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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
2
A farm journal ad for a Chicago mail order house argues against patronizing distant firms. It shows a plant image and urges farmers to buy locally to keep money and tax relief in their community rather than funding distant “monstrous” plants.
Chicago inventor John Massie patents a concrete coffin to slash burial costs. He says it lasts ages, weighs less than steel, and can be polished for beauty. Massie aims to form a company in Chicago to manufacture and sell the coffins at about one dollar fifty in material, far below current casket prices.
Edward W. Parker of the United States Geological Survey asserts that Skimois coal miners are likely more organized than those in any other bituminous state. He notes this organization as a consequence of the recent establishment tied to the case.
The report outlines annual idle counts across years 1908 to 1912, detailing totals of workers, average idle days per person, and percentage of days lost. It notes 61,988 workers with 58 idle days average in one year, 68,035 workers with 37 idle days in 1908, 72,643 workers with 136 idle days in 1910, and 78,098 workers at 194 idle days in 1912, with 13 percent of total time lost due to labor troubles.
The Hell family of Farrell, a town founded by United States Steel, uses the surname for advertising with signs such as Go to Hell for ice cream and Ice cream from Hell guaranteed pure and cooling. A billboard proclaims Hell is here and that on hot days everybody is there, creating a vivid local promotion.
The piece notes that a returning traveler is often surprised by how much Troy has grown while locals question how fast and how well it is improving. It suggests a Commercial Club could promote both growth and improvement for the town.
A quoted exchange argues that a man angered by press coverage should thank the press three times daily for what it knew and withheld about him. The remark underscores tension between public reporting and private knowledge in journalism.
The report says Troy’s electric road hopes are not dead but only sleeping and urges caution about overly humble assurances. Illinois towns reel from post election dreariness with women voters cited. A.local observer compares civic mood to Tyrus Cobb batting average, imagining brighter prospects.
It is clear that the true foe to alcohol is the temperance advocate, whose campaigns and rhetoric intensify the struggle over drinking norms and policy.
A rustic sketch chronicles Hi Somers famed for patient fishing and steady humor, noting his rise from quiet angler to a lawyer and then governor. It credits his success to persistent fishing principles and a cheerful, hopeful spirit rather than flashy skill. The piece highlights his law study at night, a lawsuit victory, and his eventual leadership as Somers, a prominent state figure.
Washington discusses government operation of telegraph and telepone to cut costs, reduce private company rents, and deliver telegrams via post office messenger service. The piece attacks watered railroads and asserts public service goals over private dividends. It blends a civics debate with satirical notes on a Court of Birds in Washington.
The nickel is praised as the hardest working coin in U S coinage and a linchpin of daily life. It funds transit, magazines, theaters, and moving pictures, supports breweries and subways, and helps propel future wealth. The piece argues nickels shape markets, politics, and culture, urging voters to contribute a nickel to the party.
Citizens in Edwardsville discuss the courthouse square, calling for clarity from the Republican group. The dialogue centers on identifying the “bunches” around the square and the timing of actions, with emphasis on explicit names and positions.
In Kansas a woman drives to a store with a bushel of fine apples and demands cash rather than trade. The grocer offers a dollar in trade. she insists she buys groceries from Kansas City. He retorts to sell her apples there. Also notes a saying about snow each summer and a schoolroom Longfellow anecdote.
A humorous old remark recalls a preacher describing his method: fast Alb. instructs the audience what he will tell, then he tells what he already told. A mock dialogue imagines biting into an apple and finding a worm, followed by a rattling recipe for taming a stubborn horse with a story.
An editor calls for supporting home trade and local coal over outside sources. Local Union No 691 urges patrons to buy home produced coal, arguing better welfare and proven quality justify any small price differences. The piece ends with a cautionary tale about authority papers used to place poles in a farmer’s field.
A summary record combining items from the St Louis Post Dispatch Globe Democrat Republic Times or Star attributed to agent Daniel Peterman reports on local events, business, and civic notices with emphasis on named individuals and institutions active in the city.
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