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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
6
In Chapter XXii the narrator and Agatha clash over secrets and money as she guides him through a chapel crypt. She hints at notes worth 320000 dollars and delays offering them, while insinuating Pickering’s failures. He leaves unnerved, following her toward Agatha’s, then locks the door to the bewildering night.
The narrator describes setting up the wall line as left in the afternoon then returning to the library. He freshens the fire and broods by it until Bates relieves him at dawn.
On a snowy morning at Glenarm the sheriff and Mul actor Pickering’s forces clash with Morgan’s men who approach via the lake shore. Larry Harries and Glenarm resist with makeshift defences as Davidson the detective is captured and used as a shield. The standoff escalates into a chaotic retreat toward the house.
Ashland resident Ab Wade recalls early days as a farmer boy. A farmer spots the lamb’s distress and scolds him for trying to fold a ewe without a folding machine. Also notes Richard Strauss rejected by the Berlin Academy of Arts senate. musicians opposed, others voted in his favor.
Turner Massachusetts story notes John T Walker and his wife sparring after a hen nest containing 14 eggs is found. She argues the eggs are edible. John jokes that they won t hatch and would become tools, highlighting a local clash of wit.
Practical Fashions presents Misses Tucked Shirt Waist Paris Pattern No 2250 called the Marie Antoinette model. Describes fabrics, tucks, back tuck, three sizes 13 to 17 years, yardage by width, plus collars and fluted ruffles. Send 10 cents to Pattern Editor with name address size and pattern number.
A versatile loose seven-eighths length coat for girls in Venetian cloth covert cloth or serge. Features a contrasting collar and cuffs with gold bullion embroidery of stars and chevrons, large patch pockets, and a back fullness secured by a belt. Pattern fits sizes six to twelve with yardage guidance for 20 to 54 inch widths.
Colton presents a moral reflection arguing happiness often deceives the wise and the least self aware may be the greatest fool. The piece critiques self confidence and highlights folly in judgment.
A fragment quotes Mr. Washington Lafayette Johnson asking to borrow money, claiming to have no money left. A friend responds about lending with humor, noting the value of good handwriting as a school skill, via a quip from Youth's Companion.
A mother recounts a baby niece suffering eczema over body especially face and hands. After ineffective care from a doctor and a top specialist, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and reports a full cure in three months. Address given in St Louis Missouri with dates May 2 and 20, 1907.
A humorous noted exchange on the ideal letter carrier as William V. McManus, new president of the New York Letter Carriers Association, weighs the all round man. The piece includes two anecdotes from Harper's Weekly about a Cincinnati ad and a doctor’s prescription that helped a boy.
A German physician warns coffee weakens heart muscles and causes organic disease. He promotes Postum as a safe beverage free from injurious substances, citing results from his family and patients. He mentions the slogan There’s a Reason and references The Road in Wellville in Postum packages.
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