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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
10
The Well-Informed World seeks a simple, pleasant laxative and the California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known value remedy. It claims ethical production, wholesome components, and gentle, prompt action. Sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A Philadelphia suburb merchant recalls his son Jack, eight, visiting New York with his father. The boy dismisses prayer, joking that God is too busy there to bother with small duties. The father is shocked yet refrains from scolding, reflecting on the strenuosity of city life.
A railroad worker links lasting relief from indigestion to Grape-Nuts. He reports regained appetite, increased energy, seven pound gain, and no recurrence after starting the cereal. His wife also tries it, and both praise the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. Read The Road to Wellville in pkgs. There's a Reason.
Pattern No 5896 showcases a plaited skirt with suspender and gulmpe waist for a ten year old. Suitable materials include linen gingham pongee cashmere mohair and serge. Requires 334 yards of 36 inch for dress and 1½ yards for the guimpe, sizes 4 6 8 10 12. Send 10 cents with size and pattern number to the Pattern Department.
A collage of snippets notes kidney trouble as a cause of nerves in women, including Mrs. Frank Roseboom of Moscow Idaho praising Dean's Kidney Pills for relief. Other items mention hard luck anecdotes, starching tips for white goods, a minister and a youth, and an 1896 testimonial for Hay fever remedies and medicines from Toledo.
The piece discusses laundry starch strength, praising Defiance Starch for thin, strong applications that preserve fabric appearance and wear. A quotation reflects political banter about governance and a brief mention of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A well known Englishman recalls a motor car anecdote about driving carefully around children and babies. The note on starch highlights the 25 year evolution from older patent starch to Defiance Starch with new ingredients for greater strength and smoothness. Ups and Downe quips about a telephone scolding from Mabel, plus a joke about being called down.
Railroad claim agents doubt rural residents demand endless payouts as a ditch crash tale unfolds. Two Irishmen, after their buggy overturns, ask for a train and rail line despite none nearby, joking the impact knocked them three miles from the track. The anecdote satirizes misassigned responsibility for accidents.
A father questions his daughter's marriage prospects to Mr Spriggins citing his fortune alone while the daughter lists disqualifying habits she detests. The father replies heaven is her home. A Shanghai scientist claims a ten minute process softens and degums ramie fiber, making it silk like and superior to cotton yarn, potentially transforming China’s textile trade and U.S. exports.
George returns from a week away to Clara. He sent ten letters six cards and 42 postcards. She greets him warmly but laments no kiss in the ninth letter. He explains onions ruined the mood and she forgives him.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a poetical girl and her tall escort stroll in a park The woman claims she loves the scent of burning leaves while the man jokes he once believed himself well off The exchange ends with a quip about masking the odor of gasoline from passing cars
An advertisement proclaims that Our Pie packages contain all ingredients for two large pies lemon chocolate and custard. Priced at 10 cents per package, it urges readers to order from their grocer. The copy claims happiness grows as the cook uses the product and aims to please wives mothers and sisters.
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