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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
2
An analysis contrasts Has-been towns and Izzer communities, arguing progress favors current, up-to-date approaches. It cites Troy’s recent shift from the Has-been to the Izzer stage, urging residents to unite for ongoing advancement and asking readers if they are an Izzer.
The report notes a surge in divorce cases sparked by in-law conflicts, with fully two thirds of filings attributed to hostile mother in law relationships. The piece highlights innuendo and social tension surrounding marital breakdown and the role of extended family.
A Chicago editorial notes a surge in divorce suits and personal crisis reports since January, blaming mothers in law for family discord. It cites 457 suits and 47 crisis cases across seventeen midwestern states, with 32 daughter deaths by self harm. It links many marriages to newly combined households in Ohio Indiana Illinois Kansas and Missouri.
A Chicago Record-Herald critique argues Americans are the most profane people on earth with frequent oaths in everyday speech. It contrasts Japanese restraint with Western languages, calling profanity a vile habit and urging an end to it.
The Taylorville Breeze and several other papers err in reporting the sparrow bounty law. The notice states the law was repealed, noting the repeal bill passed the house but not the senate, and directs readers to page 93 of the 1901 session laws for the truth.
A pensive editor muses that love can cause treble vision and skewed views of partners. The piece declines confirmation of the quail protection claim, stating the game law was amended but the original quail protection remains in force from December 20th to November 1st.
The Delaware House of Representatives passed unanimously a bill to punish kidnapping of a child with death or life imprisonment. The article frames the move as a harsh response, likening legislators to ancient rulers who favor severe penalties for both minor and major crimes.
The Illinois building at the Buffalo Exposition will be dedicated on Tuesday July 2. Colonel John D G Oglesby private secretary of Gov Yates will represent the state at the ceremony as the governor cannot attend due to pressing duties of his office.
Five Boston men plan to travel west to marry Indian brides and acquire lands as a civilizing effort through bean farming among the tribes. The Illinois State Fair, billed as the greatest on earth, runs at Springfield from September 30 to August 8 annually, with The Call priced at fifty-two issues for one dollar.
The Coffeen coal miners are still out on strike. Nineteen smallpox cases were reported at Olney last week and smallpox appeared at Vandalia. Trenton gains a soda water factory. William A. Martin, sole survivor of the John Brown conviction jury, lives in Virginia. Congressman Fred J. Kern will speak at Tammany Hall on the Fourth of July in New York. A tornado hit Lincoln causing thousands in damage with no deaths. Kenwick Pollock of Monmouth dies from blood poisoning after a hand cut opening fruit. John Jackson, 108, jailed at Murphysboro for assault with a deadly weapon. survives War of 1812. William R. Crosby wins London trap shooting world title. trophy $500. Murphysboro enforces garbage cleanups. violators to be prosecuted. Paris prohibits sidewalk and public place spitting amid opposition. Irishtown farmer Rufus R. Potts dies under a crushed head injury from a logging accident. Illinois Bridge Co of Jacksonville will move to Litchfield. second Jacksonville manufacturer loss in two months. Carlyle saloon compromise with Ada Berry bars liquor to habitual drunkards and enforces order.
The piece extols friendship as divine and essential for happiness guiding life beyond selfishness. It notes sorrow eases when shared and joys increase, urges childhood lessons to nurture beauty in friendship, and warns envy damages genuine connections. It concludes a real friend is rare and should be treasured.
A stern editorial urges readers not to rely on editors to settle grievances. It stresses taking personal responsibility, naming the writer, and paying for space, warning that those with axes to grind often darken editors’ doors to exploit them.
William Rosser Cobbe reflects on the Fourth of July as a living teaching day. He links the Declaration of Independence to past struggles and future growth, noting America’s rise from 3 million to 80 million and the need to preserve liberty for unborn generations.
An archaic call to arms urges readiness for conflict. The poem-like line urges loading flintlock, filling powder, heating fuse, and packing arnica for Wille, signaling a forthcoming confrontation and heightened alert in a world context.
Mr. Carmel Republican Senator Austin Jones owns a bird dog famed for fetching from water. To impress a friend he tossed a fifty-cent piece, the dog dived and returned a two-pound catfish and thirty-five cents in change, tying a curious anecdote to local politics.
Geo E Cary editor of the Guide Washington Va recounts a severe ankle sprain. After failed medicines he used Chamberlains Pain Balm and achieved swift relief and complete cure. Sold by S Kingston.
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