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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1914
Page
6
A compact exhortation urging relentless effort to create and deliver any possible product or work. It frames productive action as a divine duty, calling the reader to exhaust all capacity and act with full force until completion.
A collection of dainty dessert suggestions including Cream pita fillings with jam, Apple Trifle with gelatin and whipped cream, Orange Cream with gelatin in orange halves, Kumquats as garnish, Chocolate Junket with chocolate and junket, and Rice the dish served with cream. The note ends with a Pickwick Papers quote about genius and a slight moral.
Dainty desserts and cookies are described with measurements and steps. Includes marshmallow cream dessert with pineapple and fruit juice, and a honeyed cookie method with shortening and sugar. The text lists ingredients like marshmallows, bananas, oranges, pineapple, jelly, cherries, and various flavorings, plus bake and fold steps.
A sermon on Mark 14 traces Peter’s failure as a lesson in pride and self reliance. It follows his bold boast, Jesus’ warning, and Peter’s three denials at the courtyard fire, highlighting humility and the need for divine aid.
Carl J. Balliett of Buffalo urged Detroit reporters at the Advertising Affiliation that organized attempts to smear popular proprietary medicines are wrong. He argued newspapers should refuse fraudulent cures while continuing legitimate patent medicine ads, noting rising annual sales and heavy doctor use of proprietary meds. Balliett urged publishers to investigate ad merits and product value, not blanket bans.
A dialogue fragment contrasts casual slang and formal terms. It notes that a torpedo boat destroyer is sometimes a battleship and defines poetic license as a pull with a magazine editor, reflecting a humorous, metafictional exchange.
The piece argues pain signals warn of kidney issues and urges attention to early signs such as dull backache and urinary problems. It warns neglect can lead to rheumatic, neuralgic, or fatal Bright's disease and endorses Donn's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from a user.
A. C. Boraque and Du Goss of 10 speak highly of Doan's Kidney Pills. Boraque describes years of severe kidney pain, rheumatic distress, and frequent urgent urination, relieved after using two boxes. He reports lasting cure with no recurrence.
A stern woman informs police of her missing husband while a terse exchange unfolds. The piece shifts to a mining industry snapshot noting US shares of coal 40 percent world output and 65 percent of 1913 petroleum, iron ore 40 percent, copper 50 percent, lead and zinc 30 percent. It ends with a quip about a woman laughing if she must work her husband for a new bat and a stray note on eating.
A censored prankster shepherd boy feigned terror for three days causing villagers to chase a supposed threat. On day four the fear was real and the boy cried Walt. Men then killed the wolf, saving their flocks from destruction.
Edith exclaims That would be different after hearing the Adam and Eve tale. Her little brother asks if someone warned her not to eat apples. The dialogue uses playful irony to explore temptation and choice.
An advertisement urges mothers to rely on Astoria Castoria as a safe and dependable remedy for infants and children. It boasts over 30 years of used trust and notes children cry for this product, positioning it as a familiar remedy in family care.
A garbled message from the Washington Star muses on growing honesty and the balance of Lost and Found notices. The text wanders through stray phrases about a sea fight on the front page and a marine eye remedy company, with incomplete names and misordered words.
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