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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
2
The Croy Weekly announces publication from Troy Illinois edited by W J Jarvis. It requests notices for entertainments and legal notices be sent for regular rates and provides subscription terms of one year six months and three months with single copies at one dollar and fifty cents.
Memorial Day calls citizens to honor Civil War dead and reflect on the preservation of the Union and equal justice. The speaker urges public unity to support reform and demand integrity in powerful agencies, hoping for better conditions and continued commitment to liberty and happiness.
Mascoutah citizens raise 30000 to fund a Mascoutah to Belleville electric road with a 10,000 donation from Postel Milling Company. Funds placed with a trustee and paid as construction progresses with six percent interest. The plan, lauded as a Trojan effort, contrasts with a note on 1908 US railroad safety.
A just issued report shows 1,982 fewer fatalities in railway accidents in 1908 compared with 1907, and 2,173 fewer when compared with the 1906-07 fiscal year. Passengers killed fell from 570 to 292 and employes from 4430 to 2535, attributed to reduced freight traffic and stricter rule adherence.
The Illinois general assembly finally chose William Lorimer of Chicago as U S Senator, replacing Albert Hopkins of Aurora after a long deadlock since January 20. The vote bypasses Hopkins’ expected endorsement via the primary law, shocking many voters statewide.
Printers denounce Uncle Sam for supplying printed stamped envelopes at cost, saying government printing undercuts market rates and harms private shops. They urge fair pricing that reflects true value rather than a bargain counter approach.
Edwardsville township commissioners set a contract this week for a new concrete bridge to be erected under state supervision. Concrete is replacing iron and wood in many parts of the state as the cheaper long term option, though local thoughts have not yet favored concrete for bridge building.
With schools closed this week parents face the task of arranging activities for "Young America" over the next three months.
The czar is said to have an annual income of ten million, a figure noted amid reports of troubles surrounding the Russian throne. No details are provided on sources or valuations.
A National Salt receiver called a salt trademark a valuable asset due to price and demand, yet admitted all salts came from the same kettle. The high price was credited to extensive advertising, prompting comment on advertising creating asset value even when product quality is not clearly distinguished.
Regular Washington letter reports President Taft predicting Congress will pass the tariff bill and adjourn by June 20, while Democrats push for an income tax vote. Aldrich holds sway over the bill, with Republicans split by progressive figures like La Follette Beveridge and Burkett. Cuba tensions rise as Secretary Dickinson’s Havana visit ends abruptly, and Navy inquiries under Secretary Meyer promise reform.
The discussion centers on valuing the highest efficiency of the fleet as the primary goal. It asserts that while strong business judgment will guide navy yard problems, afloat efficiency should not be sacrificed to shore based administration.
A compact survey of wry maxims on virtue fate and wealth, noting that rich people receive longer obituaries while commoners face harsher daily trials. The lines contrast triumph and humility and warn about temper temptation and perception in marriage and work.
A warden states that about ninety percent of penitentiary inmates in a corn belt state are there due to intoxicating liquor. He cites drink, drugs, and divorce as the dread trinity causing vast crime and social woes, urging national action to curb these evils.
Wm Parr England's oldest man, aged 120, married for the third time at 120, worked in fields until 132, and lived 20 years longer. James Wright of Spurstock Kentucky shares how to stay young, claiming he feels 16 after six bottles of Electric Bitters. Kidney trouble plagued him for thirty years until the first bottle convinced him it was the greatest cure. They’re a godsend to the weak and old. 50c at S Kingston’s.
The Mascoutah Herald notes Chicago firms would buy ads for nearly $100 worth of foods, yet the paper refused Montgomery Ward & Co advertising to avoid intruding on local merchants. The piece urges every Mascoutah merchant to advertise in the Herald.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a superior laxative tonic. It claims to tone regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood strengthen nerves cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache and malaria. Available for 25 cents at 8 Kingston s.
An ad promotes Dr Shoop s Restorative claiming rapid relief within five to ten days by targeting weak nerves rather than drugs. It notes universal pharmacist support and urges readers to obtain a free booklet and trial treatment for rheumatism, sending it from Racine Wisconsin via S Kingston.
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