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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
2
The issue, dated Saturday March 28 1908, comments on road prospects and ongoing taxation as the assessor tours, notes the inevitability of taxes and death, jokes about an old bachelor milking a cow, and remarks how panics can yield benefits to some while harming others.
State law imposes a $100 penalty for failing to keep all doors of public buildings open outward. Uncertain how many Troy doors comply. A stitch in time may save many times nine.
A calendar maker asserts that no common year starts on Wednesday Friday or Sunday and that a calendar can repeat every twenty years with the same weekday pattern. He claims January and October ash era and several month groupings begin on different weekdays, while the year’s first and last days coincide. Leap years are exempt from these rules.
The author argues people waste time tearing down others schemes instead of creating their own plans. Focus on progress, advancement, and better living through constructive action. Until new methods emerge, leave existing conditions be and push for practical improvements.
Washington notes that Japan invited the U S battleship squadron to call at a Japanese port during its world voyage. The move, brought by Ambassador Takahira, follows Cabinet talks and is tied to the fleet’s Australia voyage. Yokohama likely port of call with a lengthy, multi day visit.
A compilation of humorous remarks about editors and readers, a Carnegie anecdote about library donations, and a note on language irregularities such as the word kerchief. The pieces reflect on newspaper life, fundraising, and quirky etymology with light, period voice.
An old advertisement explains that a cold inflames mucous membranes and pneumonia germs can lodge and multiply. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar to soothe air passages stop the cough and expel the cold from your system. Refuse substitutes. S. Kingston.
An ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills paying out for a box at S Kings ton's drug store. Promoted benefits include relief from headache biliousness constipation and malaria with a cheerful refund if unsatisfied.
S Kingston of The St. Louis Times endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for obstinate coughs and colds, claiming it prevents consumption and pneumonia. The ad promotes 30c monthly subscriptions and urges ordering from Daniel Peter man and viewing souvenir Troy postcards at The Call office.
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