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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1909
Page
2
The Troy Weekly informs readers to contact the post office in Troy Illinois for mail transmission as second class matter and outlines subscription terms and rates.
A proposed hard roads levy appears on next Tuesday's ballot in Helvetia Keiwardyville Chonteana Nameoki and other townships. The law limits tax at 10 per cent of each hundred dollars and local townships with existing programs report strong benefits and request further such improvements. If Jarvis delays, nearby townships St Jacob Pin Oak Edwardsville and Collinsville are expected to join.
A Prairieland Journal summary notes lack of water and incentives derailed a Vanderlia paper mill project. It cites Troy as repeatedly passed over for similar efforts due to insufficient inducements, arguing towns must value improvement plans with concrete incentives to achieve progress.
The Edwardsville Democrat urges timely action to erect a Madison county memorial at the county seat honoring soldiers and sailors who fought for the country. Delays have hindered progress, and the paper calls on leaders to begin the project promptly to ensure a grand success.
A battered note speaks of taxes and assessments as endless charges upon taxpayers. It laments the perpetual motion feel of taxation and hints at a stubborn, perhaps unjust, financial fate faced by residents.
A disjointed report describes lawmakers in the state capitol discussing summer recess while tensions rise. Citizens complain about delays as senators exchange critical stances amid the stalled talks and protest actions.
The report notes Abi Pools' effort with Choireday as key, while Theleelions emerge as rivals. Additional teams appear in April, and the probability grows that Vietimes will be appended to the amateur list.
A levity filled line about resisting change suggests that those who kick against improvements would only injure themselves or their prospects, likening the stance to kicking a stone wall and breaking a toe, arguing reform is inevitable.
A man with minimal brains is located in Paris and spends most of his time criticizing the rover meant.
With Teddy away, powerful interest groups maneuver for influence in municipal affairs. Officials warn of potential conflicts as committees convene behind closed doors. Citizens urge transparency and oversight amid growing speculation about agendas and outcomes.
Washington notes outline tentative Payne tariff debate timing with aims to finish by mid-April. Taft lets department heads appoint assistants, seeking efficiency and direct dealings with agencies. Roosevelt, Gore measures, Panama Canal rush, and legal aid society involvement frame the political discourse.
The Chamberlin Johnson DuBose company showcases a dramatic growth from 1896 to 1908 with 58 to 215 helpers, storehouse space rising from 34,200 to 99,000 square feet, and sales from 225,000 to 884,679.11. March business this year outpaced last by about 30,000, roughly 1,000 per day, highlighting the impact of advertising on retail.
An Appeal to Reason argues against funding the removal of the battleship Maine from Havana harbor and contends a new explosion would frame capitalists’ war aims as patriotic. It warns that destroying evidence could weaponize public anger and profit ministers.
A local reflection on railroad crossing signs and advertising. In every country town a warning like hook out for the ers appeared on the rails, teaching residents to read the sign and warning others. The piece notes how quickly locals learned and questions whether the railroad would remove the sign, implying the danger of fading warnings.
The speaker argues the city debt is justified by tangible gains like electric grit plant water works paved streets and concrete walks. A corporation would cover the debt for the power plant and a franchise, while detractors complain, urging support from the St Louis Times via Daniel Peterman, agent.
A Washington Star verse collage mocks how moving day disrupts life and home. Lines warn of chaos in rooms and routines as a moving van arrives, promising chipped statuary and skipped meals, with a sharp jab at the futility of plans and the torment of upheaval.
In a northern California town an editor visited the bride’s home seeking wedding details but was told the couple had already left. A separate incident recounts two negro workers tearing down a brick building, one dropping bricks that struck the other on the head. the injured man’s response. An advertisement for Dr Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets closes the piece.
A guaranteed cough remedy, Bees Laxative Cough Syrup, touted for coughs colds croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial affections. Marketed as quick relief gentle laxative and child friendly in taste. Sold by S Kingston.
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