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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
2
A fragment notes that occasionally we meet with people who resemble modern bet stead figures, described as all brass in tone and appearance, suggesting a satirical or observational aside about public personas.
A man invents a clock requiring winding only every ten thousand years but warns that people may forget where they keep the key across millennia.
Although Representative Link has not withdrawn his candidacy, consensus suggests he will be missing from the next session of the Illinois General Assembly. The text notes there is expectation of his absence without formal resignation or withdrawal.
A bid to establish a Belleville city court failed at a special election with 575 votes for and 964 against. The two thirds requirement demanded 1026 votes for passage, which was not reached.
The 1816 drought and cold are recalled as the year without a summer with sharp frosts every month and crop failures. Local reminiscences note that few old inhabitants remember the summer of 1816, contrasting it with modern claims of 1910 as the worst weather.
The Edwardsville Intelligencer notes growing holiday frequency with Mother's Day last month and Father's Day in the west. It predicts forthcoming days for relatives like sister Maggie and brother Harry, and even Willie’s Day. The piece cites South American practices and states Illinois now has about twice as many annual holidays as a decade ago.
Granite City mayor Charles A. Uzzell sues publishers John B. Judd and J. W. Cassidy of the Press and Herald for libel over coverage of gambling exposes. The papers have traded blows, with an extra edition labeling the mayor a grafter. Both sides hint at forthcoming fireworks.
Promoters pursuing a conservative approach to build an electric line connecting towns on the east side of the county. They see the project benefiting from a feeder to the McKinley Bridge nearing completion and the rich agricultural, mining, and manufacturing region it traverses. The Inter- ingis Fraction System supports the plan as prospects grow brighter.
Washington reports expect early adjournment with some predicting June 25 while others doubt until July. Senate passes Arizona and New Mexico statehood after constitutional approval, President’s consent, and federal ratification.Follow-on coverage notes cabinet departures, Secretary of War trip, Taft and Roosevelt movements, Knox as potential governor, Moody successor, and a push for new federal buildings costing about thirteen million dollars.
A Jarvis Township farmer debunks city plans for sky farming claiming nitrogen rich air and sky soil are impossible for crops. The piece satirically cautions about transporting crops to the sky, wind damage, and airship interference, arguing rural farms won't be displaced.
The Highland Journal criticizes pork barrel spending yet notes Edwardsville and Collinsville securing $70,000 each for federal buildings. It argues against such methods but welcomes Madison county benefiting while they persist, citing Daniel Peterman as agent.
A sprawling letter from Dick Twister blends rustic humor with sharp moral quips. He describes hard work, kinfolk, and a comical encounter with Obe Singletree, while interspersing reflections on society’s excesses and echoes of proverbs. The missive ends with pithy lines on wisdom, prosperity, and the value of action over idle rhetoric.
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