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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
3
C Hayden of Albert Lea Minnesota reports severe back weakness and pain, then quick improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He notes restored kidney function and no return of trouble. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A renowned criminal lawyer steps in to defend a camera fiend in a police court. The judge plans a three month workhouse sentence, remarking the man is known for taking cameras rather than pictures. The lawyer objects, noting cameras are what he takes, not pictures.
At a township primary Martin, who is hard of hearing, nominated Mr. Brown for justice of the peace. Brown declined with thanks and nominated Martin. Martin, mishearing, praised Brown and moved that nominations be closed and he be elected by acclamation.
A humorous exchange features Mamma urging patience with life’s clouds while Little Bess asks why God cannot turn them inside out. The dialogue lightly explores optimism and curiosity through a playful back and forth.
An Oregon man recounts 25 years of stomach trouble tied to coffee. After switching to Postum on December 2, 1902, his health rapidly improved, with pain and sickness fading and appetite returning. He endorses Postum, notes he can drink freely, and cites endorsements from local banks and merchants in Grant’s Pass.
In the sixth entry of the In Cloud and Pillar series the High Way and Byway preacher recounts the Hebrew people’s desert journey. Exodus 17 1 7 provides the setting as they seek water at Rephidim. The piece stresses faith and reliance on divine provision amid hardship.
Sermonette tying the Rock of Rephidim to Christ, illustrating the blessing, method of blessing, and unlikely source of help. It compares the rock smitten for water to the gospel’s life giving, refreshing, abundant, and enduring nature, urging belief in the Christ.
Moses leads the elders to the rock at Horeb where God parts the stone and streams of water flow forth to quench the people's thirst. The scene, watched by the pillar of fire, deepens Moses’s realization that God is in their midst and abundantly provides.
Missions inspector Kriebe notes ten societies active in East Indies evangelism, eight Dutch and two German. Rhenish Society leads with over half the results, 126 stations, 176 missionaries, 537 schools, and 131,215 baptisms. Amboina hosts about 80,000 Christians from 267,000 population with 10 Dutch missionaries and 100 native helpers. Leidekker began Malay Bible translation in 1686 and died 1701. Van der Vorn completed and government-published it.
President Roosevelt, in a letter to Acting Secretary Oliver, praises the Army for remarkable marksmanship progress of enlisted men. He notes prewar limits by volunteers, but after reorganization and renewed effort the average is higher than at the war's start, with records cited for 1993.
The last will of John Dudley Meng, capital list resident of Chico, filed for probate in Oroville, values the estate around $60,000. His only son Charles Anderson Meng is to receive $30 monthly for five years, after which the trust may expire if he reforms. otherwise the allowance continues.
The records show counts for expert riflemen, sharpshooters, and marksmen across three years. Army totals rise from 58 expert riflemen, 49 sharpshooters and 500 marksmen to 264, 1,439 and 2,484 in the next year, then 596, 3,371 and 3,436 last year.
Catherine Hampton, a young woman from Abingdon, Washington County, walked over 300 miles to Richmond arriving dusty and sunburned. She began May 1 traveling country roads seeking an audience with Governor Swanson, believing him the greatest man. Secretary Ben Owens did not plan to join the visit.
A biographical sketch chronicles Lydia E. Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts from a Quaker family. It details her early teaching career, marriage to Isaae Pinkham, and family illness leading to her herbal remedies. It highlights the creation of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, its home production, gradual public adoption, and the role of her sons and daughter in building a nationwide enterprise. This record notes her death before its peak yet emphasizes the enduring medical correspondence and the ongoing work led by her daughter-in-law and later Mrs Pinkham.
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