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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1907
Page
3
An analysis cites the United States Dispensatory describing Peruna ingredients such as pyaisUseiECUBIS cory alia formosa cubebs cedron seeds and oil of copaiba. It notes uses for mucous membrane diseases nasal and stomach catarrh and liver and pelvic conditions, plus tonics and diuretics, urging readers to request a testimonial book on Peruna’s catarrh claims.
Miss Corliss Babson was appointed assistant to President Taylor at Vassar. She is among the youngest assistants and holds the title of champion woman high jumper. In 1904 she cleared four feet two and a half inches, beating the previous record by a full inch, and she won the class poem prize in two successive years.
The John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin announces a new oats variety with heads reaching two feet in length. The catalog touts this as a wonder and highlights Rnetz the greatest cereal hay food America ever saw, with details promised in the catalog.
Free 148 page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to buyers. Send 6 cents in stamps for free samples of Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals. John A. Salzer Seed Co. Box W Le Crosse Wisconsin.
A mysterious contagious heart disease has broken out in Ouddorp near Utrecht with over 100 cases and high fever in patients. Prof Spronck of Utrecht reports exhaustive blood analysis but finds no identifiable cause or origin for the outbreak, leaving the medical community perplexed and seeking answers.
A compact notice references a 1907 copyright work by WS Edson titled Ehud The Left Handed Ee Ee with scripture authority noted from Judges 8:12:30, indicating distribution or authorship details for the religious text.
A sermonette reflects on Judges where God uses Moab’s king to punish Israel and Ehud to deliver. It argues God’s aim is harmony with His will, using both good and evil forces to advance righteousness. Mercy follows punishment through repentance and deliverance.
A biblical snippet shows Israel under Moab influence as the king of Moab demanded tribute. The text notes Israel had mingled freely with its northern neighbor until this pressure crystallized the power dynamic and prompted a reckoning with Moab.
The narrative recounts Israel under King Eglon of Moab for 18 years. Ehud the Benjamite covertly crafts a dagger from a broken chariot blade, assassinates Eglon, and reunites Israel to lead a victorious revolt against Moabite oppression. The tale emphasizes faith, treachery, and deliverance through bold resistance.
A Westminster Gazette correspondent describes Kikarongo near Muhokya in Uganda as a half mile wide circular lake formed from a former crater. Hippos arrive in large parties from Lake Ruisamba to bathe, surfacing with loud snorts and water jets before sinking again. They display tusks, yawning throats, and porpoise like backs, while veterans ward off younger intruders.
The famed whisky boat that plied Mississippi and Arkansas river towns to serve levee workers is closed. A Arkansas law restricting liquor licenses in towns of under 500 residents led to its demise. The vessel, licensed at Westover, Arkansas, operated near Tunica and Coahoma counties amid years of cross state contention.
The Ocala Star reports a first rooster tramp aboard a Seaboard Air Line passenger train bound for Tampa. A half grown rooster perched in a car, drank at a coupling, looked for grub, and refused to disembark as the conductor called all aboard. The rooster reportedly reached Tampa.
A girl recalls a country snow scene and Mrs. Camden's 16 mile journey to a funeral. She reports vivid details of the white lace dress, lilies, and costly casket, noting the many carriages and the near freeze of the icy trip but satisfaction at having attended.
A new Chinese army policy bans opium smokers from enlistment. The rule aims to promote healthier recruits and enforce discipline within the ranks. No exceptions are noted for existing users seeking reform.
The Mobile Register notes that local river lore is filled with grim killings and outrages, but many residents remember the river’s former pleasant era. The piece evokes nostalgia while contrasting past joys with present shocks.
A citizen insists the man is dishonest, while Senator Sorghum argues he is not culpable but lacks the high intelligence needed for fine ethical discrimination.
The secretary of state for war instructs all UK army depots without Royal Army Temperance association space to provide accommodation. The association’s good work is well known, though it imposes a revenue burden. Meanwhile Australian states ban opium sales and growth, with Queensland alone cutting off about $80,000 yearly.
An advertisement extols good level farm land suited to dry farming in western Nebraska, northwestern Kansas, and eastern Colorado near the Burlington Route. It promotes easy terms, a homeseekers' excursion with tickets on the first and third Tuesdays monthly, and directs inquiries to D Clem Deaver in Omaha Nebraska. It also profiles John Poe, a soldier of fortune, noting his service in the Fifth Regiment of Baltimore, the Spanish American War, and later travels to Death Valley and Tonopah driven by the gridiron allure.
Stimulate the Blood Brandreth's Pills are a great blood purifier and laxative. They act on the bowels kidneys and skin to cleanse the system. They stimulate blood to help nature throw off morbid humors and cure troubles from impure blood. One or two at night recommended. Each pill contains solid extract of sarsaparilla and other ingredients. Widely used for over a century and sold everywhere plain or sugar-coated.
Zion's Herald notes the needle as a highly finished twentieth century tool. It outlines global daily use, annual US waste, and about 21 manufacturing steps from wire cutting to final polishing. It highlights diverse needle types for surgeons cooks glovemakers weavers and sailors.
A Maine man describes years of digestive and liver trouble improving after nine months of using Grape-Nuts at breakfast with cream and sugar. He reports less stomach pain, liver relief, weight gain, better sleep, and tolerance for most foods except greasy or starchy items, at age 70, offering to answer letters about Postum and Grape-Nuts.
A Reader excerpt notes how modern conveniences cause new ailments such as tennis elbow bicycle foot and a motor omnibus voice. It describes a young woman riding outside a bus attempting to talk and realizing she cannot control her voice, highlighting the era’s urban anxiety.
A historical note warns that the phrase Bromo Quinine refers to a laxative. It mentions the first and last Cold Tablet in a white package marked with black and red lettering and signed B W Grove, 250.
A brief motivational note states that difficult times and feeling discouraged can become a prompt to renewed action and persistence, urging perseverance despite setbacks and fatigue.
Mrs Evelyn Creasere of Detroit suffered six years with neuralgia causing backaches headaches and hair whitening. She credits Williams Pink Pills with relief after three months weight gain and restored health. Pills sold by druggists or mailed by Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at 59 cents per box six for 2.50.
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