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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1906
Page
3
A promotional note extols glycerine in Dr Pierce’s Medicines for aiding digestion and fortifying the body. It touts the product’s effects on lingering coughs bronchial and throat troubles, notes limited effectiveness in acute cases, and invites readers to request a free booklet and private medical advisement from Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo New York.
A head man at a factory tries to show a drayman how to use brains with muscles. He yanks a heavy case with a hook and crashes into the gutter. The drayman notes the handle came off, joking that his brain warned him not to rely on brute force.
A teacher asks what 2 plus 2 equals and a curly headed girl declares with lisp “A kitch” in response, reflecting a humorous mispronunciation captured by the Chicago Tribune. The snippet showcases a classroom moment highlighting student misinterpretation and the light touch of daily schooling.
Avard Oklahoma store owner A C Barnett writes that his son suffered a severe scalp eczema. After two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and daily Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the eczema faded, hair returned, and no recurrence noted. He recommends the Cuticura line for eczema. March 80 1905.
Former Senator William E. Chandler responds to President Roosevelt's statements in the Senate. He reiterates his prior claims, says the president is mistaken on key points, and states he will no longer act as a missionary for Roosevelt to the Democratic party.
Kansas City May 17 A tentative amicable conference between Southwestern Coal Operators Association and United Mine Workers is planned for Monday to arrange terms of an agreement. W C Perry head of operators and Peter Hanratty Alexander Howatt and Thomas Williams led the miners in friendly talks. The meeting follows a brief exchange of views and aims to settle differences.
New York on May 17 the Standard Oil Co issued to its shareholders a statement in reply to President Roosevelt's recent message to Congress and Garfield's report on the oil industry. The company says its prosperity is due to its legal and elaborate industrial organization covering transport, manufacture and administration.
United States Marshal W H Derrough and a posse returned to Vinita I T with Ben Hungry and Ned Carselute, alleged Wickliffe brothers accomplices in the murder of Deputy U S Marshal Gilstrap and Vier. Hungry confessed involvement in the fatal fight and Carselute harbored the Wickliffes and Hungry.
David Francis of St Louis addressed the sixteenth annual Missouri Bankers association meeting in Excelsior Springs on The Banking Interests of the Southwest. He protested Washington's push to deny statehood to Oklahoma Indian Territory New Mexico and Arizona and denounced the policy as criminal.
A massive oil tank at the Standard Oil Bayonne plant blew its top at 10 4 a m triggering a blazing pillar that shook Jersey City May 17. The blaze confined to the wrecked tank as oil from nearby tanks was drawn off. No injuries reported.
Fire at the Mont Eagle Chautauqua assembly grounds in Tennessee destroyed Warner hall and several cottages, with the immense auditorium saved after a hard fight. The loss is about $26,000. This event involved Evangelical denominations and occurred on Wednesday.
Illinois lawmakers pass a primary reform bill redefining nominating paths for state and county offices. Delegates will be elected by primaries or conventions, with strict districting rules, petition thresholds, and two ballot forms. Voter turnout rules require party declaration, 30 day residency, and residency filtering. Plurality delegates must align to lead ballots, with county committees reserving direct primaries for county offices.
A brick makers strike in Albany escalated as 250 Italian union men fired on 500 black non union workers at Cosy mans. The workers were besieged in a stockade while authorities sought aid to quell the disturbance.
A survey of 19th century notes cites an impending electric railway to connect Moscow with St Peters burg. Other items report Germany’s asylum population linked to drink, French matches revenue, Danish thrift, Australian mine ventilation, London coal weights, and quips about voting and tea.
A. H. Stotts of Columbus states kidney troubles plagued him for fifteen years with backaches dizziness and urinary disorders. After collapsing and wasting away he used Dean's Kidney Pills, weighed 188 pounds again in two months, and has been well for two years after twelve boxes. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. Yester-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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