24 Feb 1906
Page 4
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1906
Page
4
Dr F H Linder announces a dental office on Market Street in the Rieder Building opposite the post office. Permanently located in Troy with office hours from 8 30 to 12 and 1 30 to 5. Phones Office 54 Residence 84.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Adam Mersinger last Sunday. James T Purviance fell ill yesterday and is homebound. The Washington birthday observance closed the post office 1 to 4 pm. The Business Men's Association meets Monday to vote on locating a manufacturing enterprise. John Ruff was injured at Donk mine when a falling bar struck his leg. he walked home but remains at home with no serious outcome expected. Collector C F Stienhans wears a broad smile as taxes come in. The Post-Dispatch daily and Sunday delivery is by Dan Peterman. Your phone remains an authorized reporter for items.
The article notes a train derailment near Madison county as No 7 passed through on Monday evening after striking a stray riderless horse up the line. It also mentions C F declaring three of a kind in poker and details about Montgomery returning to manage the Mont store station March 1.
A Cincinnati Enquirer cartoon caption shows the Baker asking what the old man is doing as the Butcher nails a horseshoe over the door for luck. The Baker dismisses the luck hoping to avoid suggestive vibes for his business.
Brazil’s woods are praised for variety and accessibility but export volumes are small due to limited enterprise, high freights and wages. An American firm plans a $5,000,000 project to exploit top regions using modern milling and transport with a new road linking woods to nearby mills.
A clergyman recounts that his church held a revival but only lost six dissensions. He tells a brother that no new souls joined. instead, they freed themselves of six troublesome members, reflecting a souring but honest view of their small revival.
A reminiscence recalls Disraeli at a banquet where esteemed peers led the premier from the dining room. He then took a neighbor’s arm, pointed to the retreating dukes and marquesses, and dryly quipped that next week he would be making some of those.
Chauncey Mitchell Depew, junior representative from New York, occupies the most space in the congressional directory. Congressman Tim Sullivan has the shortest biography in the same volume.
Pittsburg Post relates Parson Potluck urging readiness to jump at Gabriel’s horn while Brother Yallerfowl frets about a visitor in a colorful rural scene.
Jim recalls that Reggie asked why Tom seemed a born diplomat. He replies that when Tom was asked to salute the prettiest girl at a mistletoe party he kissed everyone in the punch bowl, showing his suave, social tact.
In a New York Sun line, Knicker reports on an odd invention by Jones. Becker notes he fills a golf ball with gasoline to trace its path by the odor, a curious, slapstick concept of experimental tracking.
The Houston Post reports a woman seeking a divorce from her husband citing chronic snoring in his sleep. The piece frames the marital dispute around nightly disturbances and the couple’s attempt at reconciliation or separation.
A brief classified notice offers the finest city lots once used as a picnic ground for sale. It instructs interested buyers to call at the Bank for details and purchasing arrangements.
Alexander C Botkin died recently at the national capital. He was chairman of the commission charged with revising the nation’s criminal laws.
A brief quotation from the Cleveland Leader depicts a dialogue about a missing dollar left in a coat each night for a week, highlighting a small domestic dispute or humorous anecdote with no broader context.
Damp sand to clean velvet raises nap when crushed. The Rev J C Warren of Sharon Baptist Belair Ga proclaims Electric Bitters a God send curing lame back stiff joints and collapse. He states two bottles let him walk three miles in 50 minutes and feel capable of three more. Greatest remedy for weakness stomach liver and kidney complaints sold with guarantee at Kingston's drug store price 50c.
The Yellow Fever Germ is described as resembling malaria. A remedy marketed is Dr Kings New Life Pills claimed to cure all diseases due to malaria poison and constipation, priced 25 cents at Kingston's drug store.
Eye examinations free and glasses offered from one dollar up to the finest and newest. Branch office at Western Hotel Highland and St James Hotel Edwardsville with scheduled dates February 2 and February 26 for the events.
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