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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1913
Page
1
A clipped OCR line from a newspaper page references the post office in Troy and mentions numbers and times. The fragmentary text suggests a report on mail routing or a postal matter with figures like 1.26 and 36 25 06. Further context is needed for a complete summary.
The Call reports a policy change to stop mailings on subscriptions over a year in arrears. Renewals must be made promptly to avoid missing copies, under Postmaster ruling and second class rate compliance.
A magazine essay by Rev Henry R Rose outlines The Needed Church. He urges a faith built on the Beatitudes a place for all souls and a church without creeds that favor the rich or poor. The goal is a church guided by Christ Johns examples and Franklin Lincoln era optimism.
A heated push in the Illinois General Assembly targets curbing provisions of the primary law. Senator Curtis proposes moving the primaries from April to the second Tuesday in September, arguing the April date gives too little time to assess and publish candidate records. Critics say the longer pre primary period benefits party backing and scrutiny.
The article discusses an unsettled election for two Ulnon United States senators with Democrats fraught by division. It notes the split between Republicans and Progressives benefiting Sherman for the long term and Funk for the short term, signaling a drawn out and bleak political outlook for both major factions.
The notes describe Illinois political quirks with talk of the primary, inauguration, and legislature. Zion City warns of the Saviour's return. Observations critique advertising, women’s suffrage progress, and jokes about Taft, mules, hornswaggle, and Mexican revolutions toward March.
A nostalgic exhortation urges locals to back their town and its people. It promotes pride, promotional efforts, and booster groups to attract attention, improve status, and welcome outsiders. The verses encourage buying local, praising community leaders, and presenting a united, truthful front.
A Washington roundup notes many Taft officials expect to be kept under the next administration, while Governor Wilson remains reticent. Congress nears March 4 with focus on immigration, rail, and federal power issues, and post office spending sparks debate. A new Wilson book is praised for outlining policies, and ex Speaker Cannon laments DC clerks' decline while Senate reform trends emerge amid a changing political cohort. Dr. King's New Discovery is advertised by H. R. Huffendick.
An advertising notice promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and lung irritation. It claims relief from chronic and hacking coughs and tickling throat and notes the product is sold by H. R. Huffendick and via a Call Want Ad. The ad references the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Globe Democrat Republic Times Star papers and Daniel Peterman as agent.
Perfect Speller Eleanor Dunn aged 6, daughter of Mr and Mrs BH Dunn near Cisne, Illinois, scores 100 percent on a 247 word orthography test with a single chance per word. She reads, writes, and handles correspondence beyond many older children, despite not attending school.
Paul Rigg, who escaped from the county jail by dashing ashes into the jailer’s eyes, wrote the officer a letter saying he was sorry for the treatment but had to escape. He wore only a shirt, shoes, and trousers, and used the jailer’s trousers to hide his nakedness. Rigg had been accused of stealing clothes stripped from him after identification.
Illinois State Normal University faculty and students honor Gen. Charles Hovey founder on founders day. President W. Cook of Northern Illinois Normal at DeKalb delivers principal address with P. R. Walker and B. E. Baldwin on program. Alumni from many states attend.
Friday March 7 is Good Roads day in Illinois schools. The observance should extend beyond schools as clubs across the state are urged to organize strong programs. The Chicago Association of Commerce plans a big meeting March 8 and will host Cook County legislators. Kanakee businessmen schedule a March 7 Good Roads gathering, with others urged to follow and press legislators on road legislation.
A state tax conference in Illinois, patterned after New York and other states, should be inaugurated and made an annual affair. It would be valuable with the adoption of a constitutional amendment permitting a general revision of our tax laws.
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