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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1905
Page
3
An incident at a fashionable resort tee ends with a mistaken familiar greeting. Gadsby apologizes after a man demands proper address, the exchange hinting at social tensions and a brief awkward confrontation in clear, period tone.
Harry J. Spalding of Newark City describes two years of neck sores and hair loss followed by relief after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After a few applications the torment subsided and his hair grew thick again, prompting him to endorse the remedies.
A clipped note outlines concerns about the possible death of a grandmother or elder relative due to illness. The text shows confusion over diagnosis and care with garbled phrases about disease and prognosis.
An advertisement extols Pushecks Karo as a genuine remedy prepared by Dr Pusheck of Chicago with 25 years practice. It claims effectiveness for rheumatism weakness nervous prostration and stomach and bowel complaints and offers a trial treatment paid for only if it cures.
Readers are urged to try Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for quick relief from dyspepsia and indigestion with promises of fast, pleasant cure and money back if it fails. Also advertised is Stomachic from Sturgis Michigan claiming immediate relief and direct delivery for $1.00. The note mentions political rumor about Japan and a Russian submarine mine.
Mrs Pare of Glasgow Kentucky describes kidney trouble including back pain variable secretions scalding urination and high color. Using Dean's Kidney Pills regulated secretions stopped inflammation and restored rest strength and well being. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Special correspondence from Springfield reports the Fortieth-Fourth General Assembly appropriations totaling 16,539,924. Gov. Deneen faces a ten day window to act on bills including a veto push against an automobile licensing and speed limit measure. The piece lists numerous specific appropriations to state agencies institutions and projects and notes the ongoing budget scrutiny. It ends with a separate note on a civil case in Champaign County declaring a college student killed in a railway wreck as a financial burden rather than a loss of potential future value.
The General Assembly recorded 683 bills introduced in the House and 495 in the Senate. Notable measures include bonds for Chicago parks, tax levy safeguards, anti policy playing, park funding, and a new jury system for Chicago. Other actions cover public libraries bonds, merit hiring for state charities, educational notices, and a statewide primary election overhaul. Additional provisions address child protection, road building, pest control, and hospital and fire safety funding.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item recalls a six year old visiting a newborn in a home. The child asks about teeth and hair, then laments with the remark that the baby is an old one. The anecdote highlights the child’s inquiring mind and humorous misperception of infancy.
Dustin Stax states there are many limits you face without it, while the Washington Star notes a larger list of things you can do with it. The remark frames a debate over essential tools or concepts cited by Stax and echoed by the Star.
Florence Capen of Oakley Michigan recounts chronic back and hip pain, collapsed sleep, and poor eating until taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with restoring sleep and energy. The advertisement cites numerous testimonies across states supporting kidney cure claims.
A brief note invites readers to write G. Warner at Kansas City Southern Railway for details on free government homesteads and colony locations plus copies of Current Events and the Rice book. It promotes cheap round trip homeseekers tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays and ends with a garbled political quip about by products of politics and gas.
An advertising notice touts Pusheck's Kuro as a remedy for rheumatism weakness impure blood nervous exhaustion indigestion skin diseases and catarrh urging readers to request a free booklet from Dr. Pusheck at 192 Washington St Chicago Ill The piece ends with a satirical remark from the Binghamton Leader about exterminators being turned loose on mosquitoes as extinction looms.
Seven million Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigars are sold annually as quality tobacco attracts former 10c cigar smokers. Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois notes strong brand appeal in promotional cites. Indians unable to join wild west shows exhibit widespread resentment and discontent, per Washington Star.
In a Pinch Use Allen's Foot-Fase Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder cures Corns Bunions Painful Smarting Hot Swollen feet 25c Sample FREE Address A 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY Russia's free balance may represent money grand dukes possess Detroit Free Press Piso's Cure praised as cough remedy J W O'Brien 322 Third Ave N Minneapolis Minn Jan 6 1900 Some people look as if they eat off a red tablecloth Washing ton Star
Letter claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured eight years of irregularities and nervousness for a Wester Curry, New York reader. Urges all women to start treatment at first signs of illness, praising social and household recovery after use.
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