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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
8
The piece blends domestic aesthetics with practical cooking tips. It urges that beauty comes from the heart and offers three soup recipes Cream of Onion Soup Vegetable Soup and Creole Soup with clear instructions on ingredients methods and serving notes. A closing Maxims quote emphasizes effort to attain desires.
A fragment describes making Tripe Fricassee with cleaned tripe simmered long in water, onion, milk, cornstarch and egg yolk, then Tongue Canape involving sardines mashed with hard boiled egg yolk. The text reflects early home cooking guidance and odd OCR errors in ingredient phrasing.
Hertin Louis Dellera, forty nine, wealthy operator of an opera house hotel and coal rentals in southern Illinois, died by suicide after dinner. He had been in ill health for months. He came from near Milan twenty years ago and left a widow and three children.
Georgetown votes unanimously to incorporate at a special town election with one dissenting woman. The move would make it the third wet town in Christian county joining Bulpitt and Jerseyville which already have saloons. Liquor licenses planned at $500 annually, with April as likely start. Chicagoan reports on this civic shift.
Two letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and anemia. A Sterling girl aged 22 reports relief from fainting and fatigue after use, while a Massena, New York woman says her skin improved and blood symptoms resolved after five years of illness. The notices encourage others with painful or irregular periods to seek restoration through the remedy.
A Staunton Virginia crowd gathers as President Wilson tells a story from the steps of Baldwin Seminary for Girls. A small boy bursts forward shouting Where is it Where is it The president smiles and says I am it The boy retorts I thought it was a dog fight indicating a humorous misunderstanding
Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pa suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs dizziness and fatigue. After 65 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills swelling disappeared and he felt well again. He credits the remedy and urged correspondence with Rev EH Heslop. Ad promotes Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY and household hints and recipes.
A pamphlet by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis surveys whether living near a sanatorium affects life insurance. Five large U S companies largely deny this risk for healthy residents near sanatoriums, with unanimity that such neighborhoods do not harm insurance prospects. Dr Edward L Trudeau notes land values near Adirondack Cottage sanatorium rose dramatically, arguing sanatoria pose no health risk to nearby residents.
Old southern hotel elevator malfunctions trap six men between floors for three hours. To pass time, they share stories and are urged to sing. Sam the elevator boy admits he cannot sing well, saying he cannot carry a tune. The anecdote comes from Youth's Companion.
A 1914 reader testifies that pimples and blackheads ruined her complexion until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She washed with the soap, applied the ointment, and reports recovery within two weeks. The notice promotes Cuticura products with a Skin Book offer and free samples through Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
Bridget returns from court as a witness in a lawsuit. Her mistress asks what the lawyer said. Bridget answers with blunt Austere wit, saying the lawyer asked if she knew and she replied there was sauce enough in his tongue to boil it.
In Blackwood, Jesse Williams ended his life with a revolver in a Philadelphia market wagon. His horse led to R C Morgan’s yard where Williams’ body was found by Morgan's son George at five o'clock. Prosecutor Kraft, Coroner Schroeder, and County Detective Doran ruled no foul play after discovering a note to his wife about papers and money worries.
A brief dramatic exchange features a man pleading for hope and a hard hearted belle asserting she has given him the least she ever gave. The dialogue emphasizes emotional tension and social dynamics in a compact scene.
The quote reflects belief in success through honest endeavor and highlights that every brave effort yields some victory. It frames perseverance as the core of achievement, attributing value to persistent struggle over results.
The piece argues infant mortality is high in civilized countries and claims Castoria can save many lives. It warns narcotic drops and syrups harm infants, causing slowing of circulation and illness. It asserts Castoria improves circulation and skin function and bears Charles H. Fletcher’s signature.
Activities of Women surveys diverse roles for women across nations. In Russia women face town bans. in Britain Queen Alexandra leads the Red Cross. Japan offers elite schools for sixty dollars yearly. England runs nursery colleges run by women. Russian general’s daughters seek front line uniforms. Servia recounts a forced late marriage by rifle with a church ceremony. New York Public Library employs a woman to guard rare volumes against insects.
A compact set of witty lines from Strange Stories noting Jones borrowing a dollar and returning the same bill, plus a remark on editors and the idea of keeping a woman’s name out of the paper. Also mentions eye formation of animals and a quip about editors.
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