Gala week in school circles and the war’s memory
The column recalls Dewey’s Manila action and Preserved veterans while noting a zeal for the upcoming September term. It mentions Carl Gridley of the cruiser Olympia dead from an injury in Manila, local irrigation, weeds on sidewalks, and public instruction leaders. It cites a 120 foot American fing for Morro Castle, plus reflections on newspaper publishers and mutual support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl, Gridley
Olympia
Dewey
Manila
Speak Well for It to Build a Town
An exhortation urges residents to advertise in papers, patronize local merchants, elect good men, support public enterprises, and maintain a healthy atmosphere. It argues towns rise from the dead when people act honestly, cooperate, and seize opportunities for communal welfare, stressing unity and civic pride.
Home papers shape public opinion in daily reading
A writer notes weekly newspapers reach more readers than their paid circulation suggests since copies are passed along to inmates of less fortunate homes. These home papers stay in households, not skimmed briefly in transit, making them a duty and a key channel for advertisers and opinion shaping.
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Troy
Illnois
Yuk Wreney Cann
Hitness
Robert Kamm
Highland
Wit, P. Early
Edwardsville
Madison County
Maine
Freedom For
Cuba
ANP
Sampson
Santiago
Citizens’ Coal & Mining Co
Ovk
S. M. Inenis
Greenville
United States
Senate
Havanna Harbor
Chicago
Charles A. Crandall
Hopson
Maacdison County
Springfield
Ent of Public Instruction
The
University of Ilinois
Morro Castle
Havana
Bor
Wall Street
Energy
Peo
Ita
Phil. Eckert
WM. Hampe
Tinner
Main Street
Humphreys
WilHai
Agus
Ceipt of
N & Gone
Yrice
Sta
New York
F St
Washington, D. C
Jfelu
Aca
Hesian
Cook
J.H. Stienhans
Geo. Liebler
South End
Ma Rae
Troy Lumber Yard
Busse Bros
Builders Materials
Wedderco
General Merchandise
W. Ply Street
Ss. W. Rawson
Odd Fellows’ Building
Main St
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