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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
3
The article reflects on New Year customs from ancient Rome to modern times, praising forgiveness and new beginnings while warning against unmet hopes. It celebrates humanity’s growing mastery over life, public service, and global openness, framing 1910 as a year of expanded competence and accountable leadership.
A humorous piece extols New Year resolutions with mocked grandiosity. It mockingly compares progress to aviation and lampoons common vows for both women and men, offering tongue in cheek examples such as avoiding grandma’s French heels and a pipe ban in church. It ends urging readers to pick an achievable, light resolution.
The text outlines vast yearly losses from illnesses and deaths in the United States. It cites $250 billion as the value of 85.5 million lives, with annual costs of $1 billion in nonessential deaths, $500 million in work illness wages, $460 million for care of the sick and dead, $1 billion in tuberculosis taxes, $350 million for typhoid, and $200 million for malaria.
The article reports a bumper 1909 Canadian West harvest with wheat yielding over 100 million bushels and total cash returns projected at 100 million from wheat, 60 million from oats and barley, plus 40 million from other crops and stock. It notes American settlers moving to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, strong rail expansion, and growing elevator capacity while detailing government land policies and frontier life.
A playful exchange follows between Scissors, Thread, Needle, and Thimble. The Thread jokes about eye injuries, the Needle retorts about being pulled through holes, and the Thimble scolds them, insisting its push keeps them working together.
A cryptic query asks a father if his child will be an angel akin to a monoplane or a biplane, blending whimsy with aviation imagery in a playful, speculative tone. No concrete event or names are provided.
Pettit's Eye Salve strengthens old eyes and eases strain. Druggists of Howard Bros. Buffalo NY advertise a tonic for watery eyes. Also ads Perry Davis Painkiller and Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup with prices. Cited quotes and cigarette ad appear alongside.
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