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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
2
The item appears as a brief note from the editorial staff of the Madison County press association, dated for Friday issuance. It references Market Street by the Square and includes authorial initials B. I. W. Parvais re member, indicating a syndicated or regular column from the editorial association.
The Taylorville Courier notes editors face ethical limits on what to publish. The piece recalls editors suppressing stories to spare grieving families, valuing tenderness over sensationalism, and choosing silence over public fodder when a heartbroken parent pleads.
The Cull presents Captain Amundsen's firsthand account of his South Pole discovery. The tale, wired from Hobart to London then New York and Chicago, is described as the first authentic version circulated in a major newspaper service.
The Mulberry Grove newspaper The Argus marks its twentieth volume with editor J Sherman Hinton noting a long, loyal commitment to Mulberry Grove and its people. He reflects on twenty years of service, staying devoted to local interests and the town’s trading point.
A Georgia man filed for divorce by naming the ghost of his wife’s first husband as a co respondent. The piece cautions women seeking a second marriage to confirm the first husband is truly dead and out of the picture before remarrying.
The note argues that over ten years dog ownership costs owners about 234.25 for grabs and 10 for licenses, while the property valuation would show the dogs worth only about ten cents, highlighting a disparity between expenses and value.
The piece argues that even with a promise of free sugar from Congress, individuals must still obtain it through purchase. The implied shift is a larger package rather than free access, highlighting ongoing obligations on consumers.
A state office candidate has approached The Call with advertising money, offering payment for space. The publisher notes if Gabriel and his trumpet do not totatio us there remains some hope for the newspaper.
The city of Chester held a primary election on Tuesday with five ballots cast. Four were declared illegal, making the lone valid vote cost the city 104.17 dollars.
The Troy primary election cost about $100 with 130 votes cast, equating to roughly 77e per vote. The city shrugs, noting that other municipalities likely pay much more for similar elections.
A wry reflection notes that appetite, not virtue, often keeps a man from becoming a rascal. It warns against mistaking sustenance for guiding beliefs, using potatoes as a metaphor for principles.
A New York physician allegedly caused a woman's deafness and has disappeared since the funeral. Authorities say they cannot locate him and are investigating the case as a medical incident with possible legal implications.
Strawberries are selling at 75c per box and fresh tomatoes at 25c per pound. Please provide another phase of soup.
Review of historical Troy notes shows mild weather and signs of early spring. Wheat hauled to two local mills, Brookside boom with DeWolf's Block planned, and two Troy Concert Band concerts raising 133 dollars. Also mentions James P Lytle earning MD, a feted Swine issue on Market street, and county clerk Hoffman’s 1873 74 fiscal year ledger with a 1462 80 balance.
A compact meditation on business plainness. It contrasts prophets with money makers and stresses that success lies in plain, vigorous appeal to immediate wants. The text cites Marshall Field, John Wanamaker, and Abe Slupsky as exemplars of selling what people want.
An old column imagines March brings melting snow, songbirds, and green growth while quipping on winter’s retreat. It lampoons politicians jockeying for office, noting Taft vs Teddy clashes and packers shifting the scene as farmers prepare plows and harness for the new season.
Washington reporters note a sub committee plan to subpoena J P Morgan Kuhn Loeb Company National City Bank and Chemical National Bank within thirty days to compel book access for the money trust investigation. The panel will trace connections from these banks to control figures and broader corporate directorates.
C C Hamlin of United States Beet Sugar Industry leads a protest to chairman Underwood and the Ways and Means Committee. He asserts free sugar would destroy home beet sugar production, create monopoly power for eastern refiners, and confiscate tens of millions in factories and farmer earnings. He demands a full hearing before any act.
A frugal man avoids subscribing to The Call and suffers a series of comic misfortunes. His boy wrecks a bee stand, the father injures himself on a barbed wire fence, a cow kills herself for corn, cream spills drown kittens, teeth fall, a pet carves damage, and the hired man elopes with the oldest daughter. The tale ends with total losses exceeding the savings.
Stillman Green of Malachite Col. recalls being told he had two years to live due to consumption. He credits Dr King's New Discovery as the key lung cure that saved him. The ad urges sufferers to try the remedy, offering bottles for 50 cents to $1 with a free trial at Kingston's.
Chris Helinger, a farmer near Greenville, reports a calf weighing 140 pounds at birth grew to 160 pounds in one week and 208 pounds in two weeks. The farmer says it is the largest calf of its age ever observed in the section, per the Greenville Advocate.
A reflective line echoes Swift on rhetoric urging tempered argument. It contrasts rational discourse with moving persuasion and warns against overpathos swallowing reason. The aphorism suggests balancing logic with empathetic delivery.
Illinois railroad workers fatalities and injuries for the year ending June 30, 1911 totaled 18 deaths among passengers and 289 among employees, with 10,989 injuries. The state’s railroad system spans 22,366 miles of track, employing 150,435 with annual payroll of 105.6 million dollars.
Springfield officials and the Association of Drainage and Levee Districts adopted a resolution urging Secretary of War Stimson to deny Chicago Sanitary District permission to raise water flow in the drainage canal from 4200 to 10000 cubic feet per second until state and federal dams are removed. The sanitary district says higher flow protects Chicago health, while the state body warns it could flood about 400,000 acres and damage sewer systems in several cities.
Willard Fergerson, an escapee from the county jail, formed a prison alliance with two inmates, helped by saws in an attempted breakout, was recaptured after a brief liberty, and later again trusted before failing to return on a jail errand and being recaptured.
R L Hoagland editor of the Independent, Arenzville Illinois, suffered a severe injury when his right foot struck a metal buckle on a horse harness, severing an artery. He bled profusely before help arrived, and his condition was reported as ill.
The Illinois State Water Supply association elected officers with R. R. Parkin of Elgin as president, vice presidents C. H. Cobb of Kankakee H M. Ely of Danville and W. J. Spaulding of Springfield, secretary treasurer Dr Edward Bartow, and director of the state water survey University of Illinois.
Waterloo couple Mr. and Mrs. George Schmitt of South Main Street mark their 60th anniversary. He is 84 and she is 78. They have resided in Waterloo for over fifty years after marrying at St Paul Evangelical Church in February 1862.
A Grayville land sale set a high local price in Illinois as 108 acres sold for 12,600 dollars, averaging about 117 dollars per acre. The deal highlights strong demand for farm land in the Grayville area.
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