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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
6
A sermon reflecting on Joshua as a true servant of God defined by likeness to the master, faithful labor in God’s will, and the eternal value of earthly service. It urges believers to embody servanthood, showing how Joshua’s life models divine purpose and lasting influence.
Extract fragment suggests post conquest era in Canaan with tribes settling the land, seeking peace, security, and prosperity. Mentions Joshua and divine blessings without complete narrative or clear outcomes.
The aged Joshua warns Israel of future apostasy and gathers the tribes at Shechem to renew fidelity to the Lord. He recounts history from Abraham to Moses, calls for sincere worship, and makes a lasting covenant with the people, setting a stone as witness to their oath.
The sparrow hawk routinely catches flying birds, sometimes larger quarry like wood pigeon, though often thwarted by swarming small birds. A witnessed incident showed a green finch mob forcing a chase, yet the hawk secured a victim. Also noted is Kipling’s shift from literary talent to space filler work in Calcutta newspapers.
A fragmentary summary notes a Chinese rebellion where authorities face demands to reduce exactions, with a negotiated outcome seen as likely. It cites Taotal’s city tale of fearsome skin and agents fleeing, and references Italian psychologist Signor F Franceschini arguing mirth stems from imagination and logic curbs its distortion.
A clerk discovers a mismatch as he reviews a switchlist and waybill. He assumes a clerical error and changes the waybill to align with the corresponding car, continuing the verification process to reconcile the records.
The late King Humbert of Italy spoke a striking line during cholera outbreaks in Naples. Invited to a Genoa banquet, he declined with Men are feasting at Genoa, men are dying at Naples. I go to Naples. This remark appeared in Sunday Magazine reflecting on his visit and the crisis.
An American consul in China was approached by a Chinese man asking for fraud catalogues saying he preferred those with thick leaves. It was later discovered the catalogues were wanted as inside rcley for Bhoua and used for shoe soles.
Illinois headlines note a bill to create a Gov. Deneen appointed commission to study the state school system for improvement. The panel would compare Illinois with other U.S. systems and report recommended changes to next year’s legislature. Also featured are local notes on golden wedding gifts in Pana, a Bourbon township tax collector’s window accident, Decatur church union, a Chicago man’s murder suicidality, and a 50th birthday party at the Chicago Historical Society with elder reminiscences.
Gov Deneen calls a special election for Tuesday April 2 1907 in Illinois Third senatorial district to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Representative Daniel Buetner. Jerseyville resident Mollie Maley receives notice she was selected in the Oklahoma territory land allotment drawing by the commissioner of public lands in Washington DC.
Reports from southern Illinois indicate winter wheat has passed the season without damage though the riskiest period remains. In Herrin, revivals at Methodist churches closed after five weeks with 142 converts. Baptists have begun meetings.
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