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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1901
Page
2
A compilation of witty quips and local observations from the era. Notes on Troy inviting bids for a municipal light plant by February 11, progress quotes, jokes about Nation and other public figures, and reflections on crime, education, and newspaper life.
The piece cites Ballington Booth in Success noting high persons per dwelling in New York Hoboken Fall River Jersey City Chicago and Boston. It warns overcrowding in crowded city cores and suburbs drawing more families away while Manhattan averages about 23 inhabitants per dwelling, seen as ruinous for health and morals.
Lord Rosebery warns Britain to brace for fierce competition from the United States and Germany in manufacturing and exports. He says England must adopt new production and distribution methods or risk losing its long held industrial and commercial primacy. He notes German efficiency and American vigor as formidable rivals.
A Toronto firm used a sly bargain to lure buyers with a one dollar offer for a 400 page book labeled full of good things. The Minneapolis Tribune notes the detective bureau traced the scheme as improper literature. The firm profited while authorities did not intervene to halt the distribution of the gospel.
Litchfield shows renewed vitality as spring approaches with plans for manufacturing growth. The town reports many firms inspecting sites and forecasts new installations, provided critics are silenced to avoid dampening the optimism.
The Highland Journal notes Troy has taken initial steps to establish a municipal electric light plant after years of contemplation. Plans and specifications are drafted, and the city council has advertised for bids for construction as the neighboring western city advances rapidly.
The Girard Gazette argues that a town’s business condition is revealed by its newspaper. If the publication overflows with foreign ads and only a few local business notices, that signals a one-horse town.
A vignette lists bushel weights for many items from bluegrass seed at 14 pounds to sand at 140. It mentions various seeds, fruits, and crops with their approximate bushel weights, and includes an unrelated ad for Tabler's Ruckese Pile ointment priced at 30 cents per bottle and 74 cents for tubes, offered by S. Kinston.
Newsy Notes From the Nation's Capital report Gen Nelson Miles travels to South Carolina with a duck shoot, amid whispers of Army Reorganization maneuvering. Senate caucus delays on the Nicaragua and Panama canal bills continue, while Spain island purchases and Pacific cable talks shape a restless federal agenda in January 1901.
A brief health item advises staying home and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed to quick recovery. It claims the remedy counters pneumonia risk from grip and notes many users recovered. Sold by S Kingston in the weekly paper, subscription 52 papers less than 2c per week.
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