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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
2
writer Sarah Davidson argues the belle of today is the educated woman of 40. Men now seek intelligence and conversation, not just beauty, as women outgrow mere housewife roles and become companions of men through broad liberal education.
Six years after a beloved Deerfield Massachusetts woman died her friends funded a village club room rather than a plaque or fountain. The Ladies Home Journal notes the plan includes a large firelit room cozy seats bookcases coat room small kitchen and closets a free library of about 400 volumes and donated furniture and furnishings for gatherings and suppers.
A widely known entity is owned by a regularly incorporated body and controlled by seven trustees. A twelve member women’s committee is appointed to ensure order and proper conduct within the organization.
An appellate court ruling in a McLean county case holds that damages may be claimed for injury to a corpse. Fred Beam, a Spanish American War soldier, died in a hospital and his body was sent to Bloomington. A delay in transfer at Cincinnati and the use of a special train led to claimed $500 damages for decay and mutilation preventing viewing by relatives.
A newspaper editor laments the impossible balance of public opinion as editors face praise or blame for jokes original matter selections church attendance attire and daily hustle, revealing the pressure to satisfy every reader.
A new Norwegian law mandates that women seeking marriage present a certificate proving proficiency in cooking and sewing among other skills. Men face no such requirement, as the text notes that men only discover proper husbandry a few years after marriage.
The message, longer than expected, showcases Roosevelt's literary talent and covers anarchy trusts reciprocity and the army and navy among other national issues. It provokes thoughtful reading and serves as an educator on national affairs.
Secretary LONG urges Congress to authorize twenty two ships including three battleships. It notes a paradox that Congress votes for new battleships faster than increasing crews to man them. It observes that many current ships cannot be manned with the force now authorized.
November weather has favored farm and city operations in Troy. The steady growth is slow but sure, with construction sounds heard citywide. The outlook forecasts a winter persistence and a spring revival.
The Republican gain in Nebraska this year is about 25,000, and papers in Nebraska discuss whether this reflects a large or small circulation for the Commoner in the state.
In his words Sam Jones says he is thankful he is neither Democrat nor Republican and notes that many party members respond with Amen. The remark reflects political partisanship and cross party reception during the era.
The South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition opened in Charleston on Monday with Senator Chauncey M. Depew delivering the dedication oration.
The season on the gridiron has seen a heavy casualty list with seven known deaths and more than seventy players seriously hurt.
The Gazette at Canton suspends after two years. Proposals include an electric railway Macomb to Beardstown via Industry and Rushville. Five young women started furnaces at a new co operative glass factory in Centralia. Smallpox in Boulder Clinton county. Mayor Bacon of Carlyle urges vaccination. Williamsville residents back Chinese exclusion. Monmouth tax paid for liquor retailing though town dry. Ferguson guilty of murder at Jacksonville Insane Asylum, sentenced to 20 years. Jerseyville mayor seeks higher saloon license. council approves. Ledford agent Edward Travis shot. suspect Luster captured. Accidental eye injury from falling hickory nut. US Circuit Court Springfield voids injunction vs Illinois Board of Equalization. $75,000,000 assessed on Chicago traction firms. stocks slump. Paris NL gamblers case. detectives testify. grand jury indicts.
Rev Irl R Hicks denies death rumors and touts a strong year of work. He completed a large almanac for 1902 and, with Word and Works staff, gains international notice. Forecasts aided farmers, saving wheat, guiding crop timing. Alamanac 200 pages 25c, journal $1 yearly. mail to Word and Works Pub Co, St Louis. Also promotes Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment and a car deal for new subscribers through January 1, 1903.
A Ben Hur wave travels from St. Louis to Edwardsville with performances drawing crowds and libraries flooded by requests. A wholesale tomato order and questions about Ben Hur origins surface, while a East St. Louis suit against the Tribe of Ben Hur plays into the recurring tale.
A party game guides teens to act as editors of a mock daily paper. Each player fills a department with a humorous article on foolscap. After thirty minutes, the editor reads the spoof papers aloud, highlighting wit and cleverness for an evening gathering.
A sharp editorial urges readers to accept a newspaper as a broad meal of ideas for many states. It argues quitting the paper or altering bills of fare shows inconsistency. If a reader wants a tailored edition, they should produce and read their own paper alone.
A prose meditation urges against hoarding wealth as a life of toil and isolation. It cautions that a man who sacrifices comfort and relationships to amass cash may leave heirs to quarrel and reap no rest or gratitude, benefiting only those who waited for him to pass.
World’s Fair benefit note reveals Coudy Bros. of Madison secured a contract for all fences and bridges, estimated at about one million feet of lumber. The Tri-City merchants rarely expected such news, marking a surprising achievement for the local industry.
Farmers husk corn by machinery and feed fodder like hay while planning to work less and enjoy song birds. St Paul man H T McIntyre reports Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets help his digestion. For sale by S Kingston. Also ad for Edison lamps at Droll’s Hardware and subscription offer for THE Catt.
The notice promotes White's Cream Vermifuge to expel worms and improve health in children, noting symptoms of worm infections and a price point of 25 cents at S Kingston's. It also advertises Ballard's Horehound Syrup to relieve colds, priced at 25 and 50 cents at S Kingston's.
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