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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1898
Page
2
A column of editorial musings and notices in Troy touching on moral improvement, self reflection, and civic duties. It notes President McKinley receiving LL.D. honors in Chicago, new pension check cashing by postmasters, weather forecasting, and U S control of Puerto Rico. It urges voting on November 8 and October 10 alderman elections, with admonitions on proper social conduct and intruding into others’ affairs.
Marine correspondent in Edwardsville Republican discusses a likely northern end point for the M and O line from Sparta. The piece notes potential financial saving by bypassing East St Louis and hints at regional booster sentiment. It also includes a satirical column on quiet news weeks and a Booker T. Washington quote urging focus on home life and farming.
The In teller reports the John A. Prickett & Son's bank failure as one of the era’s most notable collapses. Creditors have received only 20 percent, despite assurances of full payment. The piece reflects on the bank’s long closure and creditors’ growing hopelessness. Also noted is Ladies' Home Journal’s fifteenth birthday and Edward Bok’s retrospective on fifteen years of mistakes and rising circulation to 850,000 across many countries.
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