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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1909
Page
2
The Crow Weekly announces Saturday issues from Market Street by the Square Troy Illinois. Editor publisher B W Jarvis invites reporting of missed deliveries and outlines rates for notices and ads. Sample copies, subscription terms, and legal notice instructions are provided. date September 25 1909.
The paper notes a weekly margin notice stating subscriptions must be paid before reaching one year in arrears to retain second class mailing. The Post Office Department rules enforce this and The Call may discontinue subscriptions in arrears, a variable policy dependent on the ruling.
The century old note reminds readers of a $2,000 prize at stake on October 5th and explains its symbolic meaning amid political contest coverage.
A cryptic claim links Marcer to mind manifestations while arguing it is difficult to move a coal mass with will alone. The piece questions the practical limits of mental influence as supply constraints loom.
The Bunker Hill Gazette reports that many townspeople in the area speculate on merchant performance with Abbott earning about two percent, indicating a slim improvement.
The season winds down as football continues amid the St. Louis Centennial celebrations and ongoing Cook-Peary controversy, suggesting delays and competing headlines.
An editorial note observes a woman's record on hats over twenty years, arguing she would not shirk tea one political parity more than two weeks if she had the half time.
In Down East, contrasting fortunes surface as some spend $25,000 on a dog supper while many lack basics for a dog’s ordinary needs. The disparity appears to mirror broader tensions around breeding and socialism.
A man slipped on a banana peel but stopped, then voluntarily cleared the peel from the sidewalk to prevent others from falling. The act occurred on Main Street and the man is identified as a Christian.
The text reflects a fragmented discussion about safety precautions for exploration, mentioning goggles, brass tubes, and reports to prevent accidents. It emphasizes responsibility if incidents occur, though details are unclear and wording is garbled.
A St Louis investor predicted a downturn in certain stocks and turned a small loss into large gains. He later told his grandchildren that wealth came from economy, industry, and diligent effort, not luck.
A government plan aims to establish a national reserve and pleasure ground around Monks Mount west of Collinsvidde and Idse Street Louis road, near Na saída. The Mississippi Valley region is described as enviable for preservation, with historic surroundings noted as key to making Nash a desirable location for the project.
A newly completed sidewalk project in Trey Im Euen Fark receives passing notice for its unobstructed progress unlike past efforts in Troy. Authorities report no opposition and minimal attendee difficulties, marking a notable improvement over ca year ago.
A St Louis firm sent mail with whiskey product adverts on the envelope. An unseen pamphlet inside reveals a price list for whisky and other beverages. The deceptive packaging could mislead recipients into ordering by returning a filled card, prompting safety concerns about future shipments.
The Call prints Lieut Peary’s copyright ed tale of his Northward dash, a prestige feature that elevates the paper as it seizes a story previously held by only four metropolitan dailies. The Western Newspaper Union service provided the up to date feature.
The Texas City Times reports a local group idea jokingly named the Unincorporated Society for Mutual Injury. Its proposed by laws mock petty town quarrels by pledging to ridicule others, exaggerate faults, waste strangers with gifts, backbite, hinder progress, and block success.
The piece highlights courage and decisive action in business. It notes Wanamaker’s first sale of $35 and wheelbarrow delivery, followed by immediate ad space purchase for $45, contrasting relentless effort with cost cutting. It concludes that Wanamaker would advertise in this paper today.
United States circuit court of appeals orders custody of the late Charles T. Yerkes home on Fifth Avenue New York with its million dollar art gallery bed rug and furnishings staying with the receiver named by the federal court. The estate valued at about 2.7 million dollars includes the mansion and gallery and follows a long period of litigation after Yerkes death in 1905. The widow later married Wilson Mizner and was later divorced.
A fragmentary discussion questions how interest, depreciation, and salaries affect business viability. It suggests owners face costs from capital, depreciation, and wages, noting high efficiency and profits hinge on maintaining revenue to cover expenditures. The passage is obscured and reads as a garbled critique of business finance and ownership incentives.
A satirical, mixed verse piece lampoons advertising, merchants, and social mores. It threads Mary and her lamb with references to a village store, public behavior, and a series of maxims about commerce, romance, and social duties.
The text contrasts diligent workers who carry responsibility with shirkers who avoid duty and criticize welfare policy. It frames workers as hopeful and productive while depicting shirkers as complacent, urging perseverance and belief that effort yields meaning and progress.
They are paying high prices to acquire farms for themselves or to pass on to their sons. Many buy only for time, hoping profits will arise. The trend shows speculative buying with some men investing in multiple properties to support future holdings.
A Greenville Advocase letter condemns the travel jumpy system and its failures to deliver justice, arguing for abolition. The issue also promotes Alma Martin Estabrook's new serial story Lips That Were Seabed, inviting readers to read the ongoing chapters.
Benton of Port Edward New York ascends Bird Mountain to reach a neighbor’s home where he is tortured by asthma. Dr King’s New Discovery is claimed to rapidly relieve and cure his neighbor and later his daughter in law. The ad touts it as a universal remedy for coughs colds hemorrhages sore lungs and hay fever with trial bottles and guarantees by S Kingston.
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