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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
2
Dues listed for Member Madison include 1.25 and 1.00 amounts with code B5 negative 50 35 65 0 05, reflecting a club and association billing entry in the county press records. Names and exact affiliations include Madison and Southern Illinois Editorial Association.
A county citizen argues for a county workhouse to replace jail confinement for inmates. He contends prisoners enjoy meals and idleness while law abiding workers fund their upkeep, and believes labor could offset part or all of their keep, turning imprisonment into punishment rather than a free boarding house.
A commentary on editors balancing conscience and pocketbook. It argues readers’ support, not mere admiration, funds a paper, and neutrality harms journalism. Editors may starve defending principles as advertisers and public opinion shape the newspaper's fate.
The Hillsboro Journal announced it will become a semi weekly publication. Publisher C. W. Bliss of the News followed with a temporary semi weekly plan, then an eight page daily at the weekly price of 1 50 per year. Citizens expect possible morning and evening editions.
A collection of opinion pieces from Troy praising progressive spending to boost community and housing while mocking blizzards and weather records. The author attacks electric road delays, coldly jokes about Santa, and hints at local civic topics like a Commercial Club and road improvement impacts.
Henry Howland argues against complaining about how the world runs. He likens life to a river that finds a way to the sea, insisting efforts should focus on contributing with what we have. The speaker urges collective action over protest to address life’s woes.
A voice argues that success comes from acting on knowledge not merely possessing it. It urges Hunt in service for women’s rights and asserts that cities are filled with critics who fail to act, while true progress requires uniting know-how with do-how. The piece emphasizes practical execution over theory.
A reflective piece on the family member who to tell bad news feels unbearable. It describes the dread, the impact on households, and how fear of telling Harold or a sick child worsens ordinary mishaps. It notes the person may not recognize themselves and asks readers if they are such a one.
National Capital Notes from Washington argues President Wilson faces a vast challenge against a financial despotism described as the Money Power. It likens the struggle to David vs Goliath and warns opponents will face ridicule while the Congress must push through bold reforms to curb rising living costs and economic control.
The author asserts the Money Power cannot be destroyed quickly by a single act of Congress and lists reforms such as a low tariff and a new currency bill as initial blows. Radical trust legislation and prohibiting interlocking directorates are also seen as aids, with promises to detail growth methods and destruction plans in future articles.
A cub reporter watches a funeral procession as a grocer jokes about John Smith being dead. Rifle volleys and a near miss with arillery spark a brief scene of flirtation and fear. A bedtime prayer scene ends with a cheeky line about not being included. A Bostonian and a Chicagoan dance talk leads to a playful exchange. Two meanings reflect men and wives quarrels and luck with ambition.
A Manchester Ohio family extols Dr King s New Discovery for croup coughs and colds saying it relieved severe attacks and fears of danger. The ad urges a $1.00 bottle and claims the remedy is a safer home necessity for children.
The will of Charles A. Valier filed for probate creates a trust fund. Trustees Mia Valier and sons Louis A Robert and Charles Valier must provide income for daughters Annette and Nelia for five years. After five years two tenths of the estate go to the daughters and in five years the estate passes to the widow and three sons.
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