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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
8
A brief note from a Woman's Home Companion item describes a New York window display on Eighth Avenue where a pile of Bibles was offered at unusually low prices. The large sign proclaimed Satan trembles when he sees Bibles sold as low as these, praising advertising wit in a retail Bible sale.
An advertisement extols a Wheat and Barley based food as digestible and nourishing for grain and nerve centers. It quotes Dr. Geo W Carey praising potassium phosphate as essential for brain and nerve health and urges use to restore nerve fluid and calm, urging readers to seek nature’s preparation rather than drugstore products.
A lady writer and mother of four credits Grape-Nuts for steady appetite and brain power. She details morning hunger, faintness, and improvised breakfasts, then notes her children’s health and her own sharper focus after adopting Grape-Nuts and Postum.
An annotated lesson on John 5 1 18 and Matthew 8 17 focusing on Jesus healing the Bethesda invalid. It discusses the moving waters, Jesus method of healing, imitation by modern missionaries, and the transformation of body and soul through faith and obedience.
Mrs James M Long of Staunton Virginia testifies that Doans Kidney Pills cured her back pain and kidney troubles on January 31 1903 and that four and a half years later on June 20 1907 she had no kidney issues. Sold by all dealers 80 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A brisk winter day prompts a playful exchange about comfort at home. The line compares staying by the fire to attending a matinee, suggesting the cold makes the fireplace feel like the better option. The tone is light and humorous.
Mrs David Brown of Locke Arkansas credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with ending two years of eczema on her ankles after three uses. She suffered itching burning and sleepless nights before relief and reports no recurrence a year later.
A widow consults a headstone dealer about an inscription for her husband, requesting “To my dearest husband” and “we shall meet in heaven.” She reads the engraved stone at the grave and finds the second clause altered to read “and if there be any room left, we shall meet in heaven,” causing distress. The rest of the text lists unrelated ads and quotes.
An article on kitchen hygiene emphasizes cleaning walls with a light tint for easy dirt detection. It warns against glue or milk-based coatings and suggests alabaster finishes. Regular spring and fall coatings, plus annual pantry cleaning, are urged to keep pests and dirt at bay.
The Monitor recounts a parental scene where a child tallies siblings misdeeds on a blackboard. Evelyn earns no marks, Jack is noted for two spits and one dam. A playful aside notes a first meeting with someone calling a person a fool and a remark about a rich girl's hair color signaling perceived traits.
An old seed promotion touts Kalger's Emperor William Oats and Salzer's Silver King Barley as high yielding varieties. It claims 1907 gains and offers to mail the original seed catalog for 10 cents, promising samples of Emperor William Oats, Silver King Barley, and other farm seeds, with assurances of lucrative returns and improved yields.
A quirky mix from a historic page includes a comic exchange about a canary Chirpy and threats to reveal secrets Then a household tip promotes Defiance Starch to keep fabrics stiff and neat followed by a courtroom quip about a chicken theft and a sly verdict on truth in proof.
A comic quip features a husband boasting he talks in his wife’s sleep because it’s his only chance. The exchange includes the line Does your wife talk in her sleep major No I talk in her sleep it’s the only chance I get.
A plan to create Germanys first forest cemetery near Munich aims to keep its idyllic character. About 300 acres of forest land five miles from the city will be purchased for burial use. The note about filing your notice appears as a business reply: come back in sixty days.
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