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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1895
Page
2
A street preacher defends true courage as duty and loyalty, denounces the saloon as a door of hell, and argues church members can curb alcohol abuses without politics. He notes many saloon keepers are decent, reflecting on efforts to redeem patrons and aid a widow’s son with Keeley treatment.
A syndicated strip of local curiosities reports swindles, peculiar residents, a mastodon discovery near St. Joseph's Hospital in Alton, county official corruption in Kern county, a peculiar bachelor near Lake City, and a Shiloh assault case. It also notes a cat living 27 years, a Nokomis old bachelors and old maids parade, and Belleville church debt efforts among the colored community.
A reader argues for more Christian consistency from church leaders toward publicans and sinners. He urges making lawful business respectable, otherwise exposing it to unlawful persecution, and warns authorities to resist shutting doors with harsh laws while condemning open vice.
Two distinguished ladies caused a carriage blockage near Charing Cross at a jeweler's shop. One woman alighted and ordered the coachman not to move. A man and companion forced their way through the coach amid the dispute, followed by sailors who argued a shared right to cross.
G Caillouette of Bea versville Il testifies that Dr King’s New Discovery saved him from a grippe, after other physicians failed. He bought three bottles from Kingston’s Drug Store and recovered strongly, calling it worth its weight in gold. Free trials offered at Kingston’s Drug Store.
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