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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
7
An advertisement from C. H. Rowan Drug Co Chicago offers a strictly harmless remedy for bed wetting and frequent urination. The promissory free 500 package, prepaid, targets readers of The Call and urges sharing with neighbors. The claim notes quick relief for both children and adults and encourages writing for the free medicine.
The Troy Sunday School League defeated the Collinsville Maroon Juniors 9 to 8 at Morriss Field last Saturday afternoon. Snodgrass pitched for Troy with 13 strikeouts, while Fritz fanned 9. Troy posted 11 hits to the visitors' 6, with key plays by Auwarter Lewis and Edwards.
The notice warns farmers about increasing smut in wheat. Smut infested grain cannot be milled into flour, fetches lower prices due to poor quality, and reduces yield per acre.
Captain Larry Doyle of the New York Giants married Gertrude Elizabet h McCoombs of Florida in a City Hall ceremony amid team duties and a delayed lineup. Doyle, 25, born in Caseyville Illinois, came to New York in 1907 after playing in Springfield and Paducah, Kentucky.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a prompt safe laxative for women. It cites Mrs. M. C. Dunlap of Leadhill Tenn and Herbert Huffendick recommending the product, urging readers to buy a box at 260.
A terse cartoon caption features a parson asking where boys go when they smoke and a boy replying up the alley. The caption pitches a one dollar per year advance subscription as the best bargain offered in Troy.
Court lists show guardians discharged on balance receipts for Mary Helirung and others. Real estate transfers note numerous lot trades in Granite City, Collinsville, Alton, and Glen Carbon Crossing with values from 100 to 2,500 dollars, plus a batch of marriage licenses and a nudge to subscribe for home delivery from The Call.
The council read and rejected a $4.78 bill for 33 feet of walk on Padon Street. Mayor Kinder appointed H. F. Miller as street superintendent and R. L. Dawgon as city electrician, both from Sept 2, 1913, to next regular meeting or May 1914 respectively, with confirmations. Ordinance No. 119 on a tax levy was passed after suspending rules. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 19 was annulled. council adjourned.
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