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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
2
A terse roundup notes Hawley watch repairs, A Klein shoe sales, Heddergott underwear and new shirt lines, and F. Kuntzmann’s fresh produce. Moving notices, oyster specials, and daily staples fill the town scene. City council, board meetings, and local events anchor the week with humor and business.
A string of personal visits and relatives from St Louis are noted in Troy with numerous names and brief intents. Business, professional calls, and family occasions mark a Sunday and weekday arrivals, with several residents visiting Belleville and nearby towns.
The Troy Exchange Bank unveiled a heavy eight thousand five hundred pound safe from G W Halliday Co of St Louis with burglar proof doors and a time lock. It sits in view near a window while old vault serves as file storage and patrons observe security upgrades amid a moving week.
The twelve year old Ragina Dott mar, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Dottmar, died last Sunday after a brief scarlet fever illness in its worst form. Other children are stricken but under control. burial took place Sunday afternoon in Troy cemetery with Rev. G Plassmann officiating.
Historical ad copy touts Bucklane Arnioa Salve as a remedy for volcanic eruptions and skin ailments. It claims cures for fever sores ulcers boils felons corns warts burns chapped hands and scalds with an 8 pence price and guaranteed efficacy from Kagatois, a druggist.
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