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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1906
Page
2
The article explains how newspaper mailing addresses are set in printing galleys and stamped by a small mailer. It highlights speed and accuracy benefits over handwriting, notes subscriber account status by a date on the margin, and invites readers to visit the office to update or inspect their record.
The Troy area contemplates a large foundry and machine shop but insists a waterworks system is essential. Officials argue that without solving the water problem the project cannot proceed, keeping Troy at a disadvantage while the city lacks reliable water infrastructure.
An advocate argues towns like Troy should pursue waterworks to spur development. Citing a Illinois town that financed a $15,000 system, the piece notes bonds and annual taxes, praising the achieved municipal pride and envisioning a 300‑worker plant with a $10,000 monthly payroll as attainable with a water supply solution.
Critics warn that adding monkey gibberish to language curricula signals a dangerous shift in academia. The medical faculty proposed turning animal vocalizations into speech, claiming a monkey dictionary could emerge, while opponents call it reckless and advise focusing on real diseases like consumption Bright's disease epilepsy and insanity.
A Covington firm mails prospective buyers a promo for its famed family disturbance whiskey and a hammerless revolver at 314.75 with twenty quarts of whiskey. The flyer claims both items must be tried to be appreciated. Disturbingly, the combo risks crime and public danger, prompting calls for legal restraint.
A critic denounces attempts to regulate individual conduct by the press. The speaker attacks reformers who criticize newspapers yet seldom act, arguing motives vary with whose interests are involved and who benefits from media actions.
New compiled statistics show U S annual cigarette sales are down by about one billion the past decade. Experts question whether the drop stems from anti smoking laws public sentiment cheaper cigars into cheap stogies or cheroots cigarette papers packaged with tobacco or a mix of all four factors.
The Sorento Blade changes hands with Mrs and Miss Vallentine selling to J E Long, a longtime paper employee. The first issue under new management meets past standards.
Charles W Judd sells The Granite City Press to John B Judd formerly of Edwardsville and exphater of Granite City. The transfer shifts ownership within the Judd family and local business circles.
A local column urges caution against repeating missed chances and cautions Troy not to pursue similar missteps. The piece frames urban planning and opportunity costs as a warning to the community and its leaders.
Washington letter reports the House Appropriations Committee’s bill to cut excess federal spending, curb payroll inflation, and force adherence to congressional appropriations. It details graft, improper salaries, outside payments, and costly printing. predicts tough fights and notes Taft’s potential Supreme Court nomination and the failure of the Anti Pass Bill.
A collection of aphorisms contrasts faith and doubt with cautionary maxims about prayer, honesty, perseverance, luck, and truth. It offers general reflections on character, belief, and chasing success without reporting a specific event or person.
The Union Ledger reflects on readers who pay or avoid payment and the value of supporting a home newspaper. It urges fair treatment of local printing offices and notes readers’ diverse news tastes, likening it to a hotel bill of fare and the joy editors feel when paid for their work.
A dramatic exchange from the Daily Romance in the Cleveland Plain Dealer depicts Petroff and a lieutenant discussing a bitterly cold night and a strict countersign. The lieutenant insists on the password Alexandrovitchy koprostovsky ragovitch, stressing discipline and loyalty to the Czar.
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs and colds. It claims to move the bowels and cleanse throat and lung mucous, calling it the original laxative cough syrup and noting it tastes good and is harmless. Sold by S. Kingaton.
Indigestion is a habit warn readers to break it with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after meals. The ad claims it digests what you eat and ends belching puffing and frowning, making the stomach sweet. Sold by S Kingston.
A playful poem fragment catalogues city and state names through puns and wordplay. The piece riffs on well known places from Philadelphia to Portland and beyond, ending with a personal aside about Maurice Smiley in Lippincott's.
A society writer recalls a Dakota party with cantaloupe humor. Miss Mars Monroe wears a red frock with a white sack and hair bunched while Miss Emma Latrobe sports a yellow dress and high heeled slippers. Other guests include Miss Marion Wiloughby in white thin fabric tied with blue tape and frizzy hair, Miss Jennie Marchfield in a red hair gray suit with a flat front, Miss Pauline Taely in an oversized velvet outfit with many buttoned gloves and a bun of yellow hair with vegetables, and Miss Florence Ross in a green velvet dress hoisted at the sides with a white checkrein.
A farmer west of town wore his suit long and planned a surprise for his wife Malinda. He bought a new suit, tossed the old one from a bridge into the creek, and returned home to find Malinda pleasantly surprised by his gesture.
A young woman rushed to a store with what she thought was a clean pillow slip from her bureau. She paid for flour and left smiling, but the slip ripped as the grocer poured into it revealing two outfit items. She fled without explanation and has not since returned.
In South Omaha a man tried to ship limburger by packing it in a coffin box with a relative posing as the corpse. An Erin native express messenger sniffed the “stiff,” then asked who the man in the coffin was. The shipper answered his brother, noting he had “one consolation, he’s in no trance.”
A Montana man and his modest sweetheart attend church and discover they both have no money for the collection. He whispers that he changed his pants and she reveals she is in the same predicament, blushing as she admits the lack of funds.
A note describes wedding invitations and program announcements executed in high style at Tur Cour office and invites readers to request sample samples.
The piece argues food adulteration harms consumers as prices rise and profits go to sellers. It cites Secretary Wilson, state cases like Pennsylvania sausage, and chemists' findings of foreign substances. It urges national legislation and federal enforcement to uncover and curb adulteration beyond state actions.
Inspector General Burton proposes barefooting Philippine scouts to boost field efficiency. He notes historic minimal gear, suggesting light canvas shoes for garrison use only. Advocates view the scout as economical, needing little beyond a blanket for nights in the field.
A brief note advertises ink that writes well, located in Tri CaLs's stationery department, highlighting available writing supplies and shop positioning.
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