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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1910
Page
2
The Illinois State Fair opens September 30 in Springfield and runs to October 8. The paper lauds the fair as educational for farmers and citizens, notes state board sponsorship and annual funding, and praises the press for loyalty that supports public notices and tickets.
The Edwardsville Commercial Club begins a year long campaign starting October 1 to promote the city after the opening of the New McKinley bridge over the Mississippi. A $25,000 fund will support newspaper advertising and related efforts.
Attention to Edwardsville as a desirable residence and factory location prompts belief that the proposed electric road for Troy will spur rapid growth. The McKinley or Eads bridge would connect Missouri's metropolis with the East Side, boosting population, buildings, and industry unless progress is hindered by local inaction.
The just completed federal census indicates Columbus, Indiana remains the center of population with growth evenly spread in all directions. The center is expected to stay nearly the same as ten years ago as eastern states hold their own against the West due to immigration lingering longer in the East.
The Call praises sound publicity while condemning makeshift proposals. Some businessmen spend advertising funds on dubious devices and complain advertising does not pay. Spending the same money on recognized media yields better, more satisfactory results.
Coal dust is now generally recognized as an explosive more dangerous than fire damp. Fire damp warns, but coal dust remains unnoticed unless present in large quantities. The Call has received an interesting bulletin from the United States Geological Survey to be published in a future issue.
An exchange notes that in 30 years seven new moons of other planets were discovered by American astronomers. The speaker adds that in Troy, observers have seen as many as seven moons in a single night.
The primaries are scheduled for next Thursday with hope for a survivial of the fittest. Voters are urged to cast ballots early but only once.
A compact local saying notes that rushing headlong into a situation can fail, with the crowding line “Let a Call want ad do it” implying a cautious approach via classified assistance. The remark roots in Troy and underscores prudent decision making.
In Jarvis Township, Tom and Alex clash over a four foot fence shared by their farms. Neighbors recount rival schemes with mules, chickens, and petty grievances. Wives feud, vows to escalate, while men seek a quiet accord with new wash boilers as a brief, comic frontier quarrel.
A Brownstown Indiana resident shares a string of humorous Lincoln tales and rural witticisms. The anecdotes include a lawyer seeking county judge support with a fast horse that underperforms, a farmer and wife whose hog carcass vanishes, Senator La Follette remarking on competing corporations, and light shows of small-town dialect and misadventure.
Special post office agents roam the country inspecting subscription lists to enforce second class mail payment rules. Newspapers face ruin if they mail to over twelve months in arrears, as losing mail privileges far exceeds the lost subscription revenue and increases labor.
A Hampton Missouri notice urges readers to chase gossip over grand sermons, predicting sensational divorce and high life stories will dominate attention. The item mocks readers’ appetite for lurid detail and contrasts it with reverent religious discourse.
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