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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
5
Classified ad for a daily fly killer claiming to kill thousands and last all season. Offered by H Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY with six sent express paid for one dollar. Shipping details provided.
An Indianapolis grass widow visits Purityville seeking school employment. The superintendent, citing an unwritten ban on employing widows, declines after learning she is a divorcee. The city, noted for reform waves and local discord, does not hire her. She leaves without a position.
An Illinois woman describes severe caffeine related symptoms from tea and coffee, including headaches numbness and heart trouble. After quitting tea for six months and using Postum Cereal or Instant Postum, she reports no sick headaches, fewer bilious attacks, and better sleep and heart health, per Postum Co. marketing from Battle Creek.
A devotional on 1 Samuel 18 to 20 and 2 Samuel 1 highlights Jonathan’s loyal, unselfish friendship with David. It portrays true friendship as costly, faith-based, and rooted in covenant loyalty, pointing to Jesus Christ as the ultimate example and the source of enduring companionship.
Walter Harris formerly lived near Julietta in Warren township Indiana now resides at Hussar Alberta In a letter to his Indiana home paper he discusses farming challenges and profits citing crop yields in 1913 and the improvements since moving west He notes high profits from cattle ranches and horse ranching and remarks on war time prospects and land values He also includes religious reflections from Sunday School Times about finding strength in faith during suffering
English paper reports about 60,000 London women thrown out of work by the war. It notes another 60,000 plus began knitting in response as the conflict started.
An advertising feature proclaims Cuticura Complexions as soap and ointment for cleansing soothing and healing skin scalp hair and hands. It invites free samples by mail with a postcard reply and lists Cuticura Dept XY Boston as the source with a closing quip about the devil foreclosing a mortgage.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a village land lord touts a supply of quaint old characters for fiction. He offers comical locals at two dollars a day with any dialect required, promising abundant local color for novels.
Joy proposes a May Day event and asks for feature ideas. A suggestion notes moving pictures could fit the celebration. The text contemplates marriage not guaranteeing love and hints at jealousy as a motive. It argues wallpaper choices show who leads in the home.
A man visits a clock store and leaves the pendulum for repairs claiming the clock is fine. The clockman asks why not bring the whole clock. The man replies the pendulum is the problem, and once removed the rest of the clock fails, a quip labeled by Judge as a moral about misdirected attention.
Oakley Kentucky resident James McDaniel describes ten months of kidney and bladder illness severe enough to disrupt sleep and cause exhaustion. After physician treatment failed he used Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports a permanent cure. Advertisement lists price 60c per box and requests mail order for Household Hints and National Anthem music with recipes, sent free.
An unnamed exchange centers on studio rental pressure where a harsh demand is countered by a defender of artistic liberty. The dialogue evokes tension between financial obligations and creative independence, highlighting differing views on what artists owe to space and expression.
Port Arthur Tex News notes a shift in public attention as Ben Franklin appears on one cent stamps while fewer people see his portrait on new hundred dollar bills. The piece highlights the stamp as a humble, practical means to become familiar with his features.
A terse old line notes a boy with a plastic collar kicking because another man wears a suit laden with moth balls, illustrating a quirky social tension or fashion clash.
An advertisement from Murine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes their product for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. The copy urges readers to try Murine for relief and promises information free of charge.
The remark contrasts social expectations with personal presentation, arguing that a woman can appear well groomed without multiple marriages. It reflects themes of fashion, propriety, and gender norms of the period.
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