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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1909
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call lists editor B W Jarvis and outlines post office filing as second class, subscribers to report missed copies, notices and ads at regular rates, free sample copies, and legal notices to be handled by attorneys per law.
The Call explains that subscriptions unpaid for one year incur arrears and lose second class mailing privileges. It notes the Post Office Department ruling is imperative and that The Call may discontinue subscriptions once they reach one year in arrears.
The piece alleges a criminal network based in Ohio that extorts by agents and mail from major cities east of Chicago. It links Palermo money flows to the group and ties public silence among Italian merchants to a wider threat to civic order. It argues that failure to denounce fosters public danger.
The piece contrasts swimming the English Channel with flight, noting M Bleriot’s successful nocturnal monoplane crossing. It recounts William Stearne’s seasickness and withdrawal near seven miles, then Montagu Folbein’s overnight attempt from the French side ending near Dover. It recalls Captain Webb as the sole known channel swimmer.
In Brooklyn federal court Judge Chatfield denied William Knight citizenship, deeming him not white. Knight, son of an English father and a mixed Chinese Japanese mother, born at sea under the British flag, served in the US Navy since 1882 and earned a congressional medal for gallantry at Manila Bay aboard Dewey's flagship.
Aviators perform remarkable feats with balloons across the Alps and beyond seven miles aloft. One craft completes a cross alpine voyage a feat never before achieved while another surpasses previous ascent records by climbing over seven miles.
The piece notes modern science drawing on oxygen for high altitude flight and a Long Island aeroplane achieving a record time for its distance. It contrasts past feminine proprieties with today’s active, strenuous women, citing a Buffalo plant operator who fainted after coordinating a fire alert as an example of changing female behavior.
A number of Spanish journals have suspended, halting dispatches. Eastern exchanges, a pair of shears, and direct wire style clippings accompany the stoppage, signaling a broader pause in reporting.
The department of agriculture officially condemns the English sparrow describing it as noisy filthy quarrelsome destructive and unfit to wear on a hat. The notice emphasizes its opposition to an insect diet and calls for action against the bird's presence.
An editorial reflects on a new macadamized thoroughfare on South Main Street as a sign of progress and urban advancement. It contrasts quiet civic achievement with pomp, foresees a transformed Brookside area, boosted tourism, industry, and real estate, and previews a modern city image driven by roads, factories, and nightlife. The piece mixes promotional tone with humorous metaphors and ends with an advertisement for Preventics cold cure tablets and a note on The Call’s subscription price.
A quirky column fragment includes quips about fixing furnaces for winter and avoiding overwork. It features Lem Short and a proverb on not spying on others and the perils of perpetual busyness, ending with a note on worrying and pockets.
A women seeking a physical instructor job for playgrounds is told she must jump three feet. The piece jokes that arranging a friend to release a mouse before the test would make this easier, reflecting a quirky local humor tone.
A report notes English consumers favor American pork over Chinese pork, leading to a boycott of Chinese meat in the United Kingdom and prompting questions about food quality and origin in transatlantic trade.
An odd statement claims an army sturgeon says the climate is changing in odd way. The remark suggests a disputed view that the current climate is not fair or stable as expected.
M L Corey notes that advertising transforms commerce, turning business into a warfare with knowledge push and publicity. He cites $600,000,000 annual publicity in the U S and argues that the most successful merchants advertise regularly, while the old standstill trader misses growth.
Three months after asking Advice to On Girls for a polite way to deter a kiss, a reader recounts confronting a persistent caller. She describes striking him in the jaw and eye, causing a riot alert as onlookers fled and police were notified, justifying her actions as self defense from unwanted advances.
A lighthearted note features a dialog with the character Leffingwell. The speaker jokes that his auto no longer coughs or gasps after a road trip through Arizona and New Mexico where the climate supposedly did wonders for the engine.
Dr Schoop's Health Coffee is described as made from pure parched grains malt and nuts with no real coffee. It offers quick flavor and says it is "made in a minute" avoiding long boiling. Sample free. M F Auwarter.
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