02 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1901
Page
1
A city editorial urges support for Troy on April 16 to sustain growth, housing and business while rallying merchants to back local enterprise. It notes Washington’s distance from Troy results and hints at a new daily paper if current leaders can meet the demand. The piece also questions licensing for Home Comfort range sellers and touts civic progress.
The Memphis Scimitar notes Prince A. Daniel who has served First National Bank of Memphis for 26 years. Starting as a porter in 1871, he has never mismanaged funds and has earned high regard from white employers. The bank funded his trip to northern cities with letters of introduction, showing a black employee held daring trust in the South.
A writer revisits whether the Welsh dish should be called rarebit or rabbit, noting Paris menus use rarebit and lexicographers’ opinions vary. He traces origins to rare-bit, cites authorities, and contrasts with humorous regional nicknames like Cape Cod turkey and Irish apricot.
The article notes railroads transport plant seeds beyond native ranges. Non native species hitch rides to and from major yards, spreading as they thrive in new climates. Seeds travel thousands of miles from Atlantic seaboard Gulf region and Rocky Mountain areas into the Mississippi Valley.
The Average Joke is cited with the quip about originality from the Chicago Daily News. The line mentions a price of fifty-two issues for $1.00, indicating a promotional or subscription offer tied to the publication.
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