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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1910
Page
6
Readers are urged to rewire their names for delivery to this office. Notices of entertainments with admission fees run at regular rates. Advertisements in the paper are charged accordingly. Sample copies available upon request. Communications and payments should go to The Troy Weekly Cant Troy Ill. April 2 1910.
Notice explains subscription must be paid before one year in arrears to retain second-class mailing status. It warns that The Cat may discontinue subscriptions after a year in arrears and urges readers to act.
Mrs Hamer-Jackson of London promotes illuminating as a profitable home occupation for women in England. She, a leading illuminator, describes the craft as artful decoration for public addresses books and cards with floral scrolls and gold accents. She plans to organize a school to train young women in the work and notes ample private commissions.
A brief note on using hot air polishing in a centrifugal basket machine. Heated air blasts through the rotating basket to give rapid high polish on nickel plated items. Wet metal straight from the bath needs no prior drying as air reaches all sides.
A golf player provoked a violent mob scene as cries of thief and kill him rang out. The crowd, furious at a baseball umpire, hurled a brick after misreading events and a visiting stranger remained baffled by the uproar.
Local chatter cites a curfew law debate as residents reference a fictional tale by Robert W. Chambers and a lighthearted exchange with a constable. The dialogue hints at cultural references and a stage of the reader’s imagination.
Washington correspondent notes Foss's Massachusetts victory signals strong currents against the ruling party. Roosevelt’s influence looms as Pinchot and Garfield events stir insurgent and progressive factions. Taft’s administration bears the burden of party disunity and unfulfilled reforms.
An eccentric farmers almanac predicts a hot and warm summer with dog days in the latter half and mid June moon influence. May stays warm, June sees roses and heat, July hotter than peppers, August brings many dog days and caution about pond water, with September sunny and pumpkins.
A tourist party gazes at a mountain as a woman asks how snow stays atop it. Her husband jokes that no one up there will wake him early to shovel snow from the porch. An early advertisement in The Call is noted.
Washington March 6 The census bureau issues an official statement to quell fears about the next census beginning April 15. It emphasizes confidentiality, legal safeguards, and that data is for general statistics only and not for taxation or enforcement actions. It urges clergy teachers and public-spirited citizens to inform others and encourage full cooperation.
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