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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1914

Page

6

House U Sat Large Family Plans Of One Best

William A. Radford offers cost efficient large family house plans with cement plaster on wood lath as preferred construction. The design features a 29 by 86 foot footprint, first floor with living and dining spaces, central stair hall, large porch, and five second floor bedrooms. Estimated cost about 9000 to build under favorable conditions, highlighting durability, fire resistance, and aesthetic permanence.

William A. Radford Prairie ‘Avenue Chicago Alties

Electric Net for Insects Tested in Argentina

An alternating current generator powered by a gasoline motor mounted on a cart drives a metallic ground or tree net through about two hundred yards of cable. A transformer in the net steps up voltage to 6,000 volts, claimed to stun grasshoppers and other pests and to disrupt their flight paths.

Argentine Republic

Echoes of a Pharmacy's Past in 19th Century Trade

Fragmentary vintage dialogue depicts a clerk recalling a prescription filed in 1875 and the evolution of the drug business. The exchanges hint at shifts in how medicines were labeled and sold, reflecting changes in commerce and public access to remedies.

War front dispatch from Senlis to the Aisne lines

London reports from a Times war correspondent in France describe a landscape of harvest fields and ruined towns as Allied forces mount a major battle against General von Kluck's army. He recounts heroic trench actions, a wounded private’s memory, the fall of Senlis, Turco relief, and grim scenes of occupation, bombardment, and civilian distress across northern France.

London The Times Senlis Chentilly Villagga Dolorosa Alene von Kluck Marne Eat Laon Relma Vesle Aisne France Senjig Ara Reckleae Gare Reck- Jean Turcos Chantilly Paris

Passover Teachings and The Lord's Supper Reflections

An analysis of the Passover setting, the Last Supper, and Jesus’ symbolism in breaking bread and sharing the cup. The sermon links Judas’s betrayal, Jesus’s anguish, and the covenant of forgiveness through Christ’s shed blood. It emphasizes the perpetual observance of this rite as proclamation of resurrection and redemption.

Jesus Judas Christ Moses Elijah God

War era jokes and a child’s view of a living for a family

A Kansas City Star snippet uses a farmer and neighbor dialogue about a war symbol on a hen egg and a comic mishearing of war. It shifts to Father Time and a classroom joke where a child answers that the most wonderful thing a man made is “A living for his family.”

Independent Jesus Gapp Stackrider Kansas City Star

Light Booze Do You Drink It A minister s wife s coffee tale

A minister s wife recounts a long struggle with coffee during night nursing shifts. She describes becoming dependent, suffering bilious attacks, and finally quitting coffee by switching to Postum. The account promotional tone cites PostumCo at Read Road Wellvilla as the cure and lists product forms and prices.

Postum Postum Co Wellvilla Wyhere

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