23 May 1913
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
1
The paper announces publication every Friday by the Medigan County Press Club and Southern II Editorial Association. The edition is dated Friday, May 23, 1013, and notes distribution on Masket Street by the Square, authored by B. W. Jarvis.
The Call notes that a date in the margin indicates one year in arrears and non mailable at second class rate. It states the paper will discontinue subscriptions one year in arrears and present accounts for payment. Renewals must be made promptly to avoid missing copies.
A local notice urges readers to consider the editor’s role in the community. It contrasts the editor’s restraint with readers who belittle the paper, noting the editor will celebrate achievements, comfort mourners, and support honest boosters while avoiding personal grudges.
Senator Hamilton introduces Senate Bill No. 563 amending Article II to require city councils and village boards to publish proceedings of every regular or special meeting in a newspaper. If no local paper exists, publication shifts to a county paper.
Illinois State Coal Mining Investigation, a collaboration of the Bureau of Mines, University of Illinois Department of Mining Engineering, and the State Geological Survey, has been carried on for two years. The work holds vast importance for coal mine operators and related interests.
Miners in Illinois examined one hundred shipping mines with six coal dust samples each sent to Urbana for chemical analysis to assess explosion risk. Hygrometers in every mine recorded moisture daily for a year. A bulletin on the investigation is available from the Illinois State Coal Mining Investigation. The Public Instruction Department issues a Memorial and Peace Day Annual with schoolchildren’ s poems and historical cuts. Memorial Day and Peace Day are consolidated on May 30.
Superintendents of two Illinois orphans' homes faced grilling by a House committee for handling children. Reports indicate payments of 25 dollars per orphan and large commissions to solicitors. The Highland Journal links the scrutiny to alleged 20,000 dollars paid to the secretary of state and criticizes the streetcar company for questionable finances.
A Litchfield paper asks who caused the itch in its name and the Greenville Advocate seeks the ill origin in Greenville. A stewed prune offers a prize for errors in Troy’s name. New Athens, Illinois tests free mail delivery as a potential US nationwide expansion topic.
Four washing and ironing machines for paper money were installed in the Treasury Department in Washington. The money laundry is projected to save the government more than a half million dollars annually. Evangelist Billy Sunday reports a seven weeks revival take of $23,188.90 at Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. His choir avoids certain hymns. The metropolitan sports section notes baseball players lead in the tyaswatting league. A statement claims no woman can live on less than $8 per week while men’s minimum remains unexplained.
A compact note observes that personal habits may feel acceptable when they belong to oneself, implying a self reflective stance on routine behavior. The aphorism hints at self acceptance and responsibility for daily patterns.
Poem urges living for life beyond appetite and status, critiquing artificial show and material chase. It contrasts outer striving with inner longing, calling for love, learning, and simple truths. It emphasizes community, early thinking, and the value of genuine connection over wealth and appearances.
A reflective column contrasts poverty and success through Otto Young’s rise from penniless immigrant to millionaire. It argues beggars reveal generosity yet mockingly notes economic inequities, praising opportunities while acknowledging social safety nets and the tension between hearts and brains in funding the poorhouse.
Survivors of the Eighteenth Volunteer regiment gathered in Duquoin to mark the fifty second anniversary of their muster. Speakers included Major Jacobs and Rev. Jacob Cole. Officers elected: Dr. Brown president Benton, John A. Cole vice president West Frankfort, O. P. Loudon secretary Carbondale, William C. Sadler chaplain Thompsonville. Next reunion set for Benton.
President Huerta refuses to discuss US claims, challenging Wilson's non recognition stance. Routine talks continue, but new irritants raise tension as Washington maintains non recognition of Huerta. The article also notes domestic debates on labor hours and peace advocacy at a Carnegie Endowment event.
An advertisement from a Sanbury, Pennsylvania resident John Supsic praises Dr Kings New Life Pills for relieving constipation and improving bowel health. He says they are the best pills he ever used and recommends them for constipation indigestion and liver complaint. The price is 25 cents and H R Huffendick endorses the product.
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