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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1903
Page
2
The Democratic Convention will decide on March 1 1903 and March 14 1903. William Rueker is named for Highway Commissioner and R F Allwater is named for Collector of Jarvis Township.
The City Council shows interest in issuing an electric road franchise to benefit Troy and Madison county. Supporters expect a public utility that boosts farm communities, raises farm values, and spurs Troy’s development while protecting streets and alleys. Construction timing and franchise length are key concerns to avoid delays and open competition.
The Pine Bluff Republican editor recalls a Mt. Vernon venture that began on a second floor with three columns of space for 12 months and 2,500 dodgers weekly. From borrowed capital the firm grew to open stores in Sedalia and St. Louis within under two years before dissolving its partnership.
Byron Nugent, senior partner of B Nugent and Bro, owns Mt Vernon store building and grounds and plans an $87000 cottage. Old traders complain of dull trade. Governor Yates proclaims Arbor Day April 24 urging bird protection and forest value. Rev R F Coyle argues Mormonism preferable to divorce, contrasting plural wives with ex spouses.
Carl Montag, editor of the Mascoutah Herald, has purchased the Times of Mascoutah from A. J. Mollmann and discontinued it. Mollmann concedes the paper was never profitable, noting the Herald and Anzeiger dominated the field.
The first U S postage stamp to show a woman is now in circulation. Women are urged to buy and use the eight cent Martha Washington stamps on their letters to show appreciation for the concession.
The note says President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers will refuse a $75,000 purse offered by anthracite miners for his actions. He states he is satisfied with his salary and that his case is extremely rare, while stressing local town development.
A collection of satirical clippings from small papers mocking politics and policy. Items include a voter’s complaint about conventions, a Young family railroad appointment, a governor offering a mine union official a seat on a board, Butler versus Wagoner in Congress, a curfew critique, and a Illinois blind pension bill triggering beggar fears.
A wide slice of state items includes a McLean business block fire, new government buildings planned for Dixon Sterling and De Kalb, a DeCamp Fuel mine south of Staunton, and Cairo carnival September 28 to October 3. Decatur grants Pratt family electric plant rights. Judge Ben O Jones of Metropolis dies. Marion Williamson county endures a $300,000 blaze. Carnegie donates 10000 for a Ducoin library. New Athens farmer Louis Haupt dies by suicide. bribery case in Grand Tower jail. Sandoval to buy $1000 gasoline fire engine. Belleville editor John C Thoma dies. census shows Marion and Clay with highest apple trees. Willford Farris dies by stove accident. Pana street lighting contract renewed at $50 yearly.
Mrs B W Evans of Clearwater Kansas reports her husband was gravely ill with quick consumption for three months. A bottle of Ballard’s Horehound Syrup cured him and has been kept at home since. She praises its effectiveness for coughs and colds and notes prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 at S Kingston’s.
Traditional medicine advertises Bailard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy for coughs and sleeplessness. It promises a quick and radical cure with bottles priced 25c, 50c, and $1.00 at S. Kingston's. The Call provides full court news.
A poem recounts neighbors in a rural area building a party line to talk. The device exposes private gossip, sparks jealousy and fights, and ends with silence as friendships collapse. Local figures like Scroggs Jones Boggs and Smith appear as examples of the fallout.
A club scene ends with a joke about a long golden hair found on Barker's coat, provoking doubt over its owner and a tense laugh amid friends. A second anecdote recalls a Buffalo theatre sting with a farmer and a $5 coin.
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