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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1904
Page
3
The Japanese special diet adjourned after approving most of the cabinet finance program. Tax receipts were trimmed from 34,000,900 to 31,000,000 annually. Banks may issue savings prize debentures totaling 15,000,000 yearly under a lottery scheme. Customs tariffs and tobacco monopoly also changed with six month effective dates. compensation to manufacturers set at two times three year sales.
Fire broke out on Wednesday in the Quincy mine in the upper peninsula. The day shift found the 560 foot No 7 shaft level filled with smoke. A prompt firefight saved the shaft timbering, preventing potentially enormous losses.
The heavy shaft of the Ferris wheel, weighing 78 tons and 33 feet long, was raised 150 feet in an hour and a half with five hoisting engines and 28 hawsers. The shaft moved along a grease track on the wheel pedestal without incident.
Taylorville Illinois March 31 Mrs Jacob Dearinger of Taylorville claims the distinction of having more living descendants than any other person in Illinois Sixteen children have been born to her and all are living She has 77 grandchildren 171 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren a total of 271 descendants Mrs Dearinger is in good health and action despite her 88 years
Chicago March 31. Doctor Dewing a self described preacher, admits buying mileage preacher rates and selling to railroad brokers to aid the poor. He says all funds went to Chicago slum relief despite the crime claims, and investigators expect a small fine after company complaints.
Cleveland March 31 additional letters commend the proposition to endow a chair of political science at Western Reserve University in Cleveland to bear the name of the late Senator Hanna. James J Hill Senator Fairbanks of Indiana Senator Allison of Iowa and author George W Cable send messages. Hill says the proposition is commendable and to hear further after a definite plan is formed.
Fire started on the eighth floor of the Cooper Building in Denver on Wednesday. Firefighters flooded the floor to extinguish the blaze, causing water damage. The Colorado & Southern railroad suffered the heaviest loss as its main offices occupied most of the eighth floor.
Pensacola Florida reports the arrival of Newport and Castine marking the largest peacetime fleet ever assembled. The armada totals over 250 vessels with seven battleships five cruisers seven gunboats three monitors and other support ships. The battleship Alabama set a new world record for rapid and accurate firing across all gun classes.
In Terre Haute Indiana on Wednesday coal operators and miners held a joint convention. They appointed a scale committee to consider miners demands and adjourned until Friday morning for the committee to report. There is no sign of a prolonged dispute.
St Joseph Missouri March 31 Maj John L Bittinger is said to be dangerously sick at a hospital in this city where he has been several weeks A surgical operation was performed upon him ten days ago
A Sunday school lesson reviews Jesus inquiry about his identity. Peter confesses Christ, and Jesus warns disciples that the Son of Man must suffer, be killed, and rise after three days. Peter rebukes, Jesus rebukes satanic temptation, then calls followers to deny self take up the cross and follow him. The teaching contrasts worldly gain with spiritual salvation.
A string of quirky quips from periodicals recount playful exchanges. The Cheerful Idiot jokes about a tender yearned butcher and a lamb while other items note humorous society vignettes. A Atlantic coast quest for a wealthy husband ends with a shabby Union.
A Chicago Post snippet depicts a city cousin showing a country relative around and being met with a sharp reply about local knowledge and farming. The exchange highlights social tensions between urban and rural perspectives in a brief dialogue.
A historical ad-like passage extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as a superior treatment for itching eczema scalp psoriasis and milk crust among infants and adults. It cites dramatic testimony from the Kennebec Journal and promises strong evidence supporting the claims.
An advertisement style notice from the John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts a white stiff oat with heavy ears and high yield. It promises a sample if readers mail 100 stamps, cites 1903 state yields of 250 to 310 bushels per acre, and includes marginal quotes, travel tickets, and cure and proverb snippets from various sources.
Mrs Alma A Jackson of Traverse City Michigan credits Dovons Kidney Pills with ending twenty years of backache mis ery and urinary trouble After seven boxes she reports weight loss better sleep improved circulation and relief from kidney pain The ad offers a free trial by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and notes price 50 cents per box
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