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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1906
Page
8
A testimonial from Mrs. Jane J. Davies of Scranton Pennsylvania praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a remedy for nervous debility and related symptoms. She reports improved sleep, reduced pain, restored energy, and ability to work after using the product. Pills sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
In Jacksonville Ralph Dodsworth and attorney James Q O Priest moved to seize eighty two thousand dollars in promissory notes after an alleged fraudulent signature by the noteholder. An injunction was granted to stop disposal of the property as the case unfolds with the grandson and bank safekeeping at issue.
Chicago Michael Shoemaker a five year old Austrian laborer boasted of being a man killer at Gary. Four fellow quarry laborers questioned him and he stabbed one to death, slashed another in a near fatal wound, and sent the other two fleeing. The tragedy occurred Saturday night and Shoemaker was brought here and jailed.
Violation charges include Tray-Leroy Harris and Peter Ly ers for game law violations with S Warden L A Rich ardzoon presenting the case. Harris paid 25 dollars plus 9.40 in costs. Liera pleaded guilty to destroying song birds and was fined 8.85 dollars. Charles Stout, 85, died by his own hand after weeks of coffin work, leaving notes on burial attire and 200 dollars to his wife. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union elected Rev Mary F Kuhl as president. Chicago plans a downtown subway. a 2 1/2 cent passenger fare reduction is set east of INL nets. Notable deaths include Rev Andrew Williamson and Dr G A Williams. Nathan Sidwell dies of stomach cancer. Rev Charles Clayton Morrison marries Laurel Scott. A negro assaults Mrs Jacob Bauman in Springfield.
A historical murky paragraph extols a Chinese cabinet member famed for constant duty. It lists daily hours at the palace from 2 to 6, privy council 6 to 9, war department 9 to 11, punishment board 12 to 2, and foreign office 2 to 5 or 6, plus extra boards. It closes with unrelated quips on bachelor weddings, Swickers cigars, and water wagon riders.
A rich bank avoided a run by painting its front doors walls and counters overnight. On Monday wary customers approached cautiously, delaying payouts to avoid soiling clothes, thus preventing a bank wreck despite a liquidity scare. A separate note recounts a physician advising a patient to change lifestyle for a cure, only to learn moderation in smoking proved challenging.
An old testimonial from Indianapolis notes severe itching skin and hair loss improved by Cuticura Ointment after four boxes, dated Oct 27, 1905. The page mix mentions gramophone use in Malay and Eskimo song recording, then pitches various health remedies and products.
New York ranks as a major world port with 1903 figures showing over three million tons of imports and eight million seven hundred thousand tons of exports cleared through its harbor. The piece also highlights the soap weed cactus as a desert resource used for soap, beer, fiber, and edible parts, noting its inland deserts and striking flowering arm.
A garbled ad like fragment touts Putnam Padela dyes as producing brightest colors with less work and no mass. It mentions women, soothing syrups for teething, and various remedies with fragmented claims and dubious authors. The text also hints at antidis thepia and reliefs for sprains but remains incomprehensible.
Farm workers at Little Burstead in Essex report finding a pure white rock among several dark stones. The sighting drew attention from haymakers to the unusual mineral in a rural field, with no further details on origin or significance provided.
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