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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
6
A reflective piece praising personal liberty, self expression, and gratitude for modern rights. It celebrates freedom of thought, equal citizenship for women, self-support, and the joy of memory, humor, and artistic impulse, all rooted in the year 1911.
A reflective meditation on happiness during Thanksgiving urges readers to reject belief in money as the key to joy. It counsels self empowerment and setting a definite plan to discover happiness by next November.
A compact reflection on the tension between forgiveness and oblivion. The quote evokes the burden of memory and the challenge of choosing to forget rather than merely overlook past wrongs.
Springfield announces the completion of the deep waterway commission with John A. Logan of Elgin and Joseph I. Haas of Chicago named as remaining members. Reappointments to the state art commission are also listed. The attorney general warns commissions created by legislative resolutions after adjournment incur personal debt for funds spent. Other notes include a boy's surrogate labor agreement, the first state treasury exhibit, tariff study appeals, Lincoln statue inspiration, bootlegging sentences in Duquoin, and a bank robbery near Matherville.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the dairy division outlines several economical icehouse designs for farms detailing pole and framed uninsulated structures with 12 inch gravel floors sloped drainage and optional porous drain tiles. Instructions cover post setup ground treatment boards sealing and door construction plus drainage to center with gravel filled ditches and external outlets. Also cautions regarding preservation of materials and keeping only laying hens for better egg production.
Throckmorton notes rolling farms form small ditches that rapidly deepen if ignored. Use straw brush and stones to interrupt water flow and gradually fill channels. Stone dams trap soil and drain water. cement dams are not cost effective. straw and brush outperform alone. boards may stop shallow erosion.
There is no cure for roup but a prevention plan is offered. Keep quarters clean and free of pests, maintain clean floors with fresh earth where needed, and clean regularly though not necessarily daily. Provide a roomy poultry house and use it as a play area during storms with access to clean feed and water.
The ardent sailor Prince Henry of Prussia is a strict martinet among the bluejackets. On a bitter North Sea day he ordered all hands to bathe. He leapt overboard fully clothed, swam in the icy water, and returned drenched, after which the crew obeyed without protest.
A garbled paragraph describes a streetcar scene with two young kindergarten teachers and an Irishman passenger. The dialogue swerves from counting children to the man’s origin, ending with a curious misheard question about Ireland. The text is fragmented and lacks clear narrative.
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