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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
6
The piece notes it is fashionable to joke about resolutions but argues there is merit in setting good aims. It suggests focusing on a few high priority resolutions, as steady effort on select goals can be more effective than many scattered efforts.
A calendar reflection urges forgetting past grief and embracing a fresh start. The piece encourages self assessment and a hopeful outlook, framing the new year as a gilt edged opportunity for strong investment in personal growth.
Lebanon officials consider taxing local businesses professionals and insurers to cover city running costs. Two years after removing saloon revenue of 3500 dollars annually, the city now owes 2500 in anticipation warrants and 1000 in other warrants the treasurer cannot pay until funds are raised.
The Highland Leader notes Fayette County will pay 280 dollars for an iron post along the Old National Road to mark the National Old Trails Highway from ocean to ocean. Local commercial groups funded the project, while Madison County cannot yet afford similar. Sunday rest bans and whimsical remarks about county compliance are mentioned amid wartime musings and county governance.
The piece argues towns suffer when selfish business interests override collective aims. Merchants, banks, elevators, and stores pull to profit, splitting the community, hindering growth. It urges wholehearted, unselfish cooperation between business and farmers, asserting a town exists for the community, not the reverse.
A reflective piece urges readers to set realistic resolutions and live day by day. It contrasts imagined wealth with simple happiness, warns against delaying joy, and encourages keeping a bright outlook to end the year with a clear conscience and sense of duty fulfilled.
A fragmentary humorous exchange about a maid and mistress arguing as a man with a new telephone directory is at the door. The text notes that about eleven percent of U S deaths arise from nervous disease, a statistic quoted without context.
A playful verse contrasts New Year promises with real habits. It notes a man delaying vows to quit, mocks the futility of willpower, and extols a caterpillar consuming leaves at a rapid rate, highlighting nature’s unyielding pace.
A fragment notes skepticism about New Year gifts and investments in securities. It hints that gifts may be bad business and warns against relying on receivers for returns. The tone is cautionary and reflective.
Poem reflecting on New Year customs and social greetings. Nostalgic scenes of dances, handshakes, gifts, and reflections on past years. The speaker muses on life lessons and the passing year as the old year departs.
The piece ponders time and change as a new year arrives in 1917. It urges not sorrow for the past and to keep a hopeful outlook, urging readers to set a positive New Year resolution rather than pessimism.
A lighthearted note on how New Year’s proximity to Christmas prompts retorts and reflections on holiday greetings. The author muses that self improvements fade like snow on mud and finds humor in family cards and annual resolutions.
A busy man replies to a prompt about resolutions with wit, saying he never makes them and that promising to keep them is not one of his plans. He acknowledges having bad habits but rejects the idea of keeping New Year resolutions.
A quatrain of whimsy and warning about a Woodless Age. The speaker envisions a dawn of a concrete world where simple joys fade. A playful line hints at discipline for indiscretion, all wrapped in a festive New Year mood.
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