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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
2
In this discussion, the newspaper patronage question is explored through vivid sketches of reader behavior. It contrasts paying customers, casual debtors, non subscribers who borrow, and families receiving multiple copies, ending with a caution about the varying impact on publishers and the broader business.
Franklin Ferrer Jr of Ansonia Connecticut began work in his father’s foundry at four dollars a week as a tool sharpener. The son of a millionaire tool manufacturer says wealth is no excuse for idleness and that he will work from the bottom up to learn the craft.
A newspaper editorial urges youths to learn a trade before directing others. It cites Franklin Ferrell and J. J. Hill as examples of hands on mastery driving success. The piece also notes a heavy holiday trade approaching and predicts a heated election season with eleven states voting next Tuesday including a marquee New York mayoralty race.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that total exports of gold since January 1 stand at 32,475,720 dollars, a figure presented without attribution to the editorial we. The report emphasizes the recorded total and its implications for trade.
The year 1903 in Troy saw unprecedented building improvements, eclipsing all prior records and signaling a wave of progress throughout the town. Citizens cheer the rapid growth and the rise of a more modern community.
Neway notes from Washington report President Roosevelt calls an extra session of the Fifty-eighth Congress to begin November 9 to advance the Cuba reciprocity treaty. The piece discusses Senate and House party balance, Speaker Cannon’s leadership changes, and Hepburn’s plan to weaken the Speaker’s power, alongside reactions to the Alverstone boundary award and Roosevelt’s new tennis court and drying yard at the White House.
A Chicago man extols kindness over real estate deeds, urging sympathy and a helping hand. He notes many value a kind word as much as aid, and offers a civic慰 cheers. He also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, claiming it cures colds and prevents pneumonia, sold by S. Kingston.
Mrs W W K Haviland of Armond New York recalls an almost fatal bout of whooping cough and bronchitis that was cured by Dr Kings New Discovery after other remedies failed. A niece with advanced consumption also recovered. The ad touts the medicine as unbeatable for throat and lung diseases with 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles and free trial bottles. Rex cigars promoted.
A historical note recalls events from twenty five years ago in Troy with church repairs and several mass meetings by the Greenback party at the Presbyterian church. Speakers included Dr Spaulding Col Moberly Col Underwood and Ward of St Louis. Also recorded is the marriage of Miss Sarah Clark to Mr R Watson Jarvis and the wedding of Frederick W Stienhans to Minnie Struckhoff at Lutheran church with Rev Kleppisch officiating.
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