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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
2
The American Press says rural free delivery will not hurt country papers. Local papers stay essential as they reflect local pride, politics, and interests. Metropolitan dailies offer broader pages but lack rural sympathy and local news, so big-city papers cannot replace small town papers.
A group in St Louis promotes daily dirt consumption as cure for stomach troubles led by William Windsor. He preaches vitosophy, the science of life, claiming grit is essential for all animals and that humans suffer indigestion for not eating dirt.
A Pittsburgh physician posits that dirt eating aids digestion and cites a Wisconsin lawyer who swears by sand. The item mentions Clement Studebaker’s wealth and early start, Franklin J. Moses’s four month sentence for stealing an overcoat, Jerry Simpson’s appearance in society, Miss Ida Hood’s marriage to William Lemons, and a Pittsburgh doctor’s tetanus serum claim.
A man may own a dollar that equals a small fortune if it bears the 1804 date. Few silver dollars were minted that year and only three are known to exist. An 1804 dollar in any collection could fetch about $2,000.
A historical note claims sprinkling fresh salt or clean dirt on a bird’s tail will catch them. It adds a humorous aside that Wil lie Windsor’s sterilized dirt could serve the same purpose when the named ingredients are unavailable.
Using rural free delivery, officials predict newspapers and magazines will, in a relatively short time, nearly eliminate illiteracy by distributing reading material to remote areas.
King Epwarp of England enters several of his horses in the spring handicap and is expected to renewedly spur English turf. A future no litigation stance is noted as Santos Dumont Airship Company and the Macaroni Telegraph Company plan active operations.
In Hamburg the dog tax varies by size with larger dogs paying more. Madison County assesses all dogs equally, with tax set by the assessors for the entire county.
In Carbondale two barbers reportedly advertise that they never speak to customers but always make signs. Observers suggest they may be deaf and dumb.
Telephonic and telegraph marriages have grown recently while divorce remains uncommon. The note contrasts rapid use of remote nuptials with slower adoption of formal separation, reflecting shifting social practices in modern unions.
A Kinmundy bank opens and rural route expands at Belleville. Lebanon gains a telephone exchange while Coreenville reports smallpox. East St. Louis fire losses total 174900 in 1901. Macoupin county issued 311 marriage licenses that year. Chicago plans 1 million dollars of statuary for beautification. Trenton Sun notes 25 new buildings in 1991. St Clair poultry show ends in Belleville after five days. County supervisors and clerks convene in Danville. Keyesport reports deadly horse disease. Sullivan defects electric plant bids amid long local opposition. Christian county land sells at record 11250 per acre. Clinton county towns fund running expenses from saloon licenses, no tax. Hoopeston syndicates 56000 acres in Cuba for 80000. land suited for stock and farming. Mt Carmel and Wabash county clear bonded debt dating from 1870 railroad bonds. Stubblefield, prominent farmer from Central Illinois, dies aged 79 in Bloomington. Duddleston pleads guilty to embezzlement at East St Louis bank. ten-year sentence. Dr David M. Cline chokes to death in Bloomington saloon. former physician turned porter due to alcohol use. Bunker Hill electric line may reach Litchfield, Gillespie, and beyond to Edwardsville. Over 100 smallpox cases found at Lincoln asylum. 1000+ children housed, with many other illnesses. quarantine strict, visitors banned. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised as remedy for rheumatism and pain. Free copies offer with The Cat newspaper.
A man from Alton suggests an electric fan can enhance both heating and cooling. By aiming a fan at a radiator or heater the hot air is driven outward while cold air is circulated in, improving efficiency and maintaining constant warmth or coolness.
New Orleans Picayune argues that diffusion of the negro population into the northern states is the solution to the problem. It forecasts a slow start but eventual large-scale migration, citing census data showing a rising movement and expected spread among white populations in the north.
Census data show the center of population moving westward, with western growth slowing as the region thickens. The era marks rapid educational progress and rising financial prominence, highlighting a thriving American life as new cities emerge and a new wave of prominent citizens rises from homes across the nation.
George P. Perry of Sterling LL claims a furnace technique to cut coal costs by about 40 percent. After the furnace is red hot he covers the coal with ashes and water, forming a mortar like layer six inches thick. The method purportedly keeps the fire for a day, releases heat, and consumes the ashes produced, while releasing nitrogen.
A Colorado man claims a process to treat gold bearing ores cheaply could unlock mines previously untappable, cutting costs by about sixty percent. The Calhoun Times argues such “cheap money” would harm laboring men and urges authorities to arrest the inventor as a public enemy.
A Cleveland Plain Leader cartoon satirizes anti Chinese sentiment. A father scolds his daughter for her suitor, calling him a Chinaman and joking about rigidly enforcing the exclusion act. The exchange highlights xenophobia and immigration policy attitudes of the era.
Calhoun Times notes residents sprang from bed and hurriedly dressed to fight a blaze as men women and children rushed out to confront the fire and protect homes and lives.
Lisbon Center Reporter notes John Mason is raising his house to add a second story, promising a notable improvement. The project reflects local housing growth and Mason's investment in the property.
The old concept of drastic body pills is challenged by Dr Kings New Life Pills which softly stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisons, cleanse the system and relieve constipation and headaches. Only 25c at S Kingston’s drug store. Subscribe now for great value.
An old advertisement urges treating a sick infant with White's Cream Vermifuge for worms and Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs and colds. It notes prices of 25e for the vermifuge and 25 and 50 cents for the syrup at S Kingston's drug store in Kingston.
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