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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
3
A shabby performance scene shows a stammering theatrical manager and a ticket taker. A refined visitor asks about an umbrella and is told to check the office. The poem then shifts to a teacher and a well behaved boy who grows up earning twenty thousand plunks a year, a satire on appearances and success.
In dialogue from The Landing, an aviator confirms no trouble in descending from a airship. He recalls it being one of the finest gliding descents he ever made and notes personal relief after the ground impact as he freed his Adam's apple and waist band from his necktie.
Grace shows off a new hat to her kind friend who praises the creation. The friend deflects a playful jab and jokes about others reading the scene, noting Grace’s sweetness as she walks away down the street.
A domestic moment escalates as Mrs Bugg Willies is urged to come down from an imagined north pole to avoid illness. The exchange highlights household tension and concern over cold exposure.
A pet parrot named Polly showcases astonishing linguistic abilities by speaking three languages. The owner notes the bird’s chatter includes phrases from multiple tongues, illustrating its remarkable polyglot talent.
A playful dialogue features a grocer denying a mix up with a kicker who jokes about irrigated oranges from California. The store’s claim to “selects” and “the best” contrasts with the kicker’s quip about irrigated chickens, highlighting a humorous exchange over produce origin.
In a witty reflection the bridegroom tells the reporter that the wedding received scant coverage. The reporter cites crowded news as the culprit and promises a full divorce column to compensate later.
In a brief exchange, one character reveals a rich uncle has bought an aeroplane. Curtis counters that an aeroplane is as safe as a car. The other responds with wary humor, saying their happiness fades as a result. The dialogue hints at optimism tempered by concern over aviation safety.
A public figure is described as well known and repeatedly first to claim an invention after patenting. The dialogue questions belief in auto hypnotism and the tendency of people to walk into danger, suggesting a mysterious linkage between fame, invention, and perception.
A New Jersey woman argues the frying pan causes many divorces, questioning if it has replaced the poker as a marriage stress trigger. The playful claim hints at domestic frictions and evolving gender norms in a lighthearted news item.
A short verse notes that many speeches fail to alter outcomes, as careless talk sparks trouble yet words do not shift events or policy. The reflective line emphasizes the gap between rhetoric and real effect in public discourse.
A humorist boasts of weekly pay from the Beanville Bazoo editor. The editor asks if the Washington cherry tree story is factual. The humorist denies it, calling the tale a hack writer’s invention.
A compilation of quick wit from The Outlook and Just So features sharp quips about editors students and law. Jokes reference plagiarism uncredited essays college career prospects and a bulldog tenacity on legal study with brisk punchlines.
On the Rialto Boothe says he has a leading role in a new show. In a playful exchange he jokes in the second act May I play to a heart. Yale Record notes the lighthearted remark and Boothe’s status in the production.
A husband in a suspicious mood asks his wife Maria to skip repairs on the front stoop. He fears learning new steps would hamper his ability to waltz into the house at midnight.
A boy asks his father if he has seen a mummy. The father jokes it looks like a dried apple on a large scale, amusing the child with a playful mispronunciation.
An Indiana man attempted to borrow a wheelbarrow from a woman and was arrested for allegedly attempting to kiss her. The unusual incident sparked discussion about consent and misunderstandings in small town life.
A fragment hints at Scribner's new novel having a suffocating atmosphere. The line "Stifling" paired with an "automobile romance" suggests a dramatic, claustrophobic tone within the work. Further context from the article would clarify characters and plot.
New York has the largest state militia with about 14 000 men. America leads resin and turpentine production. Germany's four super-dreadnoughts have crews of 1000. A Minneapolis mill makes 17000 to 18000 barrels of flour daily. The Messina seismograph recorded a slight shock ten minutes before the quake. An efficient alarm could have saved many. 3 percent of U S cattle have tuberculosis. Asosan crater in Japan is the largest in the world, 14 miles across one way and over ten the other. Napoleon fixed emoluments of the French Academy. Brazil budgets over 60 000 to fight tuberculosis and plans a Rio de Janeiro institute for stock raising and experiments.
A North Dakota inventor reveals a radical fire escape using opposing incline planes forming a double back chute. Fire proof yielding material between bars forms a gutter to prevent falls as people slide outward from windows. Escaped occupants reach the street in seconds via successive inclined lanes.
