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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call announces publication details with editor J W Jarvis and posting in Troy Illinois. It notes subscription terms, rate reminders, and the need to instruct attorneys for legal notices to ensure publication.
The Post Office Department requires subscriptions to be paid to avoid loss of second class mailing privileges. The Call will discontinue subscriptions that reach one year in arrears, enforcing this rule as part of standard practice.
With wheat at S140 per and harvest time not far distant, the farmer is reasonably cheerful. Since boots have fallen from fashion, the bootjack is out of date and no longer thrown at feline night prowlers. The milk bottle is now thrown instead.
A man who weeks ago warned of dire calamity after Troy’s municipal election now sees little change, with the town remaining largely the same regardless of the election outcome.
The latest message notes Newport will have a home for aged men at the famed resort. It mocks the absence of a home for aged women, joking that society has no aged women to house. The remark highlights social norms and gender stereotypes of the era.
The Simple Spellers discuss launching a monthly publication to promote the simple spelling movement. If realized, at least one countrywide magazine would be produced following the simple spelling rules.
Towns around Troy propose coordinated cleanup events inviting officials and citizens to inspect streets alleys and fences. The aim is to assess need organize a city wide effort and record results for future action.
The Marine Velowram remarks Bond county is in the throes of an oil fever with widespread talk of options. Ground is saturated with the oil deposit and many streams smell of crude. The fever spans Pocahontas to Serento and Reno to Keyesport, with strangers suspected as syndicate reps. Excitement rivals past Springfield pie counter scrambles.
Two hundred members of the Illinois Manufacturers Association secured a special steamer tour to Japan, China, Corea and the Philippines. The trip is not for pleasure but to acquaint merchants with Orient business methods and demands. They aim to return with first hand knowledge to plan larger, profitable Asiatic trade. This effort highlights Chicago as a growing central market and mirror of the Windy City's progressive push into foreign commerce.
The Washington letter notes tariff remains central in politics with the Aldrich organization holding about 51 votes in the Senate against 41 from Democrats and insurgent Republicans. It cites President Taft’s veto stance on any bill not meeting party pledges and hints at behind the scenes bargaining over duties. It also covers naval hospital command debates sparked by Dr. Rixey and Roosevelt era precedents, plus a daylight hours proposal for government workers to boost outdoor activity.
An investor spent 78 in winter and spring advertising space in two agricultural publications and earned 2400 in a farm boy's pocket by advertising seed corn. It was his first publicity purchase, done timidly, yet profitable, teaching the value of printers ink and urging merchants to advertise in the paper to reach town and nearby buyers.
A hearing is set this week before the House Committee on Municipal Corporations on the Barr bill. If passed by the Senate, it would allow municipalities over 300 to adopt the commission plan by referendum. Delegations from about a dozen Illinois cities are expected to attend in support. The plan, already in Galveston and Des Moines, is claimed to remove partisan politics from city elections.
A magazine tone reflection urges men to avoid selling their farms and to focus on increasing productivity and happiness at home. Humorous quips, a note on a farm accident with a cow and train, and testimonials to Dr Shoop's Restorative conclude the page with local product endorsement and a sales line by S Kingston.
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