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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1906
Page
6
A Saturday essay defines dullness as resistance to new ideas and narrow living. It contrasts self-satisfied, simple people with the alert, critical mind, arguing true simplicity disentangles spirit from convention and values lively exchange over tradition. It notes dull individuals may seem happier yet lack vivid perception and open conversation.
A Success Magazine summary notes that the first forty years build the foundation for wisdom later in life. It cites examples like Lincoln and Grant to show late blooming success. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report highlights UK meat imports from the United States, recalling roast beef imagery tied to prairie history and Yankee cattle supervision.
In Memphis, rumors of Hebrew slave uprisings grow. Citizens fear Pharaonic anger as workers report Hebrews clearing stubble rather than revolting. Akhoris and Mykerinus discuss covert plots to influence Pharaoh through Kephren.
Jahziel leads Hebrew officials to Pharaoh to plead, but Akhoris reveals his fearsome influence. The king accuses the Hebrews of idleness, decrees no straw, orders continued brick work, and the tale of their plight spreads as Akhoris watches.
In New York Justice Greenbaum hears James William Stanley seek to modify a 1900 divorce decree for his wife Sarah Taylor Stanley. Stanley claims he intended to marry his college friend’s sister but learned the wife was the friend’s mother. He met his future wife in 1893 at Cooper Institute and says the marriage occurred February 14, 1894, two days after turning 21.
London statistics on the Church of England voluntary offerings for the year ended Easter 1906 show totals over five million pounds with 2,290,247 for general purposes. Major allocations include 772,000 for foreign missions, 654,000 for home missions, 504,000 for philanthropic work, and 230,000 for education and aid to clergy and orphans.
At the annual Moravian missions meeting in London the report cites a membership reclaimed from heathenism totaling 100,870, an increase of 1,500 in the past year. It notes that income shortfall forces abandonment of work in Tibet and other fields unless funds are raised.
Medical writers and teachers endorse Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for chronic stomach and bile duct issues, catarrhal diseases, and bronchial throat lung illnesses. The formula features Black Cherrybark Golden Seal Bloodroot and other roots, glycerine base, and no alcohol, with endorsements from Bartholow Hare Ellingwood King Scudder and others. A free booklet of extracts from authorities is offered and mail address provided in Buffalo New York.
A New York wife, awake in distress, recounts a dream seen in Broad Way. She walks to a warehouse where a placard advertises Husbands for Sale with prices as low as ten cents per bunch. Dozens of men are shown “done up in bunches” as a startling vision.
A Tenn. mother reports her daughter had running sores on feet and limbs that cleared in six weeks after using Cuticura Remedies, preferring them over a physician. The letter from Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmount Walden's Ridge cites cost and distance to a doctor and notes no recurrence since treatment in October 1905.
A Chicago Chronicle quote derides advocates of euthanasia and death abolition by proposing dividing them into teams and letting them fight in a football style, framing the banter as a sensational two-sided punitive sport.
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube, alleges local applications fail, and promises a cure only via constitutional remedies. It claims catarrh as a common cause, offers $100 for an incurable case, and invites readers to request a circulator and treats from Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
May-Misa Bhone of Chicago previously showed little interest in singing in the choir. Now she displays strong eagerness, as noted by Eva Yes, after recently having her teeth brightened with gold.
A mother reports a child choking after swallowing a small item. A visitor urges mercy and asks the child to cough it up. The pin was a diamond gift used as a toy. The scene unfolds with concern and a call for quick relief.
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