An easy guide to craft a folding ironing board using a one by six foot plank with rounded and tapered ends. Four legs of square strips attach via hinged and resting strips to prevent warping, allowing the legs to fold beside the board for compact storage.
A fragment reflecting on existence and the struggle between nature and Providence. The speaker notes that weather shifts reveal sun intermittently, suggesting human fallibility and the grand design guiding beings like you and me.
A collection of simple recipes for invalid servings. One third grape juice with water fills a glass, a poached egg served on buttered toast with a browned top, eel nog style nourishing drink with beaten egg white and yolk, and a grape celery salad with a light dressing.
Soak three fourths of a teaspoonful of gelatine in one half of a tablespoon of cold water. Add one and a half tablespoonfuls of boiling water one half cupful of cider and sugar to taste. Stir until the gelatine is well dissolved mold and chill.
The article endorses nuts as digestible when well chewed and notes the pecan’s adaptability to diverse climates. It provides a nut loaf recipe using bread crumbs and ground nuts, and an unusual coconut apple celery onion salad with parsley and red pepper, served with French dressing.
Mons A Vire proposes using a hidden Lot River and its springs to breed aquatic life in darkness across generations. He seeks a perpetual committee to oversee long term observation, arguing that many advances arise from such extended efforts. The plan links an underground current to a revolutionary study of light deprivation effects.
M Salet of the Paris observatory demonstrates that a Nicoal prism placed before a telescope suppresses skylight polarization, allowing direct unpolarized light to pass and making fifth magnitude stars visible in full daylight.
In Kerns Switzerland an electric bakery oven measuring eight feet by four feet will bake 100 pounds of bread at a time. The piece notes that modern large scale methods have diminished home bread making to a near lost art.
Maine ranks highest in surface water per area with one square mile of lake for every 14.3 square miles of land. This notable statistic highlights Maine’s abundant freshwater resources relative to its land size and underscores the state’s natural water wealth.
William Southworth, famed for carving figureheads for over 500 vessels, has died in Bath. A specialist for many years, his skill produced splendid works that showcased the artistry now diminished by commercialism’s rise, with few figureheads seen today.
A Boston man shares a testimonial after twenty five years of severe scalp neck and shoulder humor. He tried many doctors and hospital treatment with no relief before using Cuticura Remedies. He reports a complete cure in a short time and cites his address and date of endorsement.
A Philadelphia resident claims rapid recovery from facial pimples after ten days of using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He had seen doctors for months without improvement and publishes his address and date May 1 1909 as part of a testimonial.
Mrs. Benham notes that her efforts to charm men continue beyond marriage as she jokes about making men fall in love with her.
The instructions describe chopping chicken giblets after cooking slowly until tender. A little onion juice is added, then four tablespoons of chicken fat and the same amount of flour are browned together. A teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce is added before serving.
British experimenter G. H. Cove reports converting sunlight to electric energy for a workshop. A steel frame holds 16 squares each with 61 secret alloy plugs between glass and air. A thermo electric current charges a storage battery and auto cuts out when sun drops.
A note states nitrogen iodide is so sensitive that even a fly's foot touch could cause it to explode, illustrating extreme instability and danger associated with handling the compound.
Observations from Washington’s naval observatory reveal greenish streaks on Neptune resembling belts of Jupiter. Similar cloud-like belts were noted on Uranus and Saturn, suggesting belts may be a common feature among the four outer planets.
A humorous exchange notes a poet’s housemaid asking why he stands before the mirror often. The maid suggests the poet ponders how he will appear when a statue is raised in his honor, highlighting vanity and self-regard in light verse.
The text argues children should learn correct poise in standing walking and sitting. It notes that proper poise involves weight on the balls of the feet and chest raised, warning that many children shift weight to the heels and this habit persists into adulthood as seen in people on the streets.
English science teacher W H Marsh reports tests on school room dust showing micro organisms ranging from 560 million to 80 million per ounce. In some days up to 1.25 pounds of dust were swept from a 400 square foot room, which would yield 1 to 1.6 billion micro organisms based on those figures.
Simple bread technique describes to sponge three loaves with three beaten eggs sugar and melted butter, then combine with flour into a large loaf. Let rise twice, bake as biscuits, cool, slice into four pieces and brown. Keeps long in paper bags.
Reading from a historical note explains that spots become tougher to remove the longer they sit. A fresh mark can usually be wiped away immediately with a napkin for quick cleanup.
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