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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
2
A Paris-published correspondence marks famine danger in central Russia where peasants sell cattle for bread and soup kitchens sustain many. Despite war and unrest, wheat acreage rose. yield per acre remains among the lowest, prompting calls for better tillage and land laws to feed both locals and the world.
A Washington briefing notes Congress members and wives flocking to the city for the session, cabinet changes, and social bustle. It predicts a ship subsidy push, Panama Canal urgency, and a stronger merchant marine, plus scrutiny of the government printing office and calls for reform under Mr. Stillings.
H M Adams and wife of Henrietta Pa report a five year incurable eczema in their child cured after using Electric Bitters. They claim improvement after two bottles and full cure after seven. Advertises the tonic as up to date blood medicine and body builder with guarantees. 50 cents and one dollar at S Kingston's drug store.
Reports describe Manuel Silveira an absconding Cuban banker known in Havana as the Morgan of Cuba and possibly likened to the Stenslind of Cuba by his countrymen. origin and details remain uncertain.
Later advices claim Mont Pelee has been slandered and remains calm as if no eruption occurred. Souvenir postcards feature Troy, available at the CALL office.
A promotional note invites readers to try a new plan in upcoming columns. It mentions changing ads with every issue and urges buyers to watch the columns for store news and updates. The item reflects a period advertising routine and publication cadence.
New York December 1 Bradstreet reports active trade despite holidays and bad roads. Railway congestion hampers grain, coal, cotton, and manufacturing in iron and steel. Iron, steel, and wool markets show firmness. cotton fabrics and prints remain strong with spring demand. Weather hurts woolen goods. 1907 fall expectations rise. silk and raw silk advance. Weekend business failures total 174 in the U S and 25 in Canada.
Glasgow December 1 American and German buyers pushed pig iron on the market Friday. About fifty thousand tons changed hands as American buyers agree to take all available iron at seller prices while Germans contract through midsummer. The export boom in iron is among the best in years.
London dispatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton writing that American prosperity is rooted in solid industrial expansion, rising purchasing power, and growth in agriculture and mining. He challenges English writers who credit only financial manipulation, noting widespread confidence and lavish spending.
For twenty years W. L. Rawls of Bells Tennessee fought nasal catarrh. He reports swelling and tenderness inside his nose vanished after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve on the sore surface. The relief was permanent. 25 cents at S Kingston's drug store.
A quip filled piece ponders appetite as a compliment to cooks and notes the folly of showing off. It jokes about misreading social cues, warns against boasting, and questions the need to impress with truth while cautioning about alimony and liberty under a social knot.
A brief literary line notes a lighthouse keeper’s daughter marrying a penniless man and her view that lighthousekeeping would suit her. The CaLL introduces new leather and art postcards in a window display inviting readers to see them.
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