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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1909
Page
8
Patterns teach dressmaking for children with yardage needs and sizing details. It lists fabric widths and notions for two outfits Paris Pattern No 2009 and 3001, with sizes from six months to twelve years, including embroidery and lace insertions, and requests 10 cents for pattern procurement.
Lesson overview traces Pauls journeys across Antioch and Asia Minor to Europe, Macedonia and Greece from A D 60 to 66. It recalls key cities Philippi Thessalonica Berea Athens Corinth and Ephesus with events such as Lydia conversion exorcism books burned mob scenes and letters to the churches.
Union Pacific Passenger Department announces colonist fares in effect from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 1909, to all West and Northwest points. West prospects look bright, with land available at low prices and stopover plans. Write H. L. Lomax, G. P. A., Omaha, Neb., for literature.
A collage of notes on health reform warns against sending consumptives west, advocating local hospitals and humane care. Interleaved are playful vignettes about family life narrated by a mother to children, a mock Hamlet query, a judge cartoon line, and a quip on chickens as a nuisance with a humorous fry remark.
A Kansas farmer recalls telephones’ click and a claim that listeners hear others while his line stays quiet. Advice pours in on ailments from tired feet to stomach issues with remedies like Hamlina Wizard Oil Perry Davis’ pills and Dr Pierce’s Pellets. A lighthearted note on love letters, dogs, and guilty consciences closes the column.
The White Motor Company demonstrated its steam car to run on kerosene during the 2650 mile Glidden Tour from Detroit to Denver to Kansas City. Observers ensured no cheating, Pinkerton guards watched at night, and the kerosene fuel proved cheaper, smokeless, odorless, and readily available along the route. The White car finished the tour allowed into Convention Hall for technical inspection without draining its fuel tank.
The White steam car shows kerosene is at least fifteen percent more efficient per gallon than gasoline. Adjustments to switch fuels take minutes and a perfect 2000 mile score supports the dual fuel capability. Demand for both the $2000 and $4000 models exceeds expectations as buyers praise kerosene fuel and steam power.
Hetty meets her uncle on a May day and learns grammar from him as he corrects her use of not going. He demonstrates phrases like You are not going EW is not going We are not going They are not going and asks if she can say them. Hetty replies with a curtsey and asserts There ain't nobody going.
A Paris report to the Biological Society describes how several genera of mites live on mosquito larvae and may feed on their integumentary structures. The note references Leewenhoek’s earlier observations of pupa and larval parasites in insects and highlights the role mites play in mosquito biology.
The saying warns against passivity and delayed action, implying fortunes rarely arrive without effort. It uses maritime imagery to urge proactive steps rather than waiting for luck to change circumstances.
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