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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
10
An advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed freckle remover with one ounce sufficient to clear skin, offering money back if it fails. The piece also includes a satirical note by Reginald Vanderbilt condemning modern warfare and a humorous exchange about parenting and grammar.
Advertisement claims Grave's Tasteless Chill Tonic strengthens the feeble elderly and weak, purifies blood, and boosts the whole system to endure summer heat. It markets itself as a health tonic costing 5c. A brief reader exchange notes a request for a two word phrase to express life’s joy, while another line records a judge noting payment.
An advert promoting La Creole Hair Dressing claiming to restore beauty to gray or stiff hair. The product is priced at $1.00 with an emphasis on luxurious hair qualities and universal appeal.
An exchange mocks the plan to invest all wealth in real estate with a quip about knowing where it is, followed by a joke on liquidity and how to access funds. The light dialogue reflects concerns about asset illiquidity and financial planning.
A vintage ad version promotes Castoria as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It claims use for over 80 years and notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria. A fictional exchange mentions ants found in the sugar, implying a humorous critique of the product.
An advertisement promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as a solution to harsh scalp conditions. It warns that excessive use of strong alkali soaps can burn the scalp and suggests cleansing with shampoo and darkening grizzled hairs in a natural way. Price listed as $1.00.
A brief exchange echoes Browning as a speaker insists on a misread thought. The other party pushes for apology and finer feeling, underscoring a clash between perception and restraint.
Prepared by the USDA, Farmers Bulletin 719 notes that nearly 200 Illinois tractor owners cited operation difficulties as the main drawback. It warns that ordinary men should not gain experience by trial on their own machines and suggests training with a competent instructor to prevent costly delays.
Thigken notes the difficulty of thickening an unsatisfactory alfalfa stand and suggests harrowing after the second cutting before reseeding. He warns that young plants may suffer less from clipping if sowing occurs later rather than in early spring.
A tractor attachment described in Wisconsin Agriculturist uses a rectangular frame attached to the front wheels with two wheels at the rear. One wheel runs on unplowed ground, the other in the furrow, and a spring loaded shield bears against the land side to maintain the new furrow parallel to the old one.
Practical dairy guidance covers gentle handling, fall and winter feeding, weighing milk, clean ventilated stables, limiting calf suckling to four days, teaching calves to drink from clean buckets, and maintaining a clean udder. Emphasizes proper barn drainage, exercise for bulls, and avoiding overfat cows to ensure productive milk and safe butterfat value.
The note advises placing soil for tomatoes in good condition before planting and warns against mixing with pigeons. It also mentions onion sets as a valuable money crop and states peas need deep mellow soil for success.
This reading lesson outlines a Phil 4 8 golden text and an extended review of Acts through A D 52 55, proposing map based geography for Pauls travels, travel clubs, class essays, travelogues, and chart aided reviews to reinforce the quarter long lessons from Acts and the Risen Christ.
A steamship 450 miles off Newfoundland bound from New York to Gothenburg lost rudder control in a heavy storm. After two days of drift, interior repairs failed, and the carpenter lowered into the sea passed a chain through the rudder. Cables secured to the ends, run around the mast and windlasses, restoring control. Weathered by waves, he was knocked unconscious.
A brief note captures a quip about an organ grinder removed from a Democratic club. The joke frames why the performer is hustled away, citing his act as Pop Goes the Weasel. The line reflects a moment of light humor in a political club setting.
Retirement advice for dandruff offers Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap with hot water to combat itching burning and scalings. Claims a clean scalp leads to healthy hair and relief. Free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept Ly Beaton. A humorous quip about Jimson and his debts closes the snippet.
An old advertisement touts La Cre ole Hair Dressing as a natural fix for gray hair with a $1.00 price. It riffs on presence of mind and features a clipped jab about champagne and Mumm to imply sophistication.
An advertiser offers a free booklet on rheumatism and its cure from Jesse A. Cue of Brockton Massachusetts. The piece includes a humorous line about dry states and barnyards and cock tails, reflecting period wit.
An ad touts La Creole Hair Dressing promising to make you look ten years younger by darkening gray hair. The page also carries a Jameson quote praising love, work, and faith as life’s essentials.
Mrs Anna Key of Burlington Wisconsin reports relief from severe pains in the side and back after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She praises the remedies and urges other suffering women to try them, offering confidential guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A humorous dialogue mocks an overhyped encyclopedia bought on installments. One character boasts it tells everything, the other notes the fine print with missed details about payments. The exchange captures a light financial jab and consumer skepticism.
Bustios Transcript shows a tense exchange as She asks if he can operate a typewriter and he replies he is not the man she married, revealing strain in their relationship through a terse, domestic dialogue.
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