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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
3
A Bible story follows Isaac and his steward as Philistine pressure blocks wells dug by Abraham. Isaac chooses patience, trusting God's promise, and restores wells rather than fight. Water flows again, peace returns, and Rehóbath is named for abundance granted by faith.
In Pocahontas county West Virginia several large bears were killed after traps tied to their hind feet. One 400 pound bear had killed 11 sheep on N. J. Brown farm before being shot. Delaney killed another bear at Penick Meadows after a dramatic encounter. A dog saved the hunter by grabbing the bear’s hind leg during the fight. Bears are noted as mostly vegetarians with few sheep casualties.
The United States opium commission in the Philippines urges government ownership and operation of all opium traffic as a public monopoly with three years to phase out imports except for medical use. Missionary supporters hail the report as a victory, hoping for strict medical-use limits.
The piece notes that U S wine imports from 1890 to 1904 barely grew from 10 million to 10.324 million dollars, while domestic wine production climbed from 24 million to 38.5 million gallons. It criticizes the growing wine list as civilization advances. It also mentions a submarine detail about tiny guardian mice and their role in detecting gasoline leaks, linking to the A-8 disaster.
The emperor of Abyssinia decorated the Kaiser with the sar of Ethiopia and sent presents while the Morocan emperor offered the Kaiser use of his car and Timbuctoo’s ruler proposed photo exchanges. The piece playfully notes these lighthearted exchanges among rulers.
A statement from Prof Wilder of Cornell rejects claims he said the time would be caralrg when all men would be slain. The denial aims to restore confidence amid wealthy quick-profit operators.
An 18 month old daughter of Jas Rawson near Upper Alton was seriously injured when a mowing machine lacerated her feet as she lay on her back and kicked. The driver did not see her until cries drew attention. A Milwaukee and Saint Paul freight train near Freeport killed three women after striking a buggy. Mrs Laibelle and her daughter Grace died. Miss Gladys Brine perished. Illinois corn crop outlook is strong with prices around 40 to 41 cents a bushel at husking time as farmers contract thousands of bushels.
A six year old girl, Margaret Hunter, was crushed to death under a wagon wheel driven by Victor Boisseau near Edgemont after slipping on earth. In Lincoln, Mrs. John Awe hid cash and a note in a jar in her yard. a thief lifted the lid and took $80. Ahrens died from a skull fracture after an altercation with Alfred Hosher and Henry Ahrens, a longtime Springbay official. Oetkens was shot in the hip by saloonkeeper Philip Schubert in Bethalto after a dispute over whisky, with Schubert to be tried. Elizabeth Aishton, 11, fell at home in Evanston, dying from a fractured skull. Ross Graham, former legislator, struck by a train at Carmi. E. S. Taylor, ex-lawyer, killed by a train in Evanston. Edward Meyer, 28, Glen Carbon, died by his own hand after being told he was suspected of burglary.
A woman freed from years of headaches says the medicine cures the underlying poison in the blood. Dr Williams Pink Pills renew the blood and end headaches, with witnesses from Leander Louisiana touting relief after three boxes. The pills also claim to cure neuralgia sciatica nervous prostration partial paralysis and rheumatism and are sold by all druggists.
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