Unclear Market Street Note From Troy Illinois
Fragmentary broadcast from Br W J Jarvis of Madison County Press Club notes, mentions Market Street by the square in Troy Illinois, references editorial association and post office mailing as second class matter under Kinloch status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasuea Every
Wéiday
Market-Street-by-the-Square
BR. W. Jarvis
Madison County Press Club
Southern 112
Troy
Ilinois
Call warns of one year arrears subscriptions
The Call states that dates on the margin indicate yearly arrears and that such subscriptions are no longer mail able at second class rate. It enforces discontinuing in arrears and presenting accounts for payment. Renewals must be made promptly to avoid missing copies.
Home Merchants urged to support local papers by advertising
Local advertising analysis argues that mail order firms pay for space in the home newspaper, proving the medium yields strong returns. A Crookston Minnesota case shows catalog houses expanding ads after a Scandinavian paper opened its columns to them, prompting renewed contracts and higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
The Value of Community in Business Parlay
The Haverhill Gazette analyzes the power of local ties in business success. It argues that townsmen who actively help neighbors with favorable deals build lasting goodwill and debt-like favors that can yield returns, even if such people appear to work less hard than their rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othgra
Bugeas
Townsmen Build Network of Mutual Favors and Allies
In a reflection on local commerce, residents note how townsmen cultivate business ties and reciprocal obligations. They create many allies who support each other, turning favors into lasting social and economic bonds within the community.
Smaller Towns Grow as Manufacturing Hubs
The piece argues cities offer few advantages to small manufacturers and that quality and price drive sales. It notes a shift toward rural and smaller towns, with urged thoughtful support for growth, plus a digression from The Searchlight criticizing Burns case handling and praising detectives. It ends by observing rising numbers of old bachelors and maids and mounting marriage licenses.
Labor the Only Title to Nobility
A piece extols labor as essential to life and virtue, arguing universal work sustains society and ennobles individuals. It condemns those who avoid toil, praises workers from factory to home, and calls toil the true certificate of sustenance and character.
Model libel suit aims to settle reputation in Chicago
A district attorney files a libel suit with no damages sought, framing it as a reputational settlement. The filing illustrates a strategic, model approach to libel actions in which the plaintiff seeks redress and vindication rather than monetary compensation.
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Chicago
Carlyle Union Banner Editor to Retire from Paper
John Kuf, editor and publisher of the Union Banner at Carlyle since 18k4, announces he will dispose of the paper and retire because of old age and advancing infirmities.
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John Kuf
Union Banner
Carlyle
Minnesotan predicts flour barrels from straw
A Minnesota man forecasts a future where Western flour exports travel in barrels made from the straw on which the wheat grew, a bold prediction amid broader worries about unsafe packaging and household hazards.
The Brass Tacks: Reform, Punishment, and Ambition in One Voice
Homer McKee surveys reform era punishments from guillotines to electric chairs, then shifts to philosophy on ambition and success. He argues that real progress comes from planning and hard work, not mere luck or avoidance of risk. A provocative meditation on virtue, restraint, and personal fate.
Titanic Wreck Tragedy Reflected On A Baby’s Death
A theatrical lament on a baby’s death among Titanic wreck victims. The verses lament the lack of comfort in the infant’s last moments and question death’s cruelty, contrasting the calm gaze toward the heavens with the disaster’s chaos and the mother’s longing. The poem frames the tragedy as infinitely cruel.
Answers for the Anxious in a Quick Q and A
A playful reader column lists questions about hair loss balcony fashion poem sales onion taste in boiled cauliflower panama trimming oysters health and marriage timing. The piece frames responses to curious inquiries with witty, practical guidance and witty asides.
Washington Letter prompts fiscal reform and a Columbus tribute
The Washington Letter critiques high rents paid by the U S government to private owners, notes Congress waste, and discusses the Commerce Court dispute. It highlights Senator Poindexter and Representative Norris on anti trust and interstate law moves, and praises the Knights of Columbus Columbus statue unveiling as a historic event in the capital. It also mentions a Panama transport order of 150 guinea pies by the Army and a tongue in cheek note about a future pigs story.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Washington
Treasury
Congress
Army
Navy
Sam
Commerce Court
Court
Taft
Poindexter
Bailey
Texas
Norris
Nebraska
Columbus
America
Isabella
Knights of Columbus
United States Army
Panama
Isthmus
Rockefeller Disregards Spelling In Melting Mood
The passage notes John D Rockefeller showing indifference to orthography amid a melting mood, asserting his wealth makes spelling trivial and that these days invite favors from everyone.
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John D
Rockefeller
38 Years Ago in Troy From The Weekly Bulletin
The July 23 1874 issue notes a rain shower that delighted farmers. Miss J W Coffey moved her millinery store near Henry Martins residence. The Bulletin gains local post office distribution. Lulu Henry infant dies of whooping cough at nine months. Baseball Troy Arctics beat Edwardsville Grangers 41 36 with P A Snyder umpiring. Wm Donoho’s four year old son attacked by two hogs, bitten severely on face and limbs. aid arrived in time.
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Troy
Grangers
Edwardsville
P. A. Snyder
Madisona
Haskell
Wm. Donoho
New Reporter Criticized for Fire Story Deficiency
The city editor scolds a new reporter for a fire story that omits any reference to the brave fire laddies. The inquisitive youth returns to his desk, learning journalism holds many intricacies.
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N. R
Labor discussion at boarding house sparks vacation grumble
A fair young resident at a boarding house table remarks during a labor discussion that men can strike in the hot months when they would want vacations. The comment reflects casual attitude toward labor actions and seasonal comforts in a domestic setting.
Persistent Youth and Proposals Amid Social Scene
Miss Gabbeigh notes she received fifteen proposals yesterday while Miss Sezzit questions if the man stuttered, hinting at a lively social exchange and curiosity about manners during the event.
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Gabbeigh
Sezzit
Illinois reshapes boards after court ruling
Springfield reports a technical reshuffle of state boards: the state board of administration and the state charities commission retain the same personnel but were reconstituted following a supreme court decision on invalid appropriations. Gov Deneen ordered a third special session, charities legislation rewritten by President Sherman, effective July 1, prompting reappointment of all members.
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Springfield
Illinois
Board of Administration
State Charities Commission
Supreme Court
State University
Charities Act
State Board of Administration
Lower Boat Rates Under State Rail Commission Review
Springfield reports the state railroad and warehouse commission will soon issue an order in a case brought by J. W. Barwell against Hill Boat Inc. Barwell from Chicago to Waukegan seeks lower steamboat rates, arguing they exceed railroad charges for the same route, though he acknowledges superior boat service. The case, heard recently, marks an early test of the commission’s expanded authority over common carriers.
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Springfield
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
State Commission
J. W. Barwell
The
Hill Boat Inc
Chicago
Waukeegan
Barwell
Regulars Outshot by Militia at Camp Lincoln
Springfield marksmen of the Firat regiment Illinois national guard defeated the Third battalion of the Twenty third regulars at Camp Lincoln by 203 points 1890 to 1687. The victors held a banquet for the regulars in the officers mess room of the First regiment.
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Springfield
Firat Regiment
Illinois National Guard
Camp Lincoln
Springfield Guards Win At Competitive Army Shoot
Members of Illinois National Guard First Regiment defeated teams from Twenty third Infantry United States Army in a shoot. Ten state troops and two regulars companies competed, machine gun platoon won with 369 points, Company D second with 363, Company K Third with 353, Company L Fourth with 347.
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Springfield
Illinois National Guard
Twenty-third Infantry
United States Army
Twenty-third United States Infantry
Smartest Dog in Mount Carmel Uses Umbrella
A little white terrier owned by Dr. R. C. Bell, a Mount Carmel dentist, signaled rain by grabbing an umbrella on the porch and bringing it to his master just as the doctor was leaving for dinner.
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Mount Carmel
R. C. Bell
Woodmen Arbiters Organize In Illinois Referendum
Springfield Illinois organized Woodmen arbiters move the referendum closer as the state arbitration board evaluates plans for the ballot in the Donahue Bill on increased insurance rates for the Modern Woodmen of America.
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Woodmen
Springfield
Illinois
Woodmen of America
Donahue
Jury Convicts Engel. sentence death by hanging
In Duquoin district court George Engel is found guilty of the murder of his wife and Rosa Engel his sister in law and is condemned to death by hanging. In Palmyra Mo a report notes the disappearance of George Thomas Towsley from Quincy with his parents fearing a fatal accident.
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Engel
George Engel
Rosa Engel
Palmyra
Quincy
George Thomas ‘Towsley
Pioneer businessman Robert Grier dies in Peoria
Robert C. Grier an elder Peoria merchant and uncle of Princeton president John Grier Hibben died at his home. He was a leading grain man in the Middle West.
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Peoria
Robert C. Grier
John Grier Hibben
Princeton
Grier
Middle West
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Kinloch
Friendship and Business
Haverhill Gazette
New York
Gray's Lake
Funk
Burns
Club Fife
Homer McKee
Board of Works
Twentieth Century Enterprise
Purgatory
Conicokr
Bax Wilbur D.nesbit
Che Abe
Lucile
Lucelle
Jennie H
Ola Kaska
Flute
Herbert V
Arabella S
Thousand Islands
Arabella
Washington News
J. W. Coffey
Henry Martin
Post Office Department
Troy Post Office
Lulu
August Henry
News OF Illinois
Fleet Lake
Ilinois Commission
Elias Burk, JR
John Deere” Farm
Mplements
Deere” Vehicles
G. A. Purviance & Son
Hack and Dray Line
Vandalia Station
Deimling Bros
Props
George T. Eckert
Superior
Sala
Cora
Julius Phthr
Ladise
Calla
Opera House
ED Helmich
Weems Laundry
J.J. Brown
M.D. C. E. Molden
M. D. Brown & Molden
Physicians and Surgeons
Main Street
Baptist Church
Phooes
Brown
Molden
Byron P. Williams
Osteopathic
Cahokia
East St. Lquia
Bohm
Ill
John L. Hagler
Justice of the Peace
Center Streets
Perry H. Hiles
Jesse L. Simpson
Hiles & Simpson
New Palace
R. Edwardsville, Ill
Squire Eckert
Firat
Hino
ePoria
B. W. Jarvis
Notary Public
F. O. Leidel
J.C. Gebauer
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