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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call printed Saturdays on Market Street by the Square. James B Jarvis, editor, requests reports if subscribers miss issues and notes notices for entertainments are charged at regular rates. Legal notices urged to use attorneys for publication. misdirected letters included.
The piece discusses Uncle Sam’s potential contract for 3.6 billion postal cards over four years at $800,000 cost to government and $36 million to the public, while Americans buy about 2.5 billion cards annually from Germany France and others. It notes Germany dominates colored cards as publishers print abroad. If the U S entered the picture card market the industry would protest loudly.
The Hague International Court of Arbitration faces idle time while disputes beckon. Bolivia seeks access to the sea and possibly a maritime province. fear mounts of a war with Peru if Chile aids Bolivia. The sole real dispute cited is Bolivia's grievance over the Argentina award, yet that remains small for war. Bolivia risks condemnation if it fuels hostilities over a trumped up cause.
The comptroller of the currency reports national bank savings deposits amount to 789,494,000. Although banks invite small sums and pay interest to encourage thrift, these figures do not reflect all people’s accumulations across the country.
Washington notes outline a broad program from the President to Congress including reform of federal courts, a water power royalty system, ship subsidies, an income tax amendment, a central bank, railroad rate regulation, and expanded Interstate Commerce powers. Also highlights post office efficiency, navy yard closures, and continued administration of Roosevelt policies during a lengthy Washington stay.
The text notes growing savings and financial strength backing the project as excavation along the Panama Canal reaches levels equal to the entire French period. Sanitary planning delays are overcome, with life saving results, and 100 million cubic yards of earth yet to remove. Col Goethals repeats that the canal will be ready for use in 1915, signaling strong global commerce anticipation.
The piece warns against swimming bathing and rowing in heat warning that water is treacherous and invites danger. It emphasizes precautions to enjoy watery pleasure without risking a watery grave and notes water dangers surpass those of other elements.
Kansas City Missouri will build a $26,000,000 railroad station as the city and the wider west continue a rapid growth era. The piece notes Kansas City's transformation from a stopping place on historic trails to a booming modern hub.
A wry reflection notes that drivers who race trains at railway crossings will likely face harsher consequences, as the risk of fatal wrecks increases and insurers, courts, and rescue crews respond decisively. The remark underscores the deadly stakes of ignoring signals and the eventual costs to those who tempt fate.
A pithy reflection contrasts optimism with pessimism, noting the theory that positive expectations may precede better days while a professional pessimist faces ongoing bad spells.
Report notes red flying fish observed near Cape Hatteras raising questions about their inclusion in broader aviation plans of creation. The remark juxtaposes natural wonders with the era's speculative technological optimism.
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A historic notice argues Troy lacks a public cemetery and urges the city to provide a burial ground or urinal for the dead. It notes three church cemeteries, only one open to the public, and questions burial fairness under church control. Also mentions a clergyman praising Preventics candy cold cure tablets.
The Jarvis Township Farmer, a smiling longtime reader, signs a humorous first letter promising weekly columns in The Call. He jokes about a 99 year contract, pay of 850,000 yearly, and living on a lean budget with Lena, while teasing weather forecasts and kitchen duties. He hints at upcoming features and a promotion of Dr Shoop's cough remedy.
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