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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented page from The Tray Weekly includes notices and advertisements with names like ASPED, editor, and Prey post office entry. It references transmissions, dates, and legal notice language, plus scattered requests for applications and attorney contact.
Saturday May 23 1908 the Greenup Press reports a new trade combination sale bringing merchants together to offer goods via shared stock for a wider and possibly fairer distribution. Local merchants expect benefits though some citizens worry about prices and competition with rural shops. Early tests drew a real crowd and the city plans further sales if props persist.
Fragmentary account discusses employers and employees, business opportunities, and a plan to raise profits. Aged figures mock up schemes to make money, referencing a decision allowing travel rather than service, and a Treasury Department connection. The text centers on dubious business intents and inexperience with public office.
Alfred H H Smith, 39, general manager of New York Central Railroad, urges boys to be valuable to their employer, study interests, apply themselves fully, and expect merit recognition. The Benbow City News will launch in the new oil town, four pages initially, edited by I L Harrin, formerly of the Tribune at Madison.
Wry urban wordplay hints at Trojan fortunes, electric line edge, and a rising political cauldron centered on the Yates Deneen clash. A workman and a poker player add local color as crowd-drawer aims crossways between trade, fate, and influence.
Miss Wildams, engaged to Joseph Leiter of Chisago and Washington, is a premier figure in Washington army society. Daughter of Colonel Williams U S A she will marry Leiter and become sister in law to Daisy Lester now Countess of Suffolk and to Mrs Colin Campbell Nannie Lester. Leiter’s brother in law is Lord Curzon former viceroy of India.
Washington Letter from May 16 discusses Roosevelt's grip on Taft's nomination, the Brownsville affair’s political maneuvering, Senate unity after splits, and governors' convention dynamics. It notes Taft's likely first ballot success, Roosevelt's favored successor, and manufacturing influence shaping policy amid labor concerns. Also mentions wedding invitations and calling cards at The Call office.
An excerpt from Everybody's Magazine warns of environmental and societal decline over fifty years, predicting barren mountains and rising costs. It criticizes ex-Governor Richard Yates and Governor Deneen, weighing the political tactics and election hopes in Illinois.
Local note recalls unusual rainfall this season with memories of May 1892 having twenty six rainy days. Writers recount late planting of corn and worry about forecasts, wondering if the weather man will align with expectations.
Personal note urges individuals suspecting kidney derangement to take Foley's Whitney Remedy clones and Polea's Kil ney PHemeny, claiming early action prevents disease progression and urging prompt care.
In a brief, fragmentary note the piece urges keeping up with Mr. Barnes American and reading his Call serial on Page 3. It hints at placing a classified advertisement to fulfill a need while questioning how the dens can lay out the money.
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