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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1914
Page
2
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The article outlines Good Friday as the commemorating of Jesus crucifixion observed on the last Friday before Easter. It notes common beliefs about potato planting, mentions cross buns as a traditional food, and explains Easter as a movable feast tied to the lunar calendar with the Nice council's 325 decree setting the date as the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21.
A columnist reflects on dress as a barrier to churchgoing and the idea of church uniforms. It notes women’s sensitivity to attire, gender changes in rights, and voter trends toward wet or dry outcomes in Madison County. The piece also mentions a New Jersey man fined for swearing at his wife and hints at debates over Bible revision to fit modern beliefs.
A damaged clipping mentions a town named Litchfield and an elusive tale of turning something high priced by a quick move. The readable text is garbled, offering fragments rather than a clear event or names.
A vigorous defense of evolution and individual achievement over inherited privilege. The author condemns claims of blue blood, arguing true superiority comes from brains and effort, not lineage. He mocks aristocratic boasts and extols personal growth, vitality, and self-made status.
Washington reports the Wilson administration may establish a centralized Conservation Commission to decide all conservation policy. It notes potential government control of floods, Newlands bill referral, and Crosser streetcar ownership prospects. Alaska railroad route decisions loom as Wilson studies maps in his bedroom.
A witty critique decries railway time tables as torture devices that confound travelers. It mocks readers who struggle to decipher weekday vs Sunday schedules and ridicules the idea that such timetables offer any real pleasure, noting deciphering clues like Bee Wallinzterd Jct and 9:15 a.m. as daily trials.
A Madison County political appeal urges replacing the current government with a new commission or form of government. Five businessmen are proposed to run county affairs, promising a 25 percent saving and more value for funds spent. The piece warns taxpayers to act now to defend themselves against rising costs.
The Vandalia Democrat notes its first feast featuring greens made from dandelion wild beef wild lettuce and sour dock. When cooked with bacon they make mighty fine eatin. Some dislike them, claiming they lack knowledge of a woody thing.
The Edwardaville Intelligencer notes fifteen distinct irrigation methods listed in the late agricultural reports, excluding those used in the prohibition district. A stray line quips a local girl’s heartbreak may reflect overimagined sorrows rather than real events.
A collage of humorous rhymes and fashion notes from an old paper. It includes playful quips about habits, eggs prices, and a brief “Week in History” with dates from 1828 to 1866, plus tips on fashion, housekeeping, and embroidery techniques.
The annual Nijni Novgorod fair runs July to September and serves as the chief exchange for East and West trading. Buyers from Asia and Europe visit as bells of all sizes are sold, from light samples to enormous weights, with twenty million sterling in value traded yearly.
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease best treated internally not by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure, a prescription from a leading physician, purports to cleanse the blood and mucous linings. The ad promotes testimonials, price five cents, and notes sales by Druggists along with Gallic's Family Pills for constipation.
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