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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
2
A collage of witty observations and curiosities from wartime chatter and daily life. Notes on suffrage, dandelions, grave diggers, a French duel, and a playful mix of social quirks. Includes remarks on music lessons by phone and a riot in China over national fatherhood.
The writer argues that English benefits from fewer punctuation marks, contending that the abundance of commas hinders clarity and rhythm, and calls for reevaluating standard usage in prose and editing practice. The piece reflects a prescriptive stance favoring streamlined syntax.
A horse set a new world record in running while a small gas meter is noted for breaking daily records, highlighting unusual daily feats in different domains.
A New York physician claims only one in five men is fit to marry while every woman believes she has chosen the right partner. The remark reflects social talk on marriage standards and personal judgment.
A fisherman who pulled himself free from quicksand by casting his line over a tree offers a vivid tale of ingenuity. His improvised rescue demonstrates the value of quick thinking and resourcefulness in perilous terrain.
A seven year old animal trainer dies after a snake bite, yet officials refuse to delay antidote use in other cases. authorities stress continuous readiness to apply treatment without pause.
A Washington preacher appeals to young men to call upon young women Sunday evening and lead them to church. He predicts they will respond in time, emphasizing outreach and moral guidance in a community faith setting.
A New York man who could ensure his wife followed rules did not include any rule about buying millinery in their agreement. The odd stipulation highlights domestic governance quirks from the era described in the clipping.
Citizens declare war on tainted pile, striking at a cherished national tradition and signaling a radical shift in longstanding practice.
When St Louis gets her phono graph concert in every street car, aldermen will seek lasting glory by demanding moving pictures.
As Doctor Wiley is a food specialist a critic notes his right to lecture on dogs is unclear. The remark asserts dogs are not a food, at least as far as is known.
Knickerbockers and Yale boys seek relief from the tightness of restrictive clothing, hoping for a change that frees them from constant pressing. The note hints at broader fashion critique and comfort concerns among youth.
A Boston woman intends to fly solo in a biplane across the ocean, deeming such daring ventures necessary in modern times to prove nerve and capability. The account frames the stunt as a bold, contemporary challenge facing female aviators.
Wizard Edison achieves success and patents many inventions but his habit of working twenty hours a day leads to harsh consequences. The fragment hints at personal cost and the pressures of relentless innovation.
Washington reports the senate caucus approved free sugar by 40 to 6 and free raw wool by 41 to 6, backing President Wilson’s tariff policy. Six Democrats opposed free sugar and six opposed free wool, with no caucus binding. Two Louisiana senators were expected to seek release from the party pledge if a binding measure is proposed.
The United States will close its fiscal year next Monday revealing 1912 1913 as the banner year of American prosperity with record trade and national wealth.
U S Grant Jr son of the general announces engagement to marry Mrs A B Will a wealthy Marshalltown Ia widow now residing in San Diego California.
The body of W. McConnell of Kenton County, one of nine men drawn at New Madrid, was recovered, raising the total recovered to seven.
United States officials began steps to seize the first of seven carloads of arms donated by relatives of the slain Madero for Mexican rebels. The action marks the initial move in a broader seizure as tensions rise over arms shipments crossing borders.
Budapest report describes John Salfek killing his wife and four children with a hatchet after failed suicide attempts, then taking his own life. The tragedy followed his wife cutting him down from an attempted hanging.
Rear Admiral Robert Potts, U. S. N. retired, died suddenly at the Naval hospital in Washington where he was treated for a complication of diseases.
Dropping a nickel in the church collection plate with the remark There goes another beer was charged against Robert A Pratt in a divorce suit filed in Chicago on June 26.
May Weiss, graduated from Public School No 116, wore a pretty India linen dress embroidered with butterflies. The outfit cost 40 cents and earned her a prize for economy and neatness in design.
Mrs Lionel Lawrence, wife of a prominent descendant, sues for divorce in New York. The article notes her claim followed by remarks on the marriage and the couple’s strained relation, referencing a notable family connection and a dramatic plea to end the union.
Four men die and about sixty are injured in a massive explosion at the Husted Milling Co. elevator and grain storehouse on Elk and Peabody streets, Buffalo. Fire wrecked the wooden structure, windows were blown out for miles, and several workers remain unaccounted for amid hopes of few survivors.
About 11,000 garment workers obeyed a strike order causing a standstill in most shops and factories. An estimated 8,000 strikers were in Cincinnati with another 8,000 in Mount Healthy Reading Newport and Covington areas in Kentucky.
President Wilson telegraphs United States District Attorney John T. McNabb of San Francisco accepting his resignation, denouncing Attorney General McReynolds as an inexcusable intimation of injustice and wrongdoing in the form.
Five days in jail was the sentence given to Mrs. Anna Dotson, wife of Dr. Walter Dotson, in Nashville Tennessee. She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting Charles Cobb, a barber, in a local barbershop last March.
Diplomatic appointments faltered as Meredith Nicholson of Indiana declined the minister to Portugal and former San Francisco mayor James D. Phelan declined the ambassadorial post to Austria-Hungary, prompting a White House vacancy in diplomatic assignments.
Tokio denial of any link between Lieut.-Gen. Baron Kasutsuna Kikoshi's resignation from the war ministry and ongoing Japanese American negotiations over California land legislation. The move appears unrelated to the talks.
A second self-inflicted death linked to the Austrian war department occurred in Vienna as Lieut Lebel, after a talk with General von Kiss, shot himself through the heart. The incident follows another recent death by suicide connected to the same department.
