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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1896
Page
4
Fragmentary text asserts Filia as the sole blood purifier with strong claims of curing conditions attributed to ta and liver related issues. The wording references “the cures” and “one true blood purifier” without clear context or evidence.
A very pleasant surprise party was given last night for Miss Lizzie Wittman who lives about one mile west of Troy. A large number of friends enjoyed games and elegant refreshments before departing late, tired but pleased. Misanda Edwards hosted a gathering honoring Miss Carrie Lehman and Nina Large of Lebanon, with a well illuminated lawn, games, amusements, and ample refreshments followed by a late departure.
Uncalled letters remaining at the Troy post office dated July 1 1896 include Bloom Erust Buchanan J A Cuthberson Hattie Green Clarrie B Keirwin Michael Quackenbush E L Carey postmaster White Josephine Care of Jas O Connor signed S S Avis postmaster
Residents and guests from Collinsville Lebanon Van Hooser Prairie and St. Louis shared visits with Troy families. Mrs Trueman Gore and Mr David of Springfield are visiting. Miss Tillie Kriegder Collinsville joins Miss Katie Henke. Funeral of Winsor’s boy attended by Jos Blake family. Several locals hosted relatives from Chicago Glen Carbon and Bunker Hill with trips to Upper Alton and St. Louis.
Bicycle enthusiasts report new delicacies and rides. Four Edwardsville riders joined a Sunday wheels out to Collinsville as Ed Klein Fred Kinder John Riebold John Buchart and Wm Vetter led the group. Frank Bigelow and Jas Henderson former Troy boys Clarence Parsons and Chas Mahaffy of St Louis joined later. A Norway correspondent notes American bicycles now lead after years of English and German sales dominance.
A diverse collection of ads lists a cushion tire safety bicycle and permission to view at an office, two full blooded yearling Holstein heifers, a Chester White boar, a 0 acre blue grass pasture with year round water, and a brick eight room house near Troy City Mille. Henry W. Smart and John Deimling are named as contacts with sale terms and inquire notices.
Transfers of real estate filed for record at Edwardsville include Alfred Jacobe and wife to Henry L. Beutel, deed from Troy.
A tramp asks a doctor for old pants and faints from vertigo at the Arch street physician’s door. A preacher jokes about marriage and a full home of essentials to secure happiness. A country editor dodges a Houston bill by paying with a postal note scheme that backfires when the editor replies with a printer’s bid.
Advice-style guidance urges couples to foster mutual respect in marriage. It emphasizes shared duties, quiet home life, courteous behavior, honest communication, and equal partnership to build love, rest, and harmony away from social gossip and external distractions.
The Best After Dinner Pill aids digestion and relieves fullness and distress without griping. They promote assimilation of food, strengthen the body, and may prevent sickness. Hood's pills are vegetable, harmless, and safely used by delicate women and children.
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