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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
2
The Troy Weekly issues Saturdays from Market-8 Treat by the Square. B W Jarvis rents and publishes. Notices of entertainments with fees are at regular rates. Sample copies free. Address communications to The Troy Weekly Calls Troy Hl. Legal notices should be published via attorneys. Saturday August 14 1909.
A brief notice explains that subscriptions must be paid before they reach one year in arrears to retain second class mailing rights. It notes the Post Office Department rule and The Call's policy of discontinuing subscriptions in arrears, with emphasis that the timing is variable. Local paper format includes the date paid line on the wrapper.
The piece argues macadamizing Soni Mer street marks the start of a broader hard road movement. It praises Collinsville and Edwardsville for experimental hard surface streets and urges neighboring townships to join the improvements, predicting overall community gains.
An editor note discusses how Troy and its surroundings have altered over many years. It notes that progress comes gradually, with shifts in conditions and sightlines that prompt residents to acknowledge improvements and new realities.
Rankin farmer Herbert Lyons reportedly tested the saying eat til you bust by eating cherries and then drinking ginger ale. The resulting gas buildup caused a fatal gastric rupture, with Lyons dying a few hours later.
A new chapter in the Alton school case closes with the death of Scott Bibb in Alton. Bibb, a longtime fighter for the admission of colored children to Alton public schools, passed away at age 55.
The Greenville Item comments on subscriber base and the need for clear messaging, noting low subscriber numbers and urging readers to focus on core audience while emphasizing practical concerns.
The editor notes a spirited exchange in which the line says the dew is not dead and implies a playful interruption during a heated debate. The remark suggests local news energy and a playful aside amid serious discourse.
The guesstimators peg the season’s wheat yield at 700 million bushels with prices at 1 dollar a bushel, prompting questions about farmers’ storage capacity and market impact amid growing surplus concerns.
A reflective line notes that when a man clings to the past rather than the present he becomes a back number, despite family opinions about his birth date and heritage.
Fragmentary lines reference past eras and gatherings as people discuss old styles and crops. The garbled text hints at cultural practices and seasonal dress, but specifics remain unclear.
Washington notes detail the Payne tariff bill's passage by the Senate and the President's signing. Taft defends the measure as a substantial revision, noting real rate cuts and the need for official data to inform future actions. A tariff commission is planned to gather production cost data to guide enforcement of maximum and minimum provisions.
Theodora Shonts now duchess, reportedly engaged to Prince Joachim Murat amid family denials. In Paris she has appeared at many events with the cavalry officer from a famed French lineage. Mrs Shonts, her mother, is in Paris as memories of the late Duke de Chaulnes linger.
The commission will focus on determining domestic production costs. Reactionaries in Congress may try to block by withholding funds for salaries and expenses, but public pressure can prevent this, allowing the President to conduct essential investigations.
A quirky column notes unusual winter forecasts near Alton and other sources. It uses animal imagery and odd phrases to tease forthcoming cold, urging readers to read signs, check local weather hints, and consider clues like hides of calves and lamb fleeces as part of playful prognostication.
Edwardsville Intelligencer notes a shift from abstract dairy theory to hands on farming at Slackburn University Carlinville, with twenty acres of on campus land cultivated by the Tilingis Agricultural Society. Pigs will replace pigskin practice as the campus embraces practical agriculture.
Rejoicing in Fedora Tennessee as a man saved from deadly lung hemorrhages credits Dr King’s New Discovery. He reports strong recovery after three weeks and says it enables him to work again. The ad touts relief for coughs colds bronchial issues hay fever and asthma with trial bottles offered free and guaranteed by S. Kingaton.
The piece questions how a farmer who buys a box of soap from a mail order house differs from a merchant whose stationery is printed by a baking powder company or another wholesale house. It mentions obtaining the Miseueppi Blatter, a German Sunday paper, from Daniel Peterman, an agent.
A playful collage contrasts old fashioned gender guidance with scrapbook humor. It blends advice on ladylike duties and self reliance with pithy quips from Harper’s Weekly, a fashion prompt, and jokes about husbands and coincidence, reflecting turn‑of‑the‑century social satire.
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