This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
7
Local notes recount farm markets and fairs with mentions of Hawley's markets and Collineville races. The piece wields satire on war taxes, a charity ice cream lawn festival, a kite fad, and a parable about a dreamer who owed money to publishers and learned the value of prompt payment.
This office has the following books for sale The Savage world A complete Natural History of the world's creatures Price 1.50 Around the World with the great Voyagers A record of the finding of all lands Price 0.50 Herces of the Dark Continent A complete history of all the great explorations and discoveries In Africa Price 1.50 Metropolitan Life Unveiled Sunlight and Shadow of America's great cities Price 1.00 These books are handsomely bound and illustrated and would make excellent gifts They can be called at this office or sent on receipt of price.
A Sunday game pitting Troy against the Deweys dissolves into a comedy of errors with Highland club delivering a strong display of bail control, heavy hitting, and solid fielding. Final score not reached. game called after fifth inning with 42 to 6 in favor of Highland.
County board approves dividing Jarvis Township after voting exceeds 450. No. 1 precinct likely at opera house and No. 2 at city hall, with boundaries along Staunton and Lebannan roads and Main Street. Other items note New Douglas debt, Litchfield hounds, Clinton peaches, West Belleville Glass Works halt, Hillsboro powder explosion deaths, St Louis and Belleville Electric Railway steel rails contract, and post office consolidation reversal keeping offices separate.
Purely personal notices list visitors and travels around Collinsville Edwardsville and nearby towns. Names include Miss Lillie Kriewler Miss Katie Hawke Andrew Schreiber Henry Wind Lettie Kneedler Nenrietta Dunetan Ida Edwards Bergenice Edwards Ming Nanule Jarvin Elmer Burke Harper Allen Joseph Maylor J. F. Jarvis L Vierether Beesie Large Myrtle Dovcan Joe Wanderscheck Geo Becker family Wards, Goffey family, Vandalia trip, Germantown stopovers, typhoid illness warnings for John and Rosa Vidamour, plus local social calls at Marine Saint Louis and Quincy area.
The article notes Spain handing Santiago to Jeane at Bu'clock after Gen Shaffer reports 12 000 to 15 000 Spanish troops in his possession. It claims the surrender marks war termination with peace negotiations in Washington and plans for Porto Rico invasion. Yellow fever reported among forces in Santiago. Dewey’s naval actions include Grande Inland Subic Bay and Luzon.
Fragmented notice lists Indisa or gents tandems and singles by hour or day at Droll's cycle headquarters, with scattered names and shops like Ox-Blood and Chocolate Oxforda, Hawley's Fotter, Klein's, and several individuals including Mrs. Lewis Pruitt and Mrs. N. B.
Real estate transfer records show Emme Morrian transferring property to Harrison A and Henry Eval under written deed GS-19085 at the county capital recorder's office.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.