Merchants urged to unite against mail order ads
A General Merchants' Review column from Chicago endorses country newspapers in opposing catalogue houses. It argues editors and merchants must collaborate to curtail mail order dominance, noting subscrip- tion readers approve of such methods and warning publishers would rely on catalogue ads if unchallenged.
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General Merchants’ Review of Chicago
Cat
Review
Chicago
Tur Catt
Troy
Panama Canal to Use Chinese Labor for Construction
A government commission on the Isthmus recommends importing Chinese labor to finish the Panama Canal project after American workers and West Indian negroes proved unsuitable due to climate and health risks. Preparations for two shiploads begin as an experiment. The Trenton Sun urges home progress and public spirit to build cities.
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Panama Canal
Isthmus
Real Estate Moves in Troy Hit by Deep Street Rubble
The article notes that Troy real estate activity rises in the wake of streets littered with several inches of pulverized material. It argues a waterworks system as the remedy to this nuisance, hinting at municipal improvements to resolve street debris and related issues.
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Troy
Voters set for primaries amid talk of reform and real estate blooms
The piece argues that summer comfort and solid real estate will grow with waterworks improvements. It notes mass meetings testing new primary election laws and says voters face a square meal in today’s primaries to nominate candidates, then the election follows. It questions whether the process will yield a square deal and whether the end justifies the means.
Newspapers as required study in new Oklahoma school plan
Publishers in the Indian Territory push newspaper reading as part of the upcoming state school system. Reading papers is viewed as education, with some schools already including it in curricula. Meanwhile Joliet’s guests, including bankers and lawyers, prompt etiquette rule changes as the lock step is replaced by a two step.
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Indian Territory
Joliet
East St Louis Woman Injures Finger In Cartridge Incident
A woman in East St Louis reportedly found a cartridge and considered striking it with a hammer. An explosion allegedly shattered her finger, though details remain uncertain as to whether the injury resulted from the blow or by other means.
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East St. Louis
Dust nuisance in Troy prompts urban reform slogans
The piece contrasts Troy’s dust problem with other cities’ smoke issues. It notes public discomfiture and urges “Down with the dust” while joking about streetcars and fairs. It mentions a St Louis whiskers incident and unclaimed gold medals from the St Louis World’s Fair, then asks for them to be claimed.
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Troy
South Dakota
St. Louis
New York Woman Denounces Kissing as Hell Key
A New York woman declares kissing as the key to hell and asserts its absolute necessity is never to be underestimated. The remark hints that travelers should note this unconventional warning.
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New York
Hell
Good towns are made, not born. WHEN TO DRAG
A rhythmic lyric from National Stockman and Farmer urging seasonal diligence and civic duty. It urges readers to drag the road with purpose through all seasons, keep roads in good repair, and perform the proper communal task, ending with a call to public motion and praise.
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National Stockman and Farmer
King
Troy Call Adds Colored Pictorial Magazine Section
Edwardaville Intelligencer notes THE TROY CALL includes a colored twelve page magazine section, first county paper to offer such a feature. Marine Telegram adds the Troy Call’s colored supplement is appreciated and should be treated accordingly.
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Edwardaville Intelligencer
Troy Call
The
CALL
Ben W. Jarvis
Marine Telegram
Troy
Tail of a cow hints at fly control in farming ads
An agricultural advertisement notes that a cow's tail has limited circulation but still reaches flies, using a playful line to imply practical pest control in farming contexts.
Country papers defend local merchants against mail order urge
The Troy IL Call reports editors nationwide back local merchants in resisting mail order competition. The editor praises a St. Louis mail order ad refusal, urges merchants to support hometown papers, and argues a united effort could boost local sales while reducing outsider catalogs.
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St. Louis
Cal
As The Twig Is Bent And Youth Crime
Highland Journal condemns lax home discipline after three 14 year olds burglarize a store and boast of their deeds. The piece argues neglect at home leads youths to evil company and crime, warning that state confinement may or may not serve as true punishment and foreshadowing deeper sorrow for families.
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Highland Journal
Quotable Humor and Wisdom From Lectures and Ads
A collection of wry maxims and quips on life, work, and society. It notes that waiting favors hustlers, genius is steady grinding after a hit, and tomorrow never comes. It lampoons tipping, nonbribable officials, and the logic of digestion with a sales pitch for Kodol for Dyspepsia sold by S Kingston.
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Prof. Tyler
Amherst College
S. Kingston
The Sissy Boy Versus the World
A Montgomery News piece defends the conscientious boy nicknamed sissy, arguing against ridiculing clean, ambitious youths who strive to obey parents and teachers, noting that such earnest efforts lead to better jobs and greater responsibilities in life.
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Sissy Boy
Aggressive business policy urged to push city growth
An editorial urges Trenton business men to expand outreach and spend money to secure a twofold return, arguing that a town grows by its people and by proactive commercial effort rather than chance accretions.
Railroad lawyers puzzle over rate regulation law
Vandalia Democrat reports railroad lawyers acknowledge the rate regulation law is a puzzle, noting no one expected an easier path and that solving such puzzles is part of their job.
Sailors Improve Target Practice Under New System
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte notes the criterion is hits per minute as ships now average 75 to 80 percent with main-battery guns. Training and ordnance improvements push firing rates up from 1898 slow, inaccurate black powder days to today where heavy turret guns can fire three shots with three hits in one minute.
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Bonaparte
Bae “War
Gayesta
Harper's Weekly
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Ad by Post Dispatch Agent
An advertisement promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills described as non irritating and effective. It urges readers to buy the product from S Kingston and notes DaN Peterman as agent for the Post Dispatch daily and Sunday.
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DeWitt
S. Kingston
Post
Dispatch
Dan Peterman
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