12 Mar 1874
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Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1874
Page
1
Advertising terms listed per year in advance with various insertions and column sizes. The passage then mocks Indian troubles in a distant Sentinel and cites Forney's Chronicle urging syndicate financing for a grand exhibition, proposing a five percent commission, stock posters, and framed shares to spread nationwide.
The Civil Service Committee agreed to report the bill to the House with favorable recommendations. It prohibits any officer from receiving money or property from the United States for personal use except legally fixed salaries. It also bars public property use for private purposes, while allowing reimbursement of actual traveling expenses for official duties.
The House education and labor committee will issue blank forms to agricultural colleges requesting detailed expense statements and program data. Separately, a Denison Texas company ships fresh beef to the East in patent refrigerator cars, preserving cold temperatures and condensation to discharge moisture, with growing car fleets and profitable experiments.
Delays described as accidental led to a successful sale of preserved meat. A firm bought patents for a refrigerator process, using it on White Star steamers to ship two hundred carcasses to Liverpool. If successful they plan a regular weekly cargo, preserving meat with cold air driven through packed ice, as reported by the New York Sun.
In a heated public discussion in Troy the speaker argues morality cannot substitute for Christianity. He asserts morality is the light of Christianity, born from it and upheld by it, while opposing views deny the Christian system and warn against moralism eroding faith. He condemns intemperance theft and murder as lesser threats to faith than replacing it with morality.
A local business advertises a full stock of department items with select brands and a one price system. It pledges to maintain the old firm’s reputation, offer top quality, and invite patronage, promising fair value and high quotations for country produce. Located at the old stand on Main and Market streets in Troy Illinois.
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