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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1903
Page
2
The Sparta Argonaut argues that progress comes from local development and foreign capital seeking towns with mills mines factories and shops. It states investing in manufacturing creates jobs boosts trade increases real estate values and enlarges the town. Investors should seek thriving enterprises rather than passive gains.
The new game law, effective last July, requires licenses only for protected game. Rabbit hunting reportedly needs no license at any time. Attorney General Hamlin confirmed the stance, stating that no license is necessary to hunt and kill rabbits in this State.
A scientist warns US coal reserves may run out in 150 years as consumption doubles every 16 years. The piece questions intergenerational worry and cites social issues, including wives supporting their husbands and steam laundry encroachments. The Boston Globe mockingly critiques overeating at lengthy dinners. An injunction against a Chicago firm from paying debts appears as a legal note, with a tip to file early.
A reflective note laments Moses passing without awareness of the later discovered errors. The speaker frames the end as a mercy and hints at broader regrets about unspecified past missteps. The tone is contemplative and elegiac, focusing on restraint and hindsight.
Reported unusually large hickory nut crop boosts local harvest prospects while warnings over coal trust behavior linger. If the trust falters, concerns rise about energy shortages and potential burning of nuts as improvised fuel.
The nation’s capital reports that the extra session will open November 9 to tackle the Cuban reciprocity treaty and the Chinese American treaty, with tariff debates expected. Also covered are disputed House seats, consular reforms, King Menelik gifts, statehood debates, and a rise in military desertion due to post conditions.
It recalls John Wesley and a telling lesson then likens it to Chamberlains Cough Remedy claim that repeated dosage cures colds and grip, prevents pneumonia, and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by S Kingston.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri reports an ugly sore lasting a year healed by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He calls it the best salve on earth and notes it costs 25 cents at S Kingston’s drug store. Rent receipts offered neatly bound ledgers for sale at The Call office.
A Kansas City Star reminiscence contrasts old time country barber shops with mother trims and home cuts with today’s changing world. The piece notes the charm of mothers’ scissors, the fear of cold from the pump, and the shift as women chase bargains and the ever stirring household. It ends with a toast to mothers and their American Beauties.
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