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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
2
A. L. Bounds and Benj W Jarvis lease THE WEEKLY CALL office from AnG Droll and plan to publish a bright newsy Troy paper. They vow a neat, tidy, live paper chronicling current events while seeking continued support from former patrons and new readers alike.
A jumble of 19th century political commentary notes McKinley and Cleveland in Illinois, with a defeated constitutional amendment, large Republican majority, tax and bimetallism discussions, and a Vanderbilt bequest rumor. The text mixes opinions on ballots, salaries, and post election business mood.
The note links wheat gains to global crop shortages in India, Australia, Argentina, and parts of the US. It mentions the upcoming WCTU national convention in St Louis starting November 18 and an Armenian mass meeting at Music Hall on the 15th. It also comments on a local editor's loud issue and urges rest.
Reverend William Hadley died at his son Wilbur Hadley's home in Collinsville on Tuesday November 10 at age 90. A Methodist Episcopal preacher ordained in 1833, he leaves a wife and two sons Wilbur C. Hadley and W. F. L. Hadley. The obituary notes his long service and family.
An hour before rain Noah sits near the forward hatchway lost in thought about surviving the night without lights. Japhet, walking with his young wife, overhears and tells his father not to worry, promising they will manage.
A fragment from Up, to Date recounts a quarrelsome exchange aboard a voyage. Japh jokes that if Noah drives the menagerie off the ship for a few minutes the ark will light. Noah counters with a question about what to do next as they pass bread along in a strained voyage.
Senator Jones estimates indicate your election and I offer congratulations. McKinley replies with thanks and best wishes for health and happiness as the two men share a cup of water.
Great cures claimed by voluntary statements of thousands. Hood's Sarsaparilla is said to purify the blood and cure disease. An ad-like note mentions Hood's and its power, with a garbled line referencing 256.
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