Municipal Council Minutes from Troy Illinois 1903 Ad Journed Sessions
Municipal body holds ad journed sessions in Troy Illinois on April 6 8 and 9 1903 with roll calls minutes read and approved finances reviewed including payment of most bills except Johnston and a corrected itemization of receipts and expenditures marshal appointment confirmation meter rate change referral to Ordinance Committee adjournments and mayor pro tem designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ilt
Rawson
Gates
Mendenall
Horsley
Taylor
Winter
Geffen
Hale
Finance Committee
J. A. Johnston
Council For Correction
Gerfen
Street and Alley Committee
Light Committee
S. W. Rawson
F.C. Gates
Ixtt
Wa. H. Hate
F. C. Gates
Emil Droll
Ww. Rawson
Tonic remedy for winter waste and weakness
A wartime era health note describes an aching body with sluggish liver bowels and kidneys, poor digestion and appetite, and general fatigue. It claims winter waste accumulates and promotes use of Herbine to cleanse, aid secretions, restore tissues and grant strength. 50c at S Kingston's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kingston
Collinsville Beaten by Troy in Opening Baseball Game
About 800 fans watched Troy defeat Collinsville 7 to 2 in the season opener. Hess doubled for Collinsville, Hayes struck out nine Troy batters, and Parrette allowed only two baserunners. Troy leads series. both teams show sharp fielding and strong crowds expected for rematch. Local notes praise home team park, upcoming games, and White's Vermifuge ad ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Collinsville
Suday
Trojans
Hess
Hayes
Parrette
Young
Russell
Buff
A. EK Patten
Deeeee
Shively
Aereee Voelker
Pees
Wee Eeree
Vewessere Curley
E. S. Whittaker
Long
Wee Wees
Nichols
Cook
Deans Moore
Eneree
Hartmann
A. Whittaker
Strain
Feeees Patrette
Gewdiee
Wees
Whittaker
Voelker
Patrette
W. Wilkinson
Locals sought for early verse by Fort Scott reporter
PHACT PHAN AND PHANCY presents a fragment of Eugene Ware’s youth as a reporter in Fort Scott Kansas. The piece rhymes about burglars fires lives and political crime with a mix of rebellious and crude imagery. The verse closes by appealing to locals for the material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ware
Fort Scott
Kan
Monitor
A First Class Show on Life’s Stage and Nightly Glow
A narrator reflects on the world as a stage with sunlit splendor and lunar radiance. Some people seem good, others bad, and the speaker cherishes a small part in the grand enterprise while admiring heroes in the calcium glow before ending with a quiet, unspoken farewell.
Ice House Mistaken for Washington Tomb Tale
A visitor at Mount Vernon finds a woman kneeling before a distant building, thinking it the tomb of George Washington. She declares her patriotic feelings, but the man corrects her, explaining she is at an ice house rather than the Father of His Country's tomb. The moment ends with her tears stopping as she moves on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Washington Monument
Washington
Ice House
When in Doubt, Play Trump and a Gentleman's Bill
A quip from a newspaper patron about paying for papers unfolds as a printer explains never asking a gentleman for money. The joke ends with the punch line that after a time a nonpayer is deemed no gentleman and billed anyway.
Remarkable Claim For Dr Kings New Life Pills
A reader from Demseytown Pa praises Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming two weeks of nightly use has restored youth to his age while asserting the product treats liver stomach and bowels without gripe. The notice notes the price and where to buy at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Demseytown
S. Kingaton
Books and the Gentleman
The piece cites a London Author via Youth's Companion, noting American readers buy more books than any nation. It quotes a German publisher's rules: a gentleman should balance dowry with a library, stock a bookcase, avoid borrowed books, keep clean hands, read beyond newspapers, buy quality editions, and avoid valueless gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Floor of the Pacific Reveals Vast Subsea Plateaus
Leslie's Monthly describes a hypothetical drained Pacific floor showing immense plateaus, deep basins, and lofty undersea mountains. It notes a mean depth of 2,500 to 2,700 fathoms across much of the plateau, with shallower and deeper pockets recorded in sounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Himalaya
Andes
Leslie
Walter & Spies Milling Co Stock Increase and Merger
Public notice records a special stockholders meeting in Marine Madison County Illinois on April 17 1903. Capital stock rose from 30000 to 80000 and board members increased from four to five. St Jacob Enterprise Mill Co and Vailer Spies Milling Co merged into Vailer Spies Milling Co. filings with Secretary of State and Madison County Recorder. Charles Valier served as president and L A Valier as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter & Spies Milling Co
Marine
Madison County
Illinois
St. Jacob Enterprise Mill Co
Vailer & Spies Milling Co
Vailer
Special meeting merger creates Valier and Spies Milling Co
Public notice states that on April 17 a meeting of St Jacob Enterprise Milling stockholders in St Jacob Illinois merged the St Jacob Enterprise Mill Co and Walier Spies Milling Co into Valier Spies Milling Co as required by law Charles Valier president Also a separate classified ad invites 1 000 housekeepers to view Richardson's Superlative Carpets at Richards Rack et and A R Snodgrass proprietor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
A. R. Snodgrass
Train schedule item from Indiana lines brief note
A concise time card entry lists trains to and from Indianapolis Vandalia and local freight with times and service days. It notes daily operations with Sunday exceptions and directs readers to request the full schedule and rates.
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Journal OF the Council
A. Horsey, Wm. Winter, H.C. Gerfen
Itt
Clerk Gates
Mendenall, Horsley, Taylor, Winter
Gents’ Furnisher
Sy Trojana
J. R. Foster
B. M. Co’s
Maryville
Fred Kleist
A. & Sons
Kleist
S.kingaton’s
Phact,phan and
Phancy
Ophir
Trump
Heinecke
Rex
Books and the Gentleman
St. Jacob Enterprise Milling Co
St. Jacob
Walier & Spies Milling Co
Valier & Spies Milling Co
Secretary of State
Recorder of Deeds
County
Madison
Charles Valier
L. A. Valier
Vandalia Line
Ind’p’l
Ind’p
Babtward
Indianapolis
L. Elliott
J. M. Chesbrough
Tg.p.a
St. Louis, Mo
SAT al Gas LE MD
Hao
M. F. Auwarter
Kingston
Theo
Guennewig
Coane
Troy, Ilinois
Troy City Meat Market
John. Deimling, Prop
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