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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
3
The Madison County Press Club and Southern Illinois Editorial Association publish notices in Troy Illinois. Incoming mail and second class transmission details are listed with rates. Kinloch is noted among archival markings.
The Highland Leader notes a organized effort to reroute the proposed ocean to ocean road from the old National Trail through Illinois and toward Cincinnati to St Louis. It urges towns along the Old Trail to stay alert, keep the route clear, and push for National and State backing while highlighting activists and local leagues pushing the alternate route.
Dr. Randolph Lennhoff, a noted physician, asserts that wearing a belt tightens around the waist suppressing hunger. He cites the Knights of Trampdom as habitual belt wearers and says appetite wanes when belts are tightened. The Journal of the American Medical Association reportedly agrees that a contracted stomach reduces hunger.
Internal revenue receipts from Washington show Americans drank 143.3 million gallons of whiskey and brandy in fiscal 1913, up 7.5 million from the prior year. The nation also smoked more cigars and cigarettes and chewed more tobacco, setting new high totals.
The report notes record tobacco use with 090,000 barrels and 7,707,000,000 cigars and 11,012,000,000 cigarettes consumed in a year. Pipe and chewing tobacco rise while saloons fall. liquor and other taxes yield $344,426,884, the highest ever, surpassing 1911 by $21,900,000.
Governor Dunne declares the state will dispose of patronage within thirty days and demand resignations from appointees of the former administration. He emphasizes a strictly Democratic administration for positions under his control, acknowledging a laborious reshuffle with many applicants for each plum.
Highland township officials on Monday started dragging the old National road toward the county line and will mark the famous oir trail across the township by painting telephone poles with red white and blue rings under the Highland Business Men's League. The Call has long urged similar work, but Troy lags behind other townships.
A new law requires hunting license applicants in Illinois to prove U S citizenship to the Fish and Game Conservation Commission. Officials say aliens have caused much trouble for game wardens and the change aims to curb foreign hunters who hunt during seasons and may shoot any game that moves.
Parcel post stamps which were started to track success and ensure accurate accounts are now usable on any mail matter. The stamps proved a success beyond expectations and will be discontinued only after the current supply is exhausted.
The Pocahontas News, owned by J. C. Williams, is on the market after editor H. Kelley resigned last week and moved to Idaho amid editor ambitions for the postmaster role in the area.
The per capita wealth in the United States increased last month from 34.54 to 34.64 dollars. The remark notes that having no additional money compared to the prior month signals a decline in standing.
A nostalgic sketch of a small local newspaper. The piece celebrates a crude, damp-edged edition with blurred print and familiar names, evoking warm memories of home life and the old village as readers imagine faces and neighbors returning to them.
The microscope is the Columbus in the microbe world enabling humans to map pin points into hills and valleys of the microbial realm. It reveals microbes on a house fly and spawns fields of exploration from a grain of dust to polluted water. Future feats may detach the atom from the molecule, impacting education and politics as the GOP vote is scrutinized.
A sketched scene shows Dodgin as the new manager of a large concern. A worker who enjoys a midafternoon pipe breaks the formality with humor, declaring he is also the new manager as they share a smoke in the shed. The piece hints at broader social tensions and elusive aspirations.
For constipation headaches indigestion and dyspepsia use Dr King’s New Life Pills. Paul Mathulka of Buffalo NY calls them the King of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. Get a box and get well. Price 25 cents. Recommended by H R Huffendick. (adv.)
A puzzled note asks why advertise for a lost dog James since the dog cannot read, highlighting a humorous, cut from a curious wartime era mindset about missing pets and communication.
The article discusses proper ad typography and layout. It emphasizes larger type for names and prices, balanced display lines, advertiser-printer collaboration, and the impact of bold versus light type on ad effectiveness. It cites automobile advertising as a model of harmony and typographical balance.
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