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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
6
In Troy Weekly Call a humorous dialogue unfolds between Maria and Joseph as they discuss the idea that men prefer smaller wives. Maria argues men fear commitment and prefer control, while Joseph muses that some would choose larger spouses, revealing playful social satire on marriage norms.
Two essentials for happiness are a useful occupation and an outlet for unselfish affection. Enduring happiness comes from work one believes in, aimed at usefulness, done efficiently without excessive drudgery. Simpler living reduces complications and frees time for real duties and pleasures.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a patriarch named Oldboy facing family changes as his five daughters marry. The speaker contrasts a simpler life against a more strenuous past, indicating ongoing family dynamics and social expectations.
Monongahela City, Nov 16 A gas explosion in the new Brazwell Coal Co shaft near Bentley disobeyed orders and brought seven men to their deaths. The shaft 185 feet deep, was being sunk since last summer. Fire damp is suspected as the cause. a lighted torch found near the shaft mouth suggests disobedience. Mine inspector Harry Loutelt notes the blast tore the tipple and rigging, flinging debris and amber fragments skyward.
London reports Sir Thomas Lipton states two regrets in life. He has not yet won the America's Cup and has not married, secret or otherwise. The remarks respond to U S claims he was secretly wed to a Scottish woman and followed inquiries from New York.
In Philadelphia on November 16 in an inquest into the deaths of John Perkin and Joseph Garcia two laborers killed at the Midvale steel works on November 10 a leak allowed nine thousand pounds of hot metal to pour into a pit consuming the bodies no trace remains The steel company plans to bury about eight thousand pounds of steel from the last sighting spot out of respect for the dead workers The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
John T Imbrie a prominent citizen aged 60 died of pneumonia in St Louis on November 16. Before 1874 he ran a mercantile business in Coynell Bluffs Iowa and Kansas City Missouri. He organized the Inter State exposition in 1878 and later led several public enterprises and associations.
A vast prairie fire sweeps the unopened Rosebud area in Tripp county threatening to reach the new Rosebud reservation and parts of Boyd county Nebraska. Over 200 square miles of range have been destroyed and many cattle killed. About 200 farmers are battling the flames to control it.
Illinois State News recounts deaths from a train collision in Anna and a lamp explosion, the Duquoin Opera House Co. formation, interurban line issues, and the Logan county courthouse dedication. It also covers a murder suspect in Ashiesbure, a 90 year old woman regaining sight, a farm auction near Carrollton, juvenile jail sentences, a pulpit rebuke of graft, oil tests, mine purchases by St. Louis interests, state tax assessments, and local legal actions including Camp's indictment and anti liquor efforts.
Linen will be popular for homemade Christmas gifts as it launders well and stays fresh. The article from A Dainty Work Bag shows a circle linen bag with a paper bottom, round pockets, and silk embroidery, plus a button bag, pincushion, sachet, and sponge case all cut from linen with simple bindings and decorative stitching. The projects use pure white linen and light silk embroidery for a delicate, enduring finish.
Readers invited to craft aprons from handkerchiefs as a charming gift. Instructions call for two embroidered or silk handkerchiefs, hamburg insertion, ribbons, and valenciennes lace. Step by step, one handkerchief is cut diagonally and joined to the other to form the apron.
Instructional note describes making a handkerchief apron with valenciennes insertion along the outside edge to create a rounded shape. It details a belt inch wide with insertion laced by baby ribbon, leaving ribbon ends for ties, and mentions an accompanying illustration to aid in construction.
The late Bishop McLaren's library gifts Western Theological Seminary. Rev T G Harper, newly elected Wes leyan Reform Union president, rose from a Bedfordshire tinker's roots. Tan Maclaren leaves Liverpool ministry after 25 years, collecting sermons. Dr Julius Goebel named head of a German department at Harvard after Stanford. Rev H Olin Cady, long with West China missions, retires with pension. E Vickery buys Sydney Lyceum theater and hotel for about 170000 to donate to Methodist mission. O C Barber plans a $500000 replica of Paris Madeleine church in Akron with skylights. Rev Charles Stelzle seeks fraternal city church delegates to labor unions to bridge church and labor.
The passage notes various tradesmen and their fortunes from shoemakers to bakers and hatters. It remarks how each craftsman or merchant tends to prosper, from selling goods to raising funds and managing customers, with hints of social roles and urban livelihoods. It also mentions a baby carriage maker and a hairdresser thriving on locks.
A collection of curiosities notes odd beliefs and trivia. It mentions tight shoes harming health, Japanese currency carried in ears, expensive glass eyes at £50, a strong kangaroo leaping 60 feet, ships lasting 26 years, a Chinese chow costing $75, Persian daily name variation, 10 percent of lightning struck buildings being churches, and men's dress quality varying by time of day.
A Texan note of thanks praises Postum Food Coffee for aiding a nursing mother and relieving bilious habits. The author cites family benefits from switching away from traditional coffee, including a cured constipation claim by a brother-in-law and widespread fondness across the household. The ad invites readers to read Thy Roado Wellville and mentions Postumi Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
Excerpts show laundry list style clipping with odd quotes and misspelled phrases. References include Senator Sorghum and a Washington Star item about Piso a Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine, plus N W Samuel Ocean Grove New Jersey February 17 1900.
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