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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
2
The Troy Weekly Call lists subscription options including one year six months and three months with prices. The notice appears under editor and publisher W Jarvis and notes second class mail at Troy Illinois.
A Dresden congress announcement claims high altitude air is coldest above the equator and warmest at the poles based on July balloon ascents under an international committee. Critics note the quirky logic and urge caution before belief. Canadian experts estimate Yukon gold remains worth over 60 million but mining must be careful after past shallow efforts.
A fox on a Connecticut golf course interrupted a game by snatching a golf ball and trotting into the woods. The incident appears to reflect animal behavior and a natural disguise in action.
A playful musing on Elinor Glyn visiting soldiers with lines about green corn and buckwheat cakes. It notes misdirected England letters and jokes about fashion, oils, and New York waiters forming a clubhouse, with light social quips throughout.
A fragment praises eloquence as a divine gift shaping man into the master of lore, but the text is garbled and incomplete. It hints at the power of speech and knowledge, yet lacks clear context, author, or occasion.
Near Auburn Illinois the state game farm spreads over 320 acres with 200 acres fenced for bird propagation. Dr John A Wheeler leads the operation supported by deputies in every county. The facility breeds pheasants partridges wild turkeys and waterfowl to stock counties and supports hunting licenses and state revenue.
A Washington Letter notes possible amendments to the Aldrich Currency Bill adding a physical valuation of railroad property before bonds are accepted for note security. Senator La Follette, the President, and several Republicans may back the idea, with Democrats-leaning House support likely. The piece also covers Senate debate onTreasury notes vs bond-backed currency, naval operations in the West Indies and Chesapeake, a submarine under ice test, and the slow penal code revision aiding Prohibition, including Limestone blocking liquor shipments by mail.
A promotional snippet touts Dr King's New Life Pills for stomach liver and bowel action and Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for cough and gentle bowel relief. It mentions availability at Kingston's drug store and S Kingston as a seller.
Suffering and Dollars Saved. E S Lopez of Manilla NY says I am a carpenter and have had many severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It has saved me suffering and dollars. Heats burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. 25c at S Kingston druggist. Daniel Peterman Agent.
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