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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
2
An editorial urges gratitude for Troy and its people as the year ends. It notes prosperity, municipal improvement like electric lighting, rising housing and industry, and a hopeful outlook for the next year driven by progress and competition. Citizens are urged to seek further gains while being thankful for present blessings.
The piece cites Dr Walter Kemper of Milwaukee and Dr Charles Denison of Denver advocating legal death for incurables to protect society. Kemper imagines a future where a governing board would authorize euthanasia, including microcephalic infants, while acknowledging caution about implementation and danger from sole judgment.
Fragmentary OCR shows a shift among medical men toward a favorable view of the proposition, signaling possible broad support. The wording suggests a changing opinion trend, though specifics are unclear in the readable text.
A sermon of the day urges readers to get busy and act rather than merely hear. It extols the value of initiative, work, and progress in modern life, warning idleness harms advancement while encouraging community improvement and helpful civic engagement.
A Vermillion county farmer touts visiting his farm for a fine hog while commentators urge judicious advertising. Madison circuit court appoints W M Warnock master in chancery for two years with a 40000 bond. November Ladies Home Journal endorses health optimism as remedy. Shelbyville suggests locating a city park now rather than later.
Thanksgiving musings praise Troy and gratitude for opportunities while noting Belleville city treasury has only three dollars and six cents left. St. Louis Republic questions President Roosevelts stance on bang tailed carriage horses due to concerns over family use.
The piece urges Trojans to start the year with firm resolve to improve Troy. It warns against meddling in others affairs, labeling such busy bodies as unwanted in any community, and hints at moral law extending into spiritual concerns.
A local newspaper describes a campaign effort against rag time music as a crusade, using the term coon hunt to characterize the offensive action. The piece notes community opposition and calls for restraint in public action while framing the issue as a cultural clash.
The report covers a new $25,000 opera house planned for Arcola, mining board meetings in Springfield, and agricultural yields in Clay County. It notes Effingham county’s plan to plant orchard trees on the poor farm grounds, various local fires and thefts, road and rail incidents, and notable deaths, elopements, and land sales. Community concerns include Decatur’s vice crackdown and a mayoral chase, while several counties report crop and health issues. Governor Yates announces rewards and mine inspection appointments, with a comptroller shortfall noted in Chicago.
From Coopersville Michigan reports a pleasant tasting liquid Dr Kings New Discovery that helps a bad cough and ensures a good night’s rest before retiring It is claimed to cure the cough too Mrs S Himel burger cites three generations of use for consumption and coughs Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1 00 at S Kingston’s Trial bottles free
Editor H N Lester of Syracuse Kan says two years of trials failed to cure eczema on his hands until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. The salve is described as best for eruptions and skin diseases and is priced at 25 cents at S Kingstones.
County notes report the Big Four Railroad has let a contract for a new depot at East Alton costing 5000 dollars. Edwardsville Water Company has cut water to public fountains for winter. Clair Moorman, Edwardsville native, has left for Cuba to take a government post. Alton saloon keeper Louis F. Stiritz fined 25 dollars and costs for local ordinance violation with two Alton ministers filing information.
Captain Antoine Neustadt a Collinsville resident is killed when struck by an electric car near Edgemont. Eyewitnesses say the crash was unavoidable and impaired hearing may have contributed. He leaves three sons and a daughter and will be buried in Collinsville with Hon John B Hay delivering the funeral oration.
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