21 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR item indicates a mailing notice from the Troy Illinois post office about transmission and second class matter status. The text names Kinloch and numbers suggesting an archival or labeling reference.
A note explains that subscriptions one year in arrears are no longer mailed at second class rate. If your date matches the June 11 stamp on the wrapper, payment is required to avoid missed copies as removals must be made promptly.
The Call adds a second section of twelve pages in mag azine form, increasing total to sixteen pages. The new feature targets farmers with farming stockraising horticul ture poultry home and varied stories humor and more. Subscriptions remain one dollar a year as costs rise.
B F Harris president of the Ili nois Bankers Association advocates a state wide push for better farming education and roads. He argues education is most vital as it solves other problems while good roads drive economic progress and social life, urging road work be funded by state and federal aid for the common good.
A fragmented editorial argues that a town, like a person, must be self-made to thrive. Drift leads to failure, while prosperity requires determination and self-guidance. The piece calls for proactive, self-reliant effort despite the partial transcription.
A column argues that towns, like individuals, require guiding wisdom from local elders. It urges residents at common gathering spots to apply practical thinking, pool efforts, and invest money to improve the community and take pride in its progress.
Merchants' Association appoints a committee to urge Mayor Lambert to deny carnival exhibitions in East St. Louis. They argue carnivals attract an undesirable crowd and hurt local amusements while several cities already resist street carnivals for lack of merit.
An official report from Bradstreet's notes the cost of living has risen about 1.9 percent since April 1, with the previous year showing a 9.70 percent general advance. The announcement highlights ongoing inflationary pressures and tracking through last year to the present.
The note compares Isaac A. Smith of interurban fame to a heavily advertised home product, claiming he has not yet scratched the surface of his potential or achievements. The remark frames his notoriety in a consumer terms analogy.
The piece muses on a July celebration in Troy and reflects on social norms, comparing dress trends in Japan with local customs. It hints at seasonal harvest progress and societal expectations, presenting a light, fragmented historical snapshot.
An epidemic of whooping cough hit Troy as the wheat harvest neared completion. Michael Voisen died at his home three miles east of town. The thermometer hung between 98 and 100 degrees in the shade. John Riggin reported a cat rearing three young squirrels. The Troy public school report for June shows 83 pupils enrolled. Wm. Donoho traveled to Chicago for the Masons cornerstone ceremony. James B. Thomas first wheat, Wm. Freudenau shipped Illinois wheat to St. Louis. Bob Collings went on the warpath and was captured by Chief Purviance, fined twenty five wampums, then escorted to the county jail wigwam.
An editorial piece argues that producing less than one consumes makes a person a thief and a public burden. It asserts laws distinguish thieves from beggars to protect communities and calls for ending what it frames as robbery by the tramp and idle rich.
A speaker contrasts crowded streets and lonely places as sources of ideas. He warns that most people lack soul and individuality, arguing destiny is self defined. He recalls a newspaper man who notes one fixed future: the man with a jag habit will fail.
Washington letter notes Chicago rivalries and Democratic HQ moves, with Taft urging swift drug control and Knox urging action on opium evils. Cannon memorializes Henry Loudenslager, Lorimer case dominates Senate chatter, and a patent law reform commission is proposed. First honors go to Culpepper Virginia and Pettis and Cape Girardeau Missouri.
A child recounts a father bartered by the sheriff and prisoner guards in a county line tale. The prisoner moves about freely while the father endures supervision, and the town debates who truly deserves protection. The speaker notes the odd justice and questions who is restrained by law.
A brief dialogue centers on faces as fortune with a two faced remark. One party leaves to ponder the remark after noting the fortune in disguise. The exchange hints at hidden wealth and deception in a terse social moment.
In a stage aside a leading lady mistakes footsteps in her dressing room for the irascible stage manager. The producer interrupts, clarifying he is not the lobster but the supe, while a young man announces the carriage is waiting after each matinee and evening.
The scramble to enroll 160 counties in a $1,000 agricultural aid program moves ahead as the crop improvement committee of the National Council of Grain Exchanges pledges the funds from Julius Rosenwald. Early compliant counties will receive checks, with Peoria likely first in Illinois and Minnesota counties also qualifying. County demonstrators are seen as key to elevating farming toward European standards. A Chicago expert, Truman Palmer, reports sugar beet benefits in rotation, while a St Louis daily paper is offered by Daniel Peterman as an agent.
Urbana reports the forty-first annual University of Illinois commencement with 650 graduates including 20 doctors of philosophy, 33 Master of Arts, 83 Master of Science, and five advanced engineering degrees. Foreign graduates numbered nineteen. President Edmund J. James gave the address The Life and Labors of Jonathan B Turner. A portrait of Prof Turner was unveiled in Farmer’s Hall of Fame, presented by his daughter Mary Turner Carrier, a pioneering trustee candidate.
Medora Daffydil Household Science club members present an alphabetical progression of demonstrations from biscuits and cottage cheese to a full showcase of delicacies. Formed two years ago to promote cooking and housekeeping, the society now has thirty eight members. Meetings occur biweekly following member initials. Husbands may attend in April and June.
Washington county boards report a new joint bug infestation harming wheat. The pest appears on early stalk joints, turning heads white and killing heads. Despite damage, overall wheat prospects are good, with normal yields expected in the western part. Oats and clover, and apples in Illinois, are anticipated to be larger or normal.
Twenty five passengers on an Illinois traction car narrowly escaped a burning bridge two miles north of Springfield as it crossed the Sangamon river. The motorman halted the car within five feet of the blaze, passengers crossed on rafts, a retired car brought them to Springfield, the bridge was badly damaged, and the fire’s cause remains unknown.
Dixon high school graduate Dixon-Harold F. Woodyatte holds the state record for attendance in higher grades of India High School. Superintendent W N Snyder presented him with an unusual certificate for seven years of continuous attendance without tardiness or absence. This totals 1,270 days with no miss.
Mrs Maria Lois Leach widow of Rev Daniel Bassett Leach died at her home near Bone Gap. Born April 22 1822 in Upshire County Virginia now West Virginia she came to Edwards County as a child and lived at the same home for over eighty years.
Bond County authorities hear a petition from Queenville Township and Bond County for aid to build about fifty bridges at an estimated total cost of 15200 dollars. All items were referred to special committees for study. In a separate untold local notice a man named William Lawson was fatally injured when crushed between train bumpers while attempting to board a moving locomotive.
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