26 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1910
Page
1
In an interview, Mary Garden denounces women voting for men, defends women’s role, and states divorce should be easy for mismated couples. She supports marriage but rejects Bernhardt’s trial-marriage idea, arguing men gain life experience early while women cannot.
Royal duties require deputies for overwhelming engagements. The queen is represented by secretary Mr Sidney Greville at public functions and private receptions. Hosts are notified in advance of his arrival time when the queen attends by deputy.
The old maid of today breaks from stereotype as independent women find niches in society. No longer mocked, they gain bold roles in charities and boards, contributing common sense and energy to humanitarian work.
Excavations at Erguel tumulus reveal a half burned Viking sloop about 36 feet long. The wreck contains bows, arrows, battle axes, bucklers, swords, and gold or bronze ornaments, all badly damaged by fire, suggesting a Norse chieftain’s dead voyage.
An experimenter reports success with hard work as a treatment for nervous troubles and mental ailments. The piece notes that hard work is not a universal cure but ranks highly as both remedy and prevention, with Nature and science differing in emphasis on application.
An Idaho man credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of back and kidney pain after an old injury. Ad copy promotes kidney disease as the cause and urges purchases from Foster-Milburn Co. Also mentions a Misty doll model caption from a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon.
Washington Star quote contrasts a quiet girl's restraint with a tearful companion. A Norwich speech by former Connecticut Governor George P. McLean recalls childhood pranks used to bid favor or condemn a candidate, illustrating how petty acts sway votes in politics.
Tommy refuses to play with younger or older peers, thinking age justifies his loneliness. His father suggests trying Johnny Jenkins and the Dobbs boy, but Tommy dismisses them for being too young. The dialogue highlights a lack of empathy and a missing Golden Rule.
An Ohio woman recounts severe heart pain nervous prostration and constant fatigue from coffee. Switching to Postum according to directions she notes rapid health improvement with no meds, able to do housework and feel steadier. She credits Postum for easing nervous chills and heart pain and mentions reading The Road to Wellville.
Dr Henry Washington Wiley head of the U S division of chemistry arrived in Chicago amid a cold wave to warn against extreme dietary changes during winter. He urged against meat boycotts and warned that humans are omnivorous. He noted English and German eating habits and cited Japanese fish consumption as evidence against vegetarianism.
Washington birthday observances closed government offices except Congress. In Alexandria General Washington presided as worshipful master of the Alexandria lodge of Masons, now Alexandria- Washington 22. The lodge opened to form a Washington memorial association to raise $500,000 for a temple to honor the first president and house relics once used as master. Relics are stored in Alexandria city hall.
Walter Johnson, fugitive from Carthage jail, was shot by pursuers at the Pearl River bank and swam across the icy water into dense swamps. A man-hunt is on as Johnson hides in the marshes and is likely to be surrounded.
Miss Lucile Clerk, a wealthy Seng lish girl, died at the Hotel Grenoble last Friday. Coroner Hellenstein ruled the cause is blood poisoning from an abscess. Dr. Philip O’Hanlon supported the finding and rejected rumors of East Indian poison used for murder.
William Seyler told police Jane Adams a 17 year old girl found mutilated in the surf died after she fell overboard from the Million Dollar pier during a quarrel on February 4. He faces manslaughter charges in Atlantic City New Jersey.
Cairo Illinois amid mounting unrest circl judge Butler adjourns grand jury for two weeks and dismisses jurors after a mob attack on the county jail. Sheriff Nellis gains ability to select a new grand jury while coroner's inquest deepens blame on deputies. Adjt Gen Dickens warns of potential accusations against a negro deputy and orders Company H from Shelbyville as a security precaution.
Washington D C Senator Frye of Maine chairman of the senate committee on commerce declared the rumors unfounded and stated the river and harbor appropriation will pass this session. He indicated the house bill will be adopted by the senate and enacted.
Under direction of Secretary Nagel an inquiry into charges that Labor Commissioner Neill during child labor probes manufactured statistics and evidence to support his stance is being conducted by Solicitor Hart and assistant secretary of commerce and labor Benjamin S. Cabell.
Kansas City packing firms led by Swift & Co concede defeat in resisting a tax on finished products. If others join, about 1.5 million dollars would be added to the Kansas tax rolls valuation. The Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled finished goods are taxable.
A reader from Norham on Tweed and another from Gateshead on Tyne attest to Resinol Ointment curing a varicose ulcer after long treatment by others. The Norham sister had 14 months of previous treatment without success, now fully cured. The testimonial praises cooling and curative qualities.
Tuclid boasted of his abilities but his wife challenged him to explain why their gas bills remained high even though the charge was a dollar per thousand cubic feet. He fled into the night in frustration.
A Baltimore reader cites four years of misery from uterine and digestive troubles and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health. The advertisement touts the remedy as the most successful for female complaints including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free guidance urging hopeful women to try the product.
Favorable signs appeared in Senator Tillman as initial paralysis and speech loss diminished. He recognized doctors by name, spoke briefly, and showed clear recognition when the family physician and a visiting doctor spoke to him, with physicians expressing confidence in full recovery of speech.
In Los Angeles Miss Mae Callahan 32, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in San Bernardino, fearing blindness, ended her life here.
Butte Montana reports a better prospect for early reopening of major district mines closed by the engineers strike. Officials say activity may resume sooner than previously expected as negotiations continue and the labor disruption eases.
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