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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
2
A March 8 1902 report notes Illinois Congressman Smith proposing to vigorously press enactment of his penny postage bill. It mocks New Jersey spring trust steel springs and government efforts to reform an Indian man’s appearance. It also mentions two bunke steerers extracting gold from goldfish and cites daily evidence of fools and their money.
The writer praises Prince Henry as a refined gentleman and urges a kind reception in the United States. He cautions against overdoing it, calling such excess imperialism and noting that Americans rejected imperial power in 1776.
A writer argues for tabloid style journalism as a more efficient, compact form of news than the large circus-poster metropolis dailies. The piece critiques current formats and suggests a smaller, tabloid approach could better sustain readers with concise information.
The speaker asserts Filipinos are becoming civilized in the American sense, already tackling tariff questions and the gold standard versus silver. He expresses the nation’s best wishes for the Philippines as they confront these economic tribulations.
The article argues that the popularity of world novels and epoch making plays reveals a danger beyond diet. It notes that the mind can be debauched as surely as the stomach by indiscriminate consumption of sensational literature.
Before adjourning the Pan American Congress adopted resolutions aiming to hold within a year at Rio de Janeiro a Fluvial Conference to study linking the Amazon Orinoco and La Plata river basins. There is already a natural connection between two source streams of the Amazon and Orinoco.
A man sends American magazines to a friend in Europe and tears off advertising pages to reduce postage. The friend advises withholding the reading matter and keeping the most interesting part, a move seen as a sharp jab at magazine editors and a clever fault in the publishing practice.
The German Emperor, once accused of madness, has shown shrewdness and kindness. He allied with the Sultan of Turkey, securing the Bagdad-Bosphorus railway concession that England might have contested. A private yacht and Prince Henry's visit boosted German U S goodwill.
Illinois Day will be observed Tuesday at the Charleston Exposition. Mt Verneons fire department now operates with horse drawn units. Virden reports a Saturday fire damaging property valued at $20000. A Graffmann Creamery will be built at Addieville by Graffmann Creamery Co of St Louis. Joseph M Grout prominent Springfield attorney died last week. Charleston's rural free delivery covers 148% miles with 3110 population across six routes. A town clock costing 955 will be installed in Taylorville's Christian County courthouse.
A cautioned piece urges shoppers to deal only with established local merchants, warns that nine of ten traveling sellers aim to swindle buyers, and advises verifying reputation before purchasing land, stock, or goods. Read the item to yourself to avoid being fleeced.
A Greenville Sun note reports a new candidate card reading C. F. White with J. V. Dixon’s Hardware, claiming “Candidate for business Builders Hardware my specialty.” It credits White for an original ad idea and praises originality in advertising.
Two men on the South Side discuss why eggs fell seven cents in New York. The answer cites Germany sending its henney. The ad promotes Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a remedy for piles, priced 50c per bottle and 25c per tube, and notes the Weekly Call subscription at $1.00 per year.
Our Washington letter notes Prince Henry of Prussia's 1902 visit to the capital with reception at the White House Capitol and Senate. It covers banquets, a humorous stein gift incident, and his schedule including Mount Vernon Annapolis and New York, plus Senate maneuvers on South Carolina expulsion and tariff debates.
Complaint grows over bucket shops in small towns where farmers gamble on imaginary wheat and shares. Farmers and stockmen are lured into futures dealing, then financially crippled. These shops often have only hypothetical market ties, run by sharpers who fail to keep up the city game. The practice harms farmer prosperity and should be licensed out of existence.
The annoyance and disgust caused by barbaric outbreaks at the opera house threaten attendance. If current trends continue, the stage may be invaded by those disregarding ladies. Enthusiasm should be restricted to appropriate venues. Arizona is urged to host tests of vocal strength.
Advert reads Cham berlain's Cough Remedy for grip and pneumonia prevention with claims of universal recovery. White's Cream Vermifuge advertised to remove worms and restore cheerfulness. Ballard's Snow Liniment promoted for pains and sores. Rex cigar advertised as king of all 5 centers made in Troy.
Advertisement notes Dr King's New Life Pills promise constant activity for the liver and body, claiming relief from torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. It urges readers to try the product for 25c at S Kingston's and mentions Herbine at 50c.
A reader from Morganton Tenn describes a severe head sores case treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve, claiming complete cure. The ad promotes the salve as a guaranteed treatment for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples ulcers and piles, available for 25 cents at S Kingston's. It also offers Ballard's Horehound Syrup for cough relief priced at 25 or 50 cents, at the same store.
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