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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
2
At a nearby military academy a hazing custom forced new student Sonny to carry every older student’s suitcase. If he refused he faced a lake ducking in uniform. The system persisted until authorities expected it to ease by the next vacation.
In the Christian Herald account travelers to the Holy Land often stay west of the Jordan, missing the Moab regions seen from Jerusalem. The Jordan Valley’s depth and the rising hills separate visitors from eastern Palestine, yet Moab holds its own history and economic importance both in old and new dispensations.
German researchers study how long eggs stay in the stomach to gauge digestibility. Lightly cooked eggs score highest, followed by raw, buttered, then hard boiled or omelette. Nitrogen from hard boiled eggs absorbs similarly to meat, but fat absorption is better. Some studies say lightly boiled and raw eggs add more value to a mixed diet than the same amount of meat. War adds to costs.
Washington notes the National Geographic Society has issued war era geography insights. It covers Africa’s colonial holdings, Belgium Congo’s contrasts, cannibal tribes, and Servia’s strong army as an example of global facts and military potential during the conflict.
Dr H A Wheeler of St Louis summarizes the Illinois oil fields history in a booklet The Illinois Oil Fields noting 1903 to 193 were 2144 wells with 18025 producers yielding 209 018 914 barrels worth 156 025 398 dollars The Southwestern Illinois region may surpass the Wabash fields as development continues and Wheeler predicts a larger future output from Marion Clinton Bond Montgomery Macoupin Morgan Pike Madison St Clair Randolph Perry and Jackson counties with western anticlines offering greater potential
A century past Napoleon, confined on Elba, plotted to regain power triggering the 100 days that led to Waterloo. Europe then endured a war that toppled thrones and redrew Western borders as French, Austrian, Russian and Prussian blood stained Dresden and Leipzig.
An ad promotes Po-Do-Lax as a mild laxative that purports to cure pimples and indigestion by toning the liver and purifying the blood. It claims regular use prevents stomach troubles and supports steady nerves. A 50 cent bottle is offered with a money-back guarantee. Also announces cabbage for sauerkraut at $1.50 per hundred for a limited week at Theo Gebauer's.
Acting President Watts presides as the Board of Education meets in regular session in Troy Illinois on August 31 1914. Miss Norma Snodgrass resigns as school librarian and the resignation is accepted. The House and Grounds committee reports repairs including a refitted drinking fountain. Finance committee approves bills for janitor labor printing and other supplies. The term begins September 8 instead of September 7 and issues on truancy notifications and librarian applications are authorized. Efforts to place the McCray-Dewey academy on the accredited high school list are noted. The meeting adjourns with Watts as president pro tem Goalby as clerk.
A miscellany blends social curiosity prompts with verse and humor. The piece surveys pronoun talk among varied ages, includes a cautionary verse about stinginess attributed to James M. Shawhan, and streams into history notes and light comic exchanges.
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