10 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
1
The Troy municipal council on Monday adopted ordinances to establish a permanent grade for sidewalks and base streets and to construct granitoid walks citywide, with only one dissent. The move responds to long-echoing calls for permanent improvements and aims to extend to new additions and core streets, boosting growth and city beauty.
Springfield reports the Forty-Fifth General Assembly approved an $80,000 state appropriation to establish a veterinary college in Chicago under the University of Illinois. Prominent donors pledged $250,000 for buildings. The college aims to train veterinarians, meat inspectors, and conduct research into nutrition and meat products, with formal organization to follow. The same session modernized meat inspection laws and transportation rules, giving the livestock board power to examine animals for disease and to condemn unfit meat, enforcing penalties and ensuring shipper and consumer protections.
The paved street agitation is now lost in the granitoid sidewalk proposition and will remain in obscurity until next winter when we will again be reminded that something ought to be done. It is to be regretted that we must sacrifice one improvement for another, but such is the history of the past.
Months have passed since word of relocating the Vandalia main line several miles south. Fast trains still run through Troy and the Bob remains in service as usual, with no immediate changes implemented.
A French chemist is credited with finding a substance claimed to be three hundred times sweeter than sugar. An editor notes the substance is said to be about eighteen years old and wearing a neck-a-boo shirt waist.
The statement argues that if citizens showed as much interest in securing good roads as in partisan battles, the issue of road quality would be quickly resolved.
A reflective remark questions how many people truly blush when a pulpit sermon declares wealth as a disgrace, challenging religious and social attitudes toward riches. It emphasizes moral reactions to wealth in a faith context.
A gas meter mishap reveals an unexpected benefit as hot air escapes the system, offering an unasked source of warmth without extra expense.
The average parent believes that the laying on of hands is the most effective cure for certain ailments. This belief reflects a common view that spiritual or ritual touch can provide healing and relief, despite varied medical opinions.
Mt Vernon owes its success to home people and local enterprise. The city hosts all industries thanks to push and capital of residents. The piece argues locals should invest profits locally, forming stock companies to keep funds at home rather than granting factory bonuses.
A Mascoutah Herald column argues criticism of newspapers is common and often ill informed. It notes the public feels duty bound to critique and that many critics lack understanding of their own ignorance.
A satirical notice warns about a deadly microbe on postage stamps. It humorously suggests risky, absurd precautions and ends by advising that if inconvenient, have your wife lick the stamp. The item promotes wedding invitations and calling cards at THE CAST office with samples.
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