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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
4
A humorous poem contrasts summer girls in Swiss and dimity outfits with sailor hats and freckles on sunburnt noses. It shifts to bloomer and hammock styles, bikes and quirks, then jokes about ticks and a surprised, tearful moment. The piece ends with a quip about Mothers Hubbards hiding.
A reflective piece urges readers to think well of themselves and others, value modesty and home, avoid cruel sarcasm, and be thankful amid hardship. It advocates progress through civic backbone, bustle, and shared effort to lift the town forward.
St Louis visit by Joo Hochuli noted. Abbie Lupton of Lebanon visiting. Wheat cutting near completion. Several locals attended the St Louis convention. Abe McNeil of Greenville came on business last Monday. Tornado relief fund list circulating with good early response. J R Wise’s new building under roof. Rhein and Whidhuare project progressing. Mrs Heidelburg, wife of former station agent, visiting relatives.
Tourists swarm the city by wheel and locals note ordinances in Edwardeville Terre Haute and Cambridge. Bicyclists must carry bells and lamps. youths under twelve barred on Main Street in Terre Haute. A steam bicycle fatality follows a long record of road rights between cyclists and teamsters. The piece closes with nostalgia for old local papers as mirrors of history.
On July 4 to 7 the Vandalia Line will sell excursion tickets to Washington D C at one fare for the round trip. Tickets are good to return until July 16 with privilege of extension until July List. For details call nearest Vandalia Line Ticket Agent.
The July 1 change will replace black and white stripes with three colors green for good behavior, cadet gray for intermediate, and blood red for unruly. New recruits begin in cadet gray and wear it six months before first or third class moves. Z7renton Sun.
A sixteen year old girl in Bunker Hill recently experienced her first kiss from a suitor. She described the moment in a vivid letter to her city friend, likening it to butter in honey with cologne and nutmeg, and a sensation of nerves racing on diamond feet amid cupids and angels.
Marriage licenses issued this past week at Edwardeville include Jose Ann man Reynolds La Port Ind. Hooker Arkansas City Kansas. Wilberg Martin Collineville. Albert O. Denecker Alton and Cora Fiedler Edward C. Huges Hibland. Jeoite Grantsow.
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