11 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1909
Page
1
A Paris snail seller wired his display baskets to a small electric battery to deter theft. Genuine customers received no shock, but schoolboys who pinched snails cried out in pain and caused a commotion. Bystanders who touched the snails also felt a shock, drawing a crowd and leading to police intervention.
In St Petersburg the Alexander museum housed modern Russian works including Vere Schagin war scenes and oriental paintings. A nearby memorial church marks the spot where Alexander II fell, its bronze canopy and gold mosaics framing the blood-stained paving stones. The church cost 30,000 rubles and its interior is entirely mosaic with costly silver candelabra and icons.
The Trinity curate laments poverty at home while wealth families ignore their duty. A starving woman, blinded partly by hunger, is bound to seek legal pressure on her English husband from a prominent family. A broker’s brother waits for aid outside the room.
The observer notes children outgrow youthful vocations quickly. Little girls become cashiers, bellhop-sized boys grow tall, and the flower boy who sells roses in downtown Italian cafes often rises rapidly from table height to towering stature, evoking sympathy yet changing the dynamic with customers.
A bunion sufferer finds relief in a leather device that fits over the bunion area. The protector shields the enlarged joint from shoe rubbing and is lined with soft felt. Its molded shape prevents rubbing from any air or shoe contact.
The New World erupts as Mr Peary and Dr Frederick A Cook announce reaching the pole within five days of each other. Peary sends terse messages from Labrador claiming the star spangled flag on the pole while Cook’s finding spurs debate over routes and timing. The two explorers, rivals yet companions in achievement, prepare for homeward return as worldwide interest intensifies.
A bitter dispute unfolds among scientists and explorers over the North Pole claim. Peary and Cook exchange letters and telegrams as Eskimo witnesses are cited. Peary asserts victory, while Cook plans to sail to Greenland with his companions to confront Peary and present data.
In Copenhagen Dr. F A Cook defends his claims when asked to respond to Commander Peary's charges stating he will answer only after data is tested scientifically. Peary's denial triggers a scientific furor, with Cook's supporters split between belated denial and staunch defense as the dispute dominates public sentiment.
New York City reports a climactic dispute over the North Pole discovery claim. Commander Robert Peary insists he and his party reached the pole and demands proof from Dr. Cook. Cook supporters call Peary’s assertion into question while defending Cook’s claim. The debate overshadows the pole discovery itself as scientists demand, seconding or refuting, proof of reach.
A Mitchell South Dakota resident Mrs John H Wright of 606 East First St reports ten years of kidney troubles ended by Deans Kidney Pills. She describes dragging back pain, dizziness and irregular secretions relieved after using the Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York product. Sold by all dealers 50c a box.
A humorous note recounts donkey symbolism in parliamentary campaigns abroad. In England, a candidate once used a donkey with panniers bearing a "Vote for Papa" ribbon, while each pannier held one of Lord Bath's daughters, drawing attention in a party context.
One of the world’s largest official flag factories sits in the Brooklyn navy yard where 80 to 100 women work year round making flags for Uncle Sam. They use 120000 yards of cloth annually and produce 418 different kinds of official flags. The operation costs about 90000 dollars each year.
A reminiscence recalls a stern schoolmaster famed for tough discipline. The pun notes his principal occupation as tanning hides, drawing a wry contrast between severity and his literal trade. The exchange highlights local humor and nostalgic memory of classroom life.
A Terre Haute woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing four years of indigestion after typhoid, saying she can eat anytime with nourishment and no pain. Her husband improves after switching to Grape-Nuts, and their son also favors it at school. The letter promotes Grape-Nuts as a nutritious, digestion friendly food.
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