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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
7
Dr F W Braner physician and surgeon advertises office at residence on Market Street next to Postoffice. Phone Kinloch 71.
A missionary returns from India to America and details a perilous encounter walking to a church town. A well-dressed woman suddenly binds him, leaves him bound to a tree, returns at sunset, offers a ride, and later attends the church service in his stead, prompting thanks from the vestry. The episode prompts questions about the assailant’s motive and mental state.
A fragment from a 1900s paper highlights medical cures and product pitches. Dr King’s New Discovery is praised for coughs and lung issues with Kingston drug store selling 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles. Bucklon’s Arnica Salve is extolled for severe sores, ManZan Pile Remedy promises quick relief, and a call to subscribe to The Call notes rising circulation with Daniel Peterman as agent.
The humorous forecast notes a fair Saturday and warmer Sunday with veterans on the square shifting as they grow wiser. It hints that some who do not care will change their minds for exaggerated notions.
Read the weekly ads carefully and mark the misspelled words. Write your name and address on the margin, clip the entire set, and mail or bring to The Car office in a plain envelope. Winners will be drawn by impartial judges the Wednesday after publication, with results announced in the next issue.
A writer contrasts the life of early risers with those who stay in bed. He argues rising early once a week would boost vitality, as the morning air brings freshness. Early risers who ride or walk before breakfast report greater fitness to face daily toil.
David Parker of Fayette NY testifies Electric Bitters cured his stomach trouble and strengthened him after a Civil War foot injury. Kingston drugstore sells 50¢ and $1 bottles, with Wood's Liver Medicine touted for malaria and bilious symptoms. Ad promises quick relief and Pleasant taste. Read in The Call’s Classified column.
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