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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
2
An assortment of notes and quips on weather, clever parrot tricks, illiteracy trivia, and town improvement hopes. Observations on sidewalks turning soft in warm and frosty weather, railroad wage rises, and the feeble cheer of Christmas gift papers. The piece ends with a civic plea that towns grow through their people and industries.
The article urges business men to advertise to reach the public during the holiday season, stating those who let the public know what they offer gain a larger share of trade than those who hide their light.
All prior records for issuing marriage licenses were broken at St. Louis on Wednesday as 220 hearts beat in the process. Applicants in varied positions swarmed the office all day, and eloping couples formed a caravan to Clayton, illustrating widespread demand despite flawed procedures.
Greater New York issues an edict prohibiting sale of parlor matches after January 1 1903 as part of enforcing an earlier ordinance. Fire department officials traced 1300 fires last year to parlor matches and aim to cut unfires by eliminating the parlor box. If the eight day match fails, authorities may revert to older punk style methods.
Summary of Illinois items noting Sunday closing of general stores in Trenton after Jan 1, annual meeting of Southern Illinois Horticultural Society in Anna, a Shelby county farmer George Holland hanged himself, land option near Chester prison for brick making by convict labor, Hillsboro mayor resignation and pro tem appointment, diphtheria smallpox typhoid scenes, Belleville mad dog scare with bites, E J Arnold stock farm near Greenville to spend 200000 on improvements, John ny Hoffman horses, Taylorville electric rate cut, Pleasant Hill marriage on a moving train, Evanston shoemaker finds 3500 in a shoe and is rewarded with small payment.
A advertorial pitch urges keeping Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs colds and throat irritations. J A Anderson of Salt Lake City testifies to quick relief and recommends the remedy at Kingston's store with 25 50 and 1 00 price points.
White's Cream Vermifuge kills worms and removes the mucus and nests they build. It quickly restores healthy body conditions where worms cannot exist. Available for 25c at S. Kingston's.
A short Victorian aphorism by Atterbury notes virtues of hospitality and charity that complement each other, praising generous conduct toward both the well and the needy as a unified moral practice.
Washington dispatch summarizes President and Secretary Hay plan to secure Cuban reciprocity with a 20 percent tariff cut, conditional on Cuba keeping or raising duties. It notes opposition in Congress, Kasson treaties, and Speaker race involving Cannon and Babcock, plus social season moves and ambassador reassignments in the capital.
A compact collection of aphorisms on social polish, luck, public abuse, and marriage dynamics. It notes how talk betrays busy tongues, how not all are born lucky, and how telling children and adults to be good or great prompts applause. It ends with a sharp view on approved opinions.
A healthy blacksmith from Tilden Indiana suffered ten years of rheumatism but reports a dramatic change after using Electric Bitters. He credits two bottles with curing his pain for over a year and says the tonic purifies blood, steady nerves, aids digestion, and revives life. Also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea and urges trying both at S Kingston's drug store for 50c.
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