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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1910
Page
3
An essay notes the American boy’s shift toward self sacrifice and work readiness, praising his moral growth and productivity. It cites U S death rate at 15 per 1 000, cites hygiene progress and sanitary science, and observes expanding demand for schoolteachers nationwide with more posts and trained instructors.
French scientists conclude American potatoes are healthy and pose no disease risk after thirty five years of exclusion. With French crop poor this year, opening to import is expected to boost the food supply and relieve shortages.
A proposed coastal waterway from Boston to Florida spurs New Jersey to push a ship canal project. The plan would create a new field of endeavor for entrepreneurs and could reshape regional trade and transportation.
A Frenchman who flew to 9121 feet and froze his carburetor should be allowed to keep the altitude record unblemished. Frost bites at high altitudes add little to human joy. A painting titled The Bath of Indiana sold for $200000, prompting thoughts that a pricey work should be presentable to friends.
Scientists note difficulty returning to work on Mondays while acknowledging advances in other areas. The observation highlights common post weekend inertia and ongoing progress in various fields.
A Georgia editor reports twelve dollars stolen and decries jokes about southern journalists’ prosperity, prompting no further quips on regional press fortunes.
A local note records a large number of hens present in a rural area, indicating a bustling poultry scene with potential impacts on nearby farms and markets. The fragment notes abundant birds and suggests agricultural activity around the coop or farmstead.
In Cincinnati on Labor Day Jere L. Sullivan head of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International alliance praised American hotels for improvements. He recalled the old One Horse of Tin Can where a bath meant a shovel and a stroll to a damp hollow. He cited an English earl who was shown his fifth floor room with blunt humor.
Carl Schurz dined with a poet who boasted of disdain for office saying he would rather be a third-rate poet than a first-rate statesman. Schurz shouted at him, challenging the poet about politics and office.
The Nashville wit Bishop Seth Ward jokes with two Senators after leaving a Nashville reception and entering a waiting car. He contrasts himself with his master who rode an ass and quips that they make all men into senators. A penitentiary pun and a note about eggs wrap the column’s light satire.
A four story concrete building at Loraine Avenue and West Thirtieth Street collapsed in Cleveland killing two women and two children from a nearby dwelling. The Frutkin family occupied the adjoining building. Simon Frutkin was rescued after hours, his child Leonard survived beneath a bureau. Investigators anticipate a concrete fault as the likely cause.
In London Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen was executed at Pentonville prison for the murder of his wife Belle Elmore. Ethel Le Neve, implicated in the crime, prepared to sail to New York aboard the Majestic under the alias Miss Allen. Authorities guarded against any last moment disruption as a small group of officials witnessed the event.
London. Premier Asquith was assaulted by suffragettes in the precincts of the house of commons and was saved from rough handling only by police. He had just promised to facilitate consideration of the woman’s franchise bill, noting it would be moved at the next session if he remained in power.
Reported flood across Annamese province and Kwang Ngai leaves about 1000 natives dead or missing. President Taft narrowly escaped a collision aboard the armored cruiser Tennessee returning from Panama at Hampton Roads showing the peril of his voyage.
A Decatur convention debates insuring rate card deposits by companies. George W. Bingham’s first post Civil War trace emerges in Decatur. Logan County officials face an $18,000 interest question. Oak Ridge cemetery rumored $200,000 hoard buried by Chicago robbers. Fechet, famed cavalryman and University of Illinois professor, dies in Champaign. Ellisville editors secure a receiver for E. W. Butler’s private banks. Meeker departs Seattle for Terre Haute en route to Washington, D. C. over Oregon Trail legacy. Du Quoin voters see state official ballots with Walker unopposed. Monroe County narrowly supports prohibition. Frost declines Chicago & Milwaukee W to head road reorganization. Urbana hosts statewide high school teachers conference. Joliet obituary notes Hargy B. Humphrey’s death from prior illness.
A casual note from the office recounts a lady entering the room prompting a courteous gesture as chairs and desks are adjusted. The piece asserts the cigar’s lack of additives, highlighting its natural tobacco composition.
In a quoted interview Joseph Leiter remarks that accuracy in reporting matters and jokes about a Frenchman who misjudges English. He recalls a father saying of his son that he resembles him, calling him a chip off the old blockhead in a light exchange.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin and scalp care. It claims benefits from infancy, prevents pimples and blemishes, and promotes clear skin, soft hands, and glossy hair. The ad notes global availability and offers a free 82 page Cuticura book from Potter Drug and Chemical Corp.
An advertised home remedy combines Dandelion extract Kargon Compound and Syrup of Sarsaparilla to form a liquid for kidney bladder and urinary issues. Promoters claim it relieves backache and urinary symptoms after meals and at night, urging immediate use at first sign of trouble.
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