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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
2
Notices invite subscribers who miss papers to report to the office and state that paid entertainments or ads will be charged at regular rates. Sample copies available. address communications and payments to THE Troy Weekly? Troy, Alabama. A stray line about charity and a show factory by CWind appears, with garbled phrasing.
As supporters push for better highways amid drug signaling era worries, the chorus for improved infrastructure grows this season. The public mood mirrors historical calls for sturdier routes and safer transit.
A farm exchange remarks that the cry of Westward Ho could be changed to Westward Whoa, signaling potential profit for some movers. The idea suggests a shift in tone and possible business benefit for transporters involved in the relocation or distribution of goods.
Hon. W. A. Northcott formerly of Greenville and now U S district attorney at Springfield is reported by Illinois Republican leaders to have been recommended for a cabinet post in the Taft administration.
A metropolitan daily runs a health hint asserting air has cash value. It notes a man can live three weeks without food, three days without water, but only three minutes without air.
Thomas Sullivan once editor and part owner of the Ram's Horn committed suicide by drowning in the Willamette River near Salem Oregon on December 23. Long in hard finances he left a note stating he was old and useless. Born in London, he had a gift for verse writing and some poems that made the Kans Torn widely read.
The commission plan of municipal government gains traction nationwide, with many cities following Galveston and Des Moines in simplifying governance and boosting accountability. Des Moines adopts a charter granting voters initiative, referendum on council legislation, and recall of officials, praised by public figures including Harvard's President Eliot.
The text notes a worldwide surge toward parliamentary systems and heightened popular power. It cites Governor Hughes of New York proposing statewide direct primaries and a Massachusetts style ballot, expanding voter latitude. It claims the public increasingly demands the right to nominate and even to influence Senate elections, with or without constitutional changes.
Washington notes describe the New Year’s reception at the White House with President Roosevelt greeting a long, patient crowd. Diplomats, officials, and a Chinese envoy visit, while Italy’s earthquake disaster spurs urgent relief efforts and substantial public aid. Congress may probe Secret Service methods, with testimony expected from the President.
Maxwell's Talisman warns that a parcels post would intensify mail order flow to big cities, destroying country merchants and transferring trade and population away from small towns. It compares the Post Office shift to a German model, portraying widespread store closures and central factory led orders.
The piece argues that a full page advertisement costs money but failure to use it loses patronage, comparing storekeeping costs. It asserts a page ad’s value outweighs its price, especially in mining communities. The ad emphasizes the importance of reaching customers over stingy spend.
The letter questions whether seasons are changing as winter weather spreads into February and March, noting a shift from December and January in past years. It ponders if winter will encroach on summer, leading to snow in July and daisies in January.
A nostalgic note compares last year’s four and six horse wagons in Bond county to today’s smooth riding bicycles automobiles and trains. An ad promotes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a quick cure for colds with safe laxative action, suitable for children. The Call’s Classified column is read in Troy and nearby, while The St. Louis Times subscription is offered at 30 cents per month through Daniel Peterman.
A fragment urges readers to beware of offers that seem too good or too cheap and to summon a poliaman if anyone sells a worthless item. The tone mirrors a cautionary wartime or local notice style warning residents to avoid scams.
A compendium of short notes on Robert Ingersoll's tribute to woman praising love and virtue, a boyhood portrait of Henry James, Leek England's double sunset tale, and a Brighton snail tasting anecdote with Britons described as epicures.
A Macon Georgia industrial and orphan home reports nine years of use of Electric Bitters as an excellent medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles. It boosts vital organs purifies blood aids digestion and increases appetite making it best for weak pale run-down individuals. Also promotes kidney health with Kunlites and ManZan Pile Remedy advertised for quick relief and blood purification.
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