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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call conducted by B W Jarvis announces weekly publication and solicits reports from subscribers missing issues. Notices of entertainments and paid advertisements follow regular rates. sample copies offered on request. Legal notices urged to be published via attorneys under law. Subscription terms listed with durations and a telephone line in Kinloch.
The wrapper margin notice warns that subscriptions must be paid before they lapse. If a subscription becomes one year in arrears, the paper loses its second class mailing privilege. The Call adheres to this ruling and may discontinue such subscriptions.
A playful line envisions Troy waking on Christmas morning to find an electric road in her stocking, followed by a wry interjection dismissing the notion. The fragment hints at holiday whimsy and surprise.
If Santa brings all requests from Troy children, there may be little chance of him visiting elsewhere this season. The editorial suggests prioritizing local wish lists amid busy holiday travel.
A Town Homestead observer laments the decline of hog killing time as a nostalgic practice. He notes that boys once enjoyed a picnic-like scene during butchering, but such observations are rarer now.
A columnist notes how a man famed as a kicker resents being labeled a mule and explains his sensitivity to animal nicknames. The piece hints that pride flares when called a bird yet cools at a hen comparison.
A special session convened in Springfield Stests under Gov. Deneen who has submitted twenty four important magazines for immediate legislation. A synopsis of Gov. Deneen s speech at the opening appears on page nine of this issue.
The latest American Medical Directory from the National Medical Association lists 110 medical practitioners in Madison County with no other practitioners included. This yields one doctor for about every 1,909 residents, suggesting the field is not as crowded as feared.
A restless town debates Christmas spirit and the duty to praise local life rather than harshly critique it. With Christmas near, residents discuss joy, charity, and community mood, urging kindness and shared merriment over fault finding.
At the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign the late Cyrus McCormick inventor of the reaper was inducted into the Illinois Farmers Hall of Fame. A portrait was unveiled by Muriel McCormick with Gov. Deneen delivering an address praising McCormick's global agricultural impact as the Hall of Fame's first inductee. The ceremony marked the 100th anniversary of McCormick's birth.
The writer mocks a Canadian claim of eight legged hogs with four hams and four shoulders. He describes methods to raise electric hogs, including ceiling-walking, lightning rod legs, and square sausages, plus plans for two headed hogs and wind powered feeding to cut costs and boost profits.
Washington Letter notes a quiet first week of Congress hampered by two large conventions in town. It cites Taft opposing a half million dollar U S bond plan for waterways and hints that naval and canal defenses, Panama, and Colombia politics dominate discussion. Also mentions McClure's Magazine notices and a health remedy ad.
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