This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
8
A traveling man stays in a rural Texas hamlet with a sole inn of poor repute. Lacking hot water, he presses a porter for help and is offered a substitute, as the scene unfolds with period speech and local color.
An incident in Sayville, Long Island, saw Rev. J. B. Hammill slip from a collapsing pulpit desk during a sermon, narrowly avoiding a fall onto the altar rail and scattering books and notes among pewholders while the congregation watched. A second note highlights advice on laundering and starching fabrics, praising Defiance Starch for stiffening without thickening.
A groom jokes about a wedding trip aboard an accommodation train as his friend asks if the ride pleased him. He explains the light was always put out by the porter in every tunnel, turning the journey into a private, dimmed adventure.
A discussive sermon outlines Paul’s stance in 1 Corinthians on temperance, liberty, and meat offered to idols. It links the ancient debate to modern liquor issues, stresses risks of legalism, and notes social pressures from society and commerce. The piece cites Cambridge Bible and F W Robertson, examining how restraint shapes Christian witness.
Wm H Walter of Chatsworth Illinois describes years of kidney disease with flank pain dark urine and sleeplessness and eventual rheumatism. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief and recovery, notes a 40 pound weight loss followed by regaining weight to 200 pounds. Sold everywhere 65 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A traveler from Mexico remarks that while there is progress in some areas, Americans are fixated on matches. He hands out a wax figurine with heads on each end and notes double ended matches, claiming they affect record keeping with the Recording Angel. He warns that one lit end risks a fight, and jokes that revived old time matches spark controversy in the market for both babies and buyers.
Mrs Lizzie B Sledge of Selma Alabama describes black facial splotches covering her body, misdiagnosed as worst form of eczema. After two physicians failed, her husband bought Cuticura Remedies and six months of use cleared all eruptions and removed symptoms for three years.
A collage of literary quotes from Marcus Aurelius Hugo and Shakespeare alongside stray product ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and Lewis' cigars appears in a Detroit Free Press style montage. The fragmentary text includes author attributions and marketing lines with scattered names and locations.
The article describes three tobacco curing methods sun air and flue curing. Flue curing uses heated flues to finish the tobacco creating a stimulating taste similar to roasted coffee. It notes Piedmont grown flue cured tobacco requires less sweetening and has a full juicy taste. It promotes Schnapps chewing tobacco and outlines direct factory shipment to dealers with sample offers and promotional items.
A collage of quotes and brand mentions including George Eliot and Disraeli lines, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup pitch, Lewis' Binderelgar dealer claim, Defiance Starch slogan, Maltby Babcock ad motto, and a humorous magazine exchange about a proposed engagement.
An aphoristic line noting that men who use their time well have little to waste. Emphasizes diligence and efficiency as core traits.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.