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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1915
Page
3
A Native Indian writer reports to an English newspaper on the delicacies British Indian troops favor at the front. Ghee, areca nut, betel, and Indian tobacco are highlighted with notes on ghee’s preparation and its strong aroma.
A brief fragment notes an idea for a magazine poem and a commenter urging to save it not for a magazine poem. The exchange emphasizes restraint and the value of ideas without forcing publication.
An earnest letter tells how a young woman who failed to finish school due to nervousness and hysteria found health and strength by eating Grape-Nuts. After trying various medicines she experienced rest, better sleep, and fewer headaches, resumed studies, and later ran a happy home, crediting Grape-Nuts with lasting improvement.
The lesson recalls Samuel mourning Saul but obeying God's call to anoint David as king. It notes Samuel’s cautious steps, God guiding the process, and the humble shepherd boy chosen despite appearances. David, about fifteen, is described as comely and strong, with potential revealed only after careful discernment and sacrifice.
False reports about Canadian lands aim to mislead for profit. Saskatchewan and Alberta have taxes on uncultivated lands held by non residents, seeking to remedy depopulated districts. Government calls for cooperation to cultivate vacant lands, aided by high grain prices and Western Canada’s land value.
A short piece notes how the right advertising builds a friendly impression and promotes business. It cites a grocer who ran a slogan promising wins, a boy and a girl, and urges readers to support him, illustrating advertising’s persuasive role.
Advertisement claims Cuticura Soap cleanses and purifies and Cuticura Ointment soothes and heals scalp. Daily use and occasional applications are said to promote hair growth. Free samples by mail with a Book offer via Cuticura Dept XY Boston.
Beribble Milon received ten dollars for Paradise Lost as Bibble What a cinch remarks on the literary exchange in a terse note.
A lighthearted column notes common forgetfulness from small slips to missed appointments. It reflects on human error with humorous anecdotes and practical tips to reduce everyday blunders. The piece celebrates imperfect memory as a shared quirk rather than a flaw.
A sleepy passenger rode a Broadway car twice and asked to be awakened at Eighty-first Street. The conductor failed to wake him the first trip, letting him reach Eighty-third Street before rising. The next evening the man woke at Seventy-ninth, then learned he owed two blocks for yesterday.
Mr J M Sinclair of Olivehill Tennessee trusted four years of back strain and kidney trouble to doctors who said diabetes and heart issues followed. He found relief after using Dodds Kidney Pills and credits them with his recovery along with Diamond Dinner Pills for constipation. Dodds Kidney Pills are 50 cents a box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets are 50 cents a box.
The excerpt centers on Ethel Charlie and Jack as they contend for love, with Blanche seeking a choice. Ethel claims neutrality while tensions flare as hearts are entangled and rival affections approach a breaking point.
Examine every bottle of Castoria carefully for the signature of Castoria in use for over 30 years. Children cry for Vietcher's Castoria.
The remark catalogs a profligate son of wealthy parents with cynical humor. The speaker laments that the son falls short of any admirable throw-back to his hod carrying ancestors, underscoring social expectations and disappointment.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder as used by both German and Allied troops at the Front. It states the product rests feet relieves corns bunions hot swollen feet and pain aiding walking. Sold everywhere 25e. Ad copy urges immediate purchase and warns against substitutes.
A remark praising noiseless soup as the peak of invention stirs interest among readers. The witty line attributes a future breakthrough to silent culinary progress and prompts reflections on innovation and practicality.
An old style ad touts a urine eye remedy from Free. urine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago. It promotes a marine directed remedy labeled as a generic health product for Hod Rod oak and watery pad granulated wrelida with unclear claims.
A proverb style item notes that a gentle reply can calm anger except when the source of wrath is a creditor. It frames debt pressure as a sharp test of restraint and diplomacy in financial disputes.
In a humorous imaginings, Columbus faces a crew urging him to discover or return home. Dawn reveals Liberty, skyscrapers, and Broadway as he declares plans to organize an eco-America-First movement, inviting supporters to join by contributing.
A traveler left a bell hop 15 cents. The hop noted that a war tax adds one cent to all tips of fifteen cents or more. This reflects the wartime levy affecting gratuities.
A terse exchange recalls a local barber handling talk about a man named Hilon who had a rough day yesterday. The victim deflects questions, and a joke about shaving him punctuates the scene.
Aphorism noting that women grow to admire men more after seeing them, while men squander money before earning it. The quote contrasts perception and financial behavior between genders.
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