16 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
1
The Prairie Farmer promotes a creed for progressive farming focusing on alfalfa red clover cow peas and beans. It champions permanent agriculture richer soil farm families and community spirit with commitments to better roads open country life and cheerful optimism.
Madison county milk shippers organize to combat what they see as a rising wave of impure milk charges. Shippers report frequent trips to Springfield to face charges dating back a year to eighteen months. Accused are steered to plead guilty with minimal fines to avoid longer fights with state authorities.
The Madison County community plans a busy fall with the Highland Fair opening August 29 for four days, followed by the Madison County Centennial September 14 to 21. Later events include Springfield Fair, the St. Louis Fair, and the Veiled Prophet as part of local celebrations.
The piece argues liberty has progressed from bodily to political freedom and now faces industrial liberty. It critiques land rent and ownership as barriers to work, noting that body freedom without work access is incomplete. The speaker urges readers to consider how ownership and rent affect workers’ rights and opportunities.
An amused essay extols fishing as a philosophy of time, patience, and ethics. It contrasts patient anglers who wait for a catch with impatient ones who force outcomes. It notes fishing as exercise rest or excuse, and finds luck in catching while fame lies in storytelling. It concludes a skilled explainer makes a press agent career.
Washington notes Morris Sheppard will succeed Joseph Bailey in the Senate at thirty seven after ten years in the House. Bailey retires as a veteran and noble South statesman. Also covered are Archbald impeachment hush and court abolition moves, tariff board finance, navy enlistment copywriting, and Congress’s steady finish to major bills with careful debating and procedural rigor.
At war with piles and itching Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised to subdue itching irritation and swelling. It claims to provide comfort and joy while healing burns boils ulcers cuts and eczema. Available 25 cents at H R Hutenaicks Co.
A satiric expose on writing a hit lyric that shocks polite ears. It mocks double meanings and risqué content while insisting popularity trumps propriety, ending with a quip about chestnut stuffing ideas from a joke creator.
A man laments being called a lobster by a friend who recalls a woman saying she loved lobsters. The disappointed man agrees yet notes women are unpredictable and he remains unsure where he stands. The exchange reveals playful wit about romance and constancy.
Duquoin expects 10 000 visitors for the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Reunion August 21 22 and 23 at Keyes City park with tents for veterans and wives Camp McWade named in memory of Gaston Q McWade Loomis Post G A R commander. Speakers include Gov Deneen Judge Dunne L Y Sherman Col Ham Lewis Adjt Gen Dickson. An effort aims for Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan to attend.
Jacob Smith, a farmer in the north part of Wabash county, sells all oil rights on his 160 acre farm to an oil company for 200000 dollars after tests on the Adam Biehl farm nearby indicate a potential 1000 barrel producer. Oil men flock to the area. initial bonuses offered were 50 dollars per acre before reaching the final price.
Illinois farmers receive alfalfa planting guidance from the Illinois Farmers’ Institute. Delays are labeled a mistake as the state now has more than 20 000 acres under alfalfa. Secretary H A McKeene urges prompt planting and notes alfalfa suits Illinois conditions and can be grown in small plots before full rotation.
In Williamson county near Bush a large colliery owned by St Louis capitalists employs many foreigners. About 300 American miners struck to protest perceived foreign favoritism. The local miners union saw three presidents resign in rapid succession amid the friction. Chautauqua plans four autos to tour southern Illinois with speakers, starting August 19.
In a terse exchange, the editor's daughter declines matrimony and states she will retain the ring to prove good faith. She later learns the diamond was a paste imposture, a nom de plume for a fake gem.
The piece questions the idea of laziness through a mock dialogue about a man named Loafer who wastes time. It suggests he is so idle that he avoids looking at his own clock, implying self awareness of wasted hours.
A clipped, garbled line from a bygone page reads thinking of the cost, Mrs Goophe I meen with ideas forming but cut mid thought. The fragment hints at personal reflection or social cost within a broader dialogue, leaving interpretation to readers of the era.
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