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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
7
A Troy weekly issue prints a satirical scale of puff prices for public notices and editorials, targeting politicians, clergy, and prohibition campaigns. It mocks ad slogans, praising advertisers and stressing a newspaper’s role in community uplift amid upcoming political battles.
This essay argues from Bret Harte on character to exam back yards for cleanliness and health. It urges keeping yards litter free, covered waste, fly control, and uses yards as spaces for children to play or adults to garden for health and neighborhood benefit.
A playful collage of rhymed quips and poems from 1916 and earlier notes. It mixes political hooting, wordplay riddles, humorous couplets, and brief calendar lines about notable figures and events with playful banter on heat and distance. It reflects a newspaper feature of light verse and curios.
A period piece promotes brand trust and standard goods through reputation. It argues buyers should prefer proven products and reliable advertisers, urging readers to demand advertised brands and buy with assurance of value. It notes profits for Farmers' Review advertisers and cites varied facts about Chinese laundries coffee consumption in France and pool rules in St. Louis.
Ernest C. Foster observes local picnics as social gatherings promoted by shrewd merchants. Adults savor speeches while the younger crowd enjoys lemonade and peanuts, with Cupid tying together a boy and girl amid rides and firelight. The piece contrasts real affection with commercial promotion at community picnics.
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