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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
6
A guide by William A Radford explains a sunlit, easy to clean 36 foot poultry house design suited to winter eggs and market needs. It covers shed roof plans, south facing placement, ventilation, roosts, droppings board, and finish details for a neat durable farm building.
An official sampler for a large confectionery company describes constant tasting during the holiday rush. He notes fatigue from endless sweets, relief from a plain soda cracker and water, and explains how taste adapts with overwork in flavor judgment. He laments not enjoying meals at home after long shifts.
In a Boston Wrening Transcript style snippet, Maud laments Dick's departure and the need to again seek a husband. The dialogue mocks her misfortune and hints at social pressures and worn shoes symbolizing her stalled status.
The article traces how Easter dates shift with lunar cycles and solar years, noting Christ's birth on December 25 and birth anomalies. It explains the Nicea Council ruling that Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon post the vernal equinox and reviews Gregory XIII's calendar reform of the Julian system dating back to Julius Caesar.
The piece traces calendar history from Romulus and Numa through to the Gregorian reform. It notes the Julian calendar’s shortcomings, the 1582 change, England’s 1751–52 adoption, and shifts in dates like September 4–14 and New Year’s Day moving to January 1, with Pope decrees implied as needed.
The passage argues that if all Roman Catholics adopted a single religious feast, Protestant churches would likely follow. It notes the Julian calendar is still used in Russia and Greece, making their dates 12 days different from the modern calendar.
The article argues that both the life of Jesus and the life of his church conclude joyfully. It rejects a grim ending on the cross, noting Jesus rises and comforts followers, promising constant spiritual presence. Revelation’s ending echoes this joy, urging believers to share in resurrection glory and lifelong joy.
The passage contrasts worldly wisdom with Christian faith, noting that what is folly to the world may be wisdom to believers. It compares missionary sacrifice, prayer, and even the telephone as means of communicating the divine, arguing the agnostic is the greater fool for doubting both prayer and connection to God.
The passage extols enthusiasm as central to progress and human joy. It calls it a divine energy powering love, friendship, religion, and dedication, noting it relieves poverty and boredom and acts as a cure for diverse ills. It frames enthusiasm as humanity's dearest possession and essential motor.
A Mississippi woman offers a simple method from the Woman's Home Companion. Save dry brown onion skins and boil eggs with them until hard boiled to yield beautifully dyed Easter eggs in various brown shades. No onion taste and no poison risk unlike other dyes.
In Austria, erga are given as Easter gifts with the emperor presenting many to various people. They are usually made of silver or gold, mother of pearl or bronze and often hold small gifts such as jewelry or knickknacks meant to please the recipient.
The custom of giving Easter eggs is described as Persian in origin and practiced by Jews, Heyptians, and Hindus. Eggs symbolize spring’s recreation, while Christians adopted the practice to signify the resurrection and colored the eggs red to represent the blood of redemption.
Robert H. Schauffler warns that enthusiasm is a divine energy guiding the human will. Waste or misuse this energy risks folly and disaster, while proper use in its own proper sphere keeps the vessel of life steady and safe.
A brief note on Easter lilies as a hallmark of the season. It describes the lily as typical of Easter due to its whiteness and purity, noting its natural bloom period around Easter in France, its native home.
A devotional plea for mercy and grace at daybreak. The author prays for light to reveal God’s face and asks to bear any message from above, ending with Amen.
A gallery patron proposes spending 100000 to buy paintings by unknown artists to help them and for potential profit. The insistent purchaser, later deemed insane, chooses 1206 canvases valued at 67000. The tale contrasts with bankers making risky bets, noting historical art price rises and drops.
A Native man distraught over a broken ax asks a reservation farmer for help. The farmer provides a new handle and sharpens the blade after grinding, costing twenty five cents for turning the grindstone. The exchange ends with the man demanding payment for the stone turned.
A humorous dialogue notes a self made man and his wife mother altering him. It jokes that a husband who never explains himself to his wife may be dull. It compares guessing a man’s age to guessing a woman’s age, implying both are difficult.
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