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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1899
Page
7
Weather turns hot and dry with rains north of town. Hawley's offers watch repairs while A Klein's promotes shoes and a premium. The M E Sunday School plans a Thursday picnic. the Ladies Mite Society meets at Mrs M F Auwarter's at 2 PM. A rustler and troop of local posts advertise goods, repairs, and farm needs as summer wanes. Community notices include school bell signals and a gun club shoot at Rieders Park with a tied scores run.
The Yaqui rise in Mexico threatens a long conflict over land with miners pressing into reserved territory. Dreyfus trial nears end in France as judgment approaches. A severe hailstorm in the Northwest wrecks vast wheat fields in North Dakota and Minnesota. Wrangell survivors recount harrowing hardships after Arctic travels. Philippine conflict continues as Gen. MacArthur besieges Angeles amid press censorship. A West Indies hurricane devastates San Juan and U S barracks with great loss of life and shipping damaged. A nursemaid’s diary notes a child’s illness and a cure by Chamberlain’s Colic remedy after physicians failed. Water works wells restored. eight now supply water. Marriage licenses issued in the county capital. Local items include marriages, visits, and a ministerial ordination event roster.
A passenger on a Wabash train near Talmage argued with a lady over a smoking pipe. the dispute escalated to ejection of a poodle and a threat of arrest. Mrs. Michael Curtain of Plainfield reports a recovery from consumption after using Dr. King’s New Discovery, with free trials at Kingston’s Drug Store. Henry Kleimeier visits from St. Louis. Nic Gross heirs transfer real estate at public sale near Troy with two 40 acre tracts and personal property. Postoffice notices list mail closures effective March 27 1899 for Western and Eastern routes with adjusted times.
A string of social notes lists Bert Wild and other residents visiting Highland last Sunday, St. Louis trips, and periodic stays with relatives in Collinsville, Edwardsville, and nearby towns. Names include Gertie Bennett, Mica Ella Armbruster, Maz Zucker, and many from St. Louis, Collinsville, and East St. Louis.
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