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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
2
The Troy weekly urges a town wide spring cleanup with households painting, cleaning yards, clearing weeds, and repairing sheds. It links cleanliness to health, sanitation, and a brighter town, urging residents to join the campaign and shine Troy like a clean boy after the maternal scrub.
Madison county voters backed only one of five precinct committee men. E. R B. Campbell of the Alton Times beat A. A. Lampert who had defeated Campbell two years prior. J. W. Cassidy of the Granite City Herald fell to Harry Bricker. In Collinsville Frank Stucker and A. W. Schimpff were toppled by Meyer and Nickerel. Troy saw B. W. Jarvis lose to R. F. Auwarter.
Highland schools publish a roll listing students who are absent or tardy, detailing the actual number of defaults for the month as a model to encourage attendance. The program contrasts with traditional honor rolls by highlighting attendance failures.
The piece argues against premature condemnation and urges focusing on genuine results in reforms. It notes that business follows invitation and fair treatment, and that people seek paying work for community upbuilding, while warning burglars do not advertise.
Observer notes a twenty year old girl’s inventive scrapbook linking photographs taken by herself with favorite verses. Scenes like a forest, a wintry landscape, ivy covered schoolhouse, a barefoot brother illustrate Longfellow Whittier Dickens and Whitman lines. The writer praises the idea as remarkable and more appealing than fine needlework.
A garbled 1915 era collage argues revolvers replace bravery and mocks modern youth with violent imagery. It intersperses quips about window shades puns, pushy sermons, absurd questions, a goat tale, and notes on Goethe and U.S. auto output. The piece blends satire and public notices with fragmented lines.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey cough syrup as a cold remedy. It highlights honey pine tar and glycerine forming a pleasant syrup that stops coughing, soothes throat irritation, and is suitable for all ages, priced at 25 cents.
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