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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
2
Good Town Talk urges Troy citizens to be enterprising and progressive in community upbuilding. It praises those who work to improve the town and calls for confidence and support for local reformers. It warns critics to reflect on their own contributions before judging others.
The Missouri River lowers its drainage land by one foot in 6036 years, while the nation’s surface wears down at one foot in 9120 years. It is estimated that concentrating US stream erosion on the Isthmus of Panama could have dug the completed canal in 73 days after a decade of work with modern machinery.
A state law now makes fraudulent advertising a misdemeanor. It bans misrepresenting goods and prices as part of a legislative action approved by Governor Dunne after passage by the legislature.
A muddled, period voice line references waiting, turning up, Troy, a Commercial Club, and neighborly fault. It contrasts expense counting by women with frugality and hints at aimlessness ending in failure while noting a second call for the mowing machine.
At the Banker Farmer conference in Chicago J R Moorehead urged a back to the town approach to sustain farm lands, curb child labor and poverty, and keep youths in rural areas. He warned that 6956 towns across nine states lost population while national growth rose 21 percent, threatening business, land values, bank deposits, and local livelihoods. He urged rural merchants to modernize advertising, educate editors and merchants, and provide youth recreation and home opportunities to retain residents and solve the broader urbanization issue.
An old pedestrian visits a tank town depot and asks the time. A pompous station agent snubs him while a civil official in a private car provides the answer. Moral: the cheapest machinery is always the noisest.
A man five years married returns home in a dazed state, imagining goldfish snap at him, then begins whispering love nothings to his wife over the telephone and quickly faces consequences.
George Fitcr extols the catfish in a humorous essay describing its appearance, habits, and resilience. He notes its flat head, spines, and perceived lack of intelligence, compares it to a crook, and paints vivid scenes of fishermen, river life, and the catfish’s surprising ability to travel on land and inspire early steamboat craft.
The piece blends historical notes on Augustus with a rural, humorous forecast for August. It weds ancient Rome and modern farming imagery, noting the Augustan era, literary figures, and corn beacons, then shifts to agrarian scenes, picnics, debt woes, and subscription regrets as the harvest nears.
An advertisement touts a recent sale of a choice bric-a-brac collection described as unusual and capable of provoking strong responses among art lovers. A carved walking stick of exceptional weight and beauty is highlighted as a centerpiece upon entering the room.
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