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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
3
A compact religious note introducing Micah the Prophet with a focus on peace. The piece highlights sources from Kudson Scripture Authority and the Book of Micah Chapter 4 verses 1 to 4. It frames the prophet’s message as a highway and byway sermon type.
The speaker urges belief in universal peace foretold by Micah and argues nations will abandon war as God rules. Human reason cannot achieve this, but obedience to God will spread the kingdom of heaven and bring peace, with swords turning to plowshares and spears to pruning hooks.
Fragmentary historical summary of the prophet Micah, likely Morasthite from Moresheth near Jerusalem, distinguishing him from Micaiah son of Imlah and noting his prophetic period during the reigns of Jotham Ahaz and Hezekiah. Mentions a tradition of Jehoram rebuke and a three-part prophecy starting with hear ye and containing rebukes, threats, and a promised future.
A meditative scene follows Micah pondering Israel and Judahs idolatry Then the prophet recalls God will tread high places and end wars His solitary vigil outside Jerusalem gate turns to a radiant vision of the city of God and a future of peace as nations seek divine teaching and violence ceases
Harper's Weekly reports a scheme in which the United States hatchery at Cape Vincent releases white fish fry from Lake Erie into eastern Lake Ontario to aid Canadian fishermen. Fry drift to the Canadian side, boosting Canadian fish stocks and sales to America. From April 1 to June 10 Kingston Ontario shipped 120000 fry to Cape Vincent, a 400 percent rise from 1907.
A reminiscence recalls a summer 1862 clash near Richmond Kentucky where Gen Kirby Smith's troops fought Federal forces around a Dutch farmer Peter Van der Hausen's house. Neighbors find him asleep amid the shelling, mistaking his slumber for the war's devastation as he wakes puzzled by the commotion.
Eric and Bertie invite Jack to stay, but his rough play escalates from blocks to a pillow fight. He ties friends, robs Bertie of lunch, breaks a clock, and earns a stern reaction from their mother and father before returning to school.
A veterinary surgeon recalls a miraculous May 1905 case of a lone fox-terrier with a broken foreleg who sought treatment, waited patiently, and endured anesthesia-free care. The dog returned next day for proper setting, then left quietly after recovery, leading to questions about its owner and origin.
A midshipman Prince George danced with the prettiest girls at a Rio ball while ignoring the daughters of prominent officials. His elder brother chided him, then the prince retorted with a bold quip about sitting down and whistling God save your grandmother, and let me glow.
A light exchange appears in the Chica go Daily News where a wife says she would never marry if given another life and a husband retorts he wished she had spoken up at the proposal.
A 10 by 7 inch cardboard toy with arms and a rolling marble creates a comical figure when placed on a slanted table. The prank item is described alongside brief humorous anecdotes about Barker and a Dean Swift joke involving a boy delivering a fish and clever manners.
A humorous exchange echoes in a courtroom setting where Mr Smart questions whether crossing the street and noticing street crossings was addressed. Miss Sauce replies she has observed pedestrians on both sides, prompting the judge to remark on the street’s dual movement.
A classic riddle where a seeker searches the woods and sits to reflect. The pursuit grows tedious until finally the person returns with a thorn in the foot as the unwelcome outcome.
A foretelling remark notes the bride remained unattended as the bridegroom did not attend the ceremony. The judge references the prewritten notice and marks it as a well founded prediction.
There is an average of seven car collisions a day on the steam subway elevated and surface railways of New York. Lewis' Single Binder cigar is advertised as the richest most satisfying smoke on the market with promotion by Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois. The ad ends with a quip about a self centered man.
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