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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
2
The Troy weekly issue lists subscription terms for one year six months and three months with prices. It also notes mail transmission at Troy Illinois as second class matter and bears the date Friday March 13 1914.
The Tice road law requires a poll tax in all Illinois townships unless abolished by vote. A petition to abolish in Jarvis township was filed with Town Clerk Dethmar and the issue will be on the April ballot. Filing deadline is March 21.
The Illinois Public Utilities Commission ruled that all railroads must equip each station with a bulletin board showing train arrival and departure times. The order takes effect May 1 and requires station agents to post 30 minutes before scheduled arrival whether the train is on time and its approximate arrival time.
Congressman W. N. Baltz spoke nine minutes in Congress last week in support of the Agricultural Appropriation Bill under consideration. He is described as an old fashioned farmer and presented clear logic and practical arguments highlighting the bill’s merits.
The Centralia Daily Democrat printery is under sheriff control and the paper’s future is uncertain. Months earlier the paper added a perfecting press and aimed for a metropolitan look but has failed to sustain it and now suffers a reaction. Aviation for altitude records is ok but the descent is to be considered. Verily, the higher the flight the harder the fall.
The Belleville News-Democrat published a 116 page centennial edition honoring St Clair county’s hundredth anniversary. A fall celebration will mirror Edwardsville’s event from two years ago, and the issue includes special sections on the history and interests of each city and town in the county.
Officials note alderman candidates in three wards are effectively elected with no opposition. The town faces a roughly $100 cost to conduct the election, funds that could instead go to Main street crossings. The primary election law is considered acceptable but in need of fixes.
With spring's return the soft sidewalks come back in all places and the street crossings on Main Street will be most conspicuous by their absence as work resumes.
A clipped OCR fragment notes an odd weather forecast claiming spring arrives in a week despite contrary signs. The line hints at shifting conditions and tempers reader expectations amid uncertain predictions.
A report notes Allemy a toan failed due to a misplaced China backbone issue impacting his plans. No other verifiable details available in the fragment.
A speaker urges readers to claim two hours daily from five thirty to eight to pursue self improvement through study and practice. He cites Herschel Greeley and Horace as examples of greatness earned through disciplined, nightly efforts and the chance to learn from great minds in short, regular sessions.
President Wilson signs La Follette bill ending overlong shifts for women in the District of Columbia. Employers discharge workers briefly but rehire as two shifts boost efficiency. Law covers hotels, department stores, and most women workers. minors barred from night work. private homes and offices excluded.
Kansas will enforce a new "pure shoe law" starting April 1, requiring shoes to be made of leather. The piece notes familiarity with other commodity standards and suggests Kansas shoe manufacturers have little choice but to comply.
An old ad promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a family laxative for adults and the elderly. Mrs. Charlca E. Smith of West Franklin, Me., calls them “Our family laxative.” Recommended by H. R. Huffendick. Price 25e. (adv.)
A rambling humor collage features a nosy passenger grilling his companion about tobacco and indulgence, a two month old baby mistaken for a grown man, a pastor quelling deadbeat editor subscribers, life guard quips, archaeologist husbands, a Tennessee bass singer joke, a two inch display ad request, and several moral quips about lawyers and miracles.
There is more Catarrh in this section than other diseases, once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is advertised as the only constitutional remedy, taken internally, claiming to act on blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 reward if it fails, plus testimonials and circulars. Also promoted Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Troy board met in regular session March 2 1914 with President Sandles and Clerk Goalby present. Finance bills ranged in amounts for teachers and staff totaling several dollars. principal Oliver reported February enrollment 288 with 239 average daily attendance and 75 honor roll members. A course of entertainments by the Chicago Lyceum Bureau was deferred. The second third and sixth grades were granted a half holiday March 6 for teachers exams at Edwardsville. Adjournment followed.
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