Troy Weekly Call notices and subscription terms
Publication note for the Troy Weekly Call issued Saturdays on Market Street by B W Jarvis publisher. Notices for publication should be arranged via attorneys. no attorney may disregard requests. Subscribers should report missed issues. entertainments with fees appear at regular rates. ads billed until canceled. Sample copies available upon application. Address communications to Troy Weekly Call, Troy, Kintech 4.
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Troy Weekly Call
Market-Street-By-The-Square
B.W. Jarvis
Troy
Thanksgiving Retrospect Reflects Farmer Prosperity and Fairness
The article notes a strong national mood of gratitude with no costly wars and broad business prosperity. It highlights a 3,000,000,000 bushel corn crop and corn futures around 60 cents per bushel in New York, mentioning farmer prosperity yet warning that profits are unevenly distributed to non producers and wage earners. It also observes many students flocking to agricultural schools as farm prosperity grows.
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New York
Value of Chautauquas and their enduring role
The chautauqua season ends with mixed gate receipts. while some assemblies fade in observers' eyes, many new ones rise elsewhere. Despite novelty wearing off, these gatherings unite recreation, sociability, and instruction as farmers clerks and families seek a refreshing change. Not profound knowledge, yet notable benefits include exposure to renowned speakers on national topics that stimulate thought and reflection.
The Court House Dilemma
A dispute over Edwardsville county papers and the court house bond issue follows an election defeat. The Call and Highland Journal backed adoption, while Edwardsville papers tussle over editorial stance. Edwardsville Republican asserts it advocated a favorable vote.
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Edwardsvillé
Court House
Call
Highland Journal
Edwardsville
Troy Gay
Dssuegate
County Board Secrecy Hampers Bond Issue Debate
County taxpayers voice distrust of the Board of Supervisors over the building plan. A committee was to prepare a full statement with plans, bond issuance and repayment details for public enlightenment, but never produced it. Critics say secrecy fueled opposition and may spur voters to elect new supervisors next spring to clear the path for the courthouse project.
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Jarvis
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Miss Whitaker Urges Modern Rural School Curriculum
Miss Mortis DB Whitaker state president of the Country Teachers' Association argues popular reform in rural education. She says social and industrial problems hinge on public schools and that curricula should emphasize current events over excess history, fostering informed voters and awareness of national affairs.
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Miss Mortis DB. Whitaker
Country Teachers’ Association
Miss Whitaker
North Polar
Yazoo Valley
Browne
Wayman
Michigan businessman explains newspaper advertising value
A Michigan merchant states he advertises in newspapers to reach more people efficiently and affordably. He argues ads build recognition for his store and stock, connect with households, and yield higher returns than other methods.
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Michigan
Knocker on the street corner derides every local project
A harsh portrait of a man who spends every day opposing community welfare efforts. From dawn to night he complains, never giving support to town improvements or civic initiatives.
No it now sentiment underscores procrastination theme
A clipped reflection notes procrastination hurts resolve and action. It mentions a man named Clover newly married and predicts progress delays leading to ensuing consequences as blades of grass replace one existing patch.
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Clover
Cooks Earn Higher Wages Than Teachers, Study Finds
A study shows cooks receive better wages than school teachers. It notes culinary work demands and market factors shaping pay, contrasting with teaching roles. Differences in preparation and training are discussed as drivers of the wage gap.
A Thought for the Day on true happiness
A brief reflection urges contentment with reasonable limits. It suggests happiness comes not from indulgence but from knowing how to be content with what is temperate and within one’s means.
The Little Brown House by the Road
A nostalgic tribute poem by Margaret E. Sangster recalling a village home. It laments a neighborly past, celebrates family bonds, and links domestic memory to national gratitude during Thanksgiving. The speaker envisions the house as a symbol of national strength drawn from loving ordinary households.
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Rev
Archie
Margaret E. Sangster
Jarvis Township Farmer Recalls a Hilarious Family Reunion
A recounting of a Jarvis Township family reunion with playful antics from animals and people. Lena’s emotional cake moment, Tom’s Florida fantasies, and humorous mishaps with dresses, hats, and coffee cake illuminate a lighthearted rural gathering.
A Thanksgiving Menu and Poem Fragment
A nostalgic Thanksgiving scene features a verse praising the holiday and a quirky menu planned by a small boy. The menu lists pies and desserts including mince pie pumpkin pie lemon pie custard pie chocolate cake and plum pudding. A stray dialogue line about a wife suffering neuralgia appears toward the end.
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Asmall Boy
Portraits in a Flash At Dinner
A humorous poem recalls flash photographs at a dinner where guests pose, nerves taut, as the lens reveals blurred or smeared faces. It questions who among the diners is the judge or the banker, who is the blur or the smudge, and who among them remains obscured by the flash.
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Scott
Burt
Hortense and Mammas Reprimand Laughing at Reverend Slowboy
A fond mother scolds Hortense and other girls for their improper laughter at the Rev Slowboy, judging the conduct scandalous and urging better behavior toward the clergyman in question.
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Slowboy
Bathing Suit Story at Seashore
A family anecdote describes Hortense and Mamma teasing a man who wore oversized bath slippers he received from the sewing circle as a Christmas gift. He admits he came to the seaside mainly to wear them, prompting chuckles about his appearance.
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Hortense
Proviso dialogue on theater debut and audience access
In a Proviso, Howlington Twentthirt congratulates Strider Tiecounter on his engagement with a manager who will grant an audience. The manager will paper the house for opening night, but future access depends on Strider and the play.
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Howlington Twentthirt
Strider Tiecounter
The Nebuchadnezzar Society Plan For Grass Diet Protest
A speaker vows to organize a strong protest against the high cost of living by forming the Nebuchadnezzar society whose members will eat nothing but grass. A second citizen warns a nearby congressman could tariff grass, silencing the plan.
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Nebuchadnezzar Society
Marriage Proposal Confidence Exchange
A comic exchange turns on the father’s question about supporting his daughter. The suitor answers that he cannot support her in the current style but can adapt the wife’s behavior to suit his future means. The dialogue highlights wit over wealth in a courtship.
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Tom
Florida
The Bright Office Boy
The editor of the Punktown Clarion notes a clever reply from a youth, the devil remarking that his making crusty only when the editor creates crustiness reveals the quick grasp of print shop potential. The passage hints at a budding journalist in youth who sees opportunity in the newspaper trade.
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James
Clarion
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