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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1899
Page
2
A monument will be erected to the mother of Abraham Lincoln funded by old soldiers. The project is led by the 2nd Iowa brigade with three Illinois regiments the 14th 15th and 16th and two Indiana regiments the 26th and 53rd taking part.
The article quotes Dunn's Review urging readers that the country is on the upgrade and those fearing a downward course should wait. It advocates pushing forward to increase prosperity, noting a promising initial momentum.
A large Mogul locomotive was assembled at the Altoona Pennsylvania railway engine works in 21 hours and 30 minutes, beating all prior records. The frame was completed in 28 minutes, and photographs captured the engine at multiple construction stages.
The author urges schools nationwide to teach pupils about the evil results of excessive gasoline and kerosine use. He suggests that through one or two generations this ignorance could be eradicated by such a course.
A speaker laments many capable townspeople could do jobs better than teachers, preachers, lawyers, storekeepers, and newspaper operators yet never take up those roles. The essay argues talent remains untapped despite abundance in woods, fields, and towns.
The passage extols raw Bermuda onions for clearing the head and even clearing an entire room. It humorously suggests a single onion can alter emotion and perception, noting health and scent effects while playfully cautioning about love turning to bitterness and navigation becoming unsteady.
The editor argues that town papers should promote local commerce through ads and notes it’s depressing when local business leaders advertise elsewhere yet avoid local newspaper advertising. He urges home merchants to support the paper to reflect genuine local interest.
The December wages totaled 5862 to 126 workers at two mines. The piece urges business leaders and citizens to unite to create more enterprises that could employ an equal or greater number of men, highlighting the community value of employment growth.
Benton, seat of Franklin county, owns a municipal lighting plant. A letter from W W Fall to a party in Anna says the plant cost the city 6500. The city pays an electrician 65 per month to run it. Commercial lights are 30 cents per month and private lights 50 cents per month. The plant is self supporting and overpays running expenses 40 to 60 per month, and the city gets fourteen are lights free for street lighting.
A local column urges thorough discussion on electric lighting. It argues for a funded city plant, suggesting $5,000 total with $2,000 additional from public loaned sums, and cites East St. Louis and Springfield city halls as precedent. The piece notes uncertainty on actual plant costs and promotes exploring second hand dynamos and business options.
Readers reflect on lost opportunities due to poor planning as Main Street faces rock and mud delays. The piece laments uninvested funds and missed benefits from past decisions, highlighting frustration with flawed foresight affecting local projects and streetscape.
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