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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
3
An author titled The High way and Byway Preacher presents a tract on Nahum's prophecy. Doom of Nineveh Foretold scrutinizes divine judgment as foretold by the prophet Nahum, reflecting scripture authority.
The preacher cites Nahum and Jonah to show God’s justice and mercy. Trust in God brings protection and peace, while unrepentant hearts fear divine scrutiny. The sermon highlights mercy through Christ and the inseparability of judgment from God’s love.
Nahum the Prophet is presented as a lamenting and vengeful figure whose name means consolation and vengeance. The text notes he is Elkoshite, likely from Elkosh in Galilee, with a period possibly in Hezekiah’s later reign. It praises his Hebrew poetry and highlights Nineveh’s siege and destruction as central to his vision.
The text recounts Nahum’s mission during Assyrian threats against Jerusalem. He travels to Nineveh to witness its magnificence and, guided by faith, returns to deliver a judgment message: Nineveh shall fