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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
6
Representative Frank EB Doremus once edited a small Michigan weekly at seventeen, writing on tariff. His authority drew attention when probate judge halted his paper subscription. A confrontational tramp printer challenged him, and Doremus humorously defended his one minute to eject him.
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, head of the British Antarctic expedition, will remain another year near the south end of the earth after Aurora reports storms forced the vessel back to New Zealand. The threefold mission aimed to traverse the Antarctic meridian, plant the British flag from sea to sea, and conduct meteorology geography geology and geodesy research. The party left England in two sections shortly after the war began and finally set off in January 1915 from South Georgia for Ross Sea toward the South Pole, despite prior unfavorable conditions.
A historical account recalls Senator John W. Kern as a young Kokomo lawyer defending a case over calf ownership. The key witness, a former enslaved man, describes a red calf with white ears and nose, and asserts it belonged to Mr. Jones. The testimony centers on determining which party owned the calf.
Count Nikolaus zu Dohna-Scilodns led the German raider Moewe and its Sea Gull on a months long cruise. The vessel slipped past British forces, mined the English Channel, and operated a raiding zone in the mid Atlantic. It captured or sank fifteen Allied ships, mostly British, returning to Wilhelmshaven with 199 prisoners and 1,000,000 marks in gold from Newport News.
A column offers a mix of healthful desserts and traditional dishes. Bran Pudding Cocoanut Cream Pudding Cottage Cheese Pie Banana Pie Lemon Mincemeat Cheese and Spinach Roll Sour Roast Beef Nut Strips Raisin Bread are described with measurements and methods. A closing morale note urges mastering difficult tasks and pursuing happiness.
The article traces the Zuni origins from the Seven Cities of Cibola to Halona and Itliwawa, detailing their ancient adobe towns, stubborn cultural preservation, and continued independence from outside influence. It highlights Cushing and other scholars, notes complex rituals, clan lineage, and matrilineal house ownership with monogamy and easy divorce shaping social life.
The first successful heavier-than-air flying machine was built by an American pair, the Wright brothers Orville and Wilbur, who achieved the feat along the North Carolina coast on December 17, 1903.
The St Paul Dispatch notes a grand opening where a first comedian asks if the act scored a hit while a second wonders at the audience gazing in open mouths. The exchange highlights a phase where the crowd showed wide-eyed awe and quiet yawns at once.
A testimonial from Evansville Indiana describes relief from year long kidney problems after using Kilmer's Swamp-Root. The writer, a manager at a local business, credits the remedy with enabling more normal activity and bending with less effort. A sample offer and a small booklet are advertised through Kilmer & Co.
A judge sternly offers a choice of days or six dollars in a terse exchange with a prisoner who replies I ll take six dollars asserting he has time on his hands. The fragment suggests a sentencing or fine dispute within a prison context.
An advertisement claims the product is strongly alkaline and cautions constant use can burn the scalp. It recommends cleansing with La Creole Hair Dressing and darkening gray hairs naturally at a price of $1.00.
Aeronautica’s figures based on the 1923 Luneville descent estimate the modern Zeppelin’s high explosive capacity at about 1 ton, refuting a claimed five tons. The 300 mile crossing to the English coast would use about 1.5 tons of fuel, with equilibrium reached by coast arrival as lifting power relies on planes. Explosive bombs weigh 185 pounds and incendiaries about 20 pounds each.
Karl Kellams lay dying of tuberculosis and asked his wife to wear black mourning. Three days before his death she dressed in mourning at his bedside to fulfill his wish. Kellams had recently returned from Phoenix, Arizona seeking relief from illness.
A physician writes of Postum and Grape Nuts as daily blessings and notes coffee was banished from his table. He cites Postum made correctly yields a clear brown color and health benefits. The letter, over ten years old, is supported by another from the doctor endorsing the product and using it at home and in patients' homes. Postum offers two forms, Postum Cereal and instant Postum, priced 16c to 60c, both claimed to be delicious and cost effective.
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