Farmers' Co operative Association aims to push rail rate issue
Madison County press club and Southern Illinois editorial group report the Farmers' Co operative Association of 250000 farmers plans to turn railroad freight and passenger rate changes into a campaign issue. Weber's Weekly derides using business as political fodder and criticizes demagogues for indebting the nation to impractical demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County’ Press Club and
Southern Ill. Editorial Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Middle West
Weber's Weekly
America
Shall the Ball Park Go
The Troy Athletic Association faces possible closure this summer due to lack of funds risking the loss of Athletic Park and a local baseball team. The piece urges sport lovers to help retain the popular venue, noting its past use for baseball football and other outdoor entertainments and its nearby, desirable location.
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Troy
Troy Athletic Association
Athletic Park
Alton Mayoral Scrape Between Beall and Crawford
A heated contest for Alton mayor pits Edmond Beall against 8 G B Crawford. Each candidate uses extensive newspaper space to attack the other while residents likely enjoy the clash more than they take it seriously.
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Alton
Edmond Beall
G. B. Crawford
Jarvis Township Election Called Off This Year
The annual Jarvis township election will be conspicuous by its absence with only a school trustee to elect, the election declared off as an off year in every sense.
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Jarvis Township
Fragmented OCR: unclear quote on ride and fix costs
Readable text shows a fragmented, unclear quotation about a man entering a car and a phrase Home James. The passage lacks coherent names, dates, places, or events to anchor a fuller summary.
A Mental Tonic for Prosperity and National Duty
A call to individual action to foster commercial optimism and national prosperity. Emphasizes talking up good times, inoculating the nation with confidence, and meeting world demands by producing for others. Endorses fraternal ideals, uncensored press, public schools, and civic duty to shape a strong American economy.
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Hell Gate
Oale
Eli
America
Taxpayers Question City Courts in Madison County
Collections and civic concerns loom as editors criticize Madison county’s handling of court matters and a rising floating debt. Readers are urged to unite, attend meetings, and demand action before fiscal harm deepens. The debate contrasts local towns’ growth with stagnation and calls for accountability.
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Highland Journal
Madison County
Alton
Granite City
East Side
Young Lady Chewgum Openface Praised for Film Help
A reader recalls meeting Miss Chewgum Openface, eldest daughter of Mrs Gadabout Open face, at a cinema. She read announcements from the screen to assist a near sighted patron and was praised for her considerate conduct and clear speaking.
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Germany
Miss Chewgum Openface
Gadabout ‘Openface
Dead beats and the American potentate in town
A polemic denounces men who dodge bills as dead beats, contrasts them with thieves, and asserts the law pressures only those with property. The piece mocks liars who exploit merchants, condemns lax moral economy, and segues into a promotional note for Dr King’s New Life Pills and The Call as a local advertising medium.
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Elas
Buch
Up To Date Marriage Verse And Odd Tales
A collage of verses and quips on marriage and modern life features drawn from a playful, old timey voice. It parodies wedding vows, laments changing times, and ribbing humor about trains, horses, and everyday follies with brief jokes and observations.
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Call
Iinois
Ball Park
James
Greenville
A . Terre Haute
Bunker Hill
Columbia Star
Edwardsville
The
Fia Fe
Phaet
Phun
Jane
Ann
Caruso
Iowa
Gott
Noname
Yady
First National Bank
Edwardsville, Ill
Synee
United States
Federal Reserve
Banka
Seote
Profita
Sokas
Nat. Bank
Ates
Er Leheer
Henry Treree
George Ww. Meyer
George’ Kalbuolsch
Cashier
Crossman
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