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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
8
Quote reflecting on knowledge as a poor commodity and the idea that truths not translated into actions are dead. President Woodrow Wilson emphasizes practical application over bare thought.
A collection of dated kitchen instructions for Peach Sherbet and a Novel Sponge Cake plus grilled chicken with mushrooms and bacon toast, cucumber with brown sauce, raspberry jam cake, and a closing quote on beauty and reform by Ellen Richards. Includes method details, ingredients, and baking steps typical of a historic domestic column.
Directions for preparing digestible gruels for patients with care needs. Includes Cracker Gruel Mix, Indian Meal Gruel, and Oatmeal Gruel with specific ratios, cooking times, and serving tips. Emphasizes thorough cooking, slow consumption, and using milk only after softening starch.
Britain's annual output of jewelry and plated goods exceeds 43 million dollars. A reflection on book titles notes how physiognomy in titles mirrors what a reader can expect, much like judging faces.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt notes a dark secret connected with a son’s college career and a failure on the day of a major baseball game with bases loaded. It emphasizes no moral turpitude involved and frames the incident as a cautionary, public matter.
A London notice on St Martin's Street south of Leicester Square advertises Newton House for sale. The building, once home to Isaac Newton for 17 years, now houses business premises. A famed anecdote recalls Newton delaying dinner until a servant served a boiled fowl and he quipped about forgetting his own meal.
A London tale recalls Nicholas Hart who slept in St. Bartholomew's hospital and planned to sleep at the Cock and Bottle in Little Britain. Addison’s Spectator notes Hart’s yearly August cycle of drowsiness and waking, with descriptions of snoring stretches and small beer on the eleventh day.
A ragged urchin taunts a glass sign hoisted to the pool of the London Opera House as it breaks under a snapped chain. The 35,000 sign bore Mile. Polaire and was to be illuminated for her portrait but shattered on the pavement.
Two letters from women in Warren Indiana and Esmond Rhode Island recount relief from female health issues after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One describes relief from regularity, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, while the other notes renewed energy from bearing down pains and insomnia. Both commend its health benefits and urge others to try the remedy.
Dallas Lore Sharp reports a female fox on a Hing ham estate killed by poisoned meat after raids on poultry. Workers found a den with a litter dead at the mouth of the burrow, apparently revived by the mother with morsels placed at their noses. The fox left the area soon after.
In the care of baby's skin and hair Cuticura Soap is a mother's favorite. It is praised for purity and fragrance with gentle emollients to ease irritation and redness. Used with Cuticura Ointment it treats eczema and infantile eruptions, and the pair is marketed worldwide with free samples offer.
A suffragette in the Colony club’s smelk ing room calls the English heavy handed and recalls Mrs Pankhurst’s Woodstock lecture. She notes a farmer chairman’s remark praising Mrs Gladstone as "the grand old woman" as a misguided compliment.
A fragment discusses LEWIS' Single Binder and silk industry in Italy. It claims many workers prefer binder products and notes Italy employs about 660000 in silkworm rearing. The text includes quirky asides about Mrs Flatbush-Well and humorous remarks on upbringing.
The snippet shows scattered lines about wedlock, eye cures by Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil, and a joke exchange on paper money and travel. Names appear in small type, with first names and brief phrases, suggesting a column or classified fragment rather than a full article. The tone resembles a reader’s humor page or ad shreds.
City Attorney Daniel W. Hoan recalls a humorous old Milwaukee ad offering 25 cents for fountain pen drip prevention. A man sent a quarter and was told simply not to put any ink in the pen. The anecdote illustrates a blunt solution to the nuisance.
The old lover storms the engagement break, Grace Cheever refuses a kiss, and a mountain goat, hearing a pun about mountain ears, dies by leaping from a cliff as they gaze over purple distances.
A customer fell on the first floor stairs in Topham's emporium amid busy trade. The shopwalker rushed over and asked if the leg was broken, then corrected himself shouting to Miss Davia and directing the third counter to assist.
A lengthy shopper spends four hours in a department store visiting every section and irritating many salespeople without buying. A salesman asks if she is shopping, and she confirms with a quip about taking an inventory before fading away.
George Keough located the long dormant Cinnabar mine seven miles from Mina after a search of over thirty years. Assays showed high quicksilver content and a rush started to Hawthorne's district. Explorer New Boston, once a thriving camp, today offers new clues with two petrified trees noted near the mound.
The Abernathy brothers Tempe age nine and Louis visit Indianapolis on motorcycles en route to New York. They invite a newspaper man to attend church with them after expressing their own churchgoing habit. The host admits long neglect of regular services and joins them.
A district nurse sent Mary a supply of fuel food and clothing. She visited days later to find the family warm comfortable and happy. The mother thanked her and prayed that the Lord bless her and grant a warm place after death.
The dialogue centers on playful thrift and timing as two speakers debate enjoying a party. One insists on a corking good time while the other counters with an uncorking alternative, highlighting lighthearted banter about event mood and celebration.
A quirky mix of social quips and anecdotes features Peters with a clear head and a light glare, Baker-Puffer about beliefs, and Hamilton defending shining. A newlywed seeks money for clothes while John questions needs, and a Milwaukee attorney recalls travel woes and client matters. Cards show everyday humor and small domestic frictions.
Norman Hapgood urged action in a New York political address, saying now is the time to pitch in and achieve. He reminded listeners that the present is the future from which they hoped much.
In a light exchange Mollie asks Lonehead what sparked the dispute. Charlie replies the argument was over the size of his head, and Mollie jokes that it was indeed the bone of contention.
Grace highlights a bargain ethic while a shopper recalls paying 150 for a coat and notes another similar coat priced at 10, illustrating a contrast in perceived value and discount expectations. The exchange centers on comparing prices and negotiating value.
A brief quip notes how dollar diplomacy is seen as borrowing from a reluctant lender. The remark implies some people never learn and a clever child avoids saying foolish things. Local tone emphasizes quick wit and the lesson that cleverness can prevent trouble.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tasteless quinine iron tonic. It claims to strengthen the system against heat, malaria, chills, fever, debility, loss of appetite, and fatigue. It markets benefits for nursing mothers and pale children and promises to purify the blood and arouse liver action.
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