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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
3
Payment terms shown for Kinloch One include options paid before expiration with six months at 1.25 dollars, or before expiration with three months at 1.00 dollars. A reduced rate of 0.50 dollars is listed, with 25 as an additional figure read from the fragment.
The writer denounces high prices as an outrage and calls government led investigations into price rises. They blame speculators for rises in essentials and urge commissions to regulate prices and curb greedy traders risking years in prison as a deterrent. The piece condemns hardships on the poor and promises public pushback against price inflation.
An optimistic briefing predicts the United States is on the verge of its greatest prosperity, despite European war scare impacts. It argues the current panic is a temporary squeeze, with readjustment nearly spent and a quick, surprising recovery ahead. By September trade should rise, by October a major boom is expected.
A dated editorial tone argues that faith in peaceful policy is shallow when provocation arises. It laments that conferences and dreams fail to deter conflict, warning that even a minor spark can ignite international dissension and reveal reliance on brute force.
At Frankfort Indiana a national conference of the German Baptist church voted against the use of automobiles. Only three delegates favored driving to the convention while three hundred opposed it. An actual count showed 956 automobiles were driven to the meeting. Members are also forbidden to use telephones under church law. This will be about all most readers will care to know.
Four more victims add to evidence that the only safe approach to rail crossings is to go over or under the tracks. Even then some cars may still fail to clear the danger, possibly leaping from heights or missing the gap.
A wartime note states that every married man volunteering from Canada needs his wife’s written consent before acceptance. It also observes no rush of suffragettes to the front yet, highlighting gendered expectations in this period.
A brief musing notes the long standing custom of women walking on the inside side beside men in ancient streets. It questions what value the inside held for women in eras without shop windows or visible displays, hinting at social norms over practical concerns.
A man recently described paralysis as a political stroke, warning that many victims may occur next Wednesday as the remark circulates among readers and authorities assess the implied danger.
A brief note considers Victor Huerta possibly needing to travel back to Mexico to seek rest and quiet away from public life. The impression suggests political or personal strain driving the consideration of retreat abroad.
Fall coughs or colds may lead to serious lung trouble. Dr Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey relieves irritation, loosens phlegm, and helps prevent germs. For babies and children it can be given safely. Guaranteed, only 25c at your druggist.
Washington notes that the War Department feeds a soldier for about 30 cents a day, leveraging bulk contracts and cooperation to keep costs low while prices rise for civilians. The piece argues better food costs for all could follow if government policies and banking restore international credit and merchant marine needs.
A 1914 panorama traces the rapidly expanding European conflict sparked by Austro Hungary and Serbia, as mobilizations spread through Russia Germany France and Belgium. It questions motives and aims beyond imperial names, asking what could end the fighting and return soldiers to homes and work.
The poem contrasts old time healing with modern medical costs. It recalls granny gathering healing herbs like boneset and sage, brewing teas to treat ailments, and a family that relied on natural remedies before microbes and high doctor bills changed the world.
Advert shows Dr King’s New Life Pills as a tonic for stomach liver and bowels to cure dizziness biliousness constipation and low spirits. Claims first dose cures the condition and promotes a healthy flow of bile and waste elimination. Sold at druggists for 25 cents.
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