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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
2
The passage blends trivia about Spain’s sunshine with jokes about Kentucky moonshine and a Pittsburgh barroom incident. A wife shoots her husband during a playful hatchet episode, and the woman turns herself in, prompting commentary on mercy versus trial.
A number of ladies in St Joseph Missouri armed with scythes and sickles cut weeds along a city street for two blocks after nightfall. They had repeatedly asked the city to do the work but it was not done. Similar weed growth is evident on streets in Troy awaiting action.
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post remarks that a boy who wants to do things must not just be present when events occur but must drive them. Thought yields ideas, and a good idea has market value. Honest work earns salary, but honest work plus good ideas earns business interest.
TuHE Collinsville Hustler urges establishing a city court in Collinsville an Edwardsville Democrat backed plan argues it would attract jurors and benefit taxpayers claiming Highland Granite City and Edwardsville should follow suit while warning of profits and costs if city courts expand.
The nationwide coal strike remains unsettled as President Roosevelt met late last night with operators and miners at the White House. Both sides refused arbitration, signaling no early settlement while winter and coal shortages loom. Roosevelt urged immediate resumption of production without delay, appealing to patriotism and public needs.
Newsy notes from Sept 25 1902 detail President Roosevelt’s return to Washington and his need for rest after a leg wound, with Mrs Roosevelt arriving from Oyster Bay. The piece discusses tariff reform ideas, a possible nonpartisan tariff commission, and hints of a future commerce department. It recounts Arthur's earlier tariff commission and potential extra sessions, and cites Shaw on reciprocity while noting opposition to Kasson treaties and new Panamanian canal negotiations hampered by Colombia’s constitutional limits and Spooner amendments.
The Acre area in northern Bolivia has long been disputed with Brazil. Bolivia recently leased land to an Anglo American syndicate, provoking Brazil to threaten to sever diplomatic ties unless the contract is recorded. The region, rich in rubber, lies between Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru along the Beni river base. Indigenous groups are described as wary of outsiders, with some tribes employing darts and spears against intruders.
C R Smith of Smith House in Tenaha Texas praises Ballard's Snow Liniment, saying it relieves rheumatism and pains in the throat and chest. The remedy is sold at S Kingston's drug store for 25c 50c and 1.00.
A Washington policy issue highlights how the treasury restricts outward bundles while the Capitol enforces tight bag controls to prevent bombs. The practice intensified during the Sherman repeal debate and Spanish War era, with limited camera access later.
An article describes Chinese commerce with weight and measure. It notes shop signs inside verses, bargaining practices, and currencies like copper tael and sycee silver. It explains customer self measurement, servant helpers for purses, and the fastening penny before a bargain is binding.
The British Cotton Growing Association with Joseph Chamberlain promotes upper Egypt for cotton. Maj Count Gleichen told Manchester meeting that Nile bank experiments yield cotton equal to the world’s best. Fifteen million irrigated acres exist, labor is scarce due to dervish depopulation, but the Suakim Berber railroad completion may solve it and provide export outlet.
Davis Ky druggist C T Smith says Dr King s New Discovery is the fastest selling article in his store. He claims it cures consumption coughs and colds and has saved throat and lung diseases when other remedies failed. Mothers trust it and physicians prescribe it with refunds guaranteed. Trial bottles free regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
The Racket advertises watches and clocks from 85c to 5.50 with 12 pieces including dish pan wash basin and a 10 qt bucket plus a coffee pot. Glassware souvenir cups for gifts and fleece lined clothing and underwear for children. School supplies games and other items also featured.
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