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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
7
A fragmented old advertisement touts a salve for sores, rashes, burns, and skin eruptions with claims of guaranteed cure or money refund. It mentions a price of 26 cents per box and lists Kingston as a sale location.
A quirky clipping blends streetcar nerves over a bicycle mishap with a London theater fire scare and a talking medium claiming proof of the dead. It shifts to a farming tale of a Newfoundland dog saving a pup by bathing it in a vat and then to a kidney remedy endorsement for Electric Bitters. The notices close with a real estate ad and a person seeking a 90 by 90 lot.
Charlaw Crocker and J H Borna argued over a 1.50 debt near Windsor when Crocker accused Burns of lying. Burns struck Crocker violently shattering a glass door and injuring his neck. Crocker’s condition described as critical though not deemed necessarily fatal by doctors. Burns surrendered and is bail-bonded at 2500 for assault to kill. Letter list notes uncalled mail in Troy Post Office Madison county Illinois dated Dec 1 1896.
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