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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
7
A fragment indicates a law firm with offices in the New Palace Building room 4 and a telephone listing Bell Main 284 BR Edwardsville. It also mentions one member of the firm at Squire Eckert's office in Troy on Saturdays, listing weekly availability.
The Country Teachers Association of Illinois closed its three day session at Illinois Normal University in Normal with a record turnout and 724 new members. Notable speakers included Dr L H Bailey Miss Mabel Carney and Prof Fred L Charles as officers were elected and resolutions urged state federation of rural forces and enhanced training for country teachers. The event stressed cooperation among Grange Farmers Institute churches and schools and called for more funding for normal schools and agriculture college extension.
The article notes about 230000 Jews in the United Kingdom, mainly in London and big English cities, with Scotland Ireland having few. It highlights Jewish merchants, a well organized charitable effort raising nearly 1000000 dollars annually for religious and benevolent works conducted by the Jewish community.
A medical warning notes a defined disease called the postage stamp tongue from germs on stamps. It links throat, skin, and lung problems to licking envelopes and recommends moistened stamps with a sponge or damp rag to avoid illness and cites hospital doctors.
The article discusses Blackstone's Commentaries noting early editions and notes on protection of content. It mentions the British Museum holding most editions except the third and references a ninth edition in progress at Blackstone’s death. It praises studying the Commentaries in original form as advocated by Professor Dicey and American lawyers.
Court notices list property transfers in Edwardsville Worden Collinsville and Alton with prices from 1 to 4500 dollars and marriages or licenses for residents of Belleville St Louis Granite City and other towns alongside names ages and locales in a dense legal notices section.
From the Girls for Wirehead and remarks on the crying defect of this age. The average girl learns only details of housekeeping and aims to hire a servant. Domestic servants earn wages often higher than mechanics, yet lack training. Women should be trained to become better wives and mothers, Lipincott's Magazine.
D. T. Moe of Phoenix, at Hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, predicts Arizona will be known as a fruit state. He says grapefruit and alligator pears will soon be linked to the state name as Roosevelt Dam boosts arid ranch land that was once nearly worthless.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as earth’s greatest healer for injuries from wrecks and accidents. It claims rapid cures for burns sores eczema and other ailments and promotes availability at Kingston’s in St. Louis papers via agent Dan jal Peterman.
Schedule details show outbound and return trains from St Louis to Collinsville Edwardsville Maryville and Caseyville with first trains at 6:04 am and hourly intervals through late evening. Southbound from Collinsville runs from 5:35 pm with 95 minute gaps to 10:35 pm. Operators F H Thomas and F Hewitt sign the notice in The Call classifieds urging local readers to use the ad.
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