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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
2
Advertising Cities Boosts Local Progress Through Papers
Cities can gain publicity by using newspapers, but many municipalities underutilize this free or low cost resource. Business support often determines access to space, while papers should secure funding and showcase the value of columns. Effective ad use aids city growth and local commerce.
Rural delivery seeks record funding from Congress
The rural free delivery program aims for a historic appropriation near 20 million dollars, with 12.5 million last session and 9 million for maintenance. By year end, about 21 thousand routes are expected in operation, as 3,900 new routes were added since July 1 and 2,100 more agreed on, amid an ongoing post office investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
New York Times
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
The Troy Road Aims For A Record Year 1904
Opinion from prominent locals says more travelers ride this famed road than any other, the smooth surface symbolizing progress. Troy eyes a record 1904 with bets on more activity, better commerce, and a boom in the present. Possible risks from past years are urged to be left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Washington Letter 1903 on Cuba Panama and more
The Senate passed the Cuban reciprocity bill 57 to 18 with many Democrats backing it and few Republicans opposing it. Other items include a Turkish police dispute over Consul Davis, Taft’s land purchase deal with Philippine friars, canal treaty notes, and Hepburns Santo Domingo Haiti plan. The Northern Securities case and Sherman Act arguments dominated legal news with Knox leading the government and Johnson defending the railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Spooner
Bailey
Davis
Alexandretta
Leishman
Constantinople
Cotton
Taft
Philippines
United States
War Department
Colombia
Panama
Roosevelt
Columbia
London Foreign Office
Mortimer Durand
Hepburn
Idaho
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Isthynian Canal
Knox
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Congress
District of
Minnesota
Johnson
Northern Securities Company
Christmas Edition Praised By Editors And Advertisers
A Christmas edition overview praises Troy Cart editor B. W. CJarvis for a twelve page issue with illuminated cover. Notes lauding the CalL Christmas edition and the Lit Ue folks, plus promotion of Hick's Almanac 1904 and Word and Works subscriptions from Word and Works Publishing Co. 2201 Locust St., St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
St. Louis
Irl R. Hicks
Hick
Prof. Hick
Word and Works
Word and Works Publishing Co
Locust St
Chamberlain Cough Remedy praised for winter use
An old advertisement extols Chamberlain Cough Remedy as prudent household stock for winter, asserting prompt relief when cold symptoms first appear and claiming safety for children. It also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea and local shopping at S Kingston, with a light note on seasonal Christmas gadding and rural subscription offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
Kent County man builds Bay vessel in woods for launch
Captain Jedson, 71, spent 13 years building a Bay schooner in the woods near his Kent county home. The 80 foot long craft has 11 4 foot beam, a nine foot cabin height, dining room, a 25 HP engine and 40 HP boiler. He plans to drag it a mile and a half to water for the July launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Neck
Chester River
Kent County
Jedson
Baltimore
Baltimore American
Tedson
Providence Credited In Navy Chaplain Tale
A Washington dinner tale recounts a naval chaplain candidate who sought a post in Mr. Cleveland’s era. The president warned against favoritism, urging merit. The man claimed God’s will, and left with the impression the navy was not his time. The punchline: the applicant later joined the navy and shared the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Mail and Express
United States Navy
Prom
Cleveland
White House
Navy
Providence
Advertising to Grow Your Business Like Feeding Sheep
A quote from Charles Austin Bates explains that profit comes from spending above the survival level. Advertisers must invest enough to sustain the campaign and push growth. Some fail by under investing or under sizing space. a little extra advertising often yields profits.
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Charles Austin Bates
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W. Jarvis
Illinois
Ilinois
Kinloch
Newsy
House Committee On Post Offices
Bristow
Government Printing Office
Northern Securities
Supreme Court
Northern
Rocky Mountain
Atchison Globe
Woods
Progt
TURKE
Moore
Anegust Hr
Chris Busse
A. Heddergott
W. W. Jarvis
D. G. Jarvis
Troy Exchange Bank
Ola
Petar
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