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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
4
A fragmented 19th century miscellany includes a mock verse about wanting a wife defined as kind and homemaking, with quips on temper and domestic life. It also offers short moral reflections on marriage, humor, and social roles, followed by squibs and satirical lines on newspapers, family life, and fashion.
A compiled list notes stock yards may land at West Alton and Edwardsville’s exchange nearing completion. Counterfeit nickels circulate nearby. Belleville clerk issued 72 November permits. Consolidated Coal plans a $20,000 Gillespie mine upgrade. East St. Louis Dairy may open a $1,600 Smithboro creamery. East St. Louis Packing and Provision Co. shut doors with 300-400 workers laid off. Forty-five new church members in New Douglas revival led by Rev. Gillgore. Alton Cracker and Baking Co. suffered a second failure. revival efforts unlikely to resume. An Alton man paid for a stamp and left with the letter, seemingly absent minded. A Charleston donor to a Normal school faces suit over alleged out-of-city limits. Alton residents eye a Mexican ranch to grow coffee, with executives planning purchases early next year. Hillsboro reports a tramp damaged a circuit clerk’s window. Marshal McHenry jailed him. A clever swindle in Mattoon involved rose-root sales after posing with pictures of roses. Public warnings urge Chamberlin's Cough Remedy as a pneumonia preventative. locals praise its effectiveness. Olagah, 1.T. Chief notes sizes 26 and 1,60 cent unspecified.
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