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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1903
Page
2
An 1903 look at rural progress cites better roads, extending trolley lines, and rising use of electric railways as shaping country life. It notes freight on rural lines, growing telephone access, rural free mail delivery, electric lights, waterworks, and fire protection spreading to towns, aiming to curb urban migration.
The Cincinnati boy Arthur Ewald earns success by pluck and perseverance as showcased by the St. Louis Chronicle editorial tribute. The world favors those who show grit and do not wait for boosts, praising his steady effort and resolve.
Arthur Ewald, lacking a high school diploma, pursued law while working for a railroad and an life insurance office. He studied at the Y.M.C.A. and faced a Supreme Court Commission test on high school subjects, scoring 92 percent. The commission recommended admission to the Ohio Bar examination, seen as a triumph of perseverance and ambition.
A fourteen-year-old boy, son of a poor widow in Carmi, cannot work to earn clothing and books needed for school due to last Assembly acts. He seeks work at a stave factory but is refused without age and school certificates. The Democrat notes ill-advised laws curb both labor and compulsory schooling, predicting truancy pressure on the boy and a test of the law’s majesty.
An essay extols judicious advertising as a lifelong, tireless promoter for business. It notes a proposed law to oust officials who break election promises would purify politics from village trustee to senator. It claims there is no known want that want ads cannot fill.
Washington dispatch notes an extra session of the Fifty-eighth Congress on the eve of a presidential election. Roosevelt maintains unity with labor, Gorman and Hearst pursue strong bids, while party leaders forecast contests over tariff, money, and policy. Speculation swirls on vice presidential picks and the 1904 nomination, with Fairbanks, Hanna, and Gorman figures debated amid labor disputes.
An old quotation attributes John Wesley with telling his wife the same truth repeatedly. It is used to illustrate why Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is repeatedly recommended for colds and grip and said to counter pneumonia tendencies while being pleasant and safe to take. Sold by S. Kingston.
From The Weekly oniied dated Thursday October 3 187. Obituaries note William M Gonterman died on the 10th at 64 and Doretha Wipprecht died on the 4th at 64. Local couple Harry Padon and Emma Peterman wed at the bride’s mother’s home. A shooting affray occurred between Levi Spindler and Charles Craven with both shot but unharmed. Dr George H Dewey of Marine visited Troy. citizens reorganized Troy Gesangvereine with Elias Burk as president and A Klein as vice president. Dr S Gylerrill of Moberly Mo visited.
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