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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
3
A historical account claims Japan fights Formosa head hunters, the Serbans, with a charged wire fence spanning the island. It describes tribes scattering to mountains, the electricity stopping ambushes, and Japan seeking unity among tribes to quell the revolt.
A Fijian adheres to a personal creed that bars eating unless seated on a triangle formed by three fish bones, a ritual believed to govern his meals and spiritual practice.
In Corona, Frank Gannon a 31 year old post office clerk and Anna Padron a 21 year old telephone exchange operator wed at St. Leo's church after resisting family insistence they are siblings. Parents had arranged cohabitation with Gannon's widowed mother and Anna's family, yet the couple pursued marriage with their license.
New York imports of diamonds and precious stones push the fiscal year total past 45 million, beating the 1907 record of 43,602,476. Over 95 percent of imports enter via New York harbor as analysts note the surge and a split of rough versus cut stones with two thirds polished in Europe.
Governor Walter Roscoe Stubbs, a seven year political veteran, seeks higher office to replace Senator Charles Curtis. Born poor in Richmond Indiana to Quaker parents, he built wealth as a railroad contractor and gained influence by aggressive campaign tactics including long-distance political calls to farmers.
Cardinal Gibbons, who recently marked his seventy sixth birthday, is a leading church figure in the United States. Born in Baltimore and raised in Ireland, he studied at St Charles College and St Marys Seminary, was ordained in 1861, and rose to bishop in 1863. He became cardinal in 1886 and has written on religious topics while active in charitable work. In a recent interview he denounced divorce as a canker harming society and urged the repeal of criminal divorce laws to protect the home and government.
Miss Florence M Roche daughter of the late James J Roche longtime editor of the Pilot married Read Admiral Henry Walton Guinell the former Yankee admiral of the Japanese navy in Boston The couple now tour Europe Their engagement followed a long friendship fostered by Roche and Guinell in St Augustine and Boston Guinell rose from early service to lieutenant and was chosen by Japan to aid its navy before the Chinese Japanese war He remained in Japanese service as rear admiral advising its naval board for years
John D Rockefeller Jr resigns from Standard Oil and relinquishes large business holdings to oversee his father’s vast fortune. At 33, he is seen as heir to the Rockefeller legacy and plans to back the Rockefeller Foundation. Once a strict Sunday school teacher, his shift signals a public emphasis on faith in action.
Chicago woman writes that after years of trouble with fit inflammation and a proposed operation she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier and became a well woman. She credits the remedy with cures for various female ailments and urges others to seek confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Jerome McWade, a Duluth magnate, spoke of summer trips to a quaint backwoods village. He recounted meeting Old Boucher, the village church janitor, and a lunch with cold lobster served in mayonnaise. Boucher tasted it and advised, Don't choose none.
A professional man wearing a silk hat requests 10 000 letter heads with a striking cut in the upper left corner depicting Patrick Henry and the phrase Give me liberty or give me death in distinct letters. He explains the design is to convey a fitting image for his divorce law practice. The source notes the engraver and Lythe are involved in commissioning.
A quotation notes that Nicaraguans would rather fight than eat, but cautions against assuming courage, suggesting it may reflect poor cooking rather than valor.
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