18 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
1
The Call notes that a date like Apr 127 on a name indicates a year in arrears and postal rules bar second class mail. It states subscriptions in arrears will be discontinued until payment is presented, urging prompt remissions to avoid missing copies.
Collier's Weekly begins a nine part look at fire insurance revealing how stock and mutual firms operate. It contrasts premium flows, dividends, and surpluses in stock companies with mutuals, noting differences in risk, reserves, and oversight, while questioning profit motives in some firms.
The Illinois Fisherman predicts a new state fish law by session end. Proposals include repeal of non resident pole and line licenses, funds to exterminate gar, state fish preserves, and allowing sale of game fish caught legally outside Illinois waters.
A persuasive piece warns that Hermitage harms happiness. It asserts voluntary withdrawal from society is insanity and emphasizes that human happiness relies on companionship. It argues men sacrificing happiness by isolating themselves gain more joy through mingling with others.
An editorial urges families to engage with their town and neighbors, condemns hermit habits, and promotes communal welfare. It surveys local plans to curb vagrancy in Bement by meal tickets, warns of the house fly as a public health menace, and notes Illinois legislative action against saloon practices. It ends with a prediction that New York fire apparatus may switch to electric trucks as horses fade from service.
A quirky note claims a mail order house offers a "personal letter" from a game machine, implying a novelty fortune telling item sold through mail order catalogs. The fragment hints at consumer curiosity about personalized predictions packaged as mechanical correspondence.
A collection of pro town booster sayings urges individual and collective efforts to develop Troy. It contrasts personal initiative with coordinated action and warns against negative talk. A humorous closing anecdote about Eph. Wiley notes not buying radium.
A reflective analysis argues that enduring happiness hinges on planning for tomorrow. It links youth folly, neglect of education, and vices to a focus on today, insisting that imagination and ambition look forward, shaping today by tomorrow’s desired outcome.
Washington readers learn Senator Burton ranks flood control above tariff or currency as Congress faces floods in Ohio and considers methods to prevent future disasters. Newlands disagrees on remedies but seeks common ground. Ferris promotes international expositions and San Diego's 1915 fair. President Wilson's China loan stance stirs debate on recognizing the new Chinese government. The Call previews Tray and vicinity news at low cost.
A noted educator emphasizes honesty as central to effective advertising. Fraudulent claims harm public health, especially in food products, and undermine trust across all merchants. Meritorious goods paired with straight honest ads win consumer confidence and sustain a permanent market.
Illinois items report John Davis of Scales Mound, a well to do farmer, found dead by his own suspender rope in a barn. Other recalls include two Dayton Ohio men found in Saline river back water near Harrisburg, and progress on a new bank charter in Chicago with $250000 capital.
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