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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
2
The piece notes Rev Wicks almanac as the finest yet and a library addition. It argues town progress depends on citizen enterprise, urges good works forward, mentions ripe turkeys, and politics heating up with a boastful greeting tour by candidates.
A mid winter Los Angeles Zeies issue spanning 80 pages extols California advantages and praises modern journalism.
Records compare football and prizefighting injuries while noting Troy's sparse law enforcement. The city lacks a regular police force and disturbances are rare, with limited need for constant protection. The piece argues public institutions tolerate football but frown on brutal sports, praising Troy’s calm conditions.
Tris declared that steamship lines will not offer reduced fares to the Paris Exposition next year due to a shortage of steamers. The announcement likely disappoints many who, hoping for inexpensive travel, had planned trips to the event.
The annual tax rate reaches 70c per hundred as county finances feel the strain from the Alton city court drawing on funds. A $600 shortfall to cover the county mine inspector’s salary is blamed for the higher levy, creating public concern over the debt and budgeting.
Edwardsville plans a fourth newspaper to evenly share political papers in the city. It will advocate republican principles and be led by Albert Plog and H A Durer, former Intelligencer employees. Reports claimed the Democrat was leased and would change politics, but that deal collapsed. A new outfit was bought and a fresh office to be opened.
The article argues railroads charge Uncle Samuel far more for mail transport than for merchandise, while some claim post office funding shortfalls stem from publishers abusing second class privileges. It urges focusing on transport costs to ease shortages and critiques reformers blaming publishers.
The county mine inspector office adds a second salary for the same work done by the state inspector. Taxpayers fund both, while coal operators pay inspection fees. The piece advocates dissolving the county post and notes union labels in county printing. It urges voter action and criticizes union patronage and education within unions.
The article argues that all commerce should move to a strict cash basis, benefiting buyers and sellers by enabling lower cash prices. It questions feasibility in some towns and cites crime in St Louis after dark, noting reduced electric lighting and increased street robbery risks as a consequence of lax controls. It compares typical credit dependents like post offices and railroads, asserting credit should be avoided where possible.
Old soldiers aged 65 or more qualify for a pension under the June 27 1899 law without proof of disability. The minimum is $6 per month, while those aged 75 and over receive $12 per month, the highest under the act.
The Greenville Advocate laments costly street maintenance with annual rework. It notes streets are mud in spring and dusty or icy the rest of the year, burdening riders and households. Paving is urged as a long term economy.
A satirical piece mocks human limits comparing a man to animals and insects, noting his proportions and abilities would surpass various feats if only his growth or speed matched those creatures, concluding that man is not the whole thing.
The Union Station in St. Louis is described as the world’s finest passenger station with a nearly 7 million dollar cost. It spans about twelve acres and includes a terminal, power plant, and hotel named Terminal. The front runs 606 feet from Eighteenth to Twentieth streets. The grand hall and golden arch are notable features. The station serves 8320 daily trains from twenty four railroads reaching every state.
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