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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
5
A whimsical fragment describes rain as daffodils and violets, then shifts to practical kitchen guidance. It lists recipes and steps for Eggs With Piquante Sauce, String Beans and Tomatoes, Rice Celery and Veal Soup, Pineapple Fluff, and Amber Marmalade, detailing ingredients, preparations, and serving ideas.
A fragmented verse protests Absence against time and strength. It ponders alteration of hearts and the mettle of souls as absence joins and time goes by. The lines read like an archaic meditation on endurance and change.
A fragmented fragment discusses orange juice benefits for children and adults, noting refreshing properties and mineral content. It offers uses from teething feedings to cold drinks, praises orange in cheap meals, and provides old fashioned recipes for Orange Snow and Orange Sherbet with ingredients and steps.
A downtown man recalls a barber’s swift shave told as a humorous anecdote. He explains the barber rushed to please a customer claiming a need to catch a train, though no train existed. The tale contrasts motives behind haste and social norms.
Hoffbauer the Wee French painter, who left a Richmond commission to join the French army, was summoned from Soissons trenches to meet five generals. He was told he will paint battle pictures along the front for France’s glory. A general said war time cannot dim art in France. Fran cais M. L Torrett and his wife, noted New York sculptors, were allowed to visit Compiegne ambulance to draw seriously wounded for medical museums.
Germany grants patent for an acid proof concrete pipe. The process mixes asphalt into concrete before molding the pipe, then sand blasts the interior to embed asphalt particles. Hot asphalt later coats the inner wall and bonds with embedded asphalt for permanent adhesion.
A schoolteacher about to wed told a four year old girl to keep a secret about the marriage. The child returned later and whispered to her mother asking if John knew anything about it. The incident appears in Youth's Companion.
Low round trip fares include visits to California Expositions and Yellowstone via the Scenic Highway of the Northern Pacific. Tickets allow liberal stopovers and enable including both expositions with a Yellowstone stopover. Contact A. M. Cleland for 1916 vacation planning and literature.
An advertisement touts Cuticura emollients for tender irritated skin offering free samples by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. It mentions common pains and suggests divorces hide under liberty, reflecting the era’s tone.
Alberta wool growers expect 25 cent wool this year because war demand boosts woolen mills for raw material. Spring prospects show a propitious season and large, high quality harvests. Western Canada farms report no single sheep breed dominates and advise entering sheep raising as profitable if scaled to means and farm area.
Mrs Slathers challenges Bobby with a moral precept about good intentions. He agrees and cites the peace palace at The Hague as the example under discussion.
The page blends a Castoria children remedy pitch and Allen’s Foot-Ease shoe powder promotion with brief humor about a man borrowing money and a talking parrot joke. It showcases vintage ad copy and light social quips rather than a single news item.
Fragmentary lines mix satire and aphorism about optimism, blame, and society. It references a Book of Sayings, a chiropodist, a poisoned manage, and remarks on wealth and truth. Names and clear events are not provided, but the dialogue hints at literary humor and social commentary.
Two guests at a Milwaukee burlesque ask the manager who the sellers playing the two Irishmen are and if they get big money. They inquire about performing outside and the occasion, saying it is for the annual reception of their society, the A. O. H. Rifles, and tell them to name their own price.
A reader asks if Paderewski has avoided travel during Poland's distress. The piece notes his motive appears patriotic yet argues that a few concerts at Paderewski's rates could boost the relief fund.
A cryptic line from a Boston Transcript item hints at a shortage or chase of a dish. The fragmentary text suggests a playful or satirical note without clear event details or names to anchor a full report.
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