and urges readers to write for the free medicine and share the news with neighbors.
Advertises prompt delivery of any St Louis daily or Sunday paper to the reader by Daniel Peterman, acting as the agent. Includes appeal to customers seeking reliable service and quick newspaper arrival.
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