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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1905
Page
8
The nephoral egg in the United States National Museum is likely the largest egg known, measuring 12 inches long and ten inches wide with a shell nearly a quarter inch thick. It could hold contents of six ostrich eggs or 144 hen eggs, or 30 000 hummingbirds. The piece highlights extraordinary egg size and density.
Rev Dr Shadrack L Bowman of Newark celebrates fifty years in ministry. Four Catnese of Baltimore plan Catholic membership. Rock River conference has 17 Queen Esther circles with potential growth. Durham bishop cites Welsh converts' homes as not mere emotion. Rev Stephen Gladstone in Darrowby England inherits his father’s language. Bishop McLaren was a Pittsburgh newspaper reporter before entering ministry after covering a religious convention.
A brief dialogue shows Mr Blunderalong and Miss Antike greeting warmly amid light banter. The pair exchange compliments about their prior meeting, concluding with the judge noting Blunderalong is fifty percent better than last time.
A Kansas City mother describes lifelong coffee issues causing dizziness, stomach pain, and poor milk supply for her seven month old. She quits coffee, tries tea and cocoa but dairy still fails. Postum Coffee cures her symptoms, increases milk flow, and she and her family switch completely to Postum. The ad touts Postum from Battle Creek Michigan and offers a book titled The Road Moliville.
Illinois readers learn that Mormons bought the old Carthage jail for 4000 dollars, planning a mission church in the building. Other Illinois items report dynamite scare near Deer Grove, a shooting during a doctor visit in Decatur, a chapel fire at Shuttles College, deaths and accidents across Mason county and East St. Louis, and local legal and civic notes from Danville to Peoria.
A memory lesson from John 12 1 14 places Jesus in Bethany six days before Passover at Simon the Leper’s house. Martha serves while Mary anoints Jesus feet with spikenard, a costly act accused as wasteful but defended as love and foresight into his coming suffering. Lazarus, raised from the dead, figures in the surrounding talk as crowds visit and the authorities consider silencing his witness.
War office plans arming artillery with new guns ready within two years and a polite message sent to other powers urging no war in the interim. The column also notes various ads and quips about prices, cures, and self-help products, reflecting era reportage and public notices.
Lieutenant George G. Warren of No. 8 Chemical Washington says the pills helped him lift 600 pounds without back trouble after five to six years of suffering. He confirms no adverse effects since use and recommends the product. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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