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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
2
The article notes post office mailing as second class matter for Troy Illinois and discusses rising costs. It cites Western Newspaper union data showing Wisconsin weekly papers charging from 1.25 to 2.00 per year, with most moving away from the prewar 1.00 rate due to increased production costs.
The adage says charity begins at home and growth starts locally. Improvement of Main Street aside, examine your back alley too. A town shines where homes reflect the people, and good homes mirror strong spirit throughout the community.
A public guidance note explains income tax as simple, not a geometry problem. Individuals pay tax on net income over 3000 for singles and 4000 for married annually. For 1913 assessments cover five sixths of the year from March 1, 1913, to January 1, 1914.
Citizens are urged to petition for another road levy next year to fund hard road construction. The editorial stresses that progress out of the mud requires continuing hard surface roads, as dirt roads cause ongoing expense and trouble.
M M Sharp of Greenville will edit and publish a new Democratic daily named Fair Play. It will print on Wednesdays from the Farmers' Equity Union Publishing Company plant, which soon begins issuing the official organ of the Greenville organization. Ground Hog Day was observed but not celebrated widely on Monday.
Six leading Highland businessmen petitioned the city council for a franchise to establish and maintain a waterworks system. The council has the matter under advisement. The note hints that a sizable Trojan turnout could spur progress on this project.
J. B. Vaught, former Anma Democrat printer and journalist, is named to run the Madison Republic. The paper, once edited by Eugene McKnight, is now owned by Hinde & Hinde of Madison.
The piece argues success comes from eliminating non essentials and distractions. It warns that lazy people won t sue but active workers must cut out habits and energy drains. Focus on the few key tasks, do them with purpose, and let elimination become power.
Washington reports Attorney Louis D Brandeis of Boston has been retained by Ohio to defend its 54 hours per week and 10 hours per day women's labor law. Brandeis argues the statute is constitutional, citing fatigue causing poisonous effects and health protections, as shown in the Oregon case. The brief cites fatigue science and foreign data on nervous disorders amid industrial labor. Anne Hawley of Columbus is the test case defendant. The National Voters League issues its first Searchlight on Congress bulletin, aiming at legislative methods and reform, with Lynn Haines heading Washington work. Also notes Williston North Dakota coal mine operation under reclamation, employing 12-15 miners, producing 9,000 tons annually at 41.78 per ton, with a safe six-year record and good facilities.
A faded column of jokes and vignettes about a town citizen facing appendectomy, a hospital patient mistaken for dead, domestic gibes about spouses and children, and light quips on work, cake, pride, misread portraits, and a performer’s stoicism.
A young high school graduate pins a bold sign saying I WANT A JOB and lands work within two hours. He admits strong headwork but lacking practical hands-on prep, highlighting a broader scarcity of youths ready to use both mind and hands for swift advancement.
A winter cough treated by Dr King's New Discovery. Henry D Sanders of Cavendish Vermont credits it with relief from pneumonia threats and endorses the medicine for coughs and lung trouble. Advertisement notes 50 cents to 1 dollar, money back if unsatisfied, recommended by H R Huffendick.
Old newspaper ad claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for free circulars, listing Toledo, Ohio makers and local pharmacies.
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