28 Nov 1895
Page 7
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1895
Page
7
An advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure skin eruptions including fever sores and tetter with a money back guarantee. It promises cheap prices and lists a box price and seller. It also advertises cheap summer excursion tickets to Michigan and other destinations through L P ale, agent.
A Carlinville fair debt of 3700 draws attention alongside local notes on a crack football team, a hidden treasure of horses and a wagon selling for 4.50, and a Venice town lot deed as a Christmas present idea. Reports mention a street curfew in Chester, a fatal burglary at McClure’s station, and various civic and political opinions across Illinois towns.
A practice note claims feeding pigs twice weekly prevents cholera and that small intestinal worms are excreted at certain lunar phases. A man in Alton named Moon had a daughter, then his wife, then the old man drank after a full moon and left with two cents, marking the last quarter moon observed.
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