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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1906
Page
2
The editor notes recovery is possible but requires steady effort. If questionable remedies were examined like packing houses, improvements would rise. It says the best time to remove weeds is August, when more can be killed than any other month.
A reader suggests using two pine blocks to trap a mosquito and deliver a sharp rap with the second block. The approach is described as slow but with certain results.
Staunton's Star under editor John Camp installs a Simplex typesetting machine. Camp pledges to make the Star a bright and shining light in journalism and expects strong success.
Edwardsville aims to stage a Homecoming Week next year after a weeklong movement launched by the Intelligencer. The project reflects growing local interest in commemorating departed residents and restoring the town’s celebratory tradition for former natives.
The Union Banner at Carlyle is sold by John Ruf to his son John Jr and H C Norcross. The senior editor recently suffered paralysis forcing retirement. The paper is an old influential Clinton County establishment and a solid property. Best wishes go to the late editor and success for the new proprietors.
The home merchant offers a local market for butter, eggs, poultry, fruit and vegetables with little profit to aid a home market. Mail order houses seek farmer cash, often diverting funds away from communities. Some merchants pay cash and take small losses to support rural trade, while others send money to mail order houses for goods available at home.
The post office department established rural free mail routes to aid farmers. Farmers have proved the benefit beyond expectations, while city wealth often hides from taxation. For a quarter century mail service reached city folk, but only recently has Uncle Sam extended to those who feed the world.
Under the heading the Transcript highlights key US rights cases decided by high courts on very small money matters. It cites the 24 dollar appeal to the Supreme Court, a bull calf dispute decided by Chief Justice Shaw, and Browning’s wine price dispute. The piece notes the humor around kickers and the historical role of modest sums in shaping legal principle.
Rev. Dr. George F. Hall of the Independent Church in the Bush Temple of Music, Chicago, heads a land and lumber business and runs a large church. He has performed about 1000 marriages in two and a half years and refuses to let brides say obey in the ceremony.
Senator Foraker is praised in southern states as the namesake of 700 babies named Joseph Benson Foraker after his amendment to the rate bill. The clause was meant to shield negroes from Jim Crow laws by guaranteeing equal accommodations. Northern blacks claim the measure creates a national Jim Crow effect and oppose it.
San Francisco has produced 600 messages praising courage and orderly behavior. Correspondents note low crime and reediness in governance, with saloon closures and soldiers aiding calm. University of California President Wheeler cites self government renewing and leaders emerging with intelligence and integrity.
An anxious constituent asks a western congressman for details on a recent Supreme Court decision about divorce where spouses live in different states. The letter dramatizes personal confusion over whether the writer has one or two wives, joking that in most cases one is too many.
Privates Thomas and Williams of Company D, Third Infantry, at Fort Pinto, discover a flaming eye in a wall while exploring west of the fort. The tale of a half million dollar diamond sparks a search, desertions, and a dangerous standoff with Indians. Thomas is found dead after being mauled by a grizzly when a bear approaches during a tense scene. the eye remains invisible high on the wall.
A newspaper man from a neighboring state discusses the rise of mail order advertising and a harness business in town. He argues local merchants must advertise to compete, and notes election return delays arise from incompetent judges and clerks appointed by supervisors, creating potential legal contests.
Edwardsville Intelligencer notes the business district will soon feature an unbroken line of granitoid sidewalks replacing patches of old brick. Courthouse paving nears completion and only the jail frontage remains as work moves forward, turning the city from name only to real.
In a note from the Alton Telegraph the piece argues supervisors should appoint only competent men as judges and clerks of election and conduct a school of instruction to teach duties, stressing accountability and proper qualification for election work.
The piece argues that true friendship endures prosperity and adversity, while many relations are mere advantage seeking. It warns that despite hard work, harmful individuals can drag a person down, and states that loss of money is not as painful as losing hope and ambition.
The passage defines instinct as a set of perceptions guiding behavior. It notes instinct prompts a fly to land on a bald spot, avoids tempting pockets, and influences reactions to poker misplays, while calling some self perceived horse sense often faulty.
The paper touts a yearly rate of one dollar, claiming it is a small two cent weekly value. Readers are urged to tell relatives and neighbors to subscribe, promising appreciation from both sides.
A collection of wry observations on money life and mens roles, mixing wit and social commentary. The quips touch on theft freethinking wealth gender and war readiness with a light satirical tone from the essayist Duncan M Smith.
Dawn Peterman, an agent, seeks work with the Post Dispatch for daily and Sunday duties. She offers experience in correspondence, customer service, and administrative tasks, aiming to support editorial logistics and distribution operations.
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