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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
1
A collage of quirky statements and observations spans topics from fashion and weather to science and politics. Notable items include a note on tuberculosis in Germany, Spain’s naval spending, a quill factory in Paris, and playful quotes about culture, railways, and public figures.
Count Tolstoi believes a jubilee will not increase his honors. He notes propriety may demand shoes at such an event, and at his age he has no desire to court unnecessary misery.
A French physician asserts he photographed his wife's soul within hours of her death. He describes the image as a nebulous globe and argues that corsets cannot affect the soul, linking the mystic photo to a broader view of life after death.
A decade ago a boy who could locate the Philippine Islands would be a class wonder, while now the geography of that region is nearly as familiar to American youth as baseball.
A new New York law makes hunters or guides liable for homicide if they shoot others by mistake. The measure is seen as a shift away from traditional game laws that prioritized hunting above other rights.
A German inventor has created a new gas that can be bought by the hottie and used to light homes. Fifty cents buys a light of 56 candle power for eight hours daily over six weeks. Gas stock investors see the invention as a menace worth suppressing.
The historic markets of Italy are celebrated as a Veronese guest of a Milan nobleman bought out Milan markets three times in one day for a joke. Despite the disruption, hucksters and butchers provided enough material for the host to serve the guest the best dinner he ever had.
The piece notes the north pole’s shifting position and suggests nations may adopt a different initial longitude than Greenwich. It also hints the equator could be next to be reconsidered as global measurements evolve.
The Chicago Record-Herald mocks a pessimist who warns the worst is yet to come. The New York Herald notes that people ignore such doom saying the best sign of good times is that talk of hard times has faded as events move on.
A Wednesday morning tornado near Alva Oklahoma killed four people Peter Rudy his wife and two children and destroyed their house crushing them under timbers. Several farm houses were wrecked and crops ruined for miles with downed power lines and wires. None of the injured are believed fatally hurt and the greatest damage occurred seven miles east of town.
Laporte Indiana sheriff received a letter claiming Mrs Gunness has a cousin in Ashby Minnesota named Goldsell who visited Laporte a year ago to buy a farm near Mrs Gunness. Investigators seek identity of another accomplice. Coroner Mack sent victims stomachs to Dr Walter Haynes for Marsh test.
In Omaha, Mrs. James Montgomery Pratt testified against Col. J. H. Pratt, alleging misconduct and that her marriage was a commercial transaction. She said he used his carriage and driver to reach another woman, offered $50,000 and a house, and she accepted after being a poor widow with three children.
Former President Grover Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland quietly marked their twenty second wedding anniversary at their Princeton home. A large cake inscribed To G. C. and F. F. C. June 2, 1908 was given by Princeton friends. Cleveland is reported well and has not yet resumed his afternoon drive.
In Kansas City Missouri a Tuesday special election defeated the proposition to substitute the commission form of government by about 1000 votes. The campaign was hard fought with Des Moines commissioners who operate the plan speaking in the closing days.
San Francisco criminals John Siem sen and Louis Danner, dubbed the gas pipe thugs, confessed to multiple sensational assaults and robberies during the autumn of the great fire of 1906 and were convicted of murdering M. Munakata, a Japanese banker. Judge Cook set the execution date for July 31 at San Quentin.
Rear Admiral A. B. Crowninshield died at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia on Wednesday from arterial sclerosis, worsened by a recent operation for polypus. His wife was at his side. The former navy officer had been ill for weeks and undergone several surgeries in the past two years. He entered the hospital four weeks ago and grew weaker, with the heart ailment culminating in death.
Detroit area report says Westbound Pere Marquette No. 5 ran into an open switch at Mulliken forty miles east of Grand Rapids Tuesday afternoon. Locomotive and baggage car partly overturned. smoker, coach and parlor car derailed but stood upright. Engineer Ives sustained two broken ribs.
Chicago report details the asphyxiation deaths of Mrs. William Dorman and her three children at 69 Tellcourt. Neighbors, alerted by a gas odor, forced entry. one child died minutes after discovery. The family tragedy highlights a hazardous gas incident in the residence.
Grover Cleveland arrived by automobile from Lakewood to Princeton accompanied by John Hays Hammond. The former president was greeted with an ovation by Princeton students who idolize him as he and Mrs Cleveland enjoyed a drive Monday. Mrs Cleveland reports he is almost a well man.
London obituary reports Gen Sir Redvers Buller, famed for Natal and Ladysmith relief efforts in the Boer war, has died. Born 1839, he rose to prominence during the 1899 siege, commanded 40,009 troops, and faced criticism after the Tugela crossing setback. He returned to England and later offered explanations of his Ladysmith decisions.
