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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
4
Nelsons factory in Edwardsville Illinois proclaims they manufacture and sell sash doors blinds mouldings balusters and portiere work. They emphasize stair work interior finish wood specialties and store fronts with cheerful estimates and prompt mail order service.
A fragment shows a political jab about old party ties and prohibition. It mocks the saloon, church, and devil. the punchline pins the prohibitionist as the one grabbing the devil by the hair. The terse line hints at a temperate reform vs vice debate.
St Jacob scene includes McKenaree 21 arriving Tuesday evening. Miss Aarhelle Cammerer of St Louis visits Miss Hocheili. Prof D Parkinson family guests of George Parkinson. H M Seiler of Lebanon visits with friends. Kohler and E N Peterson with son Oliver vacationing in Virginia mountains. Mrs McCoy of Cincinnati visiting her mother Mrs John Wise. Mrs Adler hosts tea for guests. Teachers attend Edwardsville Institute. J Monroe Stevens and sister Lillie at O Fallen. Mr Pike of Carthage Mo visiting R Pike, may stay winter. Rob J Daniele of St Louis on vacation. Lawn festival at Parkinsons next Saturday. Mrs Smith of Highland visiting Mrs H Thurston. Mr Albert Lederman of St Louis on week’s vacation. Mrs Sebastian and grandson Benny Browell of St Louis stay through summer.
Meekin the lazy inventor details a plan to harvest energy from stairs to power a water pump. He built hinged treads with undereach springs and a power conservator. His wife tested the system, generating energy to start the dynamo, though the stairs proved awkward.
Not long ago two prisoners under sentence of death were immersed at Murphysboro. They were chained and fettered as two Evangelists, who had worked with them in prison, led them to a profession of faith. The sheriff with an armed guard attended, and a large crowd witnessed the baptism.
An advertisement style page presents a codex on spiritualist tests by Seymour, Bishop, Brown, and others, with instructions to reproduce tests for parlor amusement including mind reading and palmistry. It promotes a volume for $2 and lists distributors and agents. Also included are patent medicine claims for Dr Kings New Life Pills and a list of uncalled letters in the Troy Post Office dated Aug 1 1895 and local repair offers.
A brief notice lists Wheat Corn and ladies’ and gentlemen’s entries at the Star table with reasonable rates and event details not fully readable. No further information available from the fragment.
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