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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
4
A shipwrecked sailor on the Sandwich Islands charms a dusky princess who demands marriage and joint rule. He refuses, listing seven reasons, foremost that he already has a wife and six children in Biddleford Maine, a chain of strong, personal obligations.
A dated advertisement extols Smithsonian Trusses as scientific and anatomically correct, lightweight yet secure, holding at the internal ring to prevent strangulation. It claims benefits across positions, speedy improvement, and a patient guarantee with fitting and sale offered.
Personal items from St Jacob list Bert Sweeney and others spending the Fourth with local folks. Visitors include L A Spies from St Louis and Nannie Somm from St Louis. Picnics, anniversaries, and church events are noted along with Cubs defeating Highland Athletics 11 to 8 and a Maroons loss. Ice cream social planned July 18 at Frank Virzin’s home.
Local church groups announce meetings at M E church and Presbyterian and Lutheran services. Epworth League plans Tuesday evening session at 7 30 with Miss Margaret Lewis leading on the Jericho Road theme. Also notes infant baptism and English service expansion. Discounted Fly Chase advertised for stock care.
The Call runs brief items from Whiting’s Stulioscope to a newborn eight pound daughter for Mr and Mrs Wim. A rural carrier, Fred Edwards, is replaced by his wife for a week. I Hi Todd of East St. Louis joins the Grand Examiners board, while Wm C. Overbeck dies after nervous prostration. Bennie Debbs battles lockjaw from a rusty nail. W Woods named industrial agent for Vandalia Railroad. No bids for rock haul on the Blackjack road. re advertised for July 19. Mathias Koch injured by a hay stack pole and slowly recovers.
Notice from Jarvis Township Madison County Illinois Commissioners of Highways invites bids on July 19 1913 for hauling crushed stone to the road with loading from cars or piles and dumping at a site directed by the engineer. Proposals may be mailed to H C Dettmar Town Clerk Troy Illinois. Also notice of estate administration for Samuel Davis deceased with Charlotte Davis Administratrix calling creditors to attend probate court in Madison County Edwardsville on the September term and requesting immediate payment due.
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