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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
2
A new shirt waist craze begins with cautious optimism as designers stage fair starts. The fashion scene features the man with a hoe contrasted against the man without a coat, signaling a shift in symbol and style.
Turre a Pigg family link in Missouri and ex-tov Hogg of Texas loom in postmaster chatter. An editor jokes the Piggs Hogeys family tree roots run deep. Kine Houmeert carries 7 million life insurance, a level of policy that would crush an ordinary man. Troy seeks a fearless marshal to keep peace, even if it requires club power. Madison county readies initing with Edwardsville and Highland projecting enterprise and energy to meet the moment.
A Missouri man was arrested and sentenced to the rock pile for whipping his wife. The next morning in Grant City the wife was seen holding an umbrella over her husband as he hammered at the rock, a surprising display of apparent kindness amid punishment.
The article notes Troy faces a housing shortage despite booming demand. Improvements raise need for residence houses, with new homes quickly filled and prospective citizens waiting. Property owners with means can invest as sites, materials, and labor exist. A fifty-house burst could quickly boost occupancy, business, and trade, and officials hope the cloud will pass soon.
A celebrated author tells the Atlanta Constitution how a small country weekly has accompanied him across the globe. He recalls its Saturday issue, how delays caused fuss, and how names, coroner notes, and editor quips kept him connected to home despite years abroad.
F B Wilson in Advertising World says the up to date city merchant understands advertising while the average small town merchant misses the knack. He cites old fashioned non business boosting ads and asserts any ad beats none. The home newspaper should educate and profit both merchant and paper.
A Washington physician warns that heat prostration and sunstroke are distinct conditions. Heat prostration requires heart stimulation and a brandy drink may aid survival, while sunstroke demands ice and cold water baths until a doctor arrives. An ice bath could kill a heart-weak victim and must not be used for sunstroke.
Tur Ad Supply Bureau at 68 Devonshire Street Boston offers fifty well written advertisements for any business for one dollar. Advertisers can receive weekly ads for a year or biweekly for two years. The service promises to save time and effort in producing ads. Letters to the Bureau are encouraged.
Regular correspondent notes the Paris Exposition’s Orient pavilions. Japan’s garden and pagoda near Trocadero highlight old and new styles with a two story tea house, bazaar, and night illumination. China’s Pekin gate replica and four story palace captivate alongside a Siberian railway panorama for visitors.
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