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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1896
Page
2
A collage of items on civic matters and local incidents. Calls to vote thoughtfully, warns about chimneys safety, and urges caution regarding dangling wires. Notes a historical Grant wagon fire loss in St Louis and recounts an excursion train wreck caused by engineer error. Includes a verse about Mary May and a saying on patches versus repairs.
A philosopher holding a piece of kindling and a hatchet cuts his finger instead and mutters a wary quip about luck. The item echoes a weather prophet’s cold winter prognostication linked to thick fur rabbits and plentiful food. The note recalls McKinley and Bryan kinship in a Portland obituary and ends with a plea for readers to share news with reporters, otherwise misdeeds may be forgotten.
A Kansas farmer, grieving for his son Bill, hires a medium for five dollars to contact him in the afterlife. The exchanged replies about life in Kansas lead the father to conclude Bill has gone to hell, concluding with the grim remark about payback for the afterlife.
A gentleman humorously defines an old maid as a woman not fooled by every fool. He notes fences overhanging sidewalks due to decayed pasteboard coverings, forcing pedestrians to edge the curb or step off. He urges owners of such fences to straighten them up.
The Girard Gazette reports $2,000 worth of groceries unloaded at the depot and distributed among farmers who ordered via agents. Farmers find the goods inferior and unfit for use, while an agent cautions people to beware cheap imports and support home merchants who provide credit.
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