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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
2
A cemetery beautification effort in Mason City Iowa shows progress as perennials and hardy shrubs are planted along a driveway to the chapel. The plan, aided by Americana Civic association, yields a pleasing midsummer display despite late spring planting and frost concerns.
Edwardsville Intelligencer notes Mayor Edmond Beall of Alton started paying off a wager from a past baseball game between lawyers and ministers. He vowed to attend church services conducted by every preacher involved until he had heard them all, and the paper laughs that by the end he may have formed the habit.
A brief notice notes the chief nuisance in booming towns is the chronic croaker. They are found everywhere and obstruct progress, yet the more progressive element fights on and usually prevails.
Calvin L. Davis, a former Philippines soldier, was freed from Missouri penitentiary after authorities ruled his five year sentence for robbing a Chinaman in Kansas City was a case of mistaken identity. The pardon was granted last week.
A New Hampshire man has used a single cook stove continually for twenty years, illustrating steadfast frugality. In contrast a Detroit man has moved three tons of material in a year, showing unusual labor or activity. Some men, when discouraged, turn to the stove as a familiar comfort.
A new post office in Texas is named Dam site. The name is not meant to be profane, but locals feel the place would be better off with a different title.
A Tennessee man's will, written on a paper collar, cleared the courts but proved awkward to file. The antique document, while legally valid, created practical difficulties in archival handling and record keeping.
The statement argues that claiming advertising does not pay ignores the proven impact seen by thousands of campaigns. It emphasizes that evidence from diverse markets demonstrates advertising’s value in driving awareness and sales.
Local advertisers invite your trade and are rightly entitled to it as part of community commerce. The notice emphasizes supporting area businesses and encourages residents to patronize local shops and services.
The Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland will end on October fifteenth. Organizers urge visitors to finish tours and note closing ceremonies scheduled for the final weekend.
The Department of Justice pursues a notorious American pirate Captain McLean whose vessel the Acapulco used Mexican and Norwegian flags before capture by Canadian authorities. The piece also notes Canal Board engineers visiting Panama, a proposed dual sea level dam and lakes concept, yellow fever research, Admiral Dewey planning winter Caribbean operations, and new warships joining the Atlantic squadron under Rear Admiral Bronson.
From the Weekly Bulletin September 30 1875 the piece notes warm days cool nights and a feverish spell for local doctors. Eighteen prisoners in Madison county jail at Edwardsville. Edward Chapin left for Heard 3 Clay county to take charge of a school. Bulletin booth at Madison County Fair. Rev W J Chapin returned from eastern trip and filled his appointment at the Baptist church. Corn crop bountiful and safe from frost. Henry H Padon Vandalia Line agent ill at home. Madison county Republican and Democratic conventions held Edwardsville with named tickets for county offices and local officials.
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