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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
2
The Troy Weekly issued under the Call Member Madison County Press Club and Southern IL Editorial Association header. It was entered at the Troy Illinois post office for transmission as second class mail. Kinloch Friday appears as the dateline for April 2, 1915.
The town faces a recurring dust nuisance as business leaders debate oiling streets to reduce pulverized dust. Last year the main avenues were oiled with reported dust relief, and neighboring towns plan similar setups. City aid is limited, so citizen cooperation is urged to fund or initiate the project. Who will lead the effort?
The Call joins the National Clean Up and Paint Up Bureau for a citywide campaign in Troy to clean streets alleys and improve private property. More than 5,000 U.S. towns are in this effort with spring cleaning urged for a tidier town and better living. Local readers advised to participate with rake brush and paint and to consider yard gardening.
City leaders call a week for cleanup of public and private property as Illinois farms embrace automobiles. About 100000 farmers own cars, shifting view of autos from threats to business tools. Improved roads may replace horses with motor trucks, while lawmakers face many bills regulating business. caution urged to avoid overreach.
Illinois legislators introduce a bill to allow traveling salesmen away from home on election days to register and vote with proper identification at any polling place. The measure promises benefits to traveling men and to many state employers by broadening voting access.
The Edwardsville Intelligencer notes the county home superintendent bought about 30 eggs for 160 inmates to receive on Easter morning. Details of distribution are not explained. The item also mentions Isaac Smith possibly drafted into the King's Light Horse Guards, with uncertain fate.
The note celebrates a coincidence of good timing with multiple positive happenings. It mentions the day being both a religious observance and a time for various favorable events, inviting optimism and shared goodwill.
A verse from Publishers' Bulletin laments legal traps and the double bind of laws that punish success and constrain a businessman's path. The speaker worries about staying lawful while facing court risk and jail, with profits fading as effort shifts to avoiding trouble.
The piece rails against the creed Charge it as a substitute for money, arguing it lets Americans spend next month’s salary on goods from meat to diamonds. It links the practice to debt, high interest, and a hollow sense of security, noting visible contrasts between those who live by credit and those who pay cash.
A column mix notes slogans about public virtue and dope law effects as Edwardsville Highland Greenville and Gillespie papers discuss civic campaigns, animal welfare cases, and dope treatment claims. The piece highlights tense mayoral race tempers and lingering sectarian revival to political clash, with a filler classified ad mention.
A naturalization witness at Edwardsville gives quirky, nonstandard answers on Q Born Nativity and other topics, while a string of dated notes and rhymes from 1609 to 1912 spans events and inventions. The piece mixes humorous dialogue, historical snippets, and light verse in a gentler period voice.
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