John D. Rockefeller and Mrs Rockefeller occupy the Forest Hill residence in Cleveland for the season with Mrs Rockefeller’s sister Miss Lucy Spelman and a retinue of servants accompanying them.
In Jackson Mississippi the supreme court ruled that a razor is not a weapon but an implement of the toilet. The conviction was sustained on the basis of this interpretation.
Reports from City of Mexico claim Durango has fallen to rebels after weeks of siege. The district center has suffered widespread property damage, railroad service is disrupted, and the fate of federal garrison remains unknown. In Douglas, Gen. Pedro Ojeda’s surrender was denied. battles near Ortiz continue. In El Paso, state Ranger Scott Russell and Deputy Sheriff W H Garlick were killed in a saloon fight linked to a cattle theft dispute.
Arthur Pelkey, Calgary boxer, is acquitted of manslaughter in connection with Luther McCarty’s death during a ten round bout at Burns arena on May 24. The ruling clears Pelkey of criminal liability for the fatal first round incident.
Lucie Goyau, daughter of late President Felix Faure, died in Paris from pulmonary congestion after a brief illness. A Catholic writer, she authored a life of Cardinal Newman and was among the first to recognize Maurice Maeterlinck's genius.
A Pennsylvania railroad excursion train derailed near Sterling station in Rochester causing about fifty injuries, some serious, when three of five coaches left the track and rolled down an embankment while traveling roughly 40 miles an hour.
Chief H. M. Logan of Greeley Colorado sent Lois de Razzen home, declaring that some girls do not leave home with enough clothing and telling her not to go downtown again until adequately garbed.
Los Angeles reports that M. L. D. Lansing, long plagued by ankylosis of the neck, was able to move his neck again after an accidental crash into a tree during a festive joyride. Medical science seemed set at naught by the incident, yet Lansing recovered and is well.
Engineer Rus sell Rayers was killed and his fire man and two trainmen were injured when the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad wrecking train they manned split a switch near Jasper and went into the ditch in Birmingham Alabama.
Harry Lauder takes a new role as preacher before a large Bristol Congregational Church audience in London. He spoke on sociability and showed impatience with boys who corrected their parents.
Eighteen men alleged IWW members were jailed by police for incendiary speeches and disturbing the peace at Jefferson Square. The arrests target protests and unrest linked to the labor group across the city.
Nine surveying party members perished when their Mississippi River boat capsized near New Madrid after a squall. Five were saved including engineer J H Miller, deckhands Mike Morris and Curtis Bennett, and others. only Miller’s body was recovered. The Beaver boat, headed to Bessie, overturned near Hodgkiss Light at Snakey Bend as news reached Memphis and government steamer Chiska aided the search.
Kansas City residents Kenneth Lewis 22 Loren Walker 18 May Secrist and an unnamed young woman, all of Kansas City Kansas, were drowned in the Missouri river near Parkville eight miles northwest of Kansas City when their motor boat capsized.
Donald Roscoe, 10, and Hubert Moore, 9, both of Buffalo, perished in a small boat in the Whirlpool Rapids as hundreds watched from the shore in Niagara Falls New York.
Rainfall from the central and lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys to the Atlantic and Pacific regions ended a prolonged drought. Tampa reported 2.1 inches, New Orleans 1.66, Baltimore 0.5, and Keokuk 1.22 inches, marking relief for farmers and significant anticipated financial savings.
William R. Wiley and Fred Zuzi drowned in a seven thousand gallon oil tank in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The tragedy occurred at a local facility, and authorities investigated the incident.
Northbound Texas Midland motor car crossing a road south of Cooper collided with a car carrying Tilman McMillin Eunice Winfrey and Ollie Stanley. All three men were killed.
Eight Denver residents were seriously injured when their car wrecked two miles south of Palmer Lake Colorado Springs. The crash occurred on a rural road and emergency crews transported the injured to area hospitals for treatment.
London reports the queen will open the new college buildings of the Bedford College for Women at Regent's Park in the afternoon of Friday July 4.
In Americus Georgia, a mob captured and lynched William Redding a Black man accused of fatally shooting an officer. Chief of Police William C Barrow was present while the arrest was in progress and later killed by the mob. The incident raises urgent questions about mob justice and local law enforcement.
In St Andrews Scotland militants set fire to the east wing of the Gatt Marine Laboratory destroying valuable drawings and instruments. Estimated damages reach 40000 dollars as authorities report another suffragette incendiary outbreak in the region.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a monument or shaft honoring Governor Bragg with references to Rhode Island and Wisconsin. The readable bits hint at unveiling events and a tribute to Bragg, though many words are garbled, leaving uncertainty about specifics and dates.
A fragment discusses critics attacking the religious press over Coca Cola advertising. A politician, claiming expertise, sues Coca Cola and loses, with the court noting Coca Cola contains caffeine. The piece questions whether advertising caffeine beverages is right, comparing Coca Cola to coffee and tea. It ends with advice to feed the average woman on flatter.
An old newspaper ad bundle promotes Tyree's Antiseptic Powder for skin troubles with a free sample offer from Tyree, Washington D.C. It also touts Dr Por Sep Healing Oil for tender gums and a rest cure joke line about hard work. Lewis' Single Binder cigars are advertised as higher quality 5c smokes. Aviator grounding advice rounds out the ad set.
A Fleetwood Pennsylvania reader testifies to relief from menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes headaches dizziness hot flashes and nervousness improving to strong health with no doctor visits. The letter endorses the product as a lifelong recommendation.
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