Rural free delivery may shift mail routes from Troy area
The CALL office notes week of mail transfers to St. Jacob Edwardsville and Collinsville under new rural delivery routes. If Troy fails to gain additional routes, Edwardsville St. Jacob and Collinsville may expand, taking trade from Troy and harming local merchants while rural delivery connects farmers to distant communities. A push for at least two Troy routes is urged.
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St. Jacob
Edwardsville
Troy
Collinsville
Spring Valley
Lebanon
Trivial Ties and the Press Controversy
A Rushville Indiana item about Sarah Jones spending Sunday at home triggered a dispute with the Chicago Record-Herald. The Chicago paper mocked the brief note, while Rushville readers saw it as a harmless local item about a teacher at Wahash.
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Chicago
Indiana
Chicago Record-Herald
Rushville
Ind
Sarah Jones
Sarah
Wabash
City press and country papers clash over news value
The piece contrasts city papers treating Sunday home life as trivial with country papers defending their lower profile but deeper reader loyalty. It cites Lowell Ledger and Record-Herald arguments over Roosevelt and Prince Henry coverage, praising local papers for restraint and genuine local interest. It also notes H. K. Bucklen’s electric Chicago to Elkhart trolley project and his prominence in ads in country papers, highlighting editorial praise for newspapers as wealth builders through steady advertising.
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City Paper
Country
City Press
Lowell
Mich
Sarah Jones
Prince Henry
Chicago
Elkhart
Ind
Laporte
South Bend
Valpariso
H. K. Bucklen
Angola
Ohio State Line
Toledo
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Bucklen
Troy's Progressive March in 1903 Sparks City Awakening
In 1903 Troy advances with slow steady growth toward progress and improvement. The narrative urges every man woman and child to contribute to Troy's betterment and elevate the town among its more pretentious sister cities.
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Troy
Old Town
Holiday Displays Rally in Shops as News Adverts Pop Up
Sions of the approaching holidays are everywhere in evidence. The store and shop windows present a georgeous display, and the wide-awake firm makes known its presence through the medium of the newspapers in flaring holiday announcements. In some farming sections of the country the cup of plenty has been filled full and is running over. Where there has been plenty of rain, there has also been plenty of malaria.
Kinc Epwarp Acts to Cut Court Chaplains
Epwarp has dismissed twenty four court chaplains hinting at budget cuts or a shift to personal prayer. Observers note Cuban politicians show awareness when facing genuine opposition, suggesting strategic moves in church and state matters.
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Kinc
Reform begins at Troy Edwardsville Democrat voices guidance
The Edwardsville Democrat cites reform in Troy and urges Ed wardsville to follow suit. It notes Baldwin the Arctic explorer bought balloons for his trip as a humorous hot air feature. The piece observes a horses scarcity raises prices signaling a horseless era and reflects on Christmas as future joy or present concern.
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Baldwin
Illinois State News Roundup Highlights Local Losses and Plans
Pioneering Illinois settler Sarah J McKinstrey dies at 78 in Delevan. Robbers net about 3000 from Stan ford State Bank in McLean. Jerseyville eyes Desnoyers Shoe Co factory with local site and building. Rockford grocers face Illinois pure food law charges. state inspector to prosecute. Belleville attorney George C Rebhan seeks Belleville postmaster role. J E Thomas also candidate. Rock Island to install 100000 water system with six manufacturers covering 19000 deficit. Nelson Powell, 102, Mt Vernon native born a slave, still owns a large Hamilton County farm. Coffeen man Fred Brockman convicted of murdering his sweetheart Gertrude Clifford. 35-year penitentiary term, he fired on himself. Chester prison counts cited show yearly tallies and spring projections. Fairfield Record notes threshing-machine men form a secret mutual protection and insurance order, spreading nationwide with Wayne branch as example.
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Rockford
R. M. Patterson
Chicago
George C. Rebhan
Belleville
J. E. Thomas
Rock Island
Nelson Powell
Tennessee
Mt. Vernon
Hamilton County
Fred Brockman
Coffeen
Gertrude Clifford
Montgomery Court
Brockman
Chester Penitentiary
Fairfield
National Order
Illinois
Wayne
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Endorsed by Wisconsin Druggist
Henry C. Stearns of Shullsburg Wisconsin commends Ballard's Horehound Syrup for two years of sales with high satisfaction and repeat purchases. S Kingston sells 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles, and Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promoted for back and chest pains. Also advertised are Rocky Mountain Tea and THE CALL as a Christmas gift.
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Henry C. Stearns
Shullsbury
Wis
Ballard
S. Kingston’s
S. Kingston
Nothing to do but work and wear and sing
Poem excerpt attributed to Ben King warns of daily drudgery and deprivation. It laments limited options yet argues common sense remains the only counter to life’s woes, noting endless cycles of movement and return. The verse reflects a resigned, ironic tone about routine.
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Ben King
A Nuisance and Oddities in a Dabbled World
A verbose rant calls tobacconists nuisance as public spitting and foul aromas disgust neighbors. A Georgia man prankster quips a farmer about corn, while cigarette stats deride smokers’ habits. A barberish quip notes a rider’s dental count.
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B. W. Jarvis
Ilinois
Pt S Bn
Kinloch
Collier
Illinois State News
Sarah J. McKinstrey
Tazewell County
Delevan
State Bank
Stanford
McLean County
Desnoyers Shoe Company
St. Louis
Jerseyville
Ballard’s
Horehound
Rocky Mountain
Tea
Rocky Mountain Tea
Kingston
Phact, Phan and
Phancy
Focnsar
Fallstaff
Georgia
Little Rock
Hall In Fame
Ruchter
Stienhans
the House Furnisher and
Tnd
A. Heddergott
West Clay Street
W. W. Jarvis
Ara D. G. Jarvie
Troy Exchange Bank
Ourrant
Anfe
Rocky
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