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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
6
A sermonette warns against desiring a king like the nations, noting how worldly longing distracts from God. It cites Israel’s error, urges meditation on Scripture and prayer, and emphasizes placing God first. It concludes with the promise that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask.
Two men rise with disdain and end the interview. Elders of Israel leave, realizing further remonstrance is futile. At the door, the spokesman vows Samuel’s father will hear of the supposed perversion of judgment in Israel.
The article recounts how elders urged Samuel to replace his judgment with a king after accusing his sons Joel and Abiah of taking money for rulings at Beer Sheba. Samuel mourns Israel’s move away from God as the nation rebels and demands a earthly ruler to judge them. A second brief notes a disease killing wild ducks, with a local hunter attributing it to swallowed shot in grain and gravel from riverbeds.
A Eufaula man recalls Senator Pugh in a tale about circumstantial evidence. The story centers on a corn pone pudding, a hungry boy Jabez, a cat, and a trail of golden footprints leading to a fatal rifle blast. The anecdote frames evidence as the killer of a cat and a final “victim” by mischance.
The first woman to teach school a century ago began as a demure timid learner who pledged to teach writing embroidery globe study and deportment. Now there are about 200000 more women teachers than men in the profession.
The article argues that pretty feet cause recurring pain as high arches lead to tight tendons and toes turning inward. Shoes rub and irritate prominent joints, making the wearer suffer numerous pains and seek chiropodist care.
A London Ladies' Pictorial observation on modern furnishing values. Rooms aim for style over comfort, with charming but rare taste. The piece notes the paradox of feeling at home in a county room while restfulness is sought through thoughtful decor.
The report states that Germany has no laws prohibiting the use of the checkrein on horses, except for Berlin police ordinances which regulate or restrict its use within the city.
An antiquary shows a seventeenth century French print depicting two men smoking tea with silver pipes. He cites Blegnt and Grand a'Aussay noting tea smoking as an old vice that irritated nerves, warning young ladies that it is a revived, foolish habit.
Denver merchant J H Miller built a martin box with four apartments in Lancaster County in 1869. Additional boxes were added over time, and about 75 pairs now reside there during the breeding season.
Had Been to One. Hewitt says the reformer plans a school to teach his doctrines. Jewett expresses lack of interest in attending. Tlewitt questions whether reform school appeals to someone who was once a boy.
Governor Hughes cited New York reforms and cost savings as proof the current law benefits policyholders. He noted past mismanagement cost about 20 cents per policy, while 1906 dividends rose and expenses dropped. Equitable showed major efficiency gains and higher asset income, supporting careful, not drastic, legislative changes.
A Baltimore Washington excursion reveals Mrs. Blank losing her umbrella, prompting a sharp Mrs. Blank response about a leader who cannot guard a simple item. The anecdote echoes a satirical note from Success Magazine in The Lie by Mr Dooley, contrasting truth and perception.
A Maryland woman describes shifting from coffee to tea and then to Postum after severe dyspepsia. She reports losing twenty five pounds, regaining the weight after trying Postum, and praising its health benefits and nourishment. She urges others to read The Road to Wellville and notes a belief in Postum as a superior coffee substitute.
Peoria Eddie Tate, linked to a winter library theft, testified before the grand jury after being brought from Joliet. The future probe hinges on his statements to Newton C. Dougherty, jailed for looting school funds.
Bloomingtone-Thomas Baldwin, known as the slayer of four, died in the county jail from nervous collapse at age 58 on February 28 after being out on bail for an assault charge. He had shot Mrs Eisman, her daughter Cora, and Thomas Kennedy and his wife in Arrowsmith. He was awaiting trial for the Miss Hisman case.
Major William P. Butler, famed Illinois national guard officer from the Spanish-American War era and commander in Porto Rico, died at 53 after a long invalid period. Alfred Q. Gross and Howard A. Ray report a ten month Illinois bird census for the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History.
Pattern No 5754 presents a simple blouse dress in plaid with full blouse waist and center box-pleat fronts. Elbow length sleeves with optional cuffs, straight gathered skirt, deep hem, and versatile fabric suggestions. Sizes 8 to 14 years, uses 3.5 yards of 36-inch material for size 10, order by mailing coupon with 10 cents.
Pattern description for a womans dressing sacque gown in dotted swiss with Val enciennes lace and ribbon trim. Gathers to a straight yoke with optional neck finish, long or elbow sleeves, fabrics listed include Lawn pongee fannel albatross. Medium size requires 3.25 yards of 36 inch material. Sizes 32 to 42 bust. Order via coupon.
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