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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
1
Madison County Press Club and Southern Ill Editorial Association issue the Che Croy Weekly on Market Street by the Square with BEBLW saRvIB member noted Kinloch 4.
The Call states that subscriptions one year in arrears are discontinued and sent to the subscriber for payment. Removals must be made promptly to avoid missing copies.
State insistence on uniform road upkeep under state direction aims to correct irregular local practices. County engineers may oversee actual work but operate under the state highway department to ensure permanent road quality and consistent maintenance costs.
The Vital Statistics act now before the Illinois senate would require birth certificates for school entry and burial certificates for burials, with reporting duties punishable by fines. A 25 cent fee is paid by reporters, 15 cents to registrars, and 15 cents to sub-registrars, making total costs up to 55 cents per report, forcing counties and cities to fund the program. The bill is described as more drastic than the 1903 repealed law.
The piece critiques jingo language about Japan and warns against untrustworthy stereotypes. It notes newspapers claim Japan seeks footholds on North America and cautions readers to question such framing while examining broader motives and truths.
The piece argues against Western superiority claims toward Japan, noting how Christian civilization influences but ignores moral failings at home, and stresses practical steps like funding roads and labor. It also notes Treves Germany banning clergy from owning or riding cars due to humility and financial strain on priests.
The Belleville News-Democrat will publish a centennial edition in 1914 for St. Clair county with about 260 pages and 2,500 illustrations requiring a year of work. The piece notes the need for year-round industries beyond coal and mentions political reorganizations shaping Illinois politics.
The tale claims the devil was banished to hell for assaulting his home town and warns against Trojans following a similar path. The brief reflects a folk moral about misdeeds and consequences.
Elk Point voters use a ballot to elect saloonkeepers marking the first recorded instance of such a method in determining who shall operate saloons.
Some people believe their full duty as citizens ends with paying $2.50 for lectures valued at $5. The remark reflects a view on civic responsibility and personal value derived from educational events.
With flag time near, participants are urged to join early and practice. The call highlights preparation and participation in the swatting game, signaling impending season activity and community involvement.
A call to action asking residents to support local progress and invest in the town. It highlights the link between personal effort, town vitality, and property values, urging citizens to stay, spend locally, and keep the community thriving.
A compact meditation on self reliance arguing that common sense and inner thought trump scientific proofs and scholarly doubt. It emphasizes that great minds rise without formal learning and that belief in one’s own reasoning is the divinest human possession.
In Washington the tariff dominates the week as Senate leaders move the bill forward, hearings outline proposed changes, and debates touch wool sugar lemons and beet sugar. California aims to block the alien land law while Japan warns about San Francisco Exposition exhibits. President Wilson projects steady control and broad cross party approval.
In Collinsville Advertiser remarks on Missouri law granting a wife living apart from an intoxicated husband no recovery for loss of power to support her family after a railroad accident, while the husband can claim damages for loss of services, labeled a disgrace to the state.
The Madison Republican notes municipal troubles as a broad concern. It mentions a mumps epidemic in Marine, an overabundance of mumps with measles chickenpox and scarlet fever in Highland, Venice dealing with hornet stings, and Granite City suffering the same socialist complaint, urging vigilance.
A clever tip suggests attaching a phonograph horn to a vacuum cleaner to clear houses of flies quickly. The note urges readers to buy a phonograph horn if they have a vacuum cleaner, or a similar horn if available.
The Greenville Item column jokes about Ira Smith and urges readers to support him financially for public spirited efforts. It notes the town’s drift downstream if not helped and encourages credit plus cash to sustain interurban information.
Governor Dunne seeks Waterman return on forgery charge. Douglas tribute marks 100th birthday with legislators and dignitaries. Firemen wage dispute prompts 10-12 percent pay rise, with other award concessions. Hunting season fatalities rise. two youths missing from Duquoin area. State convention set for Rock Island in June. referendum hearing delayed due to Douglas events. Fires in Greenview cause $8,000 loss. Fortner case draws court-ordered inspection. Evelyn See starts Joliet prison term. Pecatonica raises liquor license to 2,250. power plant engineers tender resignations.
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