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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1899
Page
2
A compact ad era column notes June as Cupid month, hints at steady growth for Troy, mocks Kaiser parody “Hocu der president,” and advises advertising craft. It mentions a St Louis man’s suicide via a rubber tube in whiskey and praises Greenville Advocate’s Memorial Day edition with colored litho cover and abundant ads.
An exchange debates terminology for the 1900 graduates as the naughty-naughts while noting a novelty invention of rubber shirts collars and cuffs eliminating laundry needs and the effort of washing.
A quarter century ago last Wednesday the first train crossed the Eads Bridge at St. Louis, opening the structure to public traffic a month later. The city has since seen growth and ongoing building and repairing in many directions.
A southern paper reports a horror social craze where women attend dressed to resemble what they dread most. Guests bring empty pocketbooks and dead mice as contributions reflecting their fears, a shocking twist on social rituals.
Weather looks favorable in Vandalia area and Troy invites residents to picnic with baskets. Brief notice encourages outdoor leisure and a pleasant time most weeks despite sparse current picnicking.
A Warren, Indiana academy received an old pendulum clock for physics demonstrations but it refused to run. A teacher opened the mechanism and discovered a roll of bills totaling 242 dollars jammed inside, prompting questions about the clock’s origin and purpose.
A year since Lieut Rich mond P Hobson sank the Merremac at Santiago harbor mouth. The St Louis Republic notes weekly claims from Washington and Manila that the Filipino uprising is broken, calling the reports dubious and labeled as a rubber neck fracture.
Belleville hosts Dont Worry Club while Clinton jail sits empty. Belvidere Standard ends after fifty years. Quincy hosts a good roads convention on August 9. Lebanon allocates 100 for shade trees and city budget tops 7200 for next year. Carterville miners strike over wages. Decatur mayor’s pay rises to 1500. Monmouth pushes for Western Illinois Normal. Urbana State University grows to 1824 students. Mrs Ann Robinson receives insurgent flag from Luzon. Taylorville faces damage suit. a sidewalk defect injures a woman. Mt Olive reports a 180 pound St Bernard, possibly state’s largest. Murphysboro launches a Daily Bulletin amid a four-paper city scene. Western Envelope in Centralia supplies envelopes for four government departments. Two Baldwin boys uncover counterfeit tools in a hidden cache. Joliet merchants boycott advertising on programs to favor legitimate ads. Belleville Anheuser Busch Glass Works employs 275, with 250 gross bottles daily and 3100 weekly payroll. Litchfield’s George Starvey refused by Gillespie workers. a black worker travels as a passenger. Shelbyville to vote on liquor licenses in a special election. public mood split. United Mine Workers strike Carlinville Coal Co over blacksmith dismissal. 132 workers affected.
Memorial Day events in Troy included a cemetery decoration drive by the Ladies Cemetery Mite Society and a procession led by James Black and Emil Droill. Col. John B. Hay spoke at the church, followed by choral music, then a march to the cemetery where graves were adorned with flags. A roster and casualty list from the Civil War and Spanish-American War were read, noting many local soldiers buried or honored in the Troy cemetery.
Time schedule for Vandalia line trains including No 8 Vandalia Accom daily ex Sun notes and No 98 Indianapolis Mail with listed daily and Sunday services. Freight trains run daily except Sundays and specific flag stops noted. Full time card available from G L Elliott agent at Troy Illinois and J M Chesbrough assistant G P A St Louis Missouri.
A vintage ad extols Electric Bitters as a cure for weak health in women. It claims benefits for nervousness, irritability, skin eruptions, and blood purification by regulating stomach, liver, and kidneys. Promoted as improving complexion, nerves, and vitality, priced 50c at Kingston's drug store.
The Temple Appeal, semi monthly in Chicago, supports the Woman’s Temple memorial to Francis Willard. Board members include Matilda B Carse, Marion Dunham, Annie Clarke, Lucie B Tying, L A Hagans, Evalyn Graham, Caroline Woodward, and Sarah Hack Stevenson. J H Eckles serves as treasurer. Willard pledged support to the project and urged steadfast backing.
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