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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
2
A New Year message reviews 1913’s mix of success and sorrow, notes Europe’s conflict as a passing phase, and praises American prosperity. It urges retrospection, accountable living, and renewed effort, likening life to a bank where returns depend on what one puts in.
A historical note on strict secrecy in printing offices outlining apprentice duties. It emphasizes absolute confidentiality about what is printed, for whom, or what will appear, and insists the copy book remains unread by outsiders.
An observer recounts a mother thanking a physician for saving her child. The doctor credits parental training in how to interact with doctors as the key to better outcomes, noting many children fear doctors and resist care. He urges mothers to teach children about medicine and physicians as friends.
A nostalgic verse praises steady subscribers who prepay for the year. It lauds their cheerful support and the glow they bring to the office, framing the act as a sweetly solemn contribution to the community.
A Chicago social scene note portrays Lake Shore Drive and Sheridan Road women policing municipal dances while dancers resist. The piece humorously blends satire on censorship with social flexing, includes mock dialogue, cartoons, and assorted quips about readers, post offices, brevity, and agronomy.
The correspondence and all papers including proof sheets are declared private office property until they are delivered to the intended recipient. The statement frames the paper as confidential and controlled by the office during transit and handling.
Over six days from December 14 to December 19 the Chicago Union Stock Yards processed 442,453 head of livestock with shippers receiving 11,134,210 dollars. The figure is described as a world record unlikely to be matched elsewhere.
A call for improving small-town depots argues less marble in major hubs and more upkeep with paint and scrub brushes to enhance railroad appearance and stockholder prosperity.
An analyst suggests that the current peace in America stems less from American virtues and more from the vast and wet ocean surrounding the nation. The remark frames isolation or protection by distance as a key peacekeeping factor amid global tensions.
The report notes at least thirty candidates are running for Chicago mayor, a city job with an annual salary of 18000. Some candidates seek the salary, others the position itself, amid a crowded field and uncertainty about the race.
A quoted line notes that Christmas cigars were no worse than similar items handed out by candidates recently, implying a critique of campaign generosity and election season practices.
A speaker urges a son to address his father as father not old man. He notes growth in the son while the father wears dated clothes and lacks polish, yet the father loves him and has spent years battling to make a living despite a hard path.
The year opens with moons and waves of pop songs about January. The piece notes nerve over inspiration for lyrics and lists figures like Mary Wilkins, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Thomas Paine, and Alexander Hamilton as examples of popular names connected to January and its moonlit imagery.
A fragment from Ernest C Foster’s series notes January as the parcel post and postal savings anniversaries. It rails at express companies and debts, mocks reform resolves, and laments unsettled accounts as the mails remind all of unsettled balances.
Public notice style advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation headaches and nervousness, and Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. Promises 100 dollar reward for cures, lists ingredients and dosing, urges readers to consult druggists and try Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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