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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
8
The notice warns buyers about adulterated white lead containing chalk and barytes. National Lead Company promotes genuine Pure White Lead under the Dutch Boy trademark as a guarantee of purity and offers a free painting test book and equipment. A joke about a husband in the repair shop follows.
An advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local applications and must be treated with internal remedies. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface purifier, prescribed by physicians, with testimonials offered and a 75 cent price, sold by druggists along with Hall's Family Pills.
Negotiations among German wallpaper makers have culminated in a trust. Seven leading manufacturers have joined, with a combined annual production around $2.62 million. Germany’s total wallpaper output is about $7 million per year.
Pattern notes three collars in one design with options. First collar uses a handkerchief at least 12 1/2 inches square. second collar uses various materials with possible embroidery. third collar is a white linen or pique stock. Pattern sizes small medium large. material lists and yardage included. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number. STATE.
Paris Pattern No. 2499 offers an all seams allowed dress for children aged five to fourteen. Made in linen, Indian head cotton, Madras or gingham, it features three wide box plaits and a trimmed collar. The pattern lists yardage for various fabrics and braid, with optional high neck and long sleeves.
Adam asks his partner about caterpillars in the tipple tree and returns with news they haven’t been treated yet. The dialogue hints at a cautious, farm or rural setting as they plan to inspect the tree.
The text argues for sheltering stock water tanks in barns to protect from dirt and extreme weather. It notes tanks should be sheltered near larger buildings for cost efficiency and security. The sample shelter uses second grade hemlocks and 2x4 framework with doors that can swing in or out.
A Farm and Home correspondent urges yearly lamb dipping to control ticks after shearing. He details a tobacco dip method using a 200-pound fertilizer sack, boiled in water to dilute milky liquor, dipping lambs for one minute, with two workers needed for efficiency. He warns against late dipping to avoid fattening ticks.
A farmer column urges neighbors to cooperate during silo filling season. It notes improved machinery allows more independence but stresses that neighborly help during busy times reduces costs and strengthens community social life. The piece highlights shared labor, multiple teams, and collective effort in hot weather.
Physicians and medical authorities endorse Castoria for safe use in children. It claims to quell stomach pains and nerves while aiding digestion, serving as a safe, drug free substitute for castor oil with no opium or narcotics.
A fragmented ad-like passage touts eye cure salves and eye pain relief from a marine remedy, claims of strengthening weak eyes, and a powdered foot product. It references Allen's Foot-Rage and a cheap 25 cent price, typical of late 19th or early 20th century pharmaceutic ads.
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