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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
6
The Troy Weekly Call argues that private letters should remain confidential unless the author permits publication. It denounces breaching trust to vindicate oneself, notes public figures face risks publishing private thoughts, and questions posthumous disclosures in matters of church state and land. The piece warns that death should not erase the responsibility to honor.
A New England and New York plan outlines a central power plant transmitting musical notes through telephone lines to subscribers. Operators hear their playing via battery powered receivers with megaphone like hearing aids. The system uses alternators and a piano keyboard to reproduce orchestra tone through harmonics.
The article notes yearly U S expenditures on pensions for past wars and preparations for future conflicts totaling around 180 to 200 million dollars. It cites 122 million for naval establishment and 77 million for army and military academy, totaling 340 million, and compares with an agricultural appropriation of about 5.94 million. From 1839 to today aggregate agriculture spending equals 65.74 million, about 12 million less than one year’s army expense, highlighting a peaceful nation relying on agriculture for prosperity.
The piece argues that professionals should stay in their lanes and not improvise beyond their expertise. It cites painters, farmers, and shoemakers, noting that attempting to do another trade leads to costly failures. True paint making requires factory processes and power tools.
A witty dialogue clip features Mrs Newcombe praised for sweetness, and a speaker quipping about reading character in her face. A couple discusses teaching careers and widowers. A masked ball tale has a knight husband stuck in armor. A sister’s engagement ring elicits a joke about a fame driven by a weekly motor accident.
A U.S. Navy man from Newark reports a limb tumor above the ankle caused him years of illness. After failed remedies a Cuticura Soap and Ointment regimen, including daily baths, cured the tumor in three weeks. He has used Cuticura exclusively since.
An archive snippet records a playful dialogue with Miss Matkyns and Mr Cash Leigh, noting uncertainty about his whereabouts. The exchange hints at mischief and pursuit, with remarks about bank directors and a reference to Uncle Bill and the Gar bungie, capturing a seaside or small town gossip tone.
Washington May 21 The senate committee on interoceanic canals favors a sea level canal, arguing it would be safer and cheaper than a lock and dam system. The majority report, led by Senator Kittredge, emphasizes quake risks to locks, dams, and Gatun structures, and concludes sea level construction could be completed in ten to eleven years at modest excess cost.
Charlotte observes the 131st anniversary of the Mecklenburg declaration with a multi day event starting today and ending Thursday. Hon Champ Clark of Missouri is the orator as the president orders military protection. Gov Ide of the Philippines approves martial law in Samar districts.
Daily letters threaten ex Governor Francis, former Louisiana Purchase exposition president, with immediate assassination unless $5,000 is paid. He dismisses the demand. a second, more urgent note follows. Police take up the case as officials investigate the threats amid sensational notes from Spain.
Illinois prison industries report shows Joliet and Chester facilities employed hundreds from populations around 1 400 and 976 respectively in 1905 with product values ranging from tens of thousands to over one hundred thousand dollars across Joliet Chester and Pontiac. Jacksonville votes on liquor and faces contested license actions. Bankrupt Andrew and Arthur Patterson face contempt charges in East St Louis after bankruptcy filing. Sparta reports a captured insane man from St Louis with a note seeking brother contact. Chamberlain addresses Methodists in Greenville as area churches close. A baby’s near drowning in Charleston and a mother saves the child. Marion men Reynolds and Long face murder-related verdicts with Reynolds found guilty of manslaughter. Peoria reports Arthur Holden injured during a Diavolo act. Bloomington man Edgar Harber killed by train in Kenilworth. Vandalia youth Warren Bullington, 18, shoots himself but likely to recover. Murphyshoro notes gas mine resume operations.
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