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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
2
The Troy Illinois weekly calls with editorial notes and notices dated Saturday March 21, 1908. The issue lists subscription rates, mailing details, and instructions for notices and advertisements. The text includes a long quotation praising a religious figure and minister, highlighting spiritual leadership and prophetic standing.
An 1795 reference shows a complex early fountain pen, while local legal notices report fifty divorcee cases docketed in Past St Toers city court term. Madison County records and township elections hint at industrial and civic activity amid changing times and motor car prospects.
A reader message optimism about Trox suggests cautious hope that the subject may recover or improve. The tone conveys encouragement and belief in a favorable outcome despite uncertainty.
A vintage ad advice piece stresses time and repetition in advertising. It warns against wasteful spending and empty campaigns, citing John Wanamaker and M. L. Corey to urge keeping a clear sign of business and maintaining ads to stay visible to customers.
The American battleship squadron will return via the Suez Canal visiting Australia by royal invitation, then proceed to the Philippines before Atlantic travel. Admirals Evans faces retirement in August. new commander to lead homeward voyage. The fleet earlier reached Magdalena Bay and reports readiness for service. The voyage aims for minimal entertainments to avoid Japan tensions.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a sore throat and cough reliever that clears the lungs and expels the cold. It also promotes Kodol as a reliable cure for stomach disorders with digestive enzymes, guaranteed relief, and sold by S. Kingston.
A Kansas town council gave the local brass band $150. Some call it hush money, but the paper suggests the council wanted the band to blow itself for a good time. Also mention of The St. Louis Times subscription and Troy souvenir postcards at The Catt office.
A literary fragment recalls the choirs joyous washing refrain in an elegant church service and muses on domestic life and marriage. It warns husbands to avoid shocking their wives with sudden routine changes and touts Fotograf’s Uoney and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds. S. Kingston.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a health booster for headache biliousness constipation and malaria. It promises a cheerful refund at Kings ton’s drug store if not satisfied and invites readers to use THE CALL's Want Ad column.
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