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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
2
A brief line notes the Troy Weekly Call being entered at the Troy Illinois post office for transmission in the mails as second class matter with the figures 31.00 05 appearing.
Washington report from the Interstate Commerce Commission tallies 886 deaths and 13,783 injuries on U S railroads for the year ending June 30 1905 with 463 collisions and 168 derailments affecting passenger trains. The author urges reforms and harsher penalties for negligence.
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson presses his investigation into life insurance firms, claiming weak responses from some executives and alleging grave offenses. He recalls facing industry hostility and urges wage earners to support home merchants over distant catalogs, stressing storefront presentation and local spend.
Newsy note from Washington discusses President Roosevelt’s order allowing prompt dismissal of inefficient civil service workers, predicting widespread cuts and a push to curb idle work. It cites the Patent Office delays, calls out entrenched staff, and notes potential Cabinet support and political resistance while praising reform aims.
Cincinnati October 27 Joseph Ramsay Jr former Wabash president and George Gould prevail in the United States court of appeals in the Little Kanawha syndicate case.
From The Weekly Bulletin October 28 1875 Constable candidate John Hempstead marriage John Johnson Edwardsville at Baptist parsonage Farmer drought fears wheat crop may fail Hog cholera hits region James McKittrick loses 70 hogs $900 loss Epizootic disease hits stock Horses die from unknown cause Flora the trotting mare dies after cart incident valued at $2000 and linked to upcoming race against Berkley Birdie Henry Parker on November 6 at St Louis Fair Grounds track
In Oakland an elderly M E church pastor C W Jacobs departed for Casey with eleven loads of goods. Thieves stole the elder’s hammer and three hatchets. He bought a new hatchet and waved farewell, crying out a loud ode to the town.
A professor discovers an ancient inscription claiming an eleventh commandment read backward as Don’t Borrow Trouble. The advertisement copies health claims for Electric Bitters at SS Kingston’s drug store, offering relief from dyspepsia and other ailments for 50c with a guaranteed promise.
Slogans promise wealth through vigor as dyspepsia and constipation block plans. Dr. King's New Life Pills claim to unclog energy, cure headaches and dizziness, and start anew. Available at S. Kingston's drug store for 25 cents with guarantee.
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