21 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1900
Page
1
The Pocahontas Press debuts in new clothes with a greatly improved appearance and strong encouragement for the paper’s future. Troy notes five German legal systems and praises community effort as local progress continues with more improvements this year than in the previous five.
A French law allows women to wear men's trousers with a yearly ten dollar tax. In the United States many women wear trousers while the husband bears expenses. The completion of the St Louis Troy and Eastern line to North Hickory and its extension to eastern points is vital for Troy and its citizens, and active effort is needed to achieve it.
The writer argues that perfecting air ships will increase citizen anxiety during flights to St Louis, as people will constantly fear when where and how they will land seeking safer travel.
The saying that every field of labor is more fertile than one’s own misleads workers and communities. Caution urges men of means to rethink investment in cultivation of confidence to lift towns from decline and improve conditions.
The piece argues religion remains essential in China and urges applying its methods domestically. It notes the belief that religious influence is strong, suggesting lessons for urban and rural communities to impact people and national life.
A fragmentary report notes talk of erasing a Mongrel race through mass casualty routes amid wartime rhetoric. It mentions allied forces counting the sands of the sea and estimates a daily death rate for the Chinese people of 100,000, implying 4,000 days would be needed.
BELLEVILLE notes a man named David Wilderman who in youth fell into debt, left to unknown parts, and twenty years later returned to settle debts of about $12,000 earned from farming and stockraising in Missouri. This unusual case is urged to be recorded for posterity. The Call and St. Louis Post-Dispatch are cited regarding coverage of the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition tower.
A writer in Success argues that life success grows with firm belief in oneself and persistent effort. Iron will turns mere muscle into great power, lifting Napoleon, Farragut, Dewey, Nelson, and Grant to triumphs. without confidence, a person is at the mercy of chance and surroundings.
A playful and pointed juvenile essay mocks editors and newspapers, calling editors unreliable, occasionally comic, and lacking piety. It jokes about editors in heaven, schooling, and the editor’s modest finances, including a father’s unpaid subscription.
The piece argues national character depends on each person’s conduct. It urges citizens to avoid private injustice, oppose oppression, shun clique culture, and refrain from spreading scandal. It calls for personal reform to support public reforms and true brotherhood in ordinary interactions.
The Newtown Mentor offers quirky guidance about handling visitors and news at home. It jokes that for a baby or a friend arriving you should send in the item or notice, and that marriages should be celebrated with cake, while business gains should be handed in with both money and the item.
A call to action urges backing a favorable turn in affairs with decisive momentum. The speaker emphasizes unity and proactive effort to seize the moment and shape outcomes.
Our Paris sum mer correspondent compares the Paris Exposition of 1900 with 1893 and with Chicago. The White City ideal yields less harmony here though the architecture is more colorful and varied. Pebble walks and clouds of dust mar visits, while German and Russian exhibits lead among Europe's nations. Transportation is moved outside, French government displays are sparse, and Paris municipal and art pavilions stand out for sculpture and painting amid a broad international display. Amusements are criticized for risks to dignity amid concession-hunter pressure.
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