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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1903
Page
13
A verse about a visit to Grumbletown with a dreary lane and a bridge. The speaker claims Grumbletown is unhappy where children misbehave and adults are hard to please. The piece warns readers never to go, noting perpetual bad weather and dull games.
A vivid account explains how United States mails can track a traveler globally via a vast postal web. From New York to Alaska to Manila and beyond, parcels could accompany a person across continents, with tolls owed for forwarding and examples of long journeys through many nations.
A detailed description of a small effective pile driver for wells and posts. It outlines a frame of four posts with a central guided driver, lifting rope and catch, and lubrication aided movement. The device weighs at least 150 pounds, uses iron rings for weight and a pulley system, and moves on rollers for multiple piles.
The New England Waterworks Journal reports on the biology of Asterionella formosa, a diatom linked to foul tasting water with fishy odor. It forms spores in stagnant reservoir bottoms, germinates in spring and autumn, grows best with light, and is best prevented by storing water in the dark.
The Manchester Ship Canal shows slow profitability with total capital of 76,250,000 and a last six months return of 321,170. Toll paying merchandise reached 1,452,287 tons, up 31,000 tons from 1808, signaling possible revenue growth. A French inventor proposes a 250 passenger submarine boat driven by cable traction to cross the English Channel in about an hour, with a safe ascent option if power fails. In Lodz, police uncovered a socialist Rabotnik journal retreat. six workers were arrested and the issue named the informer, whose body later was found stabbed.
Have Cheap Venison, Venison is only two cents a pound at St. John's, Newfoundland. It is the staple food during the first five months of the year, in which they are isolated, except by cable, from the rest of the world. Two or three thousand caribou are killed every autumn and the flesh is cured or salted down for winter use. In spite of this wholesale slaughter the number of deer on the island shows no diminution.
A playful exchange with Mrs Spickleman and Mrs Wandless recalls the saying about making hay while the sun shines. The humor hinges on a neighbor’s habit of making noise on the front steps at three in the morning as a lighthearted dig at domestic routines.
A boy’s zebra description notes it is like a striped horse and mainly used to illustrate the letter Z. The Two Republics reports Samoan girls wind live snakes around their necks and arms as ornaments for dances, a custom in certain districts.
Mrs A asks about domestic relations while Mrs B notes stability with a servant girl in ten years of service. The exchange appears in Household World reflecting social norms and household management topics of the era.
Admiral Schley, famed 19th century hero, endorses Peruna catarrh remedy after a private suggestion by a friend. The article argues endorsements reflect Peruna’s merit and notes widespread public testimonials from prominent figures, urging readers to request free literature from The Peruna Drug Mfg Co in Columbus Ohio.
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