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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
5
The piece notes a rising trend of Old Home Weeks in small towns and big cities across the United States after starting in New Hampshire eight years ago. It mentions Boston and Buffalo planning such events and hints at their notable or unusual aims.
Beginning July 1 a batch of last legislature acts implement smoke and tobacco restrictions, a two dollar auto license, speed limits of twenty mph on highways and ten mph in cities, and a two cent railroad rate law. Railroads warn excursions may end as they endure the new measures and public response.
The Highland Journal notes an exceptionally representative board to manage the Madison County Interurban Belt railway. The group will secure a right-of-way from Staunton to Collinsville via Williamson Livingston New Douglas Grantfork Highland St Jacob and Troy. They aim to present a viable business plan to street railway magnates, urging public support for a road with substantial stated value.
Greenville eschews Fourth of July celebration with a silent town mood and closed shops. Citizens reject old patriotic pageantry, citing a shift toward ball games, booze, dancing, and racing for entertainment, preferring to travel if home pleasures are unavailable.
Souvenir envelopes of Troy available by the package or printed to order at The Call office.
Washington reports predict resignations from the Panama Canal Commission as a possible result of conflicts. Bankers and banking associations protest alleged rights infringements by U S express companies. A complaint by over seven thousand bankers accuses Adams Pacific Weiss-Fargo and Southern firms of violating interstate commerce law by operating as banks within their carrier businesses.
reports from the Isthmus show Col Goethals seeking four months leave amid political meddling and rising dissatisfaction over the canal project. Officials fear private contracts may resume, with firms like Oliver and associates considered, while rail safety suits push forward and Navy efficiency ideas circulate.
From The Weekly Bulletin describes a 96 degree shade temperature on the Fourth. J N Jarvis installs Odd Fellows officers in St Jacob. Fred Zenk and partners thresh wheat with a new outfit. No Fourth celebration. ice cream festival by Presbyterians. Tax assessment in Jarvis township totals 734170. land and personal property values listed. A self binding reaper near Spies farm impresses locals. A tornado south of town causes little damage here. O Fallon suffers. Lebanon M E church unroofed and damage near Summerfield. Pisgah Encampment 104 I C C F votes officers including Lawson Sabin Granger Bosomsworth Rawson and Padon.
During a revival at Hben jzer chapel a sleepy congregant zoned out as Brother Quackenboss prayed, and a horsefly bite on his bald head drew a loud exclamation from the preacher who then slapped the offender and cried out Ding bust de flies.
A courtroom scene shows a defendant pleading for leniency while a judge and others debate a rambling prayerful rebuke. The speaker asks what punishment would befall him if he had muttered a single expletive amid perilous times of pest control and moral threat.
A testimonial-style notice claiming electric bitters restore vitality in women, improving nerves, eyes, skin, and complexion. It advertises 30c monthly access via the St Louis Times and agent Daniel Peterman, guaranteed by S Kingston, druggist.
M L Corey notes that advertising turns the old stand into a thriving enterprise. He argues knowledge push and strong ads drive success, citing billions spent publicly shaping commerce. Merchants in town who advertise regularly dominate, while those who lag fall behind.
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