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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
8
The article describes a cross shaped trick made from six ordinary straws bound to form a cross. A small wooden plug with a bent needle point is hidden inside the center straw. The performer uses finger pressure to cause the cross to rise erect, while a wand is shown to prove there are no wires. The effect hinges on flesh pressure and a slight finger movement to raise or lower the cross.
This piece recounts how a Danish raid led to a barefoot misstep on a thistle, provoking pain that exposed the surprise attack and sparked Scots to rally, making the thistle Scotland’s national emblem. Also includes brief jokes and a party game.
A poem notes how Chinese schools in Ningpo sound loud with students reciting together. It contrasts Chinese classroom energy with desire for quiet study, imagining how yelling might ease fidgeting in exams and lessons.
A Devonshire farmer gardens a small orchard of 51 trees mostly apples with ten quinces placed so they form five straight rows of four quinces each. The ten quince trees lie in a specific linear arrangement near the pond, satisfying that any line of four quinces is preserved regardless of apple trees. Identify which ten trees are quinces.
Chicago reader Mrs. Alvena Sperling credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her from a third operation for inflammation and a small tumor. The ad urges women to use the herbal remedy to strengthen the female system and address displacements, ulceration, and other ailments.
A New York tobacconist recalls a countess remark at a tobacco men’s convention in Biarritz. She notes that Englishmen claiming Tudor or Plantagenet blood would fail in the wild west, then exchanges with a Texas cowboy reveal shared pride in mixed heritage.
Kalman Rev, a boy violinist praised in Hungary, spends his spare time playing with dolls as a toy theater director actor and audience. He has written a few private solos and plays a little piano. He aims to keep his personal life separate from London concerts and notes Hungary’s fondness for England. He is noted for remarkable hands and fingers studded with coins from years of practice.
G B Halsay of Mouth of Wilson Virginia reports two years of severe eye inflammation failing all doctors and home remedies. After using Cuthura Ointment for a week his eyes improved markedly, nearly cured in two weeks, and have remained trouble free. He praises the product. Sold by Potter Drag and Cham Corp in Boston.
Dr William Osler warns that eradicating tuberculosis remains an open question. He notes the disease is deeply entrenched in humanity and unlikely to be completely eliminated soon, yet cites substantial mortality declines in many places as proof that progress is possible and hope sustains the fight.
A classroom quip has Teacher-Now, Jimmy Green, asking what an octopus is and Jimmy replying that it is an eight-sided cat. The playful exchange centers on the student’s humorous misdefinition and the teacher’s prompt to clarify.
A collage of era jokes and advertisements notes voice about a country lawyer turned judge famed for dignity and solemn tone. remarks on screens against disease, starch for laundry, a novel type description, and ads tout Defiance Starch Foot-Ease and Chamberlain’s extracts. It preserves era humor and product pitches with scattered quotations and light banter.
A brief note on household economies as wives, led by quiet restraint, reflect a shift in domestic priorities. The piece contrasts frugal choices with husbands’ preferred meals, noting a changing dynamic without explicit discourse. Pope’s line hints at tacit domestic philosophy.
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