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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1913
Page
3
A janitor in a 1913 Chicago tale counsels Nels against contacting police after selling a dubious ring. He argues buyers overvalue a bad deal, warns against noisy complaints, and urges caution, certifying goods, and accepting personal responsibility. The long parable blends humor with streetwise philosophy on trust and consequences.
The Survey notes Hungary runs 17 institutions for indigent and abused children with an intake of 17,000 in 1908. Most are placed with farmers or artisans in smaller towns. Five reformatories house delinquents, with 25 per group and corporal punishment existing. 2,331 inmates released on parole yield 86.6 percent steady work, 6.4 percent crime, 8 percent disappeared.
Stormy sittings of the Italian chamber of deputies prompt talk of abolishing free drinks. Deputies receive coffee, iced water, beer, wine and spirits from messengers and a buffet in the lobby. Last year 508 deputies consumed drinks valued at about $4,000. mineral waters accounted for $2,000.
A British physician Dr Forbes Winslow notes rising lunacy worldwide. He cites 1859 figures one lunatic per 536 people, now one per 275, and France moving from one in 750 to one in 300. Causes include alcohol, competition, heredity, and ill-advised marriages, warning of continued growth.
In Cornwall, a man engine powers conveyance to and from deep mine workings. A walking beam drives a vertical lifting rod with 12 foot trips and paired platforms on opposite shaft sides allow simultaneous ascent and descent. Miners step onto moving platforms at each upstroke and ride down 12 feet per cycle.
George A Haffa of Philadelphia claimed a brass box found about 1 1/2 miles from the shore by Captain Horace Smith. The box contained the cremated remains of Ida Haffa his mother. He sought to bury it at sea but could not recover it, offering $10 for its return. He said the body was exhumed from a Philadelphia cemetery, cremated last Tuesday, and would be interred in Philadelphia cemeteries.
Four year old Ruth Ward of Pikesville Kentucky is diagnosed with schro derma or hide bound a rare skin tightening ailment noted by four physicians. Despite the diagnosis she plays normally and no treatment will be given locally. She will be moved to Louisville for study by researchers in an effort to advance understanding of the condition which is viewed as in curable with few US cases reported.
At Mount Greenwood Cemetery a widow, Mrs Bruce Merrick, gave birth to her second son moments after her husband Bruce Merrick was buried. Grief nearly overwhelmed her as she insisted on seeing the burial, then she delivered the baby in the ambulance on the way home.
Berlin reports a theory by Prof. Philip Fauth that the polar system will fall into the sun, triggering an explosion and a possible new solar system. He argues outer planets are ice masses with ice dust in the Milky Way, and life may have perished long before any future eruptions.
London Chronicle recounts the condemned thatched cottage scene in Warwickshire coal field where Little Jim, a collier’s only child, dies. The county council plans sale for small holdings, hoping the storied house may be spared as a local memento. Estimated sale price about £50.
Physicians at St Joseph's hospital in Baltimore report success in reconstructing a shattered nose using cartilage from a rib. A two inch piece from the third rib was shaped to fit the nose area after an incision on Lynn Davis, a railroad employee, restoring the nose to its natural outline.
Henry G. Platt, a detective in Newark's Tenderloin, says he judges women's character by the amount of powder on their faces. He asserts that "too much powder on a woman indicates lack of signals."
Fragmentary quotation attributes to Emerson noting wisdom surpasses wealth and pleasures, praising contentment. It asserts there is time for courtesy and implies the crown and kingdom of life lie in tempered judgment. The readable text centers on virtue over material pursuit.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes including soft soap making using lye and borax, Devonshire Cream prep with slowly heated milk, Rice Flour Pound Cake with lemon and vanilla, brass cleaning with vinegar and salt, and a German Cream Soup. Also includes a short verse about friendship.
A readable roundup of homemade candy ideas for kids including taffy peanut candy Mexican candy cocoanut cream candy fig brittle and step by step boiling times and cooling guidance. Each recipe uses common pantry items and offers practical tips for shaping cutting and serving.
A reflective line about the bass drummer who makes the loudest sound yet does not lead, implying a moral about roles and influence within the group.
In a humorous exchange a speaker pleads for a $35 handbag while another quips that a bag should hold more than ten cents worth of junk. They compare quality to the charm of old country dances versus newer fashion trends, favoring the traditional over flashy modern styles.
A concise reflection on gratitude distinguishing it from pay. Gratitude is a personal, enriching gift to the giver and recipient, valued beyond monetary reward. Artists seek intimate understanding and fresh, sincere acknowledgment from fellow creators to satisfy deeper artistic need.
The Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton PA suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and feet and dizziness. After using 6 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he felt well again. He later confirmed continued benefit and endorsed the remedy. Correspond with Rev Heslop about this remedy and other items offered free.
A debate among physicians questions germs as the sole disease cause. A US Department of Agriculture bulletin seeks ways to pasteurize milk without cooking flavor or reducing nutrition. The piece cites skepticism from Homeopathic Envoy and Indianapolis News on whether heating milk preserves health.
An Iowa mother claims coffee weakened her family’s nervous systems and credits Postum with restoring health. She notes five children drank coffee from infancy, her husband and she quit coffee and avoided medicine after using Postum. The advertisement promotes Regular Postum and soluble Fogle form and mentions The Road to Wellville.
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