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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
3
Advice promotes daily internal flushing using hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Claims include boosted appetite and health benefits for constipation bilious spells and sickly complexions. Distributor ads note low cost and wide store availability.
A reader seeks a suitable wedding speech line for Smith and Swoeden with a request for original wording. The note shows casual, humorous guidance to avoid clichés and craft a sincere toast that fits a traditional ceremony tone.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for sick headaches biliousness dizziness coated tongue foul breath and digestion problems. The claim says the product cleanses the stomach liver and intestines overnight and leaves the head clear stomach sweet and bowels regular for months after a 10 cent box.
A terse quarrel erupts as a husband accuses his spouse of marrying for money, while she retorts with sharp sarcasm, reflecting a bitter domestic dispute captured in brief remarks. The exchange highlights fault lines over finances and marriage motives.
Public notice extols quinine based tonics and laxatives as preventatives against grip and influenza. Mentions E W Grove signature on the bottle. Claims the blend destroys germs and strengthens the body to resist illness.
A compact item references a quoted exchange about appearance and domestic life noting a remark about beauty being skin deep and a playful line about potatoes, suggesting a humorous or cultural aside rather than a formal event.
An old advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as strongly alkaline and capable of whitening and darkening hair, claiming it cleanses the scalp and darkens naturally. Price listed as $1.00.
After a 4000 mile Arctic cruise Captain Joseph E. Bernier returns to warmer climes. His eleven years of exploration charted over 500000 square miles, left caches of provisions, and recovered relics tied to De Long, Nansen, Franklin, and Belcher. He notes passages and routes linking ocean to ocean based on wrecks and diatom finds.
New Orleans uses the New Orleans book as a classroom text detailing the city’s early days, its industries and commerce, and an study of its people, institutions, government, and organization in a compact form for citizens and visitors.
A Cincinnati Times-Star quotation claims eugenists foresee women eight feet tall in future generations. The remark ponders the social and political implications and asks what such grown individuals would present as society evolves.
A frontier style quip contrasts taste and judgment. A father explains to his son that marrying a pretty girl may show good taste but not good judgment, highlighting the wisdom of discernment over surface appeal.
Edward J. Mack known as Eddie Mack, a New York pickpocket and gang leader who plundered the Washington Park National Bank of over 13 000, testified to State's Attorney Hoyne about four ex associates of Gyp the Blood brought to Chicago to stage stick ups under police and politician protection. His tale and that of partners overshadow the confession as one of the city’s most spectacular crimes.
Attaches at the psychopathic hospital pity the shabbily dressed Mrs Nana V Haynes of Santa Rosa California who is held for examination. In her ring of clothes investigators found bonds money and jewelry totaling thirteen thousand four hundred sixty one dollars. She was found wandering at Polk Street railroad station.
The first annual conference on the Problems of the Country Press will be held at the University of Illinois on April 6 7 and 8. Dr F W Scott and H F Harrington will direct the course. Letters have been sent to 100 editors asking for suggestions to aid attendees.
Three Osterman brothers aged thirteen, eleven, and ten fell through ice while skating on Pekin creek and were swept downstream. Friends broke the ice and pulled them free. all are expected to recover. In Downers Grove, Mrs Frances Stanley aged eighty, widow of Dexter Capron Stanley, dies at home as her husband nears centenarian birthday. he is seriously ill and not expected to recover.
Mrs. Kate Love, the sole woman official at the National Military Home for old soldiers in Danville, resigns after 17 years as matron and plans retirement February 1.
In Decatur a seven year old, Gerald McCleary, was instantly killed at his home east of town when a shotgun accidentally discharged while another child was handling it. The incident underscores dangers of firearms around children.
Urbana report states Harry Slade pleaded guilty to killing his two children on December 16 and was given a life sentence at Chester. A sworn three physician commission found him mentally defective.
Michael J. Carey of Kewanee has been awarded a patent for a novel combustion system adaptable to any boiler. The invention promises improved efficiency and safer operation for industrial heating equipment.
A new oiled road will link Peoria and Decatur through Logan County and is slated for completion in the spring. The project promises improved transport between cities, with officials noting enhanced vehicular flow and regional access.
An advertisement explains the link between kidney disease and heart and brain troubles. It invites readers to mail 10 cents for a trial package of Anuric and a water sample for free chemical analysis at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo. The pitch claims Anuric removes uric acid and promises relief from backache frequent urination and fatigue, endorsing Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women, with no alcohol and tablet or squid forms.
The Rock Island County Bird Society was organized at a meeting of local bird lovers held last week. A committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by laws for the new group.
Taylorville to receive an $8,000 armory for the Fourth Regiment donated by the Shumway family to support the local I. N. B. company and planned for construction in the city.
Danville was chosen as the host for the annual Illinois Hike convention with May 28 and 29 set as the dates for the gathering here.
The Chicago Post reports a January leap year match where a woman married within an hour after securing her partner. The column lingers on the swiftness and asks brides to judge if a suitor is worth the effort, urging caution before commitment.
An old advertisement promotes GROVEs TASTELESS CHILL TONIC claiming quinine drives out malaria and iron builds up the system in a tasteless formula. It notes the price as 50 cents and ends with a caution about life and accident insurance.
A woman’s beauty is praised then mildly denied. She counters, then agrees, provoking fury. The sequence shows how flattery, denial, and agreement can trigger strong reactions in social exchanges. The piece reads as a compact behavioral vignette with a sharp focus on interpersonal dynamics.
In a brief dialogue Mrs. De Styles laments women as an expensive blessing while Mr. De Style counters with They are expensive, replies the judge. The exchange captures a humorous courtroom banter on domestic cost and value.
Ida Ford of Cuba Missouri testifies that Yap-O-Rub relieves her four year old son’s croup almost immediately. She notes prior medicines needed days to help and endorses the product as highly valuable for soothing troublesome coughs and colds.
North Carolina druggist introduces Vap O Rub combining menthol camphor eucalyptus thyme cubebs and juniper oils. Externally applied heat releases vapors for lung relief while absorption eases skin and tissue inflammations. Suitable for children, available in three sizes. Vi Chemical Company Greensboro NC.
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