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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1914
Page
2
In Jarvis township a special election Tuesday will decide adopting a single highway commissioner under the new road law or retaining the current three-man system. Proponents say one man can streamline work, study road building, and possibly cut costs, while remaining salary is fixed and governed by town auditors. Voters are urged to consider the impact on road conditions and vote intelligently.
Efforts to locate a shirt factory in Marine gain backing from Telegram editor Heim who urges local production. He argues stylish, comfortable shirts can be built locally alongside Oconomowoc, noting shirts’ long staying power and quoting colorful anecdotes to spur Marine to seize the opportunity.
The court did not hand down a verdict in Scown vs. Czarnecki by last Saturday, delaying a ruling on Magill suffrage law until after April or the spring elections. Kirkwood’s electric plant yielded a $10,000 profit over two years for the municipality.
Fragmentary OCR lines mention a season or period described as winter with unclear wording. No clear events, people, or organizations are identified in the readable text.
The piece argues that simplicity sells as complex ideas fail. It cites Lincoln's plain speech, Rockefeller's clear pipelines, and Marshall Wells's cash-back promise as examples. It notes the two-cent mail rate fosters local connections and that easy plans build trade while clarity prevents confusion and failure.
Washington notes report that Senate Post Office Committee proposes to bar changes to parcel post rates, zones, and weight limits without law, a move seen as harming a government achievement. Critics warn rigid rates could drive loss making parcels to express firms, risking post office deficits and questioning congressional powers.
In East St. Louis John Roberson opened a saloon and posted a quizzical sign about wives and children needing shoes, prompting reflection on local option agitation. An Edwardsville youth asks what a test case is, and a father explains it as a court case to test judicial grounds for similar actions.
A lively March column notes Lent curbs on dances and social outings while playful musings celebrate upcoming Easter. It recalls March birthdays of Grover Cleveland and W J Bryan, praises Luther Burbank, and marks Irish Day on the seventeenth and Spring’s start on the twenty first amid humorous quips about politics and steam cut off valves.
A trove of humorous and scandalous snippets. A jealous wife confronts her husband in a kitchen kiss scene. a tracer spots a girl’s address on an egg in East St. Louis. a mother jokes about roastology versus psychology. lovers trade quips about shared affection. and Troy wags share drunken late night banter and a shy editor’s naughty question.
A Vermont man credits Dr King’s New Discovery with relieving a stubborn cough and pneumonia threat. The advertisement touts it as best for coughs colds and lung trouble, claiming it helps children too. Priced 50 cents and 1.00, recommended by H R Huffendick.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and not local treatments. It claims nine of ten cases are caused by catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a free circular, plus Druggists sell Pills for constipation.
The London Globe reports on Eve Metcin koff of the Pasteur Institute Paris pursuing prevention of aging by neutralizing noxious substances in the body through buttermilk or soured milk. A Tyrolean dance features male dancers striking the ceiling as women lift them, a practice fading from view in Brandenburg valleys. Wedding invitations appear in The Call.
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