27 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
1
The margin wrapper of The Call indicates a postal ruling ends second class rate emails and that subscriptions in arrears will be discontinued. Renewals should be made promptly to avoid missing copies, with customers urged to settle accounts to restore service.
A fragmentary report cites distrust in Madison County offices and a flawed audit. It quotes a local observer railing at politicians as liars and grafters while urging reform. A centennial discussion hints at shifting alliances and the value of civic involvement.
An editorial argues against extreme anti work attitudes toward children. It notes city children are more deprived of practical tasks while country children help with farm chores after school. It praises school boards for adding manual training and domestic science, teaching useful hands on work as the true measure of value beyond books.
A columnist notes Saturday night streets glow from local spending. Local merchants reinvest profits to improve stores, paving, schools, and churches, arguing that spending at home yields a stronger town and better long term value. The piece urges residents to buy locally to grow a thriving crossroads into a full town with conveniences.
From community advice urging readers to spend money locally to boost the town. The piece argues that patronizing area merchants, investing in homes, and buying real estate improves life, keeps families together, and sustains prosperity for current and future generations. It warns that sending money away weakens the town and risks losing children to larger places.
Washington notes recount Taft speaking at the New London Atlantic Deeper Waterway Association convention and outline the Burlington Iowa gathering, with Wilson expected to speak. It highlights the Panama Canal nearing completion, its engineering triumph, and the San Diego exposition under way as a symbol of progress.
The United States Marine Band of fifty pieces, thanks to Congressman William McKinley, will perform a free concert in Champaign on Monday, Sept. 30. The famous unit is on a special Pacific Coast tour with Illinois stops only in Chicago, Champaign, and Decatur.
A reflective poem extols the good folks who aid others, not by prayer alone but by acts, words, and understanding. It celebrates their generosity, empathy, and ready hand that offers or shares, uniting people across social divides. The opening urges seeing only the good, and the closing stresses timely compassion that lightens burdens.
Dear Sir recounts a listener recalling gossip about Mr. Timmons and a couple known for a fur overcoat, a fat wife with an electric, coral rings, and a large hat. The overheard remark mocks social pretensions and odd household details in a vivid neighborhood vignette.
A skeptical faith healer pockets a fee and declares the patient merely believes he has lost his mind. The patient protests asking how one can think if he has lost his mind, prompting the healer to demand five dollars more.
A rough, humorous postgame remark identifies trophies with players by body parts, saying Jimmy's hair Billy's nose Tom's ear and Rusher's eyebrow while unable to name one finger. The line echoes a coach or player banter after a contest.
A fair defendant muses that Justice is blind but notes the judge is not, while finishing her toilette with a Paris gown a picture hat and other beautifiers. The remark captures a court room mood reflecting certainty and irony.
A physician noted the sufferer was dying in a calm manner while a witness named John spoke softly. The prospective widow recalled, he was an easy going man as the scene unfolded.
Report notes widespread humiliation among the Richasmud family after the death of the elderly man. Public remarks question the absence of notable traits and accuse widows of filing claims to his estate.
A scrambled archival line hints at a dialogue between Gould and Keapitt where one facetious claim about prices is raised. The fragment suggests a bargaining mood and a challenge to value, set within a public or literary debate of the era.
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