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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1906

Page

3

Sailor suit pattern Nos 5604 and 5373 explained

Pattern notes describe a dark blue flannel sailor blouse and knickerbockers with red silk emblem, sizing 3 to 12 years, material options include serge cheviot tweed linen duck and pique, quantities listed, prices ten cents each and pattern available by mail from the Pattern Department. The text shifts to a critique of rank injustice toward J T Harahan, Illinois Central vice president, debunking rumors of Capt Grammar as president and praising Harahan as a strong operator and traffic manager. It ends with a brief anecdote about a woman at a play discovering she wore an apron over her white gown, and a short note promoting Defiance Starch for laundering.

J. T. Harahan Illinois Central Railrroad Harahan Illinois Central Capt. Grammar Boa Sant Fish Mr. Harahan Fish, Grammar Stubbs

Pleated Skirt Pattern No 5692 for multiple waist sizes

Pattern No 5692 presents a nine gore pleated skirt in dark blue prunella cloth with optional yoke. Recommends Broadcloth Mohair Cashmere and Tweed as suitable materials and provides waist sizes 20 to 30 inches with yardage for 50 inch material.

Meat Inspection In Paris Abattoirs And Practices

In Paris three principal abattoirs dominate meat slaughter with La Vilette in the north, Vaugirard opened in 1898, and Villejuif where horses are slaughtered. Butchers may slaughter for a 2 franc per 100 kg tax, selling to smaller dealers under license. Inspectors condemn diseased meat treated with petroleum. Before 1810 street slaughter gave way to municipal abattoirs under official surveillance.

Butchers Paris

India tea exports reach 214 million pounds in 1905 06

The India tea export year ended April 26 1906 totaled 214 198 943 pounds valued at 29 294 936 dollars with the United Kingdom receiving 166 604 000 pounds Canada 15 019 000 pounds Russia 9 991 000 pounds Australia 7 746 pounds Turkey and Asia 3 464 pounds United States 2 185 000 pounds Persia 1 091 000 pounds and all other countries 8 084 000 pounds. Most destinations rose vs 1905 except the United States down 9.7 percent and Persia down 65.5 percent.

India United Kingdom Canada Russia Australia Turkey Asia United States Persia

Those Who Wait On Themselves Find Swift Returns

A compact reflection notes that patience in self reliance yields prompt gains. The saying implies personal effort may shorten delays and accelerate outcomes through decisive action.

Leap Year Privilege for Ladies in Scottish History

A fragment recounts an ancient Scottish act circa 1228 granting women the right to name a preferred husband. If a man refused, he faced a penalty of one hundred pounds or a comparable fine, unless he proved betrothal to another woman.

Baith Alwais

Running Sores On Limbs From Eczema Heroic Cure

A Tennessee mother touts Cuticura Remedies as a household standby after her child’s running sores on feet and limbs fully healed in six weeks. She reports abandoning a prominent physician and relying on Cuticura Soap ointment and pills, noting distant access to doctors and high visit costs. Oct. 13, 1905.

Lizzie Vincent Thomas Fairmount Walden’s Ridge Tenn

Quote from Meyrick on anxiety and defense

A brief quotation warns against indulging anxiety and urges turning worry into a protective stance. It emphasizes practical guard against harm rather than dwelling on dread.

Meyrick

Wise man who speaks truth or says nothing

A proverb attributed to a sage notes that true wisdom lies in speaking honestly or remaining silent.

Dyspepsia in Women and Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound

The text claims many women suffer a female-origin dyspepsia not helped by standard treatments. It cites Mrs Maggie Wright of Brooklyn who was cured in five weeks by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, praising its tonic effect on the female system and widespread endorsements.

Lydia E. Pinkham

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