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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
8
A Charleston News and Courier quote urges acceptance of fate and pursuit of happiness. It argues happiness cannot be chosen by circumstance, but sought with steadfast effort, noting life’s tragedies might be averted by choosing joy over despair.
A war era note on chocolate and sweets consumption by troops. The piece cites Bernard Shaw’s The Chocolate Soldier and quotes Captain Bean reporting five times the expected demand for sweets in France and Cairo, with Australians said to have exhausted chocolate supplies.
Nes asserts she keeps her word while Prebscomb questions her travels with a hint of finality. He acknowledges her honesty yet notes his lack of courage to ask about her whereabouts in this improbable yarn.
A discussion on plans to train servant girls as educated household scientists. A speaker questions practicality noting that a kitchen scientist may become a dining room dyspeptic in practice. The exchange reflects humor and social aims of improving domestic labor through education.
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with curing stomach nerves and recovery from pneumonia linked dyspepsia. He stopped coffee and tea after two years of use and now praises Postum for long hours of mental work. Read The Road to Wellville in prose, Postum offers two forms: Cereal and Instant, both tasty per cup.
The text explains that David’s public deeds contrasted with his grave sins of adultery and murder. It emphasizes heart regeneration over mere reform, Nathan’s rebuke, and the mercy leading to Psalm 51. Lessons include dangers of pride, off duty laxity, and the path from repentance to forgiveness.
The article promotes mixed farming in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as a growing success. It cites E L Deputy from Sedgewick shifting to a 1200 acre Alberta farm and Thomas McKay near Hardisty praising high yields of wheat alfalfa and cattle. It notes strong local profits, favorable climate and steady government weights and reports $38,000,000 of American investment in the sector.
A discussion of how light penetrates skin to create radiant heat, with sun and electric light bath benefits noted. Includes a humorous Noah tale and a short quip about an owl’s night cry, reflecting varied 1920s newspaper fare.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt riffs on bills and life insurance with line about a partner keeping premiums for gowns. An ad promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease as a remedy for tired feet at expositions, claiming instant relief and comfort for visitors.
The enthusiast notes Expresslun expresses more than language can convey while the ordinary person admits to whistling tunes with names too hard to pronounce, illustrating linguistic quirks and playful speech in everyday talk.
A witty exchange defines a heroine as any woman who is married, with a playful contrast between a man and a woman debating the idea of heroism and singleness.
A fragment from the Baltimore American quotes a controversial line about walls not making a prison and questions how to handle tough jails. The snippet hints at debate over policing and incarceration, with a provocative remark about proof and legitimacy in law enforcement.
A brief courthouse quip contrasts stock market talk with surgery. The judge jokes, Have you been operating in the stock market of ist e, and the reply: No, I’ve been operated upon. The exchange underscores a light, period tone from a historical page.
A clipped Baltimore American snippet mocks a youthful athlete with phrases like He’s a duck of a boy and Yea, he’s game. The fragment mentions Murine Remedy Co and references druggists urging readers to seek remedies, suggesting a promotional or editorial context from an early 20th century page.
Incidental dialogue shows Senator Sorghum arguing that leaving a party may only draw attention to its continued existence, while another figure questions the potential impact of abandoning the old party in pursuit of a political finishing blow.
A skirmish scene shows a furious father warning his son about kissing his daughter. The youth retorts that the father would have failed to catch him if not wearing ridder heels. A wry line compares oculists to poets over eye deals. A grocery clerk endures long hours and meager pay as most customers are women.
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