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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1905
Page
3
A playful Sunset Magazine passage offers young girls learnable basics before 15, from tidying rooms to bread making and punctual wardrobe care, then pivots to sparrows and towhees. It notes birds’ conjugal fidelity, public decorum, and their steady, lifelong pair bonds amid seasonal moulting.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece describes a simple wind detector using a knitting needle corks and hairpins to locate drafts in a room. By placing the device near suspected sources the slightest breath moves the sails and reveals the air current direction.
A simple Washington Star inspired craft describes building a whirling merry go round using a hat pin, a large empty spool, corks, buttons, pasteboard, a string about a yard long, and a note box. Arrange wedge cuts and bands on pasteboard, attach paper animals, construct a canopy, thread the hat pin through a center, and secure ends with corks and buttons to create a spinning toy.
A poetic religious tale describes the Trinity planning and shaping the universe. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit convene in the Palace of the Secret Presence to unfold creation, with the Son and Spirit issuing the command Let there be light. The narrative emphasizes divine harmony, order, and the first act of creation as darkness yields to light.
A 1905 Sunday School lesson on John 1:35-51 outlines how Andrew Philip and Nathanael encounter Jesus, follow Him, and become disciples. It highlights witnessing, inviting others, and Jesus revealing hearts, with Nathaniel’s confession “Thou art the Son of God.”
The duchess of Westminster's newborn son is heir to an income of £700 daily, about £255,000 yearly. His title during his father’s life is Earl Grosvenor, and if he outlives his father he will inherit 30,000 acres, including 600 acres of prime West End land in London.
The report notes extreme poverty among Russian peasants with many using under four quarts of oil for the year. Long winter nights drive people to conserve light, with some families going to bed at four in the afternoon and rising at eight the next morning to save illumination.
Field hospitals for sick and disabled horses are to be part of the war equipment of a British army in the future. Two have been formed in England, and the system is proving satisfactory in India. The Japanese have adopted it in Manchuria, where the loss of animals is only six per cent.
The New Brunswick Daily Press notes the Elks observe a day of tribute to departed brothers, with lodges nationwide holding services to add dignity and impressiveness to the ceremonies.
A tourist notes the country’s wealth lies in the soil while a poor farmer retorts he has not extracted any wealth from it. The exchange from a Philadelphia Press item highlights rural poverty and land value sentiment.
The city of Salem offered prizes for boys who killed brown tail moths this year. In competition for the awards, participants destroyed 375000 nests, equating to about 112000000 caterpillars, reflecting a sizable pest control effort by local youths.
In England, a society organized to study the potato plans swift action by moving into a Philadelphia boarding house. The note suggests rapid progress if the group acts promptly, per the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A lemon bath trend involves placing sliced lemons in water for thirty minutes. The acidulated bath is claimed to give the skin a remarkable feeling of refreshment.
A Newark man split his legacy to his son into weekly payments of one dollar to curb riotous living. The will stipulated the son would receive one dollar per week, ensuring gradual access to the inheritance.
A concise recipe note explains preparing fried squash by paring and grating the squash, letting it release juice, draining, mixing with flour into a batter, and frying in hot fat as described by the Detroit Free Press.
The Atlanta Constitution notes the census bureau finds cooks earn more than teachers, yet the typical stomach holds more than the average head. The brief contrasts wages with capacity to hold food, highlighting a curious imbalance in everyday economics.
A thoughtful piece compares willpower needed to break a lifelong habit with heroic acts. A reader from Indiana recalls coffee as a root of lifelong stomach troubles and dyspepsia, noting her struggle to quit despite health warnings from family.
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