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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
6
William A. Radford explains bungalow living as a moderate cost home ideal for modern taste. The piece outlines a 20 by 33 foot cobblestone porch bungalow with living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath, designed for comfort and efficiency, priced at 1600 dollars.
The piece discusses sympathetic magic in stones like beryl topaz and red blood stones with amethyst noted for preventing drunkenness. It then quotes Rev Ai J Waldron praising sport and football as a temperance tool and as entertainment worth pay, arguing professional players deserve compensation.
A quip contrasts Adam’s blame on an apple with modern woes sparked by a peach. The remark, attributed to Cincinnatian humor, notes how small triggers prompt broader trouble in contemporary times.
The steamer Metapan struck the steamer Iowan in Ambrose Channel and sank within an hour. Metapan sent S O 3 signals and many vessels responded, rescuing 76 passengers and crew. Most were saved before Metapan sank. several were taken aboard the steam dredge Atlantic and other boats.
A masked bandit robbed the Bank of Pontotoc in Pontotoc Oklahoma, forcing the cashier to hand over $2,000 and exchanging shots with citizens before fleeing. Two bags containing $500 each were dropped in the escape. In Ardmore police tracked the suspect after the rifle exchange. The incident ends with no injuries reported.
Deputies Baid Still report breaking up an old fashioned moonshine operation east of town. All equipment tied to the outfit is seized and a larger run is prepared for later action. Arkansas blue sky law upheld by Judge Trieber in circuit court. Town bans roller towels, fines of five to ten dollars for premises still using them. President Wilson signs Clayton antitrust bill, finalizing the administration’s big business program.
Chattanooga banker Charles H. Mille, a prominent business man, shot himself at his Spring City country home. Authorities cited business reverses as a contributing cause and are investigating the tragedy.
Steamboat, famed Bucking Horse of the world, Cheyenne Wyoming, dies after suffering blood poisoning. Horse known nationally for his rodeo stature and championship record, euthanized to end pain.
Springfield secretary Harry Woods was found dead in a garage room with a revolver in his hand. His missing quarterly state fees totaling about 400000 unpaid to the treasury alarmed officials, while friends cited mental strain from a recent political defeat as a cause. The case combines a suicide scene with financial irregularities and questions about his past health.
The cornerstone for a new addition to the University of Illinois chemistry building, budgeted at 250000 dollars, will be laid Friday afternoon. The project aims to make the facility the largest chemical laboratory in the United States and among the world's top two. An elaborate program includes remarks by officials and scholars, with President James to lay the cornerstone.
Mrs Torkins tells Charley how nature provides comfort at market. She muses that removing an egg shell is easier than shelling an oyster, highlighting the simple cleverness of everyday things. The exchange blends domestic humor with a light nature lesson.
An exchange shows Mr Hengag skilled at light talk, while a clerk replies with a blunt food inquiry and a judge is referenced in a terse, everyday scene. The dialogue hints at social dynamics and everyday commerce without further action or outcome.
A lively exchange hails Skinfliit as the town booster who has driven development and shaped eleven lawyers. The dialogue hints at rivalries and bold behavior with flirtatious undertones as memories surface after drinks, suggesting reputations and bold claims in local society.
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