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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
3
The text presents a biblical citation from Ruth 2 11 mentioning Boaz praising Ruth for her deeds toward her mother in law since her husband’s death. It emphasizes Ruth leaving her family and homeland and joining a people she did not know before.
Daz was not present in Bethlehem when Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth returned. The fragment hints at their exile or travels before resuming life in their homeland, with Ruth accompanying Naomi after hardship away from their kin.
The sermon extols Boaz for recognizing Ruth's purity and noble character despite poverty and prejudice. It argues that true love rests on genuine goodness, not wealth or status, praising Boaz’s unbiased admiration and love formed unseen by sight.
Boaz becomes intrigued by Ruth, Naomi's Moabitish daughter-in-law, as gossip swirls about her in Bethlehem. He reflects on her devotion to Naomi, her embrace of the Hebrew God, and her unselfish diligence during the barley harvest, leading to a growing, unspoken attraction.
Welsh faces rapid decline with clergy reports noting English as the common speech for Cardiff children. South Wales communities show youths abandoning Welsh, leaving only a few elderly speakers in parishes like Trellech. The piece frames Welsh extinction as part of a broader Celtic linguistic decline despite historic achievements.
An aphoristic note on happiness from Andersen states that usefulness in the world is the sole path to true happiness. The quote emphasizes action over idle sentiment, linking personal fulfillment to practical contribution.
A lyrical poem from Transatlantic Tales exults the sun as a lure from home to green bowers where the speaker recalls meeting beautiful maidens and questions if the sunshine tempts him to woo every maiden encountered beneath the shade. The verse notes years pass since first sunlit days and wonders about temptation.
Rich Londoners employ trained nurses for lapdogs with wages higher than those paid to nannies. Poet Algernon Charles Swinburne is drafting a new tragedy about Cesare Borgia, reflecting varied literary pursuits among the era's elite.
A New York Press note explains drop or gutta as a minim equal to one sixteenth of a fluid dram. It lists measurements from drops to pints and gallons, then muses on variability in spoon sizes and teacups, and ends with a quip about friends when you need one.
Mrs Charles N Preston of Elkland Pennsylvania recounts a dramatic health turnaround after three years of fatigue, weight loss and sugar in kidneys. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with rapid relief and restoration to good health and weight. Sold by all dealers 560 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Alexis Alladin visits New York praising American labor unions. An American woman recalls a tale of a bride crying in a club smoking room because her husband George brings no guilt for a gown purchase, as Henry Simmons’ refusal triggers a strike by Amalgamated Wives union district 4.
Twenty Ruthenian peasants from Ispas Galicia were jailed for kissing in church as a feud between two parties neared. After a sermon urging reconciliation, the following Sunday saw the groups march to the altar and kiss on both cheeks in Polish style, prompting laughter and a courtroom ruling that church is not a proper place for kissing and a guilty verdict for unseemly conduct.
A Seoul population estimate lists 199,305 residents with most wards male predominant except the north ward where 17,000 males and 90,000 females are recorded. The disparity defies ordinary population theory and notes Seoul has no all female quarter.
A Cleveland grocer reports many customers improved by swapping coffee for Postum Food Coffee. He describes personal relief from nervous irritability and loss of appetite after two years of coffee use, crediting Postum with restoring his nerves and stomach comfort. He urges others with similar issues to try Postum, noting “There’s a Reason” and referencing The Road to Wellville.
A New York Times anecdote recounts a Virginia lawyer’s death connected to a broken door bell. A messenger boy pulled at the bell in vain as wires had been cut. An elderly man warned that “the silver cord has been severed,” prompting the boy to remark the device seemed broken from its reactions.
M Curley of Bay City Michigan reports a long standing dermatitis affecting behind ears knees neck elbows and face since infancy. After failed visits with a specialist and years of salves the patient found relief using Cuticura Remedies according to the sender dated May 20 1906.
A young lawyer boasts of unscrupulous self promotion while a cynical friend teases him as an empty flat. The piece then promotes Defiance Starch as a new economical, efficient product and urges readers to buy from grocers.
A historical remark labels a rich man’s son a prig if he follows virtue and an degenerate if he tries to spend his father’s money. The quote implies social judgment based on conduct and use of wealth.
A Buffalo woman writes about women’s nervous illness and suggests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. The piece frames nervous prostration and irritability as organic disorders and claims widespread testimonial support.
Mrs Geo A James of Fredonia New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with a complete recovery from nervous prostration and female troubles. She cites improved health through the Change of Life and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts for personalized guidance.
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