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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
2
Editorial urges residents to respect others feelings and adopt progressive practices. It cautions that restraint and courtesy in small matters pave the way for larger improvements, urging imitation of successful towns and steady personal stewardship.
The Tit Cat offer to new and old subscribers interests farmers and those growing crops in garden or orchard. Many have availed themselves of the opportunity and many more will. Full particulars appear elsewhere in this issue.
Party men predict McKining and Bryan win with ease while Populists and others forecast gains to slow competing tides. Census data settles a Chicago versus St. Louis ranking dispute as New York leads with 3,437,202 people and Chicago follows at 1,698,575 with other major cities listed.
A sandstone block carved as an open roller-top desk sits in a Nebraska City cemetery. On it are bound paper bundles, inkstands, pens, pencils, a blotter and other office equipment, as if an insurance agent’s office were preserved. The feature seems fanciful, possibly foreseeing a future use, though no insurance business would survive the hereafter.
United States Senator Lindsay presents a nuanced view of success in Success magazine, arguing wealth alone does not define achievement. True success lies in excellence in one's profession, public service, and advancing the common good. He contrasts wealth with genius, noting wealth can mislead while genuine success involves duty, character, and benefiting others.
The Madison County celebration at Edwardsville celebrated a century of growth from barren forests to bustling cities. It highlighted durable progress in industry education and religion, showcasing a diverse people and peaceful community spirit across the county’s fourth-day observances.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton argues that capable country girls should go to the city or pursue any chosen profession. She asserts equal rights for women to select life work, guided by inner impulse, not external control.
A commentary urges advertisers to seize today to prevent tomorrow’s dullness. It argues that one day of advertising creates future business and that active advertising benefits the whole town. Those who know how to advertise need not lack customers for long.
Our Paris correspondent describes Cook's excursion wagons daily traversing boulevards. A thousand English tourists travel in orderly discipline, awaiting stops at the Madeleine Elysee and Arc de Triomphe. The piece contrasts English stoicism and ugliness with Parisian uproar and heat, noting the tourists’ practical attire and isolation aboard the wagon. The wedding couple among them reflects quiet moment amid bustle.
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