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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1905
Page
2
A brief notices section notes a telephone related item scheduled for Saturday April 15 1905. The fragment indicates local telecommunication activity unclear specifics. No additional names places or numbers are readable.
A study of Hawaii’s forests notes two main types. Coastal woods are Algaroba or mesquite, introduced in 1837 by Father Bachelot, with about 50 900 acres spread across islands from the original tree. Mountain forests are tropical, lacking temperate trees like oaks or pines, featuring lehua koa mamane and kukui.
Sunset Magazine recounts how the native Cherokee called the bird Qo coo coo and how Pilgrim fathers misheard the call as Turk turk, giving rise to the name turkey. It notes the Cherokee term reflects the birds’ musical notes by river beaches.
In the eastern Central African forests, Mr R Meinertz Hagen has killed specimens of a new wild swine species dubbed the forest hog. It resembles the wart hog but with a less grotesque skull and teeth arrangement, and it is more heavily clothed in black hair. Sir H M Stanley had heard of it but never saw specimens.
A Norwegian practice places a bucket of water near horses during hay feeding. The writer notes horses sip water between mouthfuls, moistening mouths as they eat dry fodder. He observes that a broken-winded horse is scarcely ever seen in Norway.
A humorous exchange about unpredictable May weather ends with the men feeling warmer, noting that snow is possible but not certain. The scene captures the mood in the neighborhood as spring lingers with fluctuating temperatures.
A London Chron icls report notes the Putham borough council has erected a building from bricks made from waste products and plans a dust destructor to consume waste. It claims to be the first building of this kind and the first example of bricks manufactured from refuse. Bring your job work to THE CALL.
In Springfield Illinois on April 11 the General Assembly faces a heated week with second and third readings. Tensions rise between lawmakers and organized labor over convict labor and related bills. The draft measures include changes to the convict labor law and a shot firers bill, with parties forecasting battles in both chambers.
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