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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
3
Springfield report outlines need for statewide compulsory primary law to curb chaotic conventions and ensure fair elections. Urges civil service reform, improved roads, agricultural advances, arbritration, sanitary district reform, new Chicago charter, and debt limits while stressing economy and accountability.
Illinois lawmakers selected Senate and House officers including Leon A. Townsend as President pro tem and James H. Paddock as Secretary. Other posts filled: Ewart Osgood, Charles Durfee, J. G. Real, G. W. Greenfield, Lucy M. Long, A. W. Goodspeed, and numerous clerks and doorkeepers. Mrs. C. S. Deneen named mistress of governor’s mansion. A farmer, William Rapson, killed his son and daughter in law then shot himself after lamenting being ousted in old age.
In Medora Charles O Peebles and Miss Marie Stover wed at midnight in a buggy, after a Green County license mix up. ceremony moved to the county line and back. Also reported: murder by strangulation of Mrs Otis Botts in Peoria with a knot tied hair ribbon as evidence. husband missing. Poisonings in Mount Vernon from head cheese cause illness but all recover. New coal company formed at Shelbyville to prospect near Westervelt with immediate shaft plans.
A finicky hotel guest in Kansas City quarreled over a dessert named ice cream pudding. The waiter explained no ice cream is used, only the name, prompting laughter. The episode mellowed her menu critiques and sparked a quip about differing opinions and thinking.
Special from Champion Michigan Mrs A Weilatt wife of a photographer narrates her five year struggle with sleepless nights cold feet leg cramps and nervousness After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports complete relief sleeping normally waking fewer times and feeling healthier than in years The advertisement claims women suffer from diseased kidneys and Dodd's Kidney Pills cure them.
A fragment notes a suggestion that Job’s attendance would have broken if another family member had boils to complain to him about them, attributed to N. Y. Jess.
The advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment as the most successful remedy for skin and scalp troubles including hair loss, promising immediate relief after a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and possibly Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and notes its suitability for infants and children. It cites a St Louis physician and quotes a N Y Herald remark, plus Wakefields Cough Syrup praised for children and common illnesses.
An ad cites Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. Li W Grove signs each box. Also mentions Piso a Cure for Consumption with testimonials from N Y Times and N J Ocean Grove, noting skepticism about margins.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a blue lobster discovered recently, prompting speculation and curiosity about unusual sea life. The fragment mentions color, location, and a cautious remark questioning the rarity of such find.
Winter tourist tickets are advertised at low rates via the Louisville and Nashville Railway. The offer covers travel from St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati to winter resorts in the South Southeast and Cuba. Illustrated booklets on Florida Cuba or New Orleans, time tables and rates available from O L Stone General Pass Agent Louisville Ky. Laugh at another man's jokes and he will laugh with you spring one of your own and you laugh alone.
A druggist promises a refund if Pazo fails to cure piles in 6 to 14 days. The ad claims relief from itching bleeding or protruding piles and offers a money back guarantee. The referenced product name is Pazo OntMEnt with a stated price of 60.
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