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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1900
Page
2
The speaker notes Troy aims to hire many more workers as factories open, promising urban growth that will outpace sister cities. He recalls brighter prospects as the century closes and 1900s era improvements surge, highlighting optimism for development ahead.
An old man taught contentment with a story of his feet bare and no money for shoes. He noted that he never complained except when comparing himself to a man who had no feet, which led to gratitude for his own condition.
A Boston note remarks a local girl avoids simple interjections like gee or haw and instead uses a convoluted phrase “Abandon the direct progression into the straight thitherward and diviate by inclinatory dextrogeration into the dextral incidence.” The observation highlights Boston speech quirks and playful linguistic bravado.
The city of Litchfield will oust the system, build a municipal electric lighting plant, and stop wasting public funds on experimental projects. This serves as an object lesson for local consideration.
Boston, after losing to St Louis for fourth place among top U.S. cities, contemplates absorbing nearby towns under the Greater Boston plan to reach a population of 1.5 million and move up to third in rank.
The Virden Record notes the world weighs about 11.913 quadrillion pounds, just a ton or two more than its mass. It ponders the self-estimated size of all people on Earth, suggesting the numbers become unreadable when size counts.
A plan to build residence houses in Troy this fall could sharply expand the city. Developers see a rising market as Jaggers graduates awaken to opportunity, signaling larger growth in population and business. Earlier today a horseless milk wagon collided with a chainless rider by the Citizens' Railway power house, injuring the rider who was left homeless and taken in by a friend.
The city of Troy vows strict enforcement of ordinances to curb dumping, fast driving, nuisances, intoxication in public, and disturbances during gatherings and worship. Saloon keepers become on premises police, with arrest power for disorderly conduct. Penalties range from 3 to 100 dollars per offense, with fines for intoxication, gambling, and disturbing assemblies.
A Chicago Record reflection laments the shrinking time for genuine friendship amid hurried modern life. It argues people rush through life, miss deeper understanding, and reduce letter writing and shared pursuits with friends to a mere term.
An editor describes a mock ritual for lodge members seeking entry to his office. The process involves knocking, a figure called the devil, and a signed persuasion with a ten dollar bill exchanged as a countersign, followed by news of fiscal obligation and a receipt.
Regular correspondent reports on the Paris Exposition opening September 16 with prizes totaling over a half million francs. It details seven horse classes, entries from England and the U S, and notes about Arabian horses and oriental women depicted in exhibits.
The delicate constitution cap safely are Ballard's Horehound Syrup a cute and pleasant remedy for coughs loss of voice and throat and lung troubles. Price 25 and 50 cents at S Kingston's.
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