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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1904
Page
2
The town clock of Tlàlpam,セット up in 1657, ran from the cathedral to the town hall for centuries. After 250 years of use and signs of senile degeneration repairs failed, and the clock will likely be sent to a Mexico City museum to display the oldest continuous timepiece in the Americas.
A Tit-Bits note explains a historic practice of salting newborns in Europe and Asia. Armenians in Russia salt the entire skin for hours before washing. An Asia Minor mountain tribe salts for 24 hours. Modern Greeks and some Germans also use salt at birth to guard health and fend off evil spirits.
A single pawnbroking establishment near Covent Garden holds a unique license allowing 48 hour special contracts to lend money on garden and other produce. Fruits flowers and vegetables arriving late can be pledged, then redeemed or sold by the broker the next morning.
A witty dialog notes a newsroom wife’s woes as a paper man brings home bundles from far away, spilling astonishing bargains from stores across the country, in a quip attributed to the N Y Weekly.
The article notes the lantern fly of Brazil as the largest luminous insect. It grows to about three inches long with a six inch wingspan. By day it displays rich colors and by night it shines with rose and silver white luminescence.
Fragmentary report notes British government to place tablets on historic Indian buildings. Four sites tied to early Christian eras highlighted. Text references explorers and soldiers as torchbearers, with pricing lines showing weekly rates.
Washington reporting on President Roosevelt’s week of public appearances. He unveils a Frederick the Great statue, addresses Catholics at a church dedication, introduces Wagner at Lafayette Square Theatre, and backs religious tolerance. A new Actors’ Church Alliance forms as debates over church and stage roles continue amid plans for a national museum and expanded federal buildings.
The piece argues advertising behaves like compounding interest, with the spend considered a capital outlay and the resulting goodwill as value. It claims returns depend on skill in placement and that effective ads yield profits comparable to interest earned on investment, urging advertisers to use our columns to reach audiences.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for nervousness dizziness stomach upsets and general system distress. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver purify blood and relieve aches with quick, thorough effect. Priced at 50 cents with a money back guarantee by S. Kingston, druggist.
A testimonial from P. O. True of Texas claims his wife was cured of a five year paralysis in her arm after using Ballard Snow Liniment. He also cites success on old sores frostbites and skin eruptions. Package priced at 1.00 pounds.
A shift to warmer conditions ends the long snow mantle as days warm. Protracted meetings continue in the community, shaping upcoming events and gatherings.
Rev Thatcher and Rev Hamilton helped by E W Goldsmith attempted to form a literary society for Troy's youth. Donoho and Brooke milling firm aided. Cowles Lang of Troy sent fifty hogs to Allen's Stock Yards St Louis at eight dollars per hundred. average weight 350 pounds. best shipment of the season. Lawson also shipped 225 to 250 head in the same period.
Beall, Mississippi reports his wife showed consumption symptoms last fall. After trying other treatments she used Dr King’s New Discovery, improved and was cured after four bottles. Drugstore guarantee by S Kingston. Price 50 cents to 1 dollar, trial bottles free.
Blunders cost money and even life but Dr. King’s New Life Pills promise relief for dyspepsia dizziness headache liver and bowel troubles. Gentle yet thorough at 25 cents from S Kingston’s drug store. Hollister’s Tea now tablet form 35 cents from S Kingston.
The Cape Times reports a municipal by law authorizing yellow painting of natives bicycles amid rising thefts by Kaffirs in Pretoria.
A Memphis News quip recalls a brief courtship miscue where a caller learns the woman he praised as the light of his life was unexpectedly unavailable when he next tried to reach her.
A humorous dialogue from the Chicago Journal features two students discussing bias and favoritism in writing and earnings, with one noting their guardian signs all their checks. The exchange hints at personal influence shaping literary preference and financial control.
In the Philadelphia Press snippet Tess boasts she is a very good listener while Jess comments she is a fluent listener who loves to hear herself talk.
A brief note lists twenty eight lemon varieties cultivated in Italy and France, highlighting the broad diversity of citrus grown in these European regions. The source mentions lemons in both countries with a numeric detail of twenty eight varieties.
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