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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
6
An old advertisement urges attention to kidney health noting kidneys’ role in removing wastes and urging readers to use Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root. It claims various kidney trouble signs and offers a ten cent sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co.
An overheard chat describes a cunning dog that frightened Baby the dog’s presence made her nervous and she screamed whenever he entered the room. The owners advertised the dog but no buyer appeared and they gave him to a neighborhood youth. It notes the dog was similar to Baby but larger.
Brutal Frankneau recalls nearly fighting a pacifist after a heated morning exchange. He notes both sides were sincere, with each articulating sharp opinions about pacifists and advocates of prepared measures.
Washington Star quips about a golf insect tale where a beetle loses four strokes at a treacherous antbill on the seventh hole. The dialog references a never closed incident and duty prompting men to stand ground with empty hands.
A testimonial praises Postum as a healthier coffee substitute. A mother’s long heart trouble and stomach issues improved after the family switched from coffee to Postum. The letter highlights Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, both billed as delicious and inexpensive drink options.
The Louisville Courier Journal editor Col Henry Watterson and Mrs Watterson celebrate their golden anniversary. The veteran journalist, age seventy five, remains vigorous and witty, still writing sharp editorials and enjoying poker and fine drink. In the Courier Journal building he favors the ground floor composing room and a door to the counting room, regularly dashing between desks despite lively friction with the foreman.
Knute Nelson, Minnesota’s senior senator at seventy three, recalls arriving at Castle Garden as a six year old Norwegian boy in 1849. He describes poverty, debt of 45 dollars, and moving to Chicago with his widowed mother before settling with relatives and tending cows on the North and West Side. The family later moved to Wisconsin after 1850.
Edward J. King, newly elected congressman from Galesburg Illinois, recalls a childhood friend from Galva who played in a hotel cupola wearing a blue sailor gaiter suit. Forty years later King meets Frank Franz in Knox County while campaigning. The friend, later identified as Kranz, reveals shared memories and connection to Kings county political rise.
The Chinese residents in Philadelphia found trust in Miss A Florence Yerger, a woman lawyer, who built a large practice with major interests but still aids Chinamen. She became their confidante after a tenant Chinese landscaper brought his relatives, leading to a steady stream of callers and humor. Mike Yerger notes respecting fair treatment.
A National Geographic bulletin notes Russia’s newly built southern Transcaucasia railway to Tabriz, linking Europe to Tehran via Nakitchhevan and Djulfa. The line promises strategic control at the Persian boundary, but travel is harsh with delayed trains, crowded cars, heat, and arid stations.
A curious remark by Harold Woggins follows a lesson on light traveling through space. He inquires if the light meter is a taxicab, reflecting a playful misunderstanding of scientific terms.
An old medical ad promotes Jad Salts as a kidney stimulant and urine purifier, claiming it clears sluggish kidneys and relieves backache and rheumatic pains. It describes the product as made from lemon acid and lithia, and presents it as a life saver for meat eaters. Also promotes La Creole Hair Dressing for gray hair with a $1 price.
A short transcription notes the London postoffice directory for the current year weighs nearly fifteen pounds, while Bensonhurst remarks that some English writers produce heavier volumes, as quoted by the Yonkers Statesman.
Many people take GROVE'S TASTELESS TONIC in fall to strengthen the body against winter weather. The tonic combines quinine and iron in a tasteless formula that purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system.
Mrs Dubwaite remarks her son must study now that football is over, while Mr Dubwaite notes his social duties are neglected as he writes about college life and the pause before baseball season.
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