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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1896
Page
4
A collage of wry jokes and observational snippets spans marriage, manners, and cultural quirks. It playfully contrasts temperance, memory, and everyday habits with light satire on language, dress, and customs, ending with a blunt caricature of Chinese practices.
A compact health guide urges balanced living with quotes on patience, rest, air, work, restraint, calm thoughts, and cheerful associations. It warns against excess, anger, and despair, promoting moderate daily energy and hopeful outlooks.
A digest of local notices reports a Palmyra poultry show start December 22 for four days. Calhoun county citizens subscribe 3150 dollars in 126 shares at 25 dollars each to fund a telephone exchange. Effingham insurance rates rose five percent after water works. Trenton public and private schools closed last week due to diphtheria. Rev Killgore has been active at New Douglas warning on wickedness. Master in Chancery Howett sold Litchfield Car and Machine Works for 50000 at Hillsboro courthouse to M. M. Martin Co and Mechanics Bank of St Louis. A Cairo Anna earthquake shock caused streets to flood with activity but no damage. A Chicago livestock man notes fewer cattle and hogs will be fed next year. A dog poisoner is blamed for canine deaths nationwide. calls for strong action. Chicago & Alton railroad may add track water tanks to speed water stops. Edwardsville to get a new hotel named The Leland, set to open early next year, remodeled under Warnock Trav ois Gonterman. Chamberlains Cough Remedy advertised as pneumonia prevention and cold cure, with Kingston supplying. Subscribe for The Cal.
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