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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1899
Page
2
A fragmented editorial page discusses a Fresh Air Trust as a potential next move, urges a constant advertising mindset, and calls for civic push and enterprise. It notes local political campaigning, city officers, economic restraint, and a proposed electric road as a growth aim for Troy.
A neighbor town boy writes on newspapers as a subject and mocks editors as missing links kept in the brush since the flood. He jokes the editor never dies, has no socks, and the paper is a mighty poor one with subscriptions unpaid for years.
The piece retells a Washington tale as a humorous, satirical dialogue about a boy who confesses to a hatchet incident and plans an elaborate lunch route for his father. It includes commentary on theatrical bravado, family dynamics, and the narrator’s mock-heroic tone.
An inmate at the Jacksonville insane asylum cooked to death on a piece of beef steak last week. The report notes the harsh conditions and expresses a desire for steady work at living wages, such as a feather foundry or an egg factory, to improve livelihoods.
Wm K Fisher presents a Sunday School lesson on John 6 1 14 with the golden text I am the Bread of Life John 6 35 and a discussion of Jesus feeding five thousand. The narrative covers the feeding miracle with barley loaves and two fishes and notes on cultural details and prayer.
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