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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
4
Personal news from St Jacob lists visits and guests from nearby towns. Events include births and marriages, travels to Springfield and Pinckneyville, a funeral in Marine, and revival meetings ending at the M B H church. Local residents face a burn accident and a relapse hospital transfer for Mrs. Buchmann in Marissa.
Wm. Wiegand of Guerra New Mexico visited with his mother here last week Mrs F W Leis of Danville visited her parents Mr and Mrs G Faes Mrs Louis Kolb is in St Louis at her brother Charles Spies bedside Mrs Theodore Hoffmann and son Vernon of Greenville were visitors in Marine Stanley Heim has gone to Webster Grove Mo to work in a printing plant Mrs Louis Kolb and family visited Staunton with Mr and Mrs Fred Stolz Giger school with Miss Myrtle Brooks to hold entertainment and box social Mrs L N Beeson returned from a week in St Louis Her property interests Arno Gericke and L J Perrin from Dupo organizing The Stags a new fraternal order Barbara Nemnich celebrated 88th birthday with family Mary Rawlings of St Louis visiting Mrs A W Jeffress and then Troy Infant daughter Cora Anna died at two months Rev W Davis of St Louis to occupy Congregational pulpit on alternate Sundays church has been without a pastor for months.
Readable items detail Lebanon activities including a farmers institute at Freeburg, Mrs. Behymer hosting the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Ed Radcliff planning a sale and move to Oklahoma, Peter Klein buying a home in Quincy, efforts for a Carnegie library led by President Hart of McKendree College, and a union Thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian church. Also noted are a new Grafeman Dairy milk station in the former saloon building, St. Clair county farm institute plans at Millstadt with leaders Baltz McBride and Albert, Lebanon participation in a St Louis basketball league meeting, and the discharge of George H. Campe in a court ruling on a drunken hauling case.
Mothers urged to use Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey for children's colds. Pine loosens throat mucus soothes lungs and opens air passages. Honey adds soothing quality, making a popular remedy. Sold at 25 cents a bottle.
Brief notes report reduced prices on ladies hats and ready made skirts at Miss Rose Wilkinson’s. Also announced are a nine pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. Mat Wurtz, and various local updates including orders for oysters from H. W. Riggin, a move of Thomas Higgins and family to Collinsville, a postponed conservatorship sale of Peter Seifert, and a Bavarian styled item about Dr. F W Braner purchasing a new Saxon auto.
An old advertisement praises Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia and similar pains. It claims blood flow is restored as the product penetrates congestion and renews warmth, urging readers to keep a bottle at home to avoid suffering.
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