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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
2
The editor notes postholiday business is slow and advertising is vital. It mentions council minutes, public notices, and public sentiment on transparency. Foresees Troy showing different growth next year with a railroad and coal mine. References Patoka Times by J. A. Harris & Co as a neat five-column paper with promising ads.
The Building and Loan Association offered $2,000 at their last meeting. Property holders are urged to consider the merits of the institution as Troy anticipates a spring surge in housing demand and investors may see solid returns.
A column praises Charles Borschenstein as a Democratic candidate for Secretary of State. It notes the Charles A Vogeler Baltimore firm, once famous for St Jacob's Oil, has ended advertising and collapsed sales. The piece compares the dying hours of Robt Ingersoll and Dwight L Moody, contrasting Ingersoll's disbelief in an afterlife with Moodys devout faith as he died.
A call to regional editors to adopt independent, conviction-based reporting. urging readers to pursue real questions, embrace industrial emancipation, and lead public opinion rather than follow national papers. Also includes predictions on global borders, Anglo-Saxon leadership, and domestic home industry support.
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