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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1898
Page
2
Phil Eckert announces candidacy for township collector on April 5, 1898. The item mixes local notices with varied headlines about politics, weather, slang, and distant events, including mentions of a murder trial, a perpetual light invention, a new indoor bicycle track, and diamond shows, all reflecting a crowded 19th century newspaper page.
A collage of opinions and notices discusses the Illinois legislature, post office restructures for Greater New York, marriage license markets, social mores on scandal, and the value of plain writing. It praises Greenville Advocate’s Bond county bar piece and ponders railroad routes, street paving, and a business men’s association to boost civic stature.
The Camp Post Journal reports a Pike county case where 8 T Donahoe won against the town of Hadley for publishing the official ballot without specific orders. Judges of election failed to publish it, Donahoe inserted it in his newspaper, and the town refused payment. The court upheld the plaintiff. Edwardsville eyes a factory opportunity as Sewaire Clock Co seeks $15,000 in stock and 200 jobs.
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