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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
6
An old advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush clogged kidneys and purify blood. It claims meat-eaters should drink four ounces of rad salts dissolved in water before breakfast to prevent bladder disorders, nervous issues, and other ailments attributed to sluggish kidneys.
In a light exchange, Oliver’s reading habits are described as improving. One speaker notes last week he read a five cent hair raiser, this week he reads only dima novels, claiming a hundred percent improvement.
An old style ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It paints a vivid picture of teething and digestion woes, urging mothers to buy a 50 cent bottle with full directions printed on the label. It also includes a brief, unrelated dialogue about a marriage proposal.
An old Minnesota Minnesotan ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy to drive out malaria and build up the system. It claims the formula is on every label and stresses amine and iron content in a tasteless form.
A vintage recipe advertises a gray hair tonic mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to apply twice weekly. The ad promises gradual gray fading, dandruff removal, improvement for thin or oily hair, and no scalp staining or tackiness, with low cost and easy home preparation.
Fragmentary lines discuss audience reaction and critique of a performance. Referenced voices mention New York reception and a director’s role. Content is garbled and lacks clear events or participants.
A poetic plea invoking divine guidance to keep the nation in peace and honor. It honors past war leadership, laments entanglements with foreign ties, and calls for courage and wisdom for leaders to avoid conflict while upholding just, humane ideals on a troubled, war-stricken earth.
Virginia locals descended from colonial lines argue George Washington was christened at Yeocomico Church, one of America’s oldest, based on tradition and an old letter, but parish records from the colonial era were destroyed in the Revolutionary war, leaving no documentary proof.
Neatly aside and in absence of record evidence are worthy of consideration in history. Old Yeocomico church in colonial Virginia, cross or hexagon shaped, with walls weathered by two centuries and three wars. Soldiers camped there, used font as horse trough and punch bowl, and the table as a butcher block. Initials R L and 1706 reference Richard Lea. Sun dial dated 1717, old iron dipper, gallery, and windows add to its intrigue. Washington christened here per tradition. remains a notable old church in America. Continuous Epispalian worship since 1706 except brief postwar use by other sects. Notable clergymen associated with the site and its education of Virginia youths.
General Washington moved his army to Valley Forge on December 11 1777 and faced brutal conditions. Supplies were scarce and frostbitten soldiers endured hunger cold and disease until Baron Steuben arrived and reorganized the camp transforming the disorder into order.
The speaker urges turning back to the nation's birth and honoring its founder with garlands for patience magnanimity and hope deemed essential amid current difficulties and perils.
The lesson contrasts the Spirit filled Jerusalem church with Ananias and Sapphira. It highlights communal generosity, divine grace, bold witness of resurrection, and internal peril from deceit. Barnabas stands as exemplar of selfless giving while Ananias and Sapphira reveal hypocrisy. The Spirit’s presence strengthens unity, witness, and church discipline, shaping growth and discernment.
Seven members attend the second special session of the general assembly in Springfield as only two members and the speaker in the house and three senators in the senate. They received the governor's message on signed bills and vetoed foot and mouth appropriation for Mrs. Scott Durand. The first special session will adjourn February 23.
Savanna resident Wallace Shipton, aged sixty five, is believed to be the youngest Civil War veteran. He enlisted July 5 1861 in Company E Second Minnesota Cavalry, served eight months as orderly to the captain, then reenlisted as drummer boy in Eighth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and fought to war’s end. Rockford firm goes bankrupt as carbon plant collapses after coke based formula fails.
Urbana reports Gus Menman, charged with the murder of Harold Shaw, University of Illinois student, requests a venue change due to alleged bias in Vermilion Coles Piatt and DeWitt counties, aiming for a fair trial. Also notes agricultural advice from Prof. Mosier and a Galena church fire incident. May Bristol dies after self infliction over morphine access in Galesburg hospital.
The London Gazette marks its 250th birthday, a formal organ of the British government with limited circulation. It is published daily and Fridays, with occasional 50 cent supplements during the war era, sometimes reprinting dispatches for relatives of those named.
Mrs Maggins enters the bakery praising the bread while the baker proudly discusses baking the citys finest loaf. A brisk exchange hints at quality, price, and the punchy mood of a busy shop in a bustling urban setting.
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