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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
2
A column reflects on March days, McKinley’s inauguration, and local debates. It notes the Belleville convention nominating Judge C C Boggs, the oath by Chief Justice Fuller, and President McKinley’s bid. It mentions Louisiana’s claimed vast farm, electric light votes, and humorous quips about progress and daily life.
A garbled report notes delays caused by dilapidated condition and weather. The agent says a new start is wired, but details are unclear due to fragmented text. The piece reads like a misprinted update from a provincial office on a stalled project.
A colorful local diary page bids farewell to Grover Cleveland with satire on his presidency and huntsman persona. It mocks his resignation to Mark Hanna and mocks his return to a quiet life, praising his fishing and bowling as a youthlike, comic aside.
Noted cases include William Martin a 24 year old St Louis man with an enormous stomach able to eat six men's rations at one meal and drink bucketfuls of water. Also Abram Kroeger of Hutchinson Kansas eaten sprouted wheat found in his stomach after a surgical exam. A Middleton Connecticut armless youth aged 20 teaches himself to perform tasks with toes and legs, feeding himself dressing and even handling buttons as he nears self sufficiency and independence.
A Tur Cat reader rebuts an unsigned article about a board of education meeting for a room No 6 teaching vacancy. The letter disputes claimed facts on four applicants Miss Carter Mrs Coates Mrs Bennett and details about certificates averages and ballots highlighting misrepresentation and urging fairness. It ends with a note to delinquent subscribers to settle up accounts.
An 1897 city ordinance amends Section 2 for the City Attorney’s pay and fees. The clerk’s record notes a salary of fifty dollars per year payable quarterly and three dollars for each appearance before the police magistrate or justice of the peace, with appeal fees specified. The ordinance includes an emergency clause taking effect upon passage and was approved March 1, 1897.
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