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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
2
The 1915 municipal election results leave Troy split on the local license issue. Voters show deep division with radicals and conservatives arguing, families fractured, and business disrupted as Dry and Wet factions react to the outcome. Both sides acknowledge a divided town and potential shifts ahead.
The Litchfield News-Herald mocks commissions that hunt for culprits by tracing every man’s life from birth to doughnut donation. It contrasts a quiet school election with past torrid battles and notes other moving picture heroes include husbands forced to take their wives to the cinema each night.
Yesterday Governor Dunne proclaimed Good Roads Day. In Troy the roads were described as fairly good, with no notable issues to report.
A fragmented note recalls Tuesday's election and the memorable first rides in automobiles. The text hints at marks and dates, but the readable fragment emphasizes personal experiences linked to the election day.
A meditative, stark critique contrasts European wars with American unity. It emphasizes how scientific destruction eclipses humanity, detailing a soldier’s death and the dehumanizing use of soldiers as both protectors and materials in war. The piece surveys Europe’s religious and ethnic divisions versus a unified American identity.
A fashion writer warns short ladies to avoid trimming their skirts and jokes that long ladies should beware if husbands are short. The item sits among clippings critiquing public interest in legislative sessions and urging vigilance over politicians and press, with sharp notes on business, banking rules, and newspaper economics.
Observations urge decisive action against flies and predict fewer insects later in season. Last year broad public effort by housewives across the United States reduced summer fly numbers, with families urged to swat early and use fly papers or traps to speed victory.
A busy matinee scene unfolds as Ruth rushes in with Elsie to ready outfits and a silk handkerchief fixes a slipping skirt. The page includes a miscellany of humor bits and brief vignettes from The Week in History, jokes about locomotives and opportunity, and short quotes on work, change, and social niceties.
In a clipped dialogue, Mrs. Naggem declares she is a woman of few words while Henry notes the few words are overworked. The exchange hints at household tensions and humor between the couple.
The piece urges residents to start a home improvement push now after bad weather. It advocates cleaning, painting, and scrub brush use plus adding a shrub or two for a neater back-yard garden and enhanced living joy.
An old time advertisement urges parents not to delay treating a child's cough with Dr Kings New Discovery. It promises soothing healing antiseptic balaams and quick cough relief regardless of cough severity. The ad claims a money back guarantee and urges readers to ask their druggist for it.
An unreadable OCR snippet mentions swelling and ailments in a fragmented line. No clear person, place, or event is established, leaving only vague medical or health hints.
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