Local News Voices Support Mail Order Alternatives
The Troy Weekly cites editorials from Madison County clubs and Southern Editorial Association as it notes long running criticism of mail order houses. The piece argues anti mail order campaigns waste effort unless local merchants actively promote home trade and hustle for customers. It highlights Bears, Seebuck, and Montgomery Merc as targets and calls for merchants to publicize capabilities.
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Taylorville
Jones
Bill
Supervisor Seligman Reports Jarvis Pauper Aid Total
A statement by Supervisor Seligman details Jarvis township pauper aid for the year. The reported total expenditure is $1,477.21, small next to Venice township’s January outlay of $1,597.00, illustrating Jarvis receives a small county funds share for dependents.
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Seligman
Jarvis Township
Venice Township
Union Pilot Goes Off Paper After Receiver Takes Over
The Union Pilot at Collinsville was placed in receivership with L. Heim of Marine Telegram in charge. His financing plan failed and the weekly labor newspaper was discontinued with the plant to be disposed of.
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Union Pilot
Collinsville
L. ©. Heim
The
Marine Telegram
Heim
Ada H Kepley Runs for Mayor of Effingham on "Boom and Advertise"
Ada H Kepley a lawyer minister editor and farmer announced last week her candidacy for mayor of Effingham on the platform Boom and Advertise Effingham She claims to be the first woman graduate of a law school earning her degree in 1870 from the University of Chicago.
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Ada H. Kepley
Panama Canal Toll Revenue Seen Self Supporting
The canal is expected to be self supporting as tolls from the first six months topped 2 million dollars. The author notes Uncle Sam built and runs the canal to suit himself, implying favorable initial revenue.
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Panama Canal
Samuel
Local Observations From an Early Troy Paragraph
A reader notes that closing banks on Washington’s Birthday does not prove George’s honesty. Critics argue those who complain about overwork often avoid it themselves. The town sells self rising flour in Troy and questions persist about who stays longest.
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Washington
George
March Mischief and Marchy Inventions Chronicle
A humorous survey of March as a capricious month with changing weather and lively quirks. It notes the circular saw invention in 1780 and stenography in 1817, plus Alaska purchase under Uncle Sam, then wryly observes practical limits on wealth and travel return from Alaska and the absence of movies or baseball there.
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March
Grippe Enfeld
Alaska
Sam
United States
An Odd Menagerie and Verse From The Week In History
The page blends comic lines and brief verses including a goose anecdote at the market, a North Side milk anecdote, and a playful mix of poems and jokes. It cites a Week In History with dates and events and closes with light verse about romance, mischief, and misadventure in a joking newspaper voice.
Observations on Youth, Debt, and Self Respect
A reflective piece discusses a census of under fifteen smokers and critics of promises. It notes a hometown youth who cut off contact after a loaned suit was paid for, arguing paying debts for others harms self respect and nudges the wronged toward decline, urging regain of self respect to rise.
Fragmented Current Comment Items Show Echoes of War and Prices
A mosaic of quotes reflects public concerns from farm losses to rail fares. Notes cite peach crop losses, domestic purchases, and wartime sentiment. Critics reference rail rate fights, two cent fare laws, and calls for government intervention in Asia while Hobson draws bipartisan ire.
Illinois Building Dedicated at Panama-Pacific Expo
The Illinois building, regarded as one of the state’s finest, will be dedicated today at the Panama-Pacific International Expo. It features a theater, lobby, and lounging room downstairs, with a second floor recital hall, rest rooms, and an art gallery housing canvases loaned by the Chicago Art Institute.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Chicago Art Institute
Snigs Mention in Old Man and Son Dialog
A brief dialogue where an old man asks what Sonny is fishing for and Sonny replies snigs, admitting he has never caught any yet. The exchange preserves a simple rustic tone and hints at fishing tales.
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Old Man
Sonny
Snigs
The Silent Partner and Cocaine’s Toll in Society
In a harsh denunciation of cocaine use, the piece chronicles past parties called Tonnessze and today’s speed craze. It argues cocaine erodes conscience, fuels crime, and ruins users, claiming New York City hosts hundreds of thousands on “snow rides.” It warns of irreversible penalties to mind and body from the white dust.
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New York City
Anind
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