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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1898
Page
2
Voters in Javis township are informed that Phil Eckert is a candidate for township collector in the April 5, 1898 election. The notice praises local officials and discusses community improvements, taxation, and public sentiment amid wartime talk and civic projects.
A Collinsville man named Stacey slaughtered a man with a knife after a confrontation at his home. He attempted to hide the crime, while his wife Samantha Stacy was driven to hysteria. Neighbors Richard Bowker and Pete Redder witnessed the aftermath as lawmen, including Constable Morriss, arrested Stacey. The incident follows a disturbing late evening scene in the street.
A writer assembles playful dictionary definitions from children in the Schoolday Magazine. Entries include Back-biter a flea and Monkey a very little boy with a tail, among others like Snow a white rain and Nest egg the egg hens use to hatch.
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