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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1905

Page

7

Troy Weekly Call satire on free speech safety valve

The piece reflects on the right of citizens to express themselves through the press and public discourse when prices rise or troubles occur. It frames the freedom to 'kick' as a mental safety valve that calms public discontent and stabilizes a civilized nation. Washington Star is cited.

Washington Star Honsanestinn Tr Jem NiSstings Loring Ynan Grantham Kent Mack Farlane Marston Assembly MacFarlane Saok David Kent Camelot Ormsby Rabbi Balaam David Alameda Square Stoneie Argus Eve Portia Miss Brentwood

Political intrigue on the rail line and a governor’s plan

Kent navigates a criminal case and a railroad crisis as Governor Marston pushes for a clean political slate. Buck Bucks is named as the killer, and Kent secures a favorable hearing in Gaston while plotting political leverage. Meanwhile Portia urges restraint as romance and power collide in a tense payoff.

Mr. Kent Megilp Commonwealth James Guilford Kent Jasper G. Bucks the Argus Oliver Marston Macfarlane Gaston Uweo Marston Dack Capitol

Bishop’s Silver Theft Hoax in Western Visit

During a Western trip the New York Herald reports Bishop Porter stayed with a prominent churchman. A silver toilet set disappeared from the hostess’s dressing table after the bishop’s departure. Her cautious note received a telegram reply saying to look in the wash stand drawer, implying the bishop had kept the items.

Wumer New York Herald Porter

Interest and engagement amid old world wit

A dialogue fragment shows Gill declaring engagement as Yonker's Statesman notes the irony of a suitor’s father once a freebooter. The exchange hinges on acceptance despite a checkered fatherly past.

Gill Yonker

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The Troy Weekly Call W. Jarvis Eoitor and Publisher Francis Lynde Union Capital Gov. Marston Kittleton Gav Bucks Clarendon Hotel M'Tosh Halkett Aton Gastia MacTarlane Federative Council Jarl Oleson John Riebold & Son Troy, Ill A. Heddergott H. C. Gerfen Market and Hickory Streets Troy Exchange Bank WW. Jarvis DO. G. Jarvis Foreian Ano Domestic Excnanat Maxes Correchona
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