29 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1910
Page
1
A Chicago mail order house offered to pay papers standard display rates for broad ads without position or content limits. Many Illinois papers rejected it, noting such ads appear mainly where local merchants are weak. editors argue newspapers must defend local trade and loyalty, choosing home advertising over outside business when possible.
A pointed critique argues that shoppers chasing the lowest prices support sweatshop and prison labor, harming communities. It praises retailers as a necessary middleman in the economy, while noting cooperative stores often fail after financial strain.
A call urges residents to support the town leader and unite to build lasting prosperity. The message frames the city as the best on the map and stresses collective effort for permanent growth. Residents are urged to understand the leader’s prior successes and collaborate for progress.
Lyman E. Cooley of Chicago, engineer for the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway Association, reports to President Taft's engineers committee that the project would cost four hundred million dollars, equal to the Panama Canal. The plan grows larger with study, may be realized someday but not in the near future. Preparation could start now, but the builders are not yet born.
A long record of rail wrecks and fatalities across the nation is contrasted with the Vandalia line which has now killed only one passenger in eighteen years. The piece notes the railroad’s exceptional safety and suggests luck or stringent regulation as key factors in this standout statistic.
The article argues adding fen tie words to ballot questions in Illinois will waste millions on reprinting. It notes public policy changes prompt destruction of printed ballots and questions why taxpayers bear the cost of reform.
Citizens urge ending the fall road work as farmers warn of continual bad roads through winter. They say the current schedule harms travel and propose protests to compel road crews to change practices.
Following a severe wreck on the St Louis Springfield line the Illinois Traction System will install an electric block system costing about 1,000,000 dollars. The measure, under consideration two years, is accelerated by the crash to make the railway one of the safest electric lines in the world.
A Lincoln anecdote recalls a small steamboat with a huge whistle valve that shut the engines whenever it blew for a landing. The lesson urges whistling occasionally but keeping enough steam to keep wheels turning.
The new terminal station of the Pennsylvania railroad will be formally opened on Sunday November 27. It is described as the largest railway station in the world with a capacity to handle one thousand train loads of human freight per day.
A newspaper notes the tension in town as accepting ads from a mail order house for high pay clashes with local merchants who view such advertising as bad business. The quote "Business is business" frames the debate over competing interests and community standards in the local press.
A man who can turn a frown into a smile is described as a benefactor of the human race, highlighting the value of joy and goodwill in society.
An editor explains the use of plural pronouns to project collective authority. The piece argues the device aims to deter critics by implying a united editorial stance rather than a single voice.
A Rousseau quote warns that when public service loses citizen focus and people shirk duty, the state nears ruin. It argues that reliance on hired force and absent representation leads to oppression, as citizens neglect council and allow governance to falter.
A fragmentary note from Jarvis Township farmer missing this week mixed with a humorous elegy on autumn. The poem laments fading summer fashions, school days, and rising coal costs, contrasts then stays hopeful that mosquitoes and heat will retreat as winter arrives. It also hints at sports erosion and mortuary notices as seasons shift.
Health is essential for success and vigor, Electric Bitters touted as the greatest health builder. It supports stomach, liver, kidneys and blood, tones the system for daily wear. Endorsed by W. M. Sherman of Cushing, Maine after months of kidney trouble. Available 50c at Kingston's.
A Swedish engineers’ invention reports greatly extending telephone range. The piece notes rapid facts about officers in the British navy and Japan’s population relative to the United States. It mentions the dum-dum bullet’s origin near Calcutta and touches on forest growth in the United States and wheat exports.
A boy leaving for country school tears his trousers on a fence, repairs with two pins, and arrives late. The scene ends with the teacher’s gentle remark and Johnny’s shy reply about needing another pin.
A reminiscence on 1960s fashion and modesty contrasts hoop skirts with modern hobble styles. The piece reflects on how times have changed and muses about manners and social behavior, including an exchange about who truly needs religion amid everyday foibles and moral judgments.
Neighbor asks if anyone is sick at Johnny’s house and Johnny replies his father is ailing but not gravely ill yet The doctor began visiting only this morning and the situation is developing like a family health concern in the neighborhood
A satirical note recounts a theft where every stocking on a shop line vanished. Residents debate what counts as blessed stockings, joking that only those not yet darned qualify. The exchange captures local humor amid a curious missing-item incident.
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