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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
4
The text argues posters and circulars fail in cold winter times while the parlor store and especially the local newspaper command daily or weekly reading. It claims the newspaper reaches every family member and draws trade, making it the superior advertising medium for local merchants.
Reports from St. Jacob list visits by Chas Prignitz M M Ferguson and Mrs A S Heisel to St Louis with hospital notes. Socials include EP Church Ladies aid coffee hosted by Mrs floehall and a visit by Mrs Bardill of Grant Fork. The literary society debates whether Christianity surpasses science in civilization. Local crime involves Fo Buehlman at a sale near Lebanon and a trial set for Thursday. Library notes mention German classics. quirky tips include piano sound from a banjo via paper placement and hot foot baths for headaches. Laxative Bromo Quinine advertised as a one day cure. Aug 6 sale ads announce blanket and wool item discounts for 30 days.
A St Clair county girl within a thousand miles of East St Louis captured a burglar in her room and forced him to marry her. Since the marriage there has been a notable decline in robberies in the area.
Vandalia Line offers on sale excursion tickets valid ninety days to Hot Springs Arkansas at low rates. Hot Springs touted as government endorsed health resort with Italy like climate. Over three hundred hotels accommodate visitors and waters said to aid rheumatism blood and skin diseases female complaints stomach liver kidney insomnia and nervous prostration. For information contact nearest Vandalia line ticket agent or E A Forp General Passenger Agent St Louis Mo.
An advert describes Poultry Keeper offerings including Poultry Weeper Illustrated and quarterly News at postpaid 25 and 75 for four numbers of 1896. Also offers a combined subscription for The Poultry Keeper and The Illustrator at eighty cents. Sample copy requests sent to Poultry Keeper Co Parkesburg Chester County PA.
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