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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
3
A fragment notes copyright 1905 by the author with a brief reference to Scripture Authority from Joshua chapter 2. The text appears as an archival note, offering little context beyond authorship and biblical citation.
Sermonette highlights Rahab as an example of faith transforming a sinner and uniting her with God. It notes Paul and James confirm works as evidence of faith, Rahab’s brave sheltering of spies, and her ultimate rise to honor as the mother of Boaz and an ancestor of David and Jesus.
A hesitant narrator recalls letting down a scarlet rope at night to aid two Hebrews escape, hoping it will secure safety downriver and pledge her own deliverance as she gazes toward the mountains. The moment captures fear, risk, and a quiet act of defiance in the darkness.
Divers in clear tropical waters observe fish of different colors fleeing in distinct directions. Each fish seeks shelter within the surrounding submarine growths that share its own color. The note hints at advertising innovations and recalls a London author’s controversial death aid for a novel screening.
A dialect fragment features Uncle Eben declaring a man could carry more than six bits worth of time and value, set in Washington. The line captures rural speech and humor, illustrating local color and cultural voice in a brief quotation.
Rahab the harlot believes in the Hebrew God after hiding two spies in Jericho. She sends for her family and urges them to take shelter under the scarlet cord in her window, hoping the pledge of mercy from the God of Israel will spare them.
Heavy eyebrows near the eyes and massing by the nose indicate a violent temper and overbearing manner. Thin brows rising from the eye denote an inquiring nature and conceit. Uneven thickness signals good thinking powers.
A New Jersey high school principal accused of hugging and kissing his female pupils resigned to take a more congenial position, as quoted by the Chicago Journal. The remark questions where such a position could be found.
Immense grasshopper. largest insect, found in the Karoo desert of South Africa. It boasts a ten inch wing span. Also notes a Country Cemetery with the remark that the only persons buried there are those living in the parish. Sourire
The greatest praise for Defiance Starch is its price and performance. Each package holds one-third more starch than competing brands for the same money, and buyers report complete satisfaction, fueling extraordinary sales.
Card playing has become a teaching focus in fashionable girls boarding schools. The article notes that laundry starches, especially common pastes, hide fabric beauty and wear. proposes De fiance Starch as stronger and usable in thinner coats to preserve appearance and quality.
A traveling drummer receives a telegram about another son while away on business. The cook, unable to read, delays sending the news. When the drummer finally reads the message he fears treachery, but learns his wife is already improving and decides not to fire the cook.
In Kansas City an Oklahoma uncle touring the city with steers hears a riveting machine hammering from a top floor of a steel skyscraper. He gawks at the noise, exclaiming curiosity while Charley guides him past the scene. A quoted remark from the Kansas City Star adds local color to the anecdote.
Mme Bernhardt and Signora Duse detest being alone on journeys. Caruso the tenor shares this temperament and always travels with a companion who arranges trips, counsel, and handles responsibilities for the artist.
An elegantly dressed woman hurries for a cab in the street. The driver, upon learning her destination, refuses the fare claiming jealousy as the motive. He jokes his wife would skin him if she knew she was going to a house on his street. The scene is described in II Mondo Amoristico.
An overworked Ohio physician describes chronic fatigue indigestion and heart palpitations after years of two jobs. He credits Grape-Nuts with rapid, lasting improvement and notes the pamphlet The Road to Wellville included with Postum Co. product samples.
Instructions describe engraving a design on an eggshell by coating with melted tallow or thick oil, dipping in strong vinegar, and letting the vinegar dissolve the unprotected shell to leave a relief image. The method emphasizes that areas covered by tallow resist the acid while exposed parts wear away.
A Lowell man invited a dozen friends to his sixtieth birthday and informed them with wordplay taped in two lines: Bawled, September 3, 1546. Bald, September 3, 1906. The Philadelphia Press noted the humorous timing.
A witty quotation on drinking from Figaro notes the speaker's self or identity shifts after brandy. The speaker admits losing count as the logic loops from one state to another, humorously explaining morning alcohol consumption as a chain reaction of altered selves.
A fragment discusses a bullet fired by an a8 charge reaching 1700 feet per second initial velocity and notes that in dry weather it would travel no more than 1300 feet through motature or motive terms.
A writer notes a woman can no longer wear a sailor hat as she grows older, reflecting on aging and style in a succinct social observation. The remark underscores how fashion markers signal time passing and personal change.
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