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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
6
The piece urges local citizens to grow through better schools churches roads and education. It argues community spirit, like religion, improves with action such as supporting teachers, newspapers, merchants, and farm demonstrations, and emphasizes seven day living over sabbath day only observance.
As The Call goes to press, it is reported the wrench factory location in this city is assured. Troy will turn attention to the country’s "nuts" as some say business is dull to mask earnings concerns.
A 1916 essay warns that marrying for hoped for support fails when finances and kinship disappoint. It cites examples where hopeful brides and grooms rely on rich relatives or spouses’ families, only to face ruin or delayed fortunes. The piece urges self-reliance and personal effort to weather marriage risks.
Article describes a new safer pocket flashlight for scouts and a belt worn lamp for officers with a compass, maps, fire making gear, and dispatch tablets. It notes a campaign slogan variant for state office candidates, Here I Am Again, Boys.
A collection of opinion lines and anecdotes from Highland Leader and other papers noting public remarks on autos, gender norms, and social behavior. It contrasts views on strike stakes, popular perception, and double standards, with humorous quips on motorists and public conduct.
An old advertisement proclaims the product ensures a daily bowel movement, claims gentle laxative effects without gripping, purifies blood, removes poisons, relieves constipation, and acts as a general tonic. It says the pills are available for 26 cents at druggists.
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