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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
2
Fragments from the December 1 1916 issue note a weekly telephone column for Kinloch or Bell. The item appears as a short broadcast or notice within a local pages section.
The Pocahontas Patriot editor James Gilbert Hamilton reveals he will cease issues on December 2 and resume editing the Montbromery Democrat in Coffeen, citing lack of home ads and mounting debts. He recalls years of labor, hopes for readers’ loyalty, and notes the struggle to keep the paper afloat amid dwindling revenue. He thanks friends and reflects on a career that ends with a modest fortune but fulfilled effort.
A farmer contemplates leaving his farm for a railroad brakeman job at Smiths Junction a smoky, noisy town with steady pay and movie nights. He values work inside over envy as he recalls a safer life on the farm. The mood shifts to a nostalgic Thanksgiving scene praising rural abundance and family, as celebrated by The Independent.
A speech extols manhood as the sole measure of worth, arguing that labor, calling, profession, and even so called menial tasks are incidental to life. It asserts honed skill in any honest work preserves true manhood, while politics or certain professions can erode it.
A near stream of civic exhortations urges community support for town improvements and friendly conduct. It emphasizes backing both poor and rich project starters, investing locally, hiring, and avoiding town-slinging while welcoming outsiders and enabling public works with personal sacrifice.
A city visit features a stylish young man flaunting an elaborate coat and collar while his father questions his luxury. A cheap ad traps him with hotels labels for travel pose and boilerplate hotel name memorization to appear worldly.
In a quirky dialogue a fair maid laments bitterness while a homeopathic physician suggests a big dose of quitsne. An animal painter’s new work shows a laughing hyena under a weeping willow.
A joke gag depicts a doctor warning Mrs. Tightwad that her husband shows signs of mental decline, followed by her surprised reaction. The doctor quips that the diagnosis stems from the husband paying in advance.
Dialogue recaps a big fire at Skinner's store leaving a loss and job terminations. Henry notes Skinner died, not failed, while Trotter recalls Graspit’s fading fortune. Omar questions the outcome as characters discuss past and present events.
A brief exchange shows a father avoiding defeat in front of his son. A separate cough ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery, describing its soothing pine balsams, germ-killing antiseptic action, and laxative qualities with a 50 cent price at the druggist.
Historical ad style proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure a constitutional remedy by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It promises internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and a $100 payoff for any failure to cure, with testimonials and circulars. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists physicians and a local attorney with contact details in Malden and Eckert's office visits.
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