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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1896
Page
4
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a one day cure for coughs colds and grippe. Claims no ringing in the head unlike quinine sulphate. Notes convenient tablet form and money back guarantee if not cured. Price 25 cents. Sold by 8 Kington.
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys will find Electric Bitters ready and true. The tonic aids digestion, strengthens organs, and supports natural function without intoxicants. An excellent appetizer for the elderly, priced at 50 cents and $1.09 per bottle at S. Kingston's Drug Store.
A narrator recalls a dreamlike train ride to a vast city, meeting a familiar woman who reveals she once studied at McGray-De'sy Academy and won a declamation prize. They attend a church service with Rev J D Williams, reconnect with former academy classmates, and tour a brick hotel with marble stairs and a grand campus-like building.
St Jacob held a tame election with a light vote and no opposition, electing Mr. Frey as his own successor. The week also saw an industrious house cleaning by Mrs. Adler, a Frau enverien gathering on Thursday, visits from Mies Jennie Rawson of Troy, a church aid society coffee netting $21, and a school entertainment drawing a good crowd with pupils performing creditably alongside visitors from Marine and Troy.
A Troy newsletter notes rising wheel interest with new Missouri wheel purchases by Frank Snodgrass and others. A delegation from the hub visits, Red Rose Cycling Club forms with officers Augiat Droll as president and Wm Wild as secretary plus 13 members enrolled.
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