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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1905
Page
2
A Richmond Virginia ordinance bans showing artificial legs and shopkeepers question how to proceed with real articles. The item jokes about a "continuous bath" as a supposed cure for insanity, noting the editor’s harsh remark about submersion cures.
Washington notes report Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore will become Secretary of the Navy succeeding Paul Morton who resigns July 1. The reformer and Roosevelt ally is described as energetic and likely to push reforms, with expectations of spicy congressional reports and renewed activity in the Navy Department.
Governor Deneen proclaims Wednesday June 14 Flag Day to commemorate the adoption of the national emblem. Citizens are urged to float the stars and stripes from every business place and residence on that day.
The article notes residents in Troy and nearby areas split over whether the proposed electric line should run on or near private property. It highlights opposing views with a nod to the old saying Them that has, gets, implying outcomes favor those already endowed with power.
Gov Deneen signs Senate Bill No 35 amending the law to allow public improvements without consent of a majority of street property owners. The amended act permits improvements by special assessment or taxation of contiguous property or by general taxation or both.
The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission grants a public hearing to shipper representatives seeking lower distance tariffs. They allege Chicago faces higher tariffs, favoring jobbing centers in Ohio Indiana and Michigan, with Illinois rates about 45 percent above others in the Central Freight Association region.
The piece contrasts big city hype of a $12,000 pergola with small town pride in Bill Jones building a fine new barn. While newspapers mock a country project, the barn stands as a tangible asset for Bill and the community, revealing class bias in coverage.
After years of effort agitation a Pittsburg Lake Erie canal may become real a company is formed funds secured and surveys done the plan calls for a twelve foot waterway from Beaver Falls on the Monongahela to an Ohio harbor completing Erie improvements would connect Pittsburgh to tidewater and allow ocean vessel traffic via the Monongahela Ohio and lake system
Dying of consumption is likened to a long torture from onset to end. William Myers of Cearfoss Maryland credits Dr King’s New Discovery for his cure after failed medicines. Mrs Sarah Jackson of Dearborn County Indiana wills funeral to be carried out by women. Claire Fitzsimmons earns temple degrees of masonry as his male ancestors do the same in Hillsdale Michigan.
An old advertisement warns of a dreaded abdominal pain hinting at appendicitis and touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure for bowel and stomach issues. It also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic and markets wedding invitations and cheap printing services from S Kingston and Tar Gate office.
From The Weekly Bulletin June 10 1875 the Presbyterian Sunday school picnic at Poseys pond was postponed due to rain and rescheduled for the 12th. Army worm damage in Blackjack prompts farmers to replant most crops. Mrs Munns pupils prep a cantata The Flower Queen at the Presbyterian church. Edward Bigelow principal of the public school ill none held in the advanced grade. Troy and nearby towns donate 52825 to grasshopper sufferers Jewell county Kansas with Troy contributing 4360. First trains cross the new Eads bridge in St Louis passengers boarded at Eleventh and Poplar streets and the union depot at Twelfth and Pop ang
The past week brought favorable growing conditions with warm days and above normal mean temperatures though cool nights slowed some growth. Central and northern areas saw heavy rainfall on May 29 with hail damaging fruit, while southern districts had lighter rainfall. Most crops show good stands. harvests soon underway for wheat in the south, and strawberries, berries, cherries, apples, and grapes show varying yields.
The W C T U meets with Mrs. Wild next Saturday at 2 pm. Epworth League to elect officers next Tuesday evening. German Evangelical Sunday school picnic moved to Monday at Rieder's park. The 7th International Epworth League Convention will be July 5 to 9 in Denver. The Chicago and Alton line offers a $21 round trip from St Louis to Denver via Kansas City with a special train and sleeping car reservations. see Geo R Hedge in New Athena Illinois for tickets and rates.
A user testifies that Electric Bitters cured a severe kidney disease in Chero kee Indiana. He suffered extreme backache headache and low mood, could not sit without a cushion. The tonic restored health and is recommended for weak kidneys liver or stomach with a 50 cent guarantee by A. Kingaton druggist.
A fragmentary poem notes a wedding journey across a mountain tea landscape with rosy cheeks and delightful air, hinting at a celebration and scenic voyage. The text mentions a bride and wedding mood amid nature, in a lyrical, period tone.
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