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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
2
The notice from the Troy weekly press club outlines publication details and subscription rates. It lists prices for one year six months and single copies along with post office handling and mailing status. The text references the Southern County Press Club Editorial Association and marks second class mail.
A broad campaign against the parlor match gains momentum with sentiment rising over thousands of fatalities. Legislation now targets white phosphorus single dipped matches and all fire provoking types, while tightening packaging, storage, and box counts to align with federal and municipal safety rules.
The piece argues that rising living costs stem from higher tastes and progress. As agriculture advances and labor-saving technology boosts output, fewer people work in farming while prosperous farmers buy better goods, driving demand for manufactured products and reforming social norms.
The passage argues that if a large portion of the population directs effort to manufacturing and mercantile work, national earning and productive capacity would rise only if there is sufficient purchasing demand from individuals. It links high wage capacity to productive capacity and notes demand must come from consumer needs to sustain growth.
The article notes ongoing strife over presidential candidates as delegates and their votes shape the national conventions. It highlights that twelve states hold presidential preference primaries this year, signaling a shift toward direct primaries and broader public input, with future years likely expanding adoption.
The piece argues that a homelike town requires intelligent effort via community development and an active commercial organization. It contrasts towns with and without such structures, noting industrial society pressures and urban trends favor organized commerce as essential to progress.
Trojans recall Isaac A. Smith who once envisioned an electric road project. History shows the plan never progressed beyond a dream stage, leaving little trace of any concrete development or location.
The writer notes that if the campaign to prohibit parlor matches excludes the matrimonial variety, it will likely gain broad support from the many eligible individuals in that category. The remark implies a cautious stance on extending bans to marriage related matches.
A new women's movement is expected to begin soon, marking the annual spring effort focused on household furniture and utensils in a broad housecleaning drive. It emphasizes practical home improvements and organized reform within domestic life.
In a small community, a legendary figure known as a drunken monster is described as a grotesque man who appears constantly intoxicated to enemies, yet remains sober in the eyes of friends. Local oral histories credit sightings to rival factions while believers insist on its protective presence.
A terse aphorism notes that a person who refuses to get up after a knockdown is useless, underscoring resilience as a valued trait.
Wet spring stalled farmers near Troy while obituaries note the death of Elizabeth Hagler at 89.9 Her family settled Troy in 1817. A property dispute between Barton and Davis and James Anderson went to trial, jury favored plaintiffs, appeal filed. A Nameoki horse race with Cotton Tail beating Nail Driver drew betting and side deals. Troy public school honor roll names listed for April with top scholars in High and Intermediate divisions.
Thirty years ago there were about 196,008 boys ages five to eighteen in the United States. John W. Leonard issued the 1911 edition of Who's Who listing about 15,000 successful men and women. Prosperity depends on purpose, not class, birth, or wealth, and true success comes from a strong, noble aim.
A humorous Q and A from The Call depicts hair loss and various supposed remedies. It jokes about grafting horse or hog skin, warns against impractical methods, and suggests comically extreme attempts such as using crawfish in salt water or painting a timothy field on the scalp.
Washington leaders urge quick action on tariff and appropriation bills as Congress aims to adjourn before the June party convention. The House passed nine appropriations, while the Senate moved on only one urgent deficiency law.
Planning to pass the bill with a retained provision the Rules Committee ready to bring in a special rule meets opposition that parcels post provision is new legislation. Senate Interstate Commerce panel lacks quorum as hearings proceed without action. Cummins seeks seven member quorum despite legality concerns. If seven supporters prevail, action may be forced though report may be adverse.
The Edwardsville Intelligencer reports Henry Mindrup the tinsmith kept a careful tally of snow days in town. He records a total of 32 snowy days from October through April, noting March 8 had two snowfalls.
The Highland Journal notes growing socialist sentiment as dissent within major parties pushes voters toward a radical third party. It cites past rhetoric by Bryan and Roosevelt as fueling the rise, calling the trend phenomenal and worth close tracking.
The after election card published by C H Dorris of Collinsville, a late candidate for county auditor, will likely serve as his political farewell address. The piece suggests successful office seekers must accept their consequences and "take their medicine."
A Rahway New Jersey editor was fined 15 dollars for calling him a skunk. The item jokes about readers applying the term to the paper for 14.98 dollars cash in advance due to winter money scarcity.
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure the blues by purging the liver and bilious poison. Promotes benefits for stomach, liver, and kidneys with a 25 cent savings on The Call subscription if paid before expiration.
Quote attributed to Herbert Spencer on the moral base of personal virtue and national prosperity. The line asserts that personal goodness forms the groundwork for societal and national success, linking individual conduct to collective wellbeing.
Poem depicts the call of spring awakening sleeping fields and hidden life. It traces sap rising through winter husks, blossoms opening, bees dreaming of nectar, and birds returning as hills, orchards, and people share in renewed joy and promise.
In this Q and A note two queries mix due to hay fever causing the editor to answer mail. Mrs. Lucretia Buffem asks for a party dress idea for her three year old and Mrs. Amos Skidmore seeks advice on painting her Plumville home.
The Pessimistic Party voices doubt about a task, saying it cannot be done. A member explains his remark by thinking of someone painting a miniature of a woman in a museum, illustrating extreme self-conflict in pessimism.
Fragmentary lines present a cryptic rural dialogue with a stern sage urging diligence and a murky claim of something nearby. The text evokes a fablelike exchange about foresight and effort, but details are incomplete and several words are garbled.
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