10 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
1
Train news and market notes by B. W. Jarvis outline pricing and public notices. The fragment references paid prior periods and single copies with listed rates, indicating a catalog or advertorial style from a historical newspaper page.
The Call states that if your date on the margin matches the margin notation Jan 12 it means your subscription is in arrears and may be discontinued at second class postage. One year in arrears triggers suspension and the paper will present the account for payment. Renewals must be prompt to avoid missing copies.
Under a new postal law a publisher must print stock holder names and details. E G Lewis former St Louis Star editor released a public notice claiming age forty four, brown hair, blue eyes, mortgage on auto and house, pets, wealth, and various personal traits. He says any omissions are inadvertent and not intentional.
Farmers suspect Chicago mail order houses sell at cost and reflect on Julius Rosenwald's gifts to charity. The Sears president, marking his fiftieth birthday, reportedly gave away 687 600 and all proceeds were channeled to Chicago charities.
A reader argues that Chicago charity via Booker T. Washington funds indirectly comes from local merchants and mail order houses. The letter questions whether Rosenwald funds actually benefit local schools churches and infrastructure and urges self help.
The United States Bureau of Education notes large boarding schools offer great educational advantages for boys whose fathers can pay. Dr Myers cites a drawback that it cuts the boy from home at twelve or fifteen, missing the home and family influences vital to character. The country school movement aims to balance this, forecasting a lasting impact on education.
Dr F B Dresslar urges public health focus in medical inspection of schools praising a health promoting system. He contrasts the Chinese payment model to discourage treating illness and promote prevention. The bulletin, issued by the U S Bureau of Education, argues for broader disease prevention.
A Missouri woman who survived two husbands struck by lightning appears to disbelieve the saying that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. The remark highlights the peril she faced and the unusual pattern of tragedy in her life.
April 1 marks the start of building the proposed electric line, a pledge that foreshadows the reduced significance of April Fool's Day. The repeated claim that a person will never do something is tested by time, as the individual tends to act when given enough opportunity.
A compact quiz-style piece answers short questions on topics from the origin of Yankee Doodle to definitions of brass and bronze, the harvest and hunters moon, clinical medicine, the year of jubilee, Martin Van Buren, Sinophobists, pecuniary, and brain weights by race. Includes notes on Lillian Russell’s birth, Meerschaum, and more.
A short inspirational tale traces a West boy born thirty years ago who, despite a fifth grade education and early work, studies by night, saves diligently, and rises to head a vast establishment. It declares the future of personal success lies in self-improvement and steady effort, urging readers to become the person they seek to be.
The Reuben car, a large awkward trolley, runs between farms and Main Street in Peoria Zanesville and Leavenworth. It carries 60 people and provisions, stopping to serve farmers and their families, bringing rural goods to the city and city life to the countryside. It stimulates business, entertains, and reshapes daily life through frequent stops and crossroad papers.
President Taft asks Congress to appropriate 250000 dollars to continue the Commission on Economy and Efficiency. Secretary Wilson demonstrates farm demonstration work to 150 county agents and outlines progress from the South. Texas New Mexico boundary talks prompt a resurvey request to Judge Sam H Scott in Washington. Lane named ICC chairman in place of Prouty. Mothers group urges Senate to reopen Reed Smoot inquiry. Col Johnston sworn as Texas senator to succeed Bailey.
In a nineteenth century notice style, a Civil War era lighthouse keeper J. 8 Donahue of So. Haven Michigan is celebrated as a hero for averting wrecks, credited with cures from Electric Bitters and Dr King’s medicines, while miscellaneous notices promote holiday checks, New Year gifts, and humorous Christmas presents. The items blend biographical boast with advertising copy and social notices.
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