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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
3
Local notes report weather, sales, and arrivals including Hawley watch repairs, A Klein shoe promotions with premiums, Wid. Vettor music instruments, Kuntaman confections, and Heddergott attire. Also listed are typhoid fever, scarlet fever cases, a wedding announcement for Charles F. Stienhana and Lizzie Wittmann, school staffing changes, Ballard’s Remedies, and Memorial Day Woodmen observances.
Through out the state rain fell this week with prior rain. temperatures were favorable, boosting crop growth. Southern and southeastern areas saw excessive rain hindering farm work. hay crops improved, wheat ripening, corn thriving, potatoes and gardens doing well, and cherries abundant. Local notes from Mangcoutah, Robinson, Irvington, Baden Badden show mixed conditions with wet fields, poor potato stands, and good corn. Gun club revival predicted with seven shooters at Rieders Park. An ad mentions Herbine liver tonic and fancy hosiery at Haywloey's.
Court records list probate actions, guardianships, foreclosures, divorces, injunctions, and land deals in Madison and Alton areas. Cases include Mary Maguire executor claim, Lenker & Schultz sale, Julia White foreclosure, and multiple partitions, divorces, and public actions. Also noted are injunctions, attachments, and sheriff sales involving Bartlett, Ulser, and Heck families with various property and estate proceedings.
A mixed item listing local ads and notices, including a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from H. Dory of Des Moines Iowa, a medical caution about piles and Buckeye Pile Ointment, a sale inquiry for a yearling Hereford bull, and a new line of lace and embroidery at A Heddergott's.
Visitors note social happenings in Troy area with a wedding of Alfred Riggin and Dore Renfro in Vandalia. Also coverage of Royal Neighbors camp charter, Woodmen initiation in Marine, lodge memberships, church events, and assorted visits from St Louis and Greenville residents.
A large crowd watched Troy defeat the Coneys of Edwardaville 20 to 8 near the Donk Mine. Youngeas Voelker and Pitchar Young led Troy with strong hitting and fielding, while Edwardsville players praised the hospitality as Troy prepares to host Collinaville next. Ice cream sales begin today as a local ad notes services for parties and picnics.
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