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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1907
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call from Troy Illinois lists subscription terms one year six months and three months with single copies and outlines advertising rates and renewal duties. It notes legal notices should be published in the paper and urges attorneys to place notices.
The April 1907 election results indicate public desire for a shift toward a conservative, progressive administration. The Good Government ticket won on its merits while opponents claimed defeat from misperceptions. Citizens expect capable, efficient leadership and measurable progress in Troy, with continued public scrutiny of mayor and council actions.
The issue includes a new four page comic and magazine section modeled after prior features. Tur Carris has contracted with a leading syndicate to supply content and advertising control, aiming for a regular weekly feature. The magazine section will be up to date and appealing to both young and old, starting with colored comics on the first page.
The paper plans a two page section with fiction fashions and a boys and girls department and a color last page of fashion and comics. Debate over colored comics as a bad influence continues with opinions split but Tu CALL aims to meet demand and expand subscriptions while keeping price unchanged.
The St Louis Times, a new afternoon daily, launched Monday with 44 pages of news and advertising. Published by the Westliche Post management, it opens amid strong claims of phenomenal early success. W A Kelsoe, formerly of Greenville and longtime St. Louis Globe-Democrat staff, serves as exchange editor.
The Edwardsville Democrat completed its 25th volume this week under manager A L Brown. Foreman Wm Barraclough, nicknamed Bump among the fraternity, has served twenty three of the twenty five years with the present team. Despite the 23 years, the nickname remains a light jab rather than a sly dig.
One of the first duties of Troy's Good Government administration is to prohibit the running rampant of traction engines through the principal streets as provided by ordinance. The measure seeks to rescind the ordinance only if it ceases to afford protection against this nuisance.
The article argues small town merchants must act to counter mail order inroads. It notes a Kansas man who married a girl found via a cigarette pack may now face awareness of cigarette harm, highlighting consumer exposure to product packaging as a wakeup call.
A distorted proverb is cited as a caution, while the Citizens' party challenges the Good Government ticket they claim is compromised and loaded. The remark signals tense scrutiny ahead of the election rivalry and political maneuvering.
A Vandalia Democrat item explains pest cycles in Texas wheat fields where green bugs devastate crops, followed by lady bugs that curb them until food runs out. Proposals to fund year round lady bug supplies fail as lawyers and city officials miss farmers’ needs.
A clipped exchange of verses laments knockers who attack achievers. It argues that attempts to shine provoke maligning, and that success invites silencing by rivals. The piece urges persistence and continuation in the face of criticism.
Washington correspondent reviews Taft Roosevelt Ohio campaign dynamics, Foraker’s challenge, and the whiskey labeling ruling under the Pure Food Law. It notes Roosevelt’s health, White House activity, and new statues planned for Washington as symbols of national memory.
In the Highland Journal discussion, critics claim mail carriage payments to railroads remain fixed since 1873. They urge shifting focus from postage tinkering to cutting graft by rail magnates. The piece notes weighing mails over 30 days and excluding Sundays inflates daily averages, inflating government payments, and argues reform should start at the source.
Illa Slayton of Noland Ark writes that the price of health in a malarious district is a quarter. Dr King’s New Life Pills cleanse gently and impart vigor to the system. Satisfaction guaranteed by S Kingston druggist.
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