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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
2
A busy column mixes election talk, weather quips, and Palm Sunday notice. It notes upcoming township votes, defends honest ballots, warns of looming electric infrastructure, praises good public officers, mocks costly newspaper ads, and quotes a comic company manager on agents.
The Cross Timbers Citizen editor notes evidence of an honest election next Tuesday and the April 16 municipal vote. He adds that office seekers should remember that offices hunt the men, while praising small towns where neighbors support one another and lend aid in trouble.
The Item notes a local quip about cats’ hides used on patients’ lungs to ease pneumonia inflammation. It adds a farcical call for a public philanthropist to reveal that dog hides could benefit some disease, promising communities would bless him and supply the dogs.
The Trenton Sun emphasizes that every item in newspaper production must be paid for promptly in cash. Readership should not exploit free access or credit, as a paper worthy of attention is worth paying for, akin to paying a tailor for clothing.
The Jonesboro city clerk records show annual lights income of 1251.50 and expenses of 2160.00. If owned by an individual at 36.667 per lamp for 22 lamps, profit could reach 558.167, with city revenue over 1500 and expenses not exceeding prior year. Arc lights cost 380 yearly, promising about 1200 profit. consumer lighting remains competitive with Southern Illinois towns.
The piece argues kissing may be dangerous due to invisible bacteria but praises its value. It notes that disease germs can be harmful if present and questions how vitality counters bacteria. It endorses kissing as soothing for children and a source of happiness over excessive medical intervention.
At the University of Illinois the Illinois Corn Growers Association announced fifteen candidates passed the corn judge examination. Eleven were farm crops students, earning one year certificates good for twelve months, with life certificates possible after three consecutive passes.
A compact meditation on leadership and success. Great figures in war law business and politics are defined by their ability to detect the key turning points within complex situations. Not all who rise are successful, and not all who succeed are great, yet each may find worth in striving.
Condensed telegrams report a Buffalo head proposed for a new national ten dollar note. Other items note Ben Davis apples selling in London at 210 per barrel, a boy 11 stealing a tug in New York harbor, Carnegie linked to New York mayoral race, a divorce suit by Mrs. Foss, Camden police outfits, Depew niece wedding sale price, De Wett fatigue, a 79 year old groom and 77 year old bride in Kentucky, a Jersey City Philadelphia rail line, Johnson contract, a New York woman claim against a railroad magnate, Rev Elijah Kellogg’s death, and a large 105 locomotive order by B and O ordered engines worth over 1.3 million dollars.
A Sunday Post survey suggests many proposed sites for the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1903. The writer argues East St. Louis offers superior access, noting the Eads Bridge toll would be avoided by Eastern and European visitors. The piece endorses East St. Louis as the fair location.
The Bunker Hill News cites Herrin Alabama residents seeking an editor for a local paper. They require the editor to be peaceful, truthful, discreet, morally upright, supportive of all, critical of none, and to refrain from city governance. They urge fitting kindness for deceased residents and connect Herrin with Heaven.
The Interior Department cautions old veterans about a booming Oklahoma industry offering a “Free Home” for $20. Some veterans have fallen for it while others seek guidance, saving $19.98 by avoiding the bait.
The city election will be a free-for-all, yet Highland cannot afford to place any but her best citizens in the city council. The best of talent is none too good for the town. The affairs of the city should be conducted with the same care and economy as in the conduct of the best regulated private business.
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