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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1901
Page
6
The report notes sunrise at 6 36 and moon phase New Moon on Monday night. It adds weather indications for today forecast as fair and warmer with fresh west to north winds.
Troy Illinois tale of November 4 1901 notes a regular city council meeting. Bills paid include General Electric supplies, labor, street work, salaries, and a variety of services. Finance Committee reports favorable and warrants issued. A committee to improve the fire engine building is approved and cinder walk projects are ordered from Clay Street foot to J F Jarvis and from the school house north to Market Street. Marshal bond of J B McIntosh is rejected and council adjourns.
Obituary notes Mrs Barbara Mick wife of Jacob Mick dies after a chloroform operation for gangrenous limb. Born in Bleicheim Germany, she immigrated in 1868 and had seven children. Funeral at German Evangelical church with Rev Wm Martin, interment in Troy cemetery. Also reports a circuit court verdict for $160 against John Deimling Sr and Edward Deimling, and a child injure incident from a rake.
Comings and goings fill society notes with Raymond Rawson’s eleventh birthday party inviting relatives and friends. Invitations announce the November 19 engagement of Miss Sarah Jarvis to Mr. Frederick Seele Jr. and the November 24 marriage of Miss Ida Horstmann to Mr. Louis Snyder. A Starlight Dancing Club social at Rieder’s Opera House featured Rex Orchestra, with a large crowd and jovial dancing. St. Jerome’s fair and bazaar are set for November 20 to 22 at Rieder’s. Local visits include Julius Koch in Litchfield, Wm. Brinkmann in Marine, Ed Deimling to St. Jacob, and many others visiting relatives, attending church, and traveling to St. Louis, Collinsville, Greenville, and Highland. Notable attendance at the Madison County teachers quarterly meeting and recitations at the Madison County Farmers Institute are listed among numerous social engagements and travels.
The city tackles water supply for electric light service hindered by nature. A deep well pump will be installed after enlarging the drill hole, promising abundant water and improved plant income. Also features letters praising remedies, a note on Thanksgiving travel fares, editor’s praise, and ads for housing, underwear, and local services.
Jane Montgomery and Prof. H. F. Thurston appear alongside Silas Shadwick Sr. and H. A. Ritcher in a set of public filings detailing ownership disputes and consent notices recorded by the county clerk.
Local notes gossip and listings reveal Hawley repairs and Kuntzmann oysters daily with Mrs Hampton hats and Annie Hampe sewing. Union formed by local teamsters. Fred Gerfen becomes night man at electric plant as Edison lamps brighten stores. Thanksgiving ahead with sermons, balls, matrimony rumors, and a track expansion from Collinsville to East St. Louis.
Reports from Exchanges and Correspondents cover Edwardsville bartenders union news, Mrs. Bridget Coppinger death, Highland rural free delivery profits, Kinloch exchange near Alton with 200 subscribers, a lost emblem pin recovered, death of Herman Rommerskirchen in Lees township, Krafft's store burglary at Collinsville, missing Venus bust at Shurtleff College replaced, Tasper Maze near Poag Station shot but recovering, Thomas Foley of Granite City fined for grand jury summons, and Ballard's Snow Liniment promotion with contact at S Kingston's.
An editorial admonishes gun owners to seek the farmer’s consent before hunting on any farm. It warns of trespass penalties and stresses farmers’ rights and the need to respect property. It also notes stock on lands and the importance of strict law enforcement to ensure safety.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. It claims quick relief and health build up through purer blood, priced at 25 cents with a money back not offered if not cured. Sold by S. Kingy ston, Druggist.
The notice offers free samples of Chamberberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach and liver disorders, biliousness, and constipation. It urges Herbine for bowel regularity, notes a 50-cent price, and mentions a separate saloon incident and local business references.
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