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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
2
A reflective column from Troy on civic cleanliness and public health. It notes residents with little to plant still finding luck with flowers, critiques porters brushes spreading disease, and observes reform efforts. It quotes an editor on marriage and town care and contemplates patience in town cleanup.
Judge J P Streuber of Highland announces bid for re election as probate judge of Madison county. He is the county's first probate judge, elected four years ago, and states he has an excellent record with full satisfaction of all parties.
Editor E E Campbell of the Alton Daily Times was elected president of the Illinois Democratic editors organization at Chicago. He succeeds John M Rapp of Fairfield, now internal revenue collector for East St Louis district. The group endorsed Wilsons Panama tolls exemption and Mexican situation and urged fair shares of appointive offices for newspaper men.
A citizen urges beautifying the city by caring for parkings and boulevards between sidewalks and streets. Keep spaces graded, sown to grass, mowed, and add shrubs for ornament. Civic pride should push a cleaner and more beautiful town this summer, encouraging every resident to participate.
A fragmentary report discusses the admission quarrel for a Federal League baseball field. It suggests scarcity of first-class players may drive the dispute, noting pro salaries exceed college or university pay. The text hints at broader labor and league competition dynamics without concrete details.
The article argues that advertising has a bright future and is becoming a precise science. It warns that only a portion of merchants succeed and compares advertising to farming, requiring soil preparation, consistent effort, and time for results. It urges systematic, informative ads to build trust and stay ahead of competitors.
A collage of quips on fishing, gardens, and politics blends with gossip and obituaries. Items include jokes about suffrage wages, a mock history list, local rumor spread about marriages and elopements, a death notice, fashion notes on silhouettes, and household tips from a bygone paper section.
National Capital Notes reports Representative J W Bryan condemns John D Rockefeller for private gunmen and mine guards used to force open shop in Colorado. He cites killings of civilians and calls for federal action to prohibit armed private forces. Bryan references West Virginia and Mexico to argue for stronger anti gunman legislation.
A harsh polemic argues for charging a lax road supervisor with malicious misapplication of public funds for wasting road money. The piece compares petty theft to road corruption, urging grand jury action and penitentiary time, and laments naming a hen as a valuable asset with the term Biddy.
A reflective piece contrasts changing times with gadgets that fold into beds, dehumidified milk, music boxes in appliances, and portable dinners. It notes new pleasures like film showcases, and mocks college football culture where rivalry spurs bold feats and injuries as the alma mater’s glory.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a sprightly tonic that increases appetite, relieves indigestion, and cleanses the system. It claims Mr. T. D. Peeble’s stomach troubles improved markedly, recommending a bottle for 50 cents or $1.00 as endorsed by H. R. Huffendick.
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