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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call notes soaring prices for printing supplies and ink, mocks New Jersey legislative boilerplate, and urges readers to back a special election on Tuesday August 8 for continuous electric service in Troy. The piece urges citizen consideration and mentions Market Street by the Square.
A warning notes a land shark species thriving on beaches and trails. Though not a sea predator, it prowls in sunny areas and can snap at swimmers or sunbathers, urging vigilance and safe distances from known habitats.
A Detroit era style snippet notes Troy would trade its own dust nuisance for the factory smoke nuisances reported by other cities, implying comparative air quality concerns and a desire to swap pollution problems.
A compact read notes politics and the weather contend for headline heat in local discourse. Officials weigh policy shifts while forecasts flag mounting heat, shaping daily chatter and civic planning.
Citizens are urged to buy locally to support roads schools and services. Endorsing resident merchants, the note warns about high price outsiders and praises home trading as a driver of employment taxes and public amenities, while stressing the mutual duty to sustain stores offering fair value.
A quirky scene of a pale visitor touring a print shop with top to bottom gear and a running gasoline engine. It veers into a list of printing terms and tools then shifts to odd historical date notes and a joke about gas leaks and jury law in parity with suffrage states.
A column by Ernest C. Foster calls Americans to better treat hogs. He urges sterilized food storage, a daily warm meal, clean housing, regular baths, and proper dormitory hygiene to improve hog welfare and taste of bacon. He lampoons neglect and urges practical husbandry.
A brisk verse extols a road drag made from a log, praising its crown shaping and puddle spreading to dry roads and reduce ruts. It humorously urges readers to act as boosters by dragging a mile or two when conditions are right. The second excerpt recalls a quip by Robert Ingersoll about his library’s cost and political stature.
A playful 1916 column explores witty questions about daily life such as sore feet cured by rubber heels, a jam pot causing a family jar, owning a red painted car, driving away blues with greens, and a hat of corded silk being a reptile. It captures light mood and social tone.
The global output of lead pencils totals about 2,000,000,000 units each year, with roughly half derived from cedar grown in the United States.
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