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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
8
At a New York horse show an attendant challenged a vivacious young woman's dog for barking loudly during announcements. She denied disturbance and claimed it was the tan-bork causing the commotion, soothing the scene with a smile.
Otterbein resident R M Fleenor writes of 26 years with kidney and bladder trouble that worsened until he could not work. After using two boxes he claims to be sound and well and recommends Dodd's Kidney Pills. He invites readers to write for the booklet and other free material.
A brief exchange portrays a lawyer noting a youth’s inherited fortune and desire to avoid appearing boastful. The dialogue hints at social pressure and future expectations without detailing a specific event or characters.
A Circleville Ohio mother recalls a case where her young daughter suffered intense itching and burning from scalp sores that spread to the body. After trying several remedies, she reports Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief after the second application, and the child recovered.
The study explores Joshua 2 11 14 20 and Joshua 4 5 detailing two memorials and the Ark as type of Christ. It contrasts disbelief with obedience leading to victory at Jericho, noting the trumpet priests and faithful spies including Rehab and her household saved by faith and obedience.
Tommy, newcomer to the country, fished a creek with Luks the hired man. He came back late, empty-handed, claiming they had bites and pulled three fish high but they were small and could not be held.
Reports from Gladstone and Portage Plains in Manitoba describe a record wheat crop average around 30 bushels per acre with exceptional individual yields. Farmers like Nash Elgert and J Wishart reached 61 and 49 1 2 bushels per acre respectively, while several others reported 40 to 64 bushels per acre on various plots. Progress across Marquette Binscarth Dauphin and surrounding areas notes favorable weather, no notable damage, and widespread cutting, harvesting, and threshing under ideal conditions.
Dr. Ed Willis secretary of the city civil service commission recalls an umbrella saga. A patient borrowed it then a visitor asked for it during rain. The umbrella bears W. S. J. initials while his are S. M. Db. The man asserts it was left in his office a year earlier.
The overly helpful Jack Podger, famed for offering free services from clock repairs to wall papering, is roused at night by a neighbor seeking his aid to calm a very cross baby who laughs at his feminine voice in a humorous, old timey anecdote.
New York sociologist Frederic H Robinson defending The Guilty Man play rejects rumors of pornographic content. He warns audience members who seek scandal will be disappointed, likening them to a fat man in a library.
A vintage ad urges car owners to overhaul vehicles now replacing worn parts and repaint bodies. It cites three reasons including better service and spare-time readiness, notes the Maxwell Motor Company practice, and claims 122,000 owners stood without parts, keeping cars idle.
A garbled passage discusses a woman as “only a good cigar” and questions what causes women to smoke. The fragment includes stray phrases about pantatella and a looming remark on perception, with no clear event, names, or dates to anchor.
A dialogue notes that elections decide who holds office and who will be forced out, framing the current vote as a test of leadership and removal. It contrasts power retention with the risk of dismissal in a tense political moment.
Yale president Arthur T. Hadley remarks on youth as modest, while a New Haven tea crowd shares sharp quips. A youth retorts on knowing nothing, a staged exchange parodies gender roles and social norms, ending with a wry note on marriage.
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