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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
2
Postal transmission masthead shows Troy Illinois post office listing. Subscription terms include yearly six month and three month rates with single copies. Notices on renewal, discontinuance, and reporting missed issues. Sample copy offered free and communications sent to Troy Weekly News.
The Troy fair and carnival ended after a week of revelry with mixed reactions. Rain shortened attendance on Saturday but crowds stayed through the last day. Locals debate the carnival's impact on 'shining shekels' leaving town while acknowledging it drew business and public interest. Local merchants see value and the Business Men's Association may organize a similar event next fall.
The Nokomis Progress advocates a holiday called dog day with a dog drive led by able bodied men and boys. It imagines slaughtering dogs, shipping meat to Chicago packing houses, and promoting the purchase of dog meat as a cheaper food alternative. The proposal aims to rid towns of stray canines amid a harsh view of existing meat supplies.
The United States Geological Survey is conducting topographic surveys in several states this summer. In Illinois preliminary work will map roads and determine elevations in Madison County near Alton and Edwardsville with cooperation from state officials. Maps resulting from the surveys will be published and sold at about five cents per copy.
The McMinnville Telephone Register asserts that every town with a newspaper maintains a business guide superior to Dunn or Bradstreet. It quotes a Tillamook court finding that newspaper subscription books reveal honesty, since a dishonest man would cheat the printer, making such a record a trustworthy test of character.
A New York youth plans two years in Africa to study monkey talk for language lessons. The piece argues the same language already exists in daily life at home, suggesting the effort and expense are wasted. It notes the words Simonton and Simian resemble each other and ends with a tongue in cheek remark.
A Kansas City court heard testimony from a man who began a business three years ago with $600 capital and earned $45,000 in year one. He now owns a plant worth $400,000 and argues the price is still not high enough. The piece critiques graft and suggests harsh prison terms, even confinement in cold storages, to curb nerve and appetite for crime.
The text asserts that town and country life two thousand years ago resembled modern life, but the letters of Lucius Bellenus Gemellus reveal nothing about mail or der houses at Cairo nor any reference to a proposed electric railway between Babylon and Oryrhachus being held up.
A plan for a strictly home street fair next fall would attract attendees and provide a fair experience for all involved. The town envisions electric car line access to boost attractiveness and draw outside investment.
A reflective piece notes four social types the chronic kicker, the chronic borrower, the free borrower and the stingy giver. It argues each attracts public censure while acknowledging the difficulty in naming the most undesirable citizen.
Largest fines recently imposed on several railroads for lawful business may force carrier leaders to divert savings from rebates toward settlement payments.
An obituary fragment notes a person aged 105 who died recently, with the piece resembling an advertisement for a dairy lunch room. The text centers on bread and milk as exclusive offerings, suggesting a local business prop or homage rather than a full obituary.
County and state party meetings proceed as candidates begin the battle for influence and power in the upcoming elections. Delegates prepare to choose platforms and support for key races as campaigns intensify nationwide.
A terse reflection notes that medicine never feels as bitter when approached with a smile, applying this idea across all forms of politics and other spheres.
A civic drive emerges urging progress and improvement for the community. Organizers seek a starting spark from residents, inviting participation to drive reform and tangible change. Leadership roles and meeting dates to be announced.
Raymond Springer and his wife create the Annunciator to challenge Snarley’s Wasp in Tuckerton. Financial strain, wary capital hopes, and a bluff lead to Snarley’s nephew Allan Lake merging the papers into a joint venture. The new management prospers, expanding to a larger field.
Carlyle Union-Bonner laments town critics who croak while others work for improvement. The piece urges residents to stop knocker behavior, praises enterprise, and notes how negative talk scares away newcomers and investments. It calls for boosting progress and discourages repeating harmful habits.
A Mt. Carmel Republican column ponders men’s quirks at meals and dining habits. It contrasts choices between high stools and cloth-covered tables with homemade comforts, noting habits around chewing tobacco and sharing dishes at home.
The piece argues graft is a familiar crime rather than new, citing biblical examples of misdeed and linking graft to a disease. It asserts graft is preventable and that honest Americans have resolved to eradicate it.
The Carlyle Union Banner laments factional strife in a small town hindering progress. It argues harmony is urged after bitter fights, yet commercial sectors often fail to unite, slowing development and unity.
A brief opinion piece urges that steadiness comes from tying oneself to responsibilities. It argues that a person with obligations will fight harder and ascend, while a bachelor with no anchor flounders in the mud. The author likens this to a kite needing a string to fly.
Ignorance is a comfortable condition of life and a fussy tongue signals common sense growing. Beauty tempts us to pair. Neighbors can be too dear to be dear. A hen is a lady, but a rude boarder questions age. When we cannot down a fault, we praise it. The policeman guards the beat. If youthwork limits were harsher, we would not tell the tale. Personal quirks dressed as pets invite admiration.
An old advertisement urges readers to take DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills as a gentle reliable remedy. The promotion promises no straining or griping and asserts sure results from S Kingston's sale of the product.
Dan Peterman, agent, announces service for the Post-Dispatch daily and Sunday editions. The message implies distribution or delivery arrangements, with emphasis on agent representation and publication name.
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