The Troy Weekly Call One Year
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1910
Page
2
Various News Snippets Reflecting Early 20th Century Press
The items touch on Maine property valuations and egg prices, Halley’s comet May passages, advice to save for trips, inequities of unearned increments, a New York church sale, fire insurance blotters, ice plants at the Washington Treasury, Pittsburgh smoke affecting opera, New York champagne on New Year’s Eve, an imperial canary airship to the North Pole, cold spells raising death rates, Tesla’s wireless lamp, Mars canal debates, and New York City’s ban on football in public schools.
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New York City
Washington Letter on Lark and Esfuerza seizure and Pan-American railroad plan
The Lark and Esfuerza, American owned ships captured on Nicaragua’s east coast, may trigger claims against Nicaragua as cargoes were seized with no proof of Madriz responsibility. The U S government plans a Panama to David Pan American railroad extension, to curb foreign influence and fortify the canal. Also includes an aside satirical piece on an automobile horse power concept.
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Washington, D. C
Lark
Nicaragua
Dr. Madriz
State Department
Madriz
United States
Paducah
Bluefields
Canal Strip
Panama
David
Republic
National Assembly
Gasoline horse pitched as Jarvis Township marvel
A local caller extols a novel invention called the gasoline horse. The creature combines horse and automobile powers with a front end that eats hay and a rear end that runs on gasoline. It can switch modes to pass other vehicles, promising wide usefulness on wet or dry roads.
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Jarvis Township
Lick Skillet
Troy
A New Deal Is Expected at County Board Meeting
The Highland Journal urges residents to expect a change at the county seat next Thursday. It questions the county’s current leadership and committee chairs, calling for a board that acts in the taxpayers’ interest and removes patronage barnacles. The piece hinges on whether Stilwell Smith and Faulstich are challenged and if a fresh, fair county administration will emerge.
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Highland Journal
Messrs
Stilwell
Smith and Faulstich
Iox terminating the Grafter in Pittsburg graft prosecutions
The Carlyle Union Banner notes that graft and grafting by public officials have flourished nationwide. It highlights Pittsburg as a city cleaning out corrupt officials and bribe takers, including bankers, with prosecutions expected to deter future bribe offers.
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Carlyle Union-Banner
Pittsburg
Arnica Salve Cures Soldiers Wounds in War Boots
L. W. Harriman of Burlington Maine says bullets caused less suffering than eczema he endured in the army for forty years. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him when all else failed. It heals sores ulcers boils burns cuts wounds bruises and piles. 25 cents at S Kingstons.
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L. W. Harriman
Burlington
Bucklen
S. Kingston
County court news featured in The Call paper
The Call provides the most detailed Madison county court news aside from the county seat papers, a feature appreciated by readers. A St. Louis Daily or Sunday paper is delivered by Daniel Peterman as agent.
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Call
Madison County
St. Louis
Daniel Peterman
Sweetmeats and Pickles T Envoi
A whimsical poem and column fragments on spring thaw, garden plots, and social foibles. It riffs on weather, food, and public figures with satirical quips about manners, politics, and economic issues, reflecting a light editorial voice.
Moses Would Have Troubles If Founder Editor Now
The Norwalk Evening Herald cites Dean Walter Williams comparing Moses to modern editors. It imagines Moses facing irate relatives demanding satisfaction, Sodom subscribers refusing to pay, legal bills for libel suits, and post office trouble in today’s press climate.
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Norwalk
Evening Herald
Moses
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Sodom
Formaldehyde Mistake Inquiring Customer Confusion
A professional customer questions a drug store clerk about a bottle, asking is this formaldehyde. The clerk, playing along, misreads the term as maldehyde and wonders about its skin trouble while noting they work at a soda fountain and seek information. The exchange shows a humorous misunderstanding in a local shop setting.
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Ilinois
Ill
Kinloch
Post Office Department
State of
Maine
Pacific
Halley
New York
Treasury Department
Washington
North Pole
Tesla
Mars
Board of Education
Baltimore American
Ringling Bros
Iox
T’envoi
Mary
Egypt
Col. Roosevelt
Dr. Cook
Lee
Selz
M. F. Auwarter
A. Heddergott City Delivery
Wick BI Bros. Jewelry CO
J.J. Brown
M.D, C.E. Molden
M. D. Brown
F. W. Braner
Market Street
Postoffice
Kinloch 71
Door
Hamilton Hotel
Hamilton and
Maple Avenue
J.N. Crebs
A. A. Smeigh
Braner
Perry H. Hiles
Jesse L. Simpson
Hiles & Simpson
New Palace
R. Edwardaville
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