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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
2
Notice indicates mailing class details for a publication entered at the Troy Illinois post office. It lists subscription options of One Year Six Months and Three Months, plus Single Copies for distribution through postal service.
The author notes a later and shorter real winter due to climate change, with winter now starting in January and extending into April. Merchants fear delayed holidays cut winter sales, but the piece argues demand remains tied to actual weather, not calendar timing, and that sales only fall where winter weather never arrives.
The United States led in earthquake relief to Italy, with South American nations following, then England. Japan outpaced Germany, Turkey surpassed Austria, and Australia gave more than Russia, showing generosity not tied to wealth but to humanitarian spirit.
With the senatorial split the Democratic tie up between Tippit and Brown Democrats on committee assignments and the gubernatorial contest, and the Besse-Deneen breach over the election of a United States senator, the Wisconsin General Assembly seems to have about three deadlocks on up-to-date.
A New York man wintering at Coney Island fired at his own home and the neighbor’s next door. Police, noting no injuries, are inclined to drop the case, joking that being a poor shot has its advantages.
Troy presses ahead with industry as a shoe factory lands, signaling ongoing progress. The story notes the city’s momentum and calls for continued effort in broader development efforts.
An old exchange note urges anyone with an egg to hold it and wait for a chance to swap it for a ton of coal, reflecting a curious barter idea from a past era.
The brief remark notes that the coal supply is the main necessity facing people recently, with other essentials less obstructive. It emphasizes hardship tied to energy access and living conditions during the period described. The line implies broader economic strain and prioritization of fuel resources by households.
Washington notes reveal the new Taft era plans including a March tenth tariff revision special session, pending statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, and a shift to reduce Navy Department red tape. Root to Senate praised. ports like Portsmouth and Mare Island cited as outdated, with funds lining yards and jobs amid political strongholds.
A Washington based firm published patents granted to Illinois inventors listing names and fields such as box hanger ground clamp garment molding apparatus and many others with Chicago Shelbyville Peru and other towns represented. The notice invites readers to obtain copies by sending ten cents and paper date to C A Snow Co Washington D C S Kingston promotes Wood's Liver Medicine claiming liver regulation relief of headaches constipation stomach and kidney complaints with a dollar bottle offering more quantity than the 50 cent size.
A cheerful moral reflection notes that the toughest misfortunes are those that never occur reminding readers to keep optimism and endure with good humor.
A Cleveland publication outlines ten business commandments to guide self improvement and professional success. Key points emphasize initiative, personal presentation, integrity, avoiding excuses, independence in action, respecting others’ roles, living within means, self-promotion, prudent judgment, and giving others a square deal as the basis of law and profits.
A Boston firm offered a prize for the best definition of success. A Kansas woman won with a definition praising living well, laughter, love, respect, and leaving the world better. The text also contains light humor and couplets about marriage, oddities, a corny tale of a corpse standing on end, and jokes about gasoline engines and relationships, reflecting old newspaper miscellany style.
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