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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
6
In September stags rove to peaty pools known as roaring dig where water bubbles and sun flashes reveal antlered giants. The season peaks with fierce battles as stags maneuver downhill, using hind quarters and fore feet to strike, leaving damaged horns and rugged hides in autumn. Also a quip on opera singers and jealousies from Philadelphia Record.
In Preveh Gulch California the town has no jail and arrests result in handcuffing and tying suspects to an anvil until preliminary examination or transfer to the county jail.
A Chicago Daily News item notes that a tombstone epitaph comes too late to secure a loan. The piece adds a quip about persistent curiosity dating to Eve’s bite, reflecting a light editorial tone.
Henry Decker of Rome Indiana has shown that a standard beehive can incubate eggs. With over a dozen eggs cared for at once, one hive could replace eight hens and yield about 100 pounds of honey yearly. He verified hive temperatures match incubator readings using a thermometer. Two dozen eggs were placed in the hive, 18 of them hatched.
A Philadelphia Press retells a July tale of Mam ma Bear and two cubs picking blackberries. One cub deserts to gather berries alone, is bitten on ear and nose by a sly spider, then returns to mother. The bite heals after she soothes him with a lap and sister cubs’ berries.
A quaint indoor game uses two homemade skeleton balls made from colorfully cut paper disks mounted on slotted rings. Players blow the ball with a fan to pass it through a middle chair and into the opponent’s goal, scoring points when successful.
Hattie Snyder, daughter of Jake Snyder of the Central Park menagerie, cares for the baby elephant brought to the park two years ago. The elephant, named Hattie, performs tricks at the girl’s mother’s urging, delighting visiting children, while Hattie herself remains away from the park for schooling.
Lesson text recounts Exile return to Jerusalem after Babylonian captivity, the temple foundation laid, celebrations by priests and singers, and contrasting feelings of old and new temple grandeur. It notes Zerubbabel's leadership, opposition from Samaritans, and the debate on accepting aid while preserving religious purity.
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