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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1896
Page
4
A column from Hill Notes covers visiting Miss Ida Edwards in Lebanon and Miss Hattie Gaskillill returning to campus. It notes Frank Anderson attending an entertainment in Lebanon, Miss Susie Padon leaving for Texas, Prof. Hogg’s lecture, and Miss Kinder's illness. A witty exchange about charity and learning closes with reflections on tears and the CALL.
St Jacob notes list residents visiting or stopping by including Louis Kolb and family of Marine Robt Holliday of Troy Edward Schulte of St Louis and J M Stevens at Washington Anniversary exhibit. Libraries merged at the school house with all books now in one place. Literary society met Friday with M M Furgeson Bang performing an original song. Preparations under way for a March entertainment. Mrs Pikeke hosted the progressive euchre club Saturday with Mrs Balsiger winning first prize and Miss Richards the consolation. Mr Balsiger won the gente first prize and Mr Pp Baer the booby. Mrs Appell took the lone hand prize.
Statements from Chas B Hood and J D Brown praise Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and grippe related illness. Other endorsements note relief from laryngitis and a two year epigastric ailment. Mrs Humming of Chicago says it relieves croup and she always keeps a bottle on hand.
Readership note advertises subscription at a dollar amount per year for THE CATT. The exact title and scope are unclear due to OCR errors but indicates a yearly rate and new or renewed subscription option.
30 days reduction sale at the Palace Store. I will sell for the next 30 days cash only anything in my store at prices to astonish you. If you have a dollar to invest call and examine it will cost you nothing to look at and price our goods we have time to show them and will be glad to take your dollars and give you value received. Yours to please Ava Droll.
The Edwardsville list shows licenses issued for John Bader and others in the region including Amelia Mulkey and Julia Lilly. Also noted are names connected to Marine, O'Fallon, Newport, Nameoki, and Phngseat with various co applicants.
Reduced excursion rates to Hot Springs Arkansas offered by the Vandalia Line. Tickets valid ninety days to the U S government endorsed health resort praised for curing rheumatism and other ailments. Illustrated brochures available from local ticket agents or E A Forp, General Passenger Agent, St Louis Missouri.
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