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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
8
HM 8 Cyclops is a unique electrically driven repair ship with two ton casting capability and 15 foot lathes. It can repair anything from bolts to a 60 ton gun, highlighting its substantial plant and versatile machinery. Also notes on laundering and starching for white goods, praising Defiance Starch for improved fabric stiffness and appearance.
The National Syndicate of Railway men in France adopts a novel petition method for a ten year waiting measure. It issues 400,000 post cards to members to be aligned and forwarded. Correspondence to the senate president requires no stamp.
$100 reward offered for proof of failure to cure catarrh claims. The notice describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional internal remedy acting on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy disease foundations and strengthen the body. Includes testimonials and payment offer to disprove.
Quotes from Senator Sorg hum about credit for opponents' mistakes being capital. A note on the cheap yet effective Defiance Starch boasting one third more starch per package. A sly joke about a woman making a man feel like a dollar minus 70 centa by comparing outfits.
The Pattern Department offers a linen work apron pattern that covers the skirt with a bib extending over the shoulders. It can be made in Holland, gingham, percale, or linen and requires three and three-fourths yards of 36 inch material for medium size. Orders cost 10 cents and should include size and pattern number.
There is always a place in the feminine wardrobe for one more blouse. The plain practical mode shown is pictured with striped silk and wool flannel for development while washable materials like linen offer alternatives.
A discussion on lace industry in Nottingham, noting climate as a factor and the employment of about 6,000 in factories plus 125,000 city residents dependent on the trade. American consul estimates total output around 25 million dollars, with broader social and economic implications for the area.
A mother recalls using Cuticura Soap Ointment to cure her infant’s Cuban Itch after doctors failed. Three applications dried sores and by two weeks the child, now five, was entirely well at cost of 76 cents. Also features a medical ad and a light joke about household antiseptics.
A skeptical old lady rejects vaccination citing her brother’s death after a boyhood vaccination. An accompanying physician responds with surprise and the joke turns to advertising ploys for Dr. R H Kline’s nerve restorer and other patent medicines. The piece ends with a quip about excuses versus justification.
A collage of quotes and product blurbs appears with varied, unclear attributions. It mentions Defiance Starck trial, starching, legal time and costs, a general warning about intentions versus truth, garden thoughts on green goods, Lewis' Single Binder cigars, and Depression-era aphorisms.
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