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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
2
In 1916 commentary urges readers to think for themselves and resist being swayed by hired agitators. It warns that leaders in business religion and politics may rule selfishly, using mass influence to enrich themselves at others’ expense. The piece cites a famed showman remark about Americans liking to be humbugged.
A garbled, satirical montage critiques medicine, parenting, woman suffrage, and politics. It jumbles quotes on surgery, baked beans, punishment, suffrage, anti draft, graft, manners, deafness, county bonds, and honesty into a fragmented social commentary with no clear narrative or consistent sources.
A vintage advertisement warns drafts cause neuralgia stiff neck sore muscles and rheumatism. Sloan's Liniment is said to improve circulation relieve stiffness and pain after one or two applications. It targets neuraglia neuralgic headache neuritis and offers warmth and rest. priced 25 cents at druggists.
Otto H. Kahn, a leading American financier, criticizes federal and state railroad laws from 1906 to 1912 as illogical and faulty. He notes 82 railways with 41,988 miles in receivership, $2.264 billion capitalization, and rail construction lagging since the Civil War era. He cites war orders as a temporary windfall and argues commissions hinder finance and rehabilitation efforts.
George Fitch discusses love as a powerful yet comic force that confuses judgment and inflates happiness. He notes love alters taste, drives romantic actions, reshapes behavior, and even guides nations, comparing it to a grand, inexhaustible magnetism that outshines reason and literary merit.
The piece extols generous kindness and open smiles as cost-free, effective deeds. It argues people often hide goodwill within and only reveal it during misfortune, urging constant friendly words and cheer to comfort others and enrich the giver’s life. The author champions a habit of consistent kindness.
The Street Corner Sage complains the paper reprints little new information after a quick review of last week’s issue. He notes funeral notices and parties filled the page, and says his wife and son’s Weedville trip isn’t mentioned at all.
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