06 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
1
A pest alert warns that the French brown-tail moth may spread this spring, arriving from France in nursery packages. The piece labels it a foreign pest endangering local industries and humans, noting its stinging, mobile threat and the urgency felt by scientists.
The essay by Yale emeritus professor Lounsbury defends rustic spellings and forms such as pint for point jist for joist ile for oil bile for boil and yourn for yourn. It argues ancient usage supports these forms and notes a use of learn as teach in Shakespeare while marking limits to archaic speech such as the phrase T done it.
A report notes New York marriages declined by 20000 last year while Roosevelt’s state faces rising business and labor strains. It suggests unemployment early in the year reduced marriages as workers sought jobs more than spouses, though the year ahead may bring improved prospects and a better marriage tally for 1909.
A Chicago professor argues licenses should not be used for six months to prevent hasty marriages. The authors mock the idea, suggesting further delays such as delaying until furniture payments finish or both spouses have cut their wisdom teeth, and until the divorce decree ink dries.
IsNen Emerson, daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson and longtime companion to him, died at her sister Edith Forbes home in Milton Massachusetts on January 16 at age 70. She was active in Concord social and literary life and in the Unitarian church. She is survived by her sister and a brother, Dr Waldo Emerson of Concord.
The passage notes Shakespeare used about 15 000 words Milton about 7500 a culture person speaks around 5000 words an average person uses 2000 to 3000 words It suggests English has about 300000 words with many rarely used except in presidential messages
Frank Wentworth of Winsted Connecticut imagines a distant future where humans walk on wheels powered by turbine driven hot air. He jokes that people can leap 2,000,000 years ahead simply by standing on their heads and speaking quickly.
William H. Taft was sworn in on the east portico of the Capitol with James S. Sherman taking oath as vice president in the Senate chamber. A vast parade followed with 4000 regular troops and state guards, a formal White House luncheon, and a brilliant inaugural ball ending the day with fireworks over the Potomac.
German expedition led by Prof Selin reports discovery of Jericho walls buried eight feet deep. Foundations of rock, a sloping rubble wall 20 feet high and six and a half to eight feet broad, and a top clay brick wall. Wall extends about 700 yards, 450 yards exposed with 200 workers.
A farmer notes Bill bought a horse at a rural trade, prompting amusement as the joke lands on the line t'gold it to him. The exchange captures rustic humor about a simple purchase and shared laughter at a community gathering.
A historical note describes Scotland once nearly bare of timber in James VI era and laments extensive forest loss. In the last century large areas, especially Perthshire and Fife, have been replanted with timber, restoring woodlands and changing the landscape.
Deep breathing is presented as a valuable aid to digestion and should be practiced especially after eating. The guidance emphasizes the digestive benefits of diaphragmatic breathing to support postprandial comfort and overall gut function.
Frances E. Willard states that command, respect and love come from overcoming temper and exaggeration, exploring boldly or guiding a state well, and such beauty never leaves one desolate as someone always loves them.
A reflective line by Chanping stating that guiding a child toward realizing the divine nature within is the supreme duty of parents and educators. The quote emphasizes moral and spiritual formation as the core responsibility shaping a child’s character and future.
An English writer argues education reduces genius by leveling to mediocrity. He urges not to fear, claiming true genius stays far ahead of the newest education trends.
A pithy biblical admonition from Romans chapter two urges restraint in judgment, asserting that judging others reveals one’s own faults since the judge is not above the same actions. The verse underscores self awareness and humility in moral assessment.
A magazine writer estimates rats cause $100 million in property damage nationwide each year and about $65 million in New York City. The figures reflect a broad impact of rodent destruction on urban and national economies.
A denial was issued contradicting a circulated rumor that Miss Blank would marry the prince. The report had claimed the tale was untrue, but the denial challenges that assertion and leaves the status of the engagement in question unresolved.
In the retrial of the $29 million Standard Oil case Judge Anderson bars simple violation proof, requiring evidence of specific intent to break the law. Government lawyers call the ruling sweeping, contending ignorance of the law would excuse violation. George M. Crawford testified to tariff identifications tying the Alton railroad to oil shipments between Chapelle and St Louis as the trial focuses on rebates and tariff 24.
In Little Rock Ark a senate bill by Deressitt proposes selling the capitol site after spending 800000 on partial construction, tearing down the structure and moving materials to the old site to erect a new building. It calls for 750000 to be used for construction with new bids a new architect and a seven member governor appointed supervising board.
Dozen miners are trapped in the Baltimore slope tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania after a fire broke out shortly after 10 o clock Wednesday. Fifteen men feared suffocation as rescuers work to reach them. One body, John Walsh, has already been recovered. Officials report no word from the imprisoned group and little progress against the blaze by noon.
Nashua N H. Minister Harvey Eastman pastor of the Congregational church at Temple was acquitted of all blame for shooting and killing George L Marcotte Gen Miller s valet yesterday while Marcotte terrorized the neighborhood The jury held the killing justifiable.
President elect Taft said he offered the assistant secretaryship of the navy to Beekman Winthrop who formerly governed Porto Rico and is now assistant secretary to the treasury. Winthrop had accepted the offer.
Judge George E. Law, renowned as the Marrying Squire, notes in 1906 a letter praising Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain sleep urinary improvements. He reaffirmed on January 5, 1909 that he recommended the remedy to many since first use. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, 50 cents a box.
Rear Admiral Sperry, famed for a world voyage, is recalled telling a Newport Naval War College group about cholera in Asia in 1876. He warned a fellow officer against taking his wife, insisting the voyage could be dangerous due to deadly outbreaks.
A small boy recounts a Sunday school lesson about God and love. He explains Eve gave an apple to Adam and clarifies Eve as Mrs Eve Adam, a friend of God who kept house in a garden, revealing innocent misinterpretation by a child.
A girl named Susie pressed her mother for new slippers for Sunday and warned that she might die if disappointed. After lengthy teasing she wore the slippers on Wednesday, prompting a grim note on expectations and fear.
A historical remark questions Nelsons advancement to the British naval service. It claims his father could not afford Osborne training and suggests Nelson was admitted through favoritism and by a backdoor influence rather than merit.
A Wisconsin couple abandoned coffee after reading about Postum. They report improved sleep, mood, skin, and nerves, with reduced coffee cravings after correctly preparing Postum as directed. Friends later preferred it when prepared dark and rich. The letter cites Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville.
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