Trade in Troy Emphasized to Support Local Merchants
The Catt urges Troy residents to favor home trade over St. Louis or Chicago mail orders. It argues local merchants offer ample stock at fair prices and warns that shopping outside town harms Troy’s economy and spirit. The piece closes with the simple call Trade in Troy.
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Troy
St. Louis
Chicago
Tar Call
Star Tattering Company
Star TaiLorine Company
Star Tailoring Company
Lavender Creighton's Lovers praised as best by Olivia Barton Strohm
Reviewer hails Olivia Barton Strohm as a strong romancer and plot maker in Lavender Creighton's Lovers. The historical novel centers on the Aaron Burr conspiracy along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers with a engaging love story. It is serialized and not yet in bookstores.
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Olivia Barton Strohm
Lavender Creighton
Aaron Burr
Mississippi
Missouri
Cac
Ohio
Unabridged Opening Chapters Highlight Issue
The issue features opening chapters and an unfolding story intended to appeal to readers who appreciate wholesome, palatable content. The text signals an engaging start and invites consumption by a discerning audience.
Campaign of education to achieve civic beauty says Mayor
Mayor Beardsley of Kansas City declares that realizing civic cleanliness and beauty requires a campaign of education with example and demonstration. He argues citizen initiative, not autocratic power, is key for a clean, beautiful city and municipal progress.
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Beardsley
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Napoleon I
Napoleon
Paris
Singing from the Grave at Sullivan County Funeral
At a Sullivan County Indiana funeral a deceased man’s voice was heard singing a favorite hymn played from a phonograph placed on his casket. Attendees witnessed a paradoxical moment as the dead man seems to sing at his own funeral, described as possibly the first recorded instance. If this custom spreads, it could lead to dead men preaching their own funeral sermons.
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Sullivan County
Indiana
Highland adopts wide tire ordinance to take effect next year
Highland city council approved a wide tire ordinance at Monday's meeting set to take effect January 1. The measure mirrors laws in Michigan Wisconsin and Massachusetts, touted as road improving. The Highland Journal urged state action to extend such a solution statewide.
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Highland
Michigan
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
The
Highland Journal
Campaigning and War Compared in July Heat
The Edwardsville Intelligencer notes that political campaigning and war share the same label. It cites candidates circulating in July and August as deserving the designation General Sherman once used for war, signaling the intense, heated season of electoral wrangling.
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Edwardsville Intelligencer
General Sherman
The Crescent Bend Fracas on the Stage Coach
A stage driver named Jake recklessly presses a Crescent bend over a 1,000 foot drop. A terrified little man disarms Jake with a pistol, forces him to stop, then suspends him by rope over the cliff. After a tense half hour, Jake is spared and cooled to drive cautiously.
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Golden Gulch
Quartz City
Jake
Thatia- Canacavar -anaAnun
Crescent Bend
Tre
The Average Man and His Lost Dreams
A reflective piece contrasts boyhood fantasies of heroism with adult life dominated by mortgage, politics, and social duties. It suggests men become obscured by routine, chasing approval, health fads, and family obligations while friends wonder about their vitality. The tone is critical and melancholy.
Cartoon lampoons grandmothers gag in graft setup
The cartoon on the first page mocks the so called grandmother gag now sweeping newspapers. Office boys who lost their grandmothers after the baseball season report other relatives in critical condition. The gag has spread as a universal graft in the era’s press.
Four Acres of Potatoes Debugged Despite 92 Degree Heat
A playful note recalls tending four acres of potatoes under 92 degree heat. The writer laments not being able to take a vacation this summer and mentions skinning a vacation plan.
City papers dwell on personal crisis reports folly
The writer claims city papers overemphasize personal crisis reports, arguing the public should seek escape from urban noise and bustle rather than fixating on the duration or frequency of such incidents.
New York Banker’s Daughter Admits High Fashion Spend
A New York banker’s daughter says she spends about 100000 dollars annually on clothes. She is likely in school, though she does not appear to seek bargain sales.
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New York
Candidates rethink after primaries shift election plans
A number of candidates who filed before last Saturday’s primaries have reconsidered their campaigns as voters redirected the field. Some withdrew, others altered goals, reflecting a broader reordering of local political intentions.
Power of Press
A Philadelphia North edition quotes a view praising newspapers as the most potent agency for promoting righteousness. It argues the pulpit is less effective than the honest press in advancing virtue and freedom, citing great leaders who trusted the press to defend liberty and democracy.
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Philadelphia North
Country boy with simple gun tops rifle averages at Camp Lincoln
The Edowdville Intelligencer reports that the nation’s backbone lies in the country boy with any old kind of gun. The First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment, mainly from Southern Illinois and nicknamed squirrel hunters, posted the year’s highest rifle averages at Camp Lincoln near Springfield.
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Edowardeville Intelligencer
Camp Lincoln
Springfield
Illinois
Oil Trust Controls National Starch Industry
The Standard Oil trust is said to have complete control of the country’s starch industry. This concentration is described as a threat to all, indicating a potential hardship ahead for consumers and competitors alike.
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Standard Oiltrust
Post Election Predictions Stir Public Debate
After a fierce primary season, observers urge caution as analysts offer bold forecasts about future races. Voter turnout and party shifts remain key topics as pundits weigh the impact on upcoming contests nationwide.
Man With Big Sign Not Always Sign of Strength
A reflective saying contrasts outward display with inner character, noting that a large sign does not always indicate a powerful or admirable man.
Vacation Time at Mosquiteau by the Lake
A Minneapolis Journal glimpse of a man leaving his city office to live by Mosquiteau by the Lake. He fishes in early mornings, drinks winter whiskey at road house, and pursues golf until his suspenders give way. After a season away he returns to the city, needing fall to recover.
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Minneapolis
Mosquiteau-by-the
Digestive health ad touts Kodol for Dyspepsia benefits
Prof Tyler of Amherst cites a saying on brains and digestion. The ad urges daily care of digestion and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia as a corrective after overeating. Sold by S Kingston at THE CALL office offers wedding invitations programs and calling cards with samples.
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Prof. Tyler
Amherst College
S. Kingston
Dan Peterman to deliver Post-Dispatch daily and Sunday
Dan Peterman will be the carrier for the Post-Dispatch daily and Sunday editions. A photograph mounting board is offered for sale under the caption Cat All office.
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Dan Peterman
Post-Dispatch
Photograph Mounting Board
Cat All Office
Dan Prteerman
Agt
Sailors Improve Target Practice Through Training and Arms
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte notes target hits per minute now exceed 75 to 90 percent across main batteries, a rise from 40 percent in earlier days. Improvements stem from ongoing target drills, advances in ordnance, and better sights since 1898 when black powder was used. Heavy turret guns once required five minutes per shot now fire three shots with three hits in one minute. Harper's Weekly references this progress.
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Bonaparte
Harper's Weekly
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