03 Nov 1906
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1906
Page
1
A Paris municipal ruling ends the office of organizer of funeral pomp at public funerals. The figure walked in front in formal dress with a three cornered hat and city colors, carrying an ebony cane. The change marks a shift in ceremonial tradition amid a broader social portrait of Paris.
The president declines a life mask saying he won’t have his face plastered with clay and forced to breathe through quills. He would rather pose for photographs, fearing he might think of something to say while the day dried and get stuck.
Travelers bring Jordan River water home, and a Kentuckian has secured from the Turkish sultan exclusive rights to ship it worldwide. Water is used in baptismal services and the venture appears driven by profitable shipping opportunities.
A Boston dressmaker narrowly escaped drowning in New York harbor when her boat was capsized by a garbage scow. She dived as the scow lurched, surfaced after the trap opening, and grabbed the chains used to open and close the trap, after hitting her head on the bottom during the incident.
A religious work from 1906 by W Edson titled Balaams Blessing. It cites scripture authority from Numbers chapters 22 23 and 24 with emphasis on verses 22 6 25 18 and 31 8. The text presents a poetic or sermon-like exploration of Balaam's encounters and blessings within a cloud and pillar motif.
Balaam, a Midianite prophet who knew the true God, seeks gold and influence from Balak. He cannot curse Israel despite urging peace, yet he guides Midianite strategy, culminating in the Midianite kings and Balaam dying in battle with Israel.
Readings on Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane at night before the crucifixion. Jesus prays in distress, asks for God’s will, while Peter James and John watch and struggle with sleep. Judas leads a crowd with swords to seize Jesus, greeting him with a kiss as betrayal.
An old lawyer argues doubt in human testimony after a Newton Massachusetts case where three young girls identified a suspect. A Keene New Hampshire alibi with a trunk purchase, hotel stay, and tailor-made trousers led to acquittal despite prior positive identifications and courtroom confidence.
A young girl and her mother attended the Lyceum theater in New York for a performance of The Lion and the Mouse. The child, familiar with Aesop's fable, watched with rapt attention and, just before the curtain, asked when the lion would appear.
Thousands practice usury among workers with twelve men at a government factory supplementing wages by lending money to fellow employees. The Lopson Commercial Intelligence notes the scandalous system and warns of its widespread nature.
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