News from Savannah reports wireless communication with the Merrimac off Cape Romaine saying two boats loaded with survivors from a wrecked vessel were picked up. The vessel name and casualties are unknown. Thick fog on previous days raises fears of another disaster with details pending.
Judge G W Patton has ordered the Livingston county grand jury to continue investigating the alleged murder of Willie Hamlin, a Quincy boy, at the Pontiac reformatory. A report is due by June 9.
Three girls and eleven men were condemned by court martial here on Monday for attacking a post car at Sokolow on the Vestula railroad last January. A bomb killed two soldiers and wounded ten, and after the car was wrecked the safes were looted by the assailants.
Chicago Fire Captain John McDonough, longtime head of the department during Mayor Dunne's administration, resigned after 30 years of service. He left following a transfer by Fire Chief Horan from headquarters to a suburban station.
The Keystone and Big Muddy coal mine east of here and near Pittsburg in Southern Illinois is on fire. It has burned for four days despite efforts to extinguish it, and officials plan to flood the mine as a last resort.
The body of Frederick L. Wood, a young aeronaut, was recovered Monday near the Pasgaic river spot where he sank Sunday. His body was entangled in the large American flag he carried.
In Shelburn Indiana Sullivan county residents armed and threatened as two sides clash at a beer depot. Rev George Hayes lies fatally wounded after he and a committee sought a search warrant and were met with armed guards. Governor Hanly ready to send troops upon sheriff request.
F P Dunne in American Magazine quotes Mr Dooley praising funerals as grand social events. He recalls children gathering, neighbors chatting, and the spread of good clothes and humor, noting the lively town atmosphere sparked by a funeral.
Disorder from the Chester Traction Co strike escalates with three trolley cars destroyed by dynamite. Two cars blown on Sa ville avenue in Eddystone and a third at Palmer's corner on the Media division outside the city. Deputies arrest the car crew. motorman and conductor uninjured and jailed for inquiry.
The Arkansas river in Little Rock remains two feet above flood stage but is slowly receding and levees have eased under pressure. River men and planters say the worst of the flood is past though rainfall in the Oklahoma watershed may cause a further rise downstream before the river falls below flood stage. Plantations remain waterlogged and precise losses cannot yet be estimated.
A masked armed robber bound and gagged Miss Hester Ward, a night telephone operator in Appleton City St Clair county Missouri, robbed the office safe of sixty dollars early Wednesday. After an hour she freed herself, called for help, and then fainted.
A 400 strong crowd of depositors gathered at the Banca Gaetano Liotta in Cleveland after early customers could not locate bank head Gaetano Liotta. The crowd attempted to break in prompting police to respond to a riot situation.
A Concord resident describes a severe two month itching rash on his limbs that swelled and kept him from wearing shoes for a week. After using several remedies without relief he found instant relief with Cuticura, noting swelling subsided and he could wear shoes within two days. George B. Farley, 50 South State St, Concord, New Hampshire, May 14, 1907.
A patient fears brain fever while a doctor dismisses it as an illusion of the senses. The exchange reveals the tension between perceived illness and medical certainty, highlighting the mind’s power to create fear. The dialogue underscores psychological distress versus physical illness.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure for catarrh. Claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for any failure, urges sending for circulars and testimonials, and notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A witty excerpt notes genius as freakish with Dr. Johnson touching every post along a path. The quip expands to say one genius touches every friend he encounters, or endlessly tries to.
A farm in the fertile South Texas area is offered from 10 to 640 acres plus 2 town lots for 210 dollars, at 10 dollars per month. Apply at once to Dr. Chas. F. Simmons in San Antonio, Texas.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt depicts a quarrel over a meal sourcing mixing jealousy and suspicion. A husband buys a spring chicken at Mr Green’s store causing tension with a neighbor who labels Green careless, highlighting everyday urban conflict and gossip from the city.
Farmers urged to buy into large tract near San Antonio. 95,000 acres available with 10 to 640 acres or 2 town lots. Price is 210 dollars with 10 dollars monthly payments. Annealed by Dr. Chas F Simmons of San Antonio Texas.
The ancient city of Thebes reportedly housed one hundred gates from which 10,000 fighting men and 290 chariots could be dispatched at each gate totaling 1,000,000 troops and 2,000 chariots.
Chocolate pies praised for healthfulness and nutrition with easy preparation using OUR PIE chocolate flavor. Directions on package. Ready mix contains all ingredients. Put up by D Zerta Co Rochester NY.
Quotation attributed to Chas. Buxton emphasizes total devotion of body and mind to one’s labor as the path to victory and success.
An old style advertisement touts Lewis' Single Binder Cigar offering a rich taste. It mentions a dealer connection and Lewis' Factory, with a brief nod to origin or branding in a compact promotional line.
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