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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
8
A Boston Globe correspondent recounts a whimsical underwater gathering at a whale banquet. Sea critters clash over status and romance, Count Oyster dies heroically, and Mrs Stickleback survives to tell the tale as elder Sticklebacks narrate near sea grass at day’s end.
Instructions describe crafting a sash curtain using straws and strong white string. Loop about 30 strands across a board with 12 tacks, form knots row by row, slide a one inch straw onto each pair of strings for each knot, moisten ends to thread, and knot beneath each straw to prevent slipping. End with fringe and hang on a stick resting in loops taped to the window frame. Includes a brief natural inference about jumping toothache.
An inquest in Warrington recorded the death by own action of Henry Clare who hung himself after being cut down from an attempted hanging at age 14. The inquiry noted that his father and brother had previously died by their own actions.
In the Fourth precinct of Chicago's First ward, 850 residents live with only 26 under 21 and no children under six. The area is bounded by Jackson Boulevard Van Buren Dearborn and the rival Chicago Tribune.
News items from Springfield and across Illinois report crop conditions, awards and legal outcomes. Corn at 76 percent of normal, winter wheat 88 percent, southern Illinois hit by floods. Hessian fly and rusting wheat affect several counties. A Vermilion murder acquittal. a Decatur elopement. a Norris stabbing. Pinckneyville fire. counterfeit coins in Bloomington. arrests in Lincoln robbery. a Mount Vernon accident. and a Harrisburg miner fatality. Fire insurance license granted for California company in Tilinois.
A historical sermon-like study notes Saul chosen by God for leadership, his tribal background, personal attributes, and the coronation at Gilead. It discusses his modesty, self restraint, military instinct, and spiritual preparation, contrasting public praise with private doubts.
An old advertisement promotes Mia and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething relief and gum inflammation, claiming pain reduction and wind colic cure. It lists .25c per bottle and Lewis' Single Binder cigars at 5c, touting dealer availability and a playful reference to a trading stamp giver with each case of true love.
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