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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
2
A St Louis couple wed after a joke about matrimony. the gag led to a real proposal, showing how humor can become a serious union. An Arkansas coroner weighs whether two men who drank Arkansas whisky died by murder or self harm. A European scientist claims coal is edible, but high trust prices hinder use as food.
The vineless potato man with a secret compound to grow potatoes magically has been denied access to the mails on a fraud order following an investigation by the agricultural department.
The new national weekly Ridgway's is formally launched at a banquet. The trade paper notes the opening banquet as a strong start for a publication that aims to sustain pricing power as it grows, suggesting a strategic move in its early phase.
A newspaper exchange mocks a generous man who reimbursed a railroad for a ride stolen twenty years ago. It wonders if another reader, who refused delivery of a paper, would pay the small debt if pressed by the editor, highlighting lingering conscience and humor.
A sharp civic rebuke asserts that a town with no public activity will drift toward ruin. Citizens who neglect service to the community, discourage enterprise, or avoid promoting local matters are blamed for a shrinking, somber fate. The passage warns that apathy, selfishness, and cynicism bury a town in sorrow.
Macy’s department store in New York now offers to pay carrying charges on goods shipped to any state. Orders of 10 dollars, 25 dollars, or 75 dollars are delivered free by mail or freight to varying distances, with shipments possible to Illinois and other states. Neighbors can combine small orders for free delivery, a move seen as undermining smaller local merchants and encouraging mail order competition. The piece calls out merchants for neglecting progressive methods to keep trade local.
Organizations called Work Horse Parade associations form to improve working horses' condit ion. They plan annual parades to showcase entries from owners and drivers in various trades. Prizes reward good condition, docile manners, and harness comfort with elder horses favored.
Victor Herbert and John Philip Sousa appeared before a joint Senate and House committee in Washington to argue that the current copyright law deprives them of rightful royalties. Francis Walker, patent law expert, countered that the composers already earn far more than Theodore Roosevelt.
A Philadelphia mother pleads with Atlantic City police to locate her missing son. She fears trouble after his disappearance, but police discover the “boy” is a 24 year old man about five feet eight inches tall and weighing 175 pounds.
Dr Daniel Bella a New York minister compromised his claim against the New York Central railroad for the fracture of 20 bones in a viaduct collision last fall. The company agreed to pay him 20000 dollars based on a thousand dollars per bone, seen as a major advance for personal injury claims.
In Washington the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda visited the congressional library and asked how long it would take to read all the books. The librarian estimated about 17,009 years, prompting the Indian potentate to muse about what Dr. Osler would say as he moved on.
Efforts are under way to persuade Congress to authorize publishing the names of heads of families from the first census of 1790. The 1790 report was never printed and survives only as a well worn manuscript, of interest mainly to genealogists.
An enthusiastic inventor predicts future wireless contact with Mars within a few years. He questions whether Martians, if any, will be willing and ready to converse back. He raises doubt about the feasibility and reciprocity of such interplanetary communication.
A New York officer is credited with detecting and stopping a crime and catching a thief. The incident unsettles some residents who now fear the approaching millennium and its implications.
The column assesses Cuban politics under American occupation, mocking Cuban Congress and leaders while noting distrust of self rule and US influence. It also reports Panama Canal material bids, foreign competition possible, and U S purchase rules forcing domestic sourcing unless prices are unreasonable.
Old residents foretell harsher winter based on abundant nuts, thick corn husks, and mice preparing nests. They view nature as foreseeing emergencies and gathering stores to survive severe cold, while many accept these homely signs as plausible indicators.
A pamphlet urges using one hour daily away from frivolous pursuits to master a science. It argues an hour a day can transform an ignorant person into well informed, fund daily reading, and lift a life from bare existence to happiness. It warns that two to six hours wasted daily deprives youth of potential achievement.
The article mocks the president's daughter and calls for retiring from public life or disguising appearances to avoid panic among women eager to see the “American Princess.” It laments the marriageable daughter as a political danger and suggests bachelor or childless leaders as safer, while advertising patterns from THE CALL for ten cents.
A concise note about exploring the option of placing a CALL Want advertisement, inviting readers to consider this classified format for seeking or offering services, goods, or opportunities. It hints at the familiarity or curiosity with the method.
Mexican newspapers weigh immigration effects as public figures discuss the impact of urban migrants on land cultivation. Past experiments by Japanese firms sending 1000 workers to Boleo and others to Tehuantepec failed, costing about 100000 dollars, fueling local opposition to city labor from foreign sources.
Such success as Up ton Sinclair naturally brings to light his earlier and hitherto obscure books. The Gentlewoman of London has paid Sinclair $10,000 for the English serial rights to his earlier novel King Midas.
A witty exchange compares social ranks to edible rulers, naming a mayonnaise marquis a cucumber count and a tomato czar in a playful, tongue in cheek portrait of local pretensions.
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