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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1900
Page
2
World's Fairs Promise Great Schooling and Cheap Tuition
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says world fairs are the world’s school and laboring to build the greatest school imagined. Iowa steel wagons flood orders from nearby farms, while Atchison Kansas deems feeding a tramp a misdemeanor and hobos must work two hours per meal. Puzzles about newspapers, tea farming in South Carolina yields 500 pounds per acre whereas China averages 150 pounds, and African soil praised for tea culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Atchison
Kan
South Carolina
China
Tur Interstate Conference Fights Over Miner Operators Session
In Indianapolis a Tur Interstate Conference of the United Mine Workers and coal operators is in session with bitter fights over key questions. Miners urge operators to declare their intentions first, signaling a prolonged meeting. Chicago papers attack the roaming walking advertisements cluttering streets and hindering traffic, urging business leaders to seek alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
United Mine Workers and Coal Operators
Indianapolis
Tar Newspapers
Chicago
Genereral
Sheriff Kuhn Death Triggers Special Election Law Action
The county clerk must call a special election to fill the unexpired term after Sheriff Jacob Kuhn’s death. Until the election, the coroner assumes sheriff duties. A second item condemns printers’ dangers from proposed laws. The Illinois Press Association will respond at its Chicago meeting. Rev Charles M Sheldon will take control of the Topeka Capital on March 13, aiming to run it as Jesus would, a plan met with skepticism and prior rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Kuhn
Illinois Press Association
Chicago
Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
Kan
Jesus
Christ II
Sheldon
Christian Endeavor National Assembly
Werner Company
Akron
Olio
Evolving War Tactics and Disease Eradication Hopes
Charles A. Stowell predicts modern warfare will not be more deadly and cites Civil War casualty figures for Wilderness, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, and Spotsylvania. He envisions sanitary science eradicating filth diseases and curing epidemics, foreseeing life expectancy rising from thirty to over fifty years for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilderness
Chickamauga
Chancellorsville
Spottsylvania
Charles A. Stowell
al. D
Readers urged to submit public opinion letters
The paper invites readers to write opinions on public matters without fear of harassment. It emphasizes ideas over personalities and notes that open communication spreads knowledge, fosters harmony, and promotes consistency and honesty for the good of all mankind.
Public debate on publishing tax lists and aging serum claims
A legislative push may repeal compulsory publication of township assessment lists which cost millions to reveal hidden property. The piece questions taxpayer expense versus unassessed wealth and notes the Metchnikoff serum claim aiding longevity, with Dr Mirey cautioning against early publicity before scientific review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elie Metchnikoff
Paris
Metchnikoff
Mirey
Academy of Medicine
Local papers laud Troy Call expansion and press upgrade
Multiple Illinois papers praise the Troy Call for enlarging to a six column quarto, adding a Campbell cylinder press, and modernizing its offices. They note stronger enterprise, improved make-up, and broader appeal under publisher B W Jarvie, calling Troy a booming town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Call
B W. Jarvie
Mascoutah Herald
Troy
Jarvie
Campbell Roylinder Press
Sparta Argonaut
Vrov
O’ Fallon
Jarvis Ian
Campbell
Cann Vander
Jarvis
Aadwardsville Republican
Troy Cain
B. W. Jarvis
Bunker Hick News
August Flower touted as staple remedy in old catalog
An old advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a universal tonic for digestion and liver regulation. It claims to relieve headaches and general malaise, with sample bottles at Kingston's drug store and a testimonial about Chamberlain's Colic remedy curing a severe cramp case. It ends by noting local printing services via THE CALL office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston’s
Celic
I. IF. Hess
Dickey’s Mountain
Aal
Chamberlin
Kingston
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Tony
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