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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
2
Ex-Governor W. B. Hear gives a lengthy talk before the Illinois Farmers' Institute on dairying and education. He urges farmers to pursue knowledge, honesty, and mental growth through agriculture as the key to a stronger nation. He laments the gap in farm education compared with urban schooling and calls for better farm schooling starting at home.
Washington notes describe the tariff bill advancing to a conference committee after Senate passage with 45 to 34, ten Republicans and one Democrat voting against. House action sent the measure to conference 178 to 151 amid Democrats’ protests. Payne clashes with the Speaker over conferees, while Townsend and Calderhead are cited as stand patters. Conference sessions begin and aim for adjournment by July 24, with the President poised to influence duties once talks proceed.
A quoted snarl about writers and the embarrassed peddler comparing a peeled pear draws amusement in the New York Sun office. The line, secured by Mr Dana's secretary, has long entertained staff. The text showcases mock erudition from a bygone era.
A damaged OCR fragment asserts that the worst bore is the man who talks about his children when you want to discuss your own. The line hints at social commentary on self-centered talk.
A brief, fragmented text shows a salutation more often read as Goédby than How de. The reader notes unclear handwriting and incomplete words suggesting a casual farewell in a personal note rather than formal correspondence.
Helen Hale and William Hodge, star of The Man From Home, wed after teasing reporters about marriage. The couple announced plans for a vacation tour through New England in an automobile, with a quick rush to marry before leaving.
In the Senate the corporation tax measure faced tinkering and Taft planned to push for revisions to remove Clapp La Follette and other amendments. Taft also announced his wife Mrs Taft has recovered enough to permit his eventual western journey.
Edwardsville Intelligencer outlines Hennepin Putnam County as a railroad starved county seat with a lone lawyer, riverfront access by boat, and a distant county judge. It recalls past hopes of becoming a metro amid railroads bypassing the town and criticizes printer style debates.
The Edwardsville Republican notes that the commission form gives each elected member a say on issues of public interest and that majority rule prevents manipulation by a single individual. It suggests Madison county could benefit, while warning borrowing is easy to start but hard to control.
A clergyman anxious to place hymn books and a clerk with infant baptism notices clash after a sermon. The deaf minister misreads, announcing hymn book sales while the clerk announces baptism names. Wry vignettes follow including a traveling salesman, a nurse and patient exchange, and a wedding pun "Gosh- Dern" in Paris Missouri.
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