20 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
1
A collection of witty notes and short items reflects on public works, fashion, technology, and society. Observations include Panama Canal water use, high costs of public projects, fashion trends like large hats, soundproofing a Brooklyn church, rising aircraft prices, shoe sizing debates, talking hens, royal correspondence, San Francisco versus Pittsburgh, Mark Twain's ventures, and other social quips.
Twenty eight Wright aeroplanes have been sold for delivery next March in France, suggesting a surge in aeroplane repair business by April. Uncle Sam seeks return of 20000 acres of coal lands in Utah alleged stolen, while the carpet sweeper trust has not yet raised broom prices.
Chicago plans a psychic rest room to ease worries and attract inquiries from eminent Washington figures if successful. A Oakland man jailed for eight cents theft receives eight year sentence. State clerk cites stronger push to punish bad parents for children’s misconduct, urging broader accountability to civilize youth.
The Detroit News-Tribune notes Turkey’s historic influence stretching from Russia to Egypt and Asia, even affecting Muslim regions in the Philippines. The piece highlights Turkey’s armies and diplomacy threatening European capitals, while now being a weaker power yet holding key strategic leverage amidst global tensions.
A federal grand jury in DC indicted the New York World and Indianapolis News on multiple counts of criminal libel over Panama Canal purchase coverage. Bench warrants will issue for removal to DC, amid President Roosevelt’s blistering criticism of Joseph Pulitzer and related figures, including Taft and Robinson.
Four men are entombed alive in shaft No 18 at Deering Coal six miles south of Benton after an explosion wrecked the shaft and blocked air. Rescuers work through the morning with little hope of reaching McCreery Palmer Emberson and Jackson in time.
Washington expects a tense Senate clash when the Panama canal treaty returns, with Democrats opposing provisions limiting canal commission supplier purchases and an arbitral panel casting the deciding vote. Backers fear these terms could raise costs, disrupt labor on the isthmus, and skew US interests, as Taft Root and administration figures weigh in.
Washington D C Tuesday night Senate amended the naval appropriation bill to limit the two battleships to 21000 tons and cap their cost at 4500000 dollars each excluding armor and armaments. The bill’s consideration continued through the day as other measures passed in the House under suspension of the rules.
Indianapolis and northern Indiana endure a severe ice storm Tuesday night. Hundreds of linemen toil without full success as iced wires pull down poles and cripple telephone and telegraph service. Trains and electric cars struggle between towns while business slows across communities.
The all American baseball team, returning on the steamer Tonyo to San Francisco, reports strong welcomes and financial success from a Honolulu and Orient tour. They played forty games, winning thirty eight and losing two at Manila and one at Honolulu.
The Philippine Constabulary Band, about 80 members, arrived Tuesday on the Army transport Buford in San Francisco and will head the Washington parade for President Taft’s inauguration.
Washington cable reports a grave Liberian crisis with foreign interest protection. A British gunboat has arrived and Sierra Leone troops moved toward Monrovia. Root urges a $20,000 appropriation to send a presidential commission to Liberia for relief recommendations. Lincoln aided Liberia’s early recognition and U.S. diplomatic help has continued.
In Cheyenne, Wyoming, lawmakers were told that twenty thousand wild elk in Jackson Hole are starving due to deep crusted snow. The herd roams fields and farmers’ hay stacks for forage, prompting guards on farms and an upcoming legislative provision to feed the elk.
Relief distributors Gerace, Italy Nelson Gay of Boston and Fort Dodge, secretary to Ambassador Griscom, arrived amid terrible weather. Snow and landslide ice blocked roads, yet they managed to deliver aid to seven villages before continuing to Reggio aboard a freight car.
In St Joseph Missouri a robber wearing overalls smashed M C McRosenfelds jewelry store window on Friday night and grabbed $2000 worth of diamonds. He fled down an alley where a rope tripped pursuing officers, delaying them while hundreds watched.
New Yorker V Radford launches a long Arctic trek beginning in Montreal. He plans to passage east to the Asia coast, then proceed through northern Canada and Alaska in his Pacific Arctic expedition.
Nashville reports the Tennessee lower house passed three bills moving election machinery from the governor. The measures have cleared the senate and now await Governor Patterson's veto, which is anticipated.
Miss E. H. Moore and partner Miss Erna Marcus won the national indoor championship at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York City. Moore, famed for multiple national titles, secured the victory alongside her frequent partner in the tournament held Friday.
An ad style note extols Defiance Starch for its strength enabling thin application without masking fabric beauty. A whimsical story follows about George constantly receiving bridge invitations, with his wife noting he is popular yet an easy loser.
Four advantages are listed for Munyon's Homeopathic Remedies: they are harmless pleasant to take they relieve quickly and cost nothing unless they satisfy. Prof Munyon issues a Magazine Almanac free to anyone who writes to The Munyon Company Philadelphia.
An eight year old son of a scientist marvels at photographing moving objects like comets meteors birds and lightning and asks why photographers cannot photograph a boy without an iron frame. His father answers simply.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay $100 for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized on December 6, 1886 by A W Gleason. Claims the medicine acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists. 75 cents. Includes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
After Sunday school May asks if George Washington was an Israelite and her brother interjects that Washington is in the New Testament, not the Old. The exchange, quoted from Woman's Home Companion, reflects a playful misperception about biblical order and historical figures.
An eye remedy compounded by experienced physicians conforms to pure food and drugs laws. It is promoted as a trusted product that wins friends wherever used. Druggists are urged to stock Murine and recommend it to customers.
A wry exchange recalls a husband who never forgets to mail letters because the wife hides them in his cigar case, turning a domestic task into a clever ruse.
A collage of 19th century medical quackery and purporting cures. Tonzilitis diphtheria and throat gargles tout Hamlins Wizard and Brown's Bronchial Traches with price notes. Pro Verb wisdom and Patented cures for piles and hemorrhoids by PAZO OINTMENT claim rapid relief and money back guarantees.
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