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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
7
The Troy Weekly Call discusses the idea that rich spending circulates money but warns the spendthrift drives cultural and moral harm. Rev. Washington Gladden argues expenditure shapes work and virtue, deciding whether it ennobles or corrupts society and noting a million spent poorly harms many.
The piece analyzes the rise of the party boss as a masterful figure who runs government from outside its formal structure. It contrasts skilled leadership with the underhand methods of intrigue, bargain, and office-mongering that corrupt even well-intentioned readers of industry who turn to politics.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded $1,500 to the captain of a small yawl who saved passengers from a stranded steamship off the New Jersey coast in January. He urged that any remaining funds go to his crew and to his son’s education, reflecting his belief that he did nothing worthy of praise.
Moses wrestles with faith after the burning bush vision on Mount Horeb. He doubts the miracle yet chooses obedience, recalls God’s signs, and resolves to return to Egypt with Zipporah and his sons, trusting God to direct their path as Aaron joins the exodus plan.
A New Yorker recalls meeting Sir Henry Irving at a Lyceum supper in London, noting the host’s habit of befriending Americans yet often unable to recall why he invited them. The tale highlights Irving’s elusive memory and a mutual curiosity about his selection of guests. Japanese mountaineers Yashuo and Kiyoka, accompanied by a maid, reached Suiyamanri’s summit despite stormy weather and kept diaries of the trek.
A short, fragmentary passage shows a soothing relative praising a husband described as having a wonderful intellect. The exchange shifts to a misheard or garbled line about aborting the blood of the grogery bill, highlighting unclear context and damaged phrasing.
An old time travel ad extols the Havana Limited pulling Pullman and club cars with dining and smoking rooms, barber shop, bath, staterooms and observation sleepers. It lists departures from St Louis and connections to Mobile, with sailing notes and a promotional quote about the Nickel Plate Line. Also mentions agents for travel arrangements and odds and ends about clock repairs and cigars.
The Passenger Department of the Chicago and North Western Railway announces a Pacific Coast excursion with tickets priced at $75 from Chicago, valid June 1 to September 1, offering stopovers and conveniences for a large travel season as the Immigration Movement to the Pacific Coast anticipates a major influx.
Scott, a meat dealer and G A B commander from Vergennes, suffered typhoid related kidney issues with frequent urination, weakness, headaches and thirst. After a month of Dunn's Kidney Pills his symptoms vanished, and he regained strength and weight to 240 pounds. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y. AN.K-B
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