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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
6
The August 25, 1916 note emphasizes business harmony as essential for communities. Social events like picnics and field days reduce petty jealousy among Commercial Club members and foster closer cooperation, improving town spirit and productive relations.
A University of Chicago professor proposes a quiz on education and character. If you answer yes to all questions about sympathy public spirit honesty and daily virtue you are truly educated. The item also urges civic effort to improve Troy and boost town pride and property appeal.
Mr J S Cullinan president of the Texas Economic League calls for study of citizenship and government. He cites Webster and the Constitution, defines citizenship as loyalty and rights, and outlines duties for able bodied men including labor, legal obedience, taxes, and potential military service. He asserts citizens own government in common and enjoy protections for life.
A venerable call urges residents to praise and invest in their town, maintain premises, and cooperate with neighbors and farmers. It argues success comes from hard work, not favorable conditions, and emphasizes supporting local institutions and the home paper. The piece cites Miss Cora Dow of Cincinnati and ends with a nudge to price and advertising.
Do you realize what the community means to you individually. Residents are urged to patronize home merchants to keep money at home and boost local prosperity. A prosperous community depends on local retail support and shared effort to improve conditions for all residents.
An old advertisement claims a daily bowel movement signals health and that Dr King’s New Life Pills provide a gentle laxative effect without gripping. It purifies blood, relieves constipation, and acts as a tonic for the entire system. Available at druggists for six cents.
A playful historical slice lists dates and odd facts from 1801 to 1824 and beyond, noting Mil lard Fillmore’s wristwatch purchase, Lord Chesterfield’s expression, Beethoven’s ragtime airs, Queen Elizabeth’s hair, Shakespeare golf, Eva Tanguay in Vaudeville, Bonnie Prince Charlie and a cakewalk, plus a local nursery rhyme about a belt and a humorous beer motto from Highland.
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