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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1907

Page

8

Rheumatism Recipe Promised From Simple Home Mix

A New York newspaper article presents a home recipe for rheumatism using Filnid Extract Dandelion half an ounce, compound Karyon one ounce, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Mix and take a teaspoon after meals and at night. The author claims regular use over days eases pain and swelling with no stomach harm. Drugstores confirm ingredients are harmless and can be purchased separately or mixed by pharmacists.

New York

Qualities of Wit and Humor in Perspective

A Atlantic writer contrasts wit and humor as distinct mentalities. Wit, intellectual and perceptive, notes resemblance, while humor, emotional and perceptive, rises from contrast and incongruity between ideal and fact. Both offer a pleasurable surprise, with a moral undertone to incongruity.

Atlantic New England Ounce

Baby healed by Cuticura remedies after skin sores

A mother describes her one and a half year old son suffering chronic sores that crusted and left him exhausted. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about two months the sores disappeared and never returned. Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Conn dated April 22 1905 reports this cure.

Egbert Sheldon Woondville Conn

Caleb's Faithfulness Rewarded

A lesson on Caleb from Joshua chapter fourteen, tracing his origin as a Kenezite in Judah, his steadfast faith over 45 years, and how his loyalty to God led to conquest. It notes his leadership, resilience against detractors, and the view that faithfulness yields enduring strength and purpose.

Mautt Canaan Joshua Gilgal Caleb Hebron Jerusalem Abraham Delaikie Expasitor Isvraelites Egypt Moses Kadesh-barnea Mr. Tuck Matheson Paradise Xavier Maclaren Sunday School Times England Beecher

Ten Years of Pain Ends for Margaret Emmerich

Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio chronic kidney trouble left her in constant pain and immobility for years. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and a cure after doctors failed. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.

Margaret Emmerich Clinton St Napoleon Dean Foster-Millburn Co Buffalo

Burglar Threats and a Midnight Return

Mrs. Wilson feared a burglar when her husband returned from New York late at night. He whispered as he crept upstairs, then she threatened to shoot, asking if he was her husband or a burglar. The scene unfolds as a tense domestic encounter framed by neighborhood burglaries.

Youuth

Bush Over Buried Treasure Found in German Field

A farmer near Qelsdorf while plowing uncovered a vessel holding 4,300 silver coins from the eleventh century. The find reveals a medieval tradition of laying elderberry wands over buried wealth in Germany.

Germany Qelsdorf

Global police to citizen ratios and a Starch directions ad

The clipping lists police-to-population ratios for several cities including Berlin Liverpool London Philadelphia and Manhattan and then shifts to an advertisement claiming Defiance Starch Men's Collars and Cuffs can be stiffened with printed directions offered as a 16 ounce package for 10 cents. It also includes a Dr Kline nerve restorer offer and brief product notes for Lewis factory cigars and a Danish product with a scratchy warning.

Berlin Liverpool London Philadelphia Manhattan Island

The Kiss in Japan

A Japanese college student describes the kiss as a Western shock to traditional life. She notes its growing popularity among aristocrats, traces changing attitudes since 40 years ago, and recalls maids who first resisted then embraced the new western embrace.

Paris Japan

Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies

An old ad claims deafness results from inflamed mucous membranes in the ear and the auditory tube. It asserts catarrh as the cause in nine of ten cases and promises a $100 reward for any cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure from J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio. Includes sale of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall Cheney & UO Toledo Drugelsta Puce Hall Saskatchewan Alberta Canada United States Eatry Crawford Ninth St Kansas City J. Broughton Quincy Bldg Chicago

Miners’ Health Declines Quickly, German Doctor Warns

Dr Horn, a German physician, asserts miners age rapidly due to unhygienic surroundings, showing senile decay by age 50. Meanwhile, iron and Defiance Starch promises home laundering with proper stiffness and finish, reducing wear on garments and avoiding sticky iron.

Horn

Cobwebs and Brown Sugar Listed as Wound Aids

A fragment notes home remedies for bleeding citing cobwebs and brown sugar applied to wounds. It mentions pressing the mixture like Jintar with tea distillation and using laudanum after the blood ceases to flow.

Peculiar Ornament and Starch Advertising Mix

An African queen wears a carved bust of Lobengula’s first wife as a head dress on state occasions. A Defiance Starch package offers one third more starch for the same money, proving value and satisfaction. A dealer promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigarettes and cites classical adages in the mix.

Lobengula Ami Goma

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