Birthday Party Honors Old Type With New Print Dress
A Victorian note marks Tut CaLt's sixth birthday and celebrates the Troy Record's modernization. The piece explains switching from old worn type to a new dress, a larger proof press, and job types, with praise for improved clarity and print quality. It recalls the old type’s long service across several papers and laments its replacement by a more modern era. A featured poem on printers frames the theme of progress and the power of the press.
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Tut CaLt
J. N. Jarvis
Troy Record
Troy Monitor
Collinsville Monitor
Troy Star
Wis_y CALL
Washington Blow Out Missed By Rural Audience
The Washington celebration honoring the capital’s centennial drew limited rural turnout yet still proved a mixed success. Governors of twenty five states attended official ceremonies and banquets, but extensive plans and publicity failed to attract expected crowds. The event’s overall reception remains a topic of speculation among residents.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Washington
Telephones for Farmers Stimulate Wisconsin Municipalities
Wisconsin considers municipal ownership for telephone service. Legislation allows towns to issue negotiable bonds for a system after a majority of freeholders petition. Farmers' Telephone Construction Company ($500,000) backs an plan with 100 subscribers at $12 yearly, bonds paying 5 percent for 20 years with sinking fund. Plant ownership transfers to townships on maturity. Also notes confusion over the St Louis Troy and Eastern Railroad name and possible eastward extension doubts.
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Wisconsin
Farmers’ Telephone Construction Company
Electric light debate prompts city franchise approach
City council faces choice if no external light source is found. If ownership cannot be funded, officials may offer a limited franchise and renewal option. Public sentiment favors economy and improvement, with Highland Journal praising holiday coverage and local business support. Worry, not labor, widely blamed for brain disease.
Christmas Spirit and City Plans in Troy Editorial
The Call urges Troy residents to focus on constructive deeds during Yuletide and laments delays to regional infrastructure. It questions railroad completion to eastern points and mocks church leaders for Sunday sermon tangents while wishing readers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Government claims and court reform discussed in parliament
A debate on claims against the government notes flawed backing and delays. A proposed bill would move claim hearings to the Court of Claims with AG representation and monthly Congress reports. Critics say the current system favors large claims and lobbyists, denying justice to smaller claimants and the public. Also: a scientific meeting reports Europe’s sunshine totals, Spain leading with about 3,000 hours yearly.
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Congress
Court of Claims
Europe
Spain
Italy
Germany
England
Observing husband finds average man avoids infatuation risk
The article notes a husband’s discovery that a typical man rarely becomes so infatuated with his mother in law that it would provoke his wife’s jealousy, warning against pledges to extreme personal sacrifice in resolutions.
Kansas Lady Horse-Tamer Revealed as Press Widow
In a likely discovery during a thorough inquiry, Kansas’s renowned lady horse-tamer is identified as a healthy press widow. The remark hints at a notable personal backstory connected to the public figure and her professional stature.
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Kansas
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