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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
4
Debt collection notice from a dry goods seller urging payment on clothing cloaks and notions. Reader reminded to settle balances promptly. No dates or names provided beyond the shop context. The item reads like a local shop ad or public notice asking customers to clear accounts.
Boiled down notes announce shoe sale at Edw H Klein’s, marriage license for George H Marandon and Mary Corone, public sale of Ernest F Brumworth residence, two week car rier vacation for Wilbur Gerstenecker, illness of Leona Bernardin in Livingston, farm sale by John Feldmeier to Fred Feldmeier, arrival of a baby girl to Wick family, firearm ads by Jd N Maya, fire at St Joseph’s hospital damage and candle cause suspected, Vandalia Line trains delayed by cold, Bennet Craft & Kauffman Milling Co fire with loss of flour, piano contest outcomes for local carriers and churches, Troy and Edwardsville entries in contest.
The tenth year English class has completed Hamlet and begins The Idylls of the King and other poems by Tennyson. Mrs Mamie E Bryant is confined to home with illness, as Mias Maude Hamilton fills in. Prof Black announced the public school is not a post office, prompting discont in some correspondence. Planning includes algebra, plane geometry, and a growing book-keeping business feel. Pupils thank supporters for piano contest help and ninth and tenth graders prep for a literary contest near March 17 to select Madison County Amateur Athletic Association contestants. Professor Oliver Clark of East St Louis, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, visited Saturday. noted for extensive study and performance credentials.
A Christmas church service was interrupted when a gallery attendee leaned out and fell over the railing. Her dress snagged on a chandelier, leaving her suspended midair while the minister warned the congregation that turning around could blind them. A curious man ignored the warning and joked he would risk one eye.
An assortment of classified notices listing items and opportunities. Electric belt dressings claim power boosts and slip prevention. a three room dwelling in Maryville near car line offers $350 sale with $68 monthly rent. contact 108 Vandalia St, Edwardville. Also public notices on political conventions and local township events appear.
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