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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
2
A poetic New Year proclamation reflects on the passing of 1897 and the dawn of 1898. It urges timely action, personal betterment, and the shared duties of home and business, blessing readers with happiness and prosperity in the coming year.
A column extols local papers as a vital community asset, urging readers to support their home paper financially. It explains why 1900 is not a leap year, detailing the Gregorian rule and historical corrections, and comments on new telegraph printing tech and civic renewal for Troy and Pocahontas Press. It closes with New Year wishes and a call to communal effort in 1699 and beyond.
An elderly worker tolls a midnight bell and sings a somber verse about the Old Year’s end. A listener rebukes his mirth, urging mourning for the past, but the bell ringer proclaims renewal and hope in the New Year. The exchange centers on mortality, rebirth, and a Star of Hope guiding future joys.
This office offers J W Buel titles for sale at $1.50 each: The Savage World, Around the World with the great Voyagers, Heroes of the Dark Continent, and Metropolitan Life Unveiled priced $1.00 to $1.50. Books are bound and illustrated, ideal gifts or library add-ons. Call at the office or have them sent on receipt of price. Also a local drug store clerk notes a man seeking a remedy said to save children’s lives, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is sold by S Kingston.
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