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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
2
A terse OCR fragment shows monetary figures and a telephone reference, signaling a brief notice or ad style item. Names and clear context are unreadable, leaving a partial glimpse of pricing 125 and 100 plus a Kinloch telephone cue.
The text argues that urban beauty and liveability attract industry and residents, urging a formal city planning process. It proposes forming a civic committee with diverse members to study conditions, draft an actionable plan, and present a detailed, unified blueprint for future development aligned with local needs.
The article argues that farm work carries accident and death risks comparable to factories, noting lax on farm safety, few protective measures, and calls for smarter machinery design, government action, and broader industrial development to raise living standards and employment, with a National Federation of Retail Merchants motto praising communal effort.
A note praises shifting political activity to Chicago as managers for candidates energize the Windy City. It urges investing at home yields direct and indirect dividends from new residents seeking homes and hearths. It also hints advert users check Oklahoma constitution before spending.
Fragmentary text suggests inquiry into what soreided patriots did in early American history before the flag was found. The passage is incomplete and lacks concrete people, dates, or events to identify a specific news item or outcome.
A compact guide urges self improvement through the five senses sight hearing smell touch and taste. It stresses training vision for truth and gathering first hand information, memory judgment and will to make impressions part of self while guarding senses as precious possessions.
A long, styleside essay urges steady effort and integrity over clever sales tricks. It extols electricity as a force, warns against cringing, and advises fair dealing, time management, and speaking well of competitors. The piece ends with a moral: salvation of the soul outweighs money, for a happier world.
A local report mentions a Maci area incident where a suspect’s defense relies on circumstantial evidence. Community observers note court hesitancy in offering counsel and emphasize the rare, limited use of direct evidence in such cases.
Washington News Letter reports Congressman Good from Iowa urging an amendment to allow government powder manufacture amid price concerns. It notes European prices, argues potential higher costs from in-house production, and links to trust opposition. Article praises the three year homestead bill as Western victory and highlights delays and disputes over land patents. It also covers Bourne parcel post plan approval, Curtis’s anti loan shark stance, and Colorado’s equal suffrage push with Churchillian rhetoric.
The campaign to end the cables yell clashes with college needs as debates over hazing practices prompt revisions to the movement. Officials weigh risks, student groups argue for or against changes, while campus policy bodies consider updated guidelines.
The Troy district held a grove picnic as wheat harvest began with harvest hands plentiful and pay set at 2.50 per day. The Vandalia bridge project neared completion and Gen Sherman, Mrs Mary A Throp featured in local affairs. Mrs Throp won 5000 and interest in a Mutual Life Insurance suit. Dr and Mrs F A Sabin left for Massachusetts. Dr H M Sabin took over practice. George Neudecker fined 7.50 for assault, another suit by Wim Raddatz awarded 1.00 damages.
In a Nimrod verse tale Miss Porsena of Foozleum invites rivals Horatia Tlorata and the Lartius and Slammer dames to a bridge game. She deals deftly, wins all the money, then departs to buy a hat, leaving the quartet dismayed and chilled by her confident play.
A Missouri narrator recalls a dog named Gellert shown to be capable of understanding commands. Despite teasing from his father and moments of distraction, Gellert repeatedly wagged his tail when asked to fetch an umbrella and later faced disciplined ejection from the hall, then allowed back inside with milk.
A compact note on taxation contrasts solemn views of the wealthy swearing off taxes with a wry, punning jab at the poor who may jest about taxes, reflecting social commentary with a humorous edge.
A Springfield man Levi M Herrod of Edinburg died after an accident while avoiding a dog on a country road four miles east of Edinburg. In Lawrenceville E C Wolcott died saving co worker George Brown from gas in a refinery incident. Paxton hosts Civil War relics collection by Dr S M Wyllie for G A R in the courthouse corridor. Danville omits oxen accident kills Uriah McArdle near Grape Creek. Duquoin Mrs George Engel dies after stabbing. Anna Yost killed during intercession. Decatur lawyer James M Gray dies of typhoid fever after a political campaign. Taylorville William Stark dies after drinking carbolic acid. Quincy bodies of Edward Dover and Theodora Keck found in Mississippi river after river ride. Carlyle dispute over $16,000 estate left by Olive Bloomberg Clews between Olive's mother and deputy US Marshal George Key. Bloomington Marion Lawrence claims autos cut religious contributions. Eldorado Harry Davis killed by train. Bloomington 137 State Normal grads. R Walker speaks. Higin Kas Midgely’s parents discover he never finished high school.
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