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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
8
Illinois lawmakers meet in joint session to advance ballot measures but fail to secure progress. Lawmakers remain divided as debates continue, with no final agreement or action reported by press time.
Springfield reports another week of failed senator elections in the Illinois legislature. On the seventy-eighth ballot Hopkins led with 70 votes amid other names, while a Thursday session break reduced totals. A seventy-ninth tally showed Hopkins with 8 and smaller counts for Foss and Stringer. Lawyers Association of Illinois plans a county wide bar primary around May 18, open to all Cook County lawyers except Chicago Bar Association members. A feud between Lieutenant Governor Oglesby and Governor Deneen surfaced as confirmation of many appointments was postponed two weeks to review the senate. The move signals patronage bargaining and central-Illinois political maneuvering. A notable measure, the anti-big hat bill targeting certain fashion headwear, advanced toward passage this week.
Representative Walter Lantz saw his powder bill advance to second reading as lawmakers debated adjournment timing and bond measures. In Chicago, Busse bond bills face potential death in the senate while Deneen allies seek to block them, amid a tug of influence over a slate of charter proposals and old political alliances. Abner Smith, former Bank of America president, urged the pardon board to consider his losses and seek justice as he attempts to account for 85000 dollars missing from the bank and prove his innocence under close scrutiny by the pardon board chairman Charles G C Eckhart.
A proposed Illinois bill by the educational commission would raise county superintendent salaries by a total of $40,000 per year. Eight new classes based on county population set scales from $1,250 to $3,350, with Cook County at $7500, yielding an average $400 increase per superintendent statewide, though some receive less or more.
An old newspaper item touts National Lead Company painting outfit No 49 from the 1902 Trinity Building New York. It promises a free specification booklet color schemes and an adulteration detector plus Dutch Boy purity marks and dealer guarantees. Also mentions Cuticura remedies and a court scene quote about leniency to a father of twins.
A collage of old ad copy and sayings appears. It promotes Castoria for infants, Garfield Tea as a health tonic, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, and Lewis’ Single Binder Cigar. Quips about streetcars, dogs, and marriage manners mingle with generic moral proverbs.
Dorothy Drew, favorite granddaughter of the late W. E. Gladstone, once quarreled with early rising. When urged to get up, she quoted the Bible and read Psalm 127:2, affirming it is vain to rise early. Gladstone debated, but the child stood firm in her verse based logic.
Warning to all concerned the Langworths faced constant street inquiries about inhabitants. The family boy Harold, frustrated by interruptions, posted a five word sign reading Nobody lves here but us noting Lippincott's in the caption.
Adverts promote Murine Marine Eye Remedy for red weak weary eyes and eye strain with claims of non injurious drugs and pediatric use, plus a note that readers can receive free eye books. Other items caution about deafness treatment, offer Hall’s Catarrah Cure, and include miscellaneous short anecdotes and moral quips.
A cryptic exchange unfolds as a boy tells of a nickel given to relay a sister’s knowledge after she left, revealing a hidden motive. The dialog hints at a conspiracy or secret knowing between the siblings and an unnamed observer.
A fragmented newspaper notice references a daily fly killer ad, a sex onion bed memory, a cigarette product, and a moral reminder. It mentions Somers in Brooklyn advertising a 20 cent offer, and Lewis manufacturers in Peoria. The tone mixes ad blurbs with domestic guidance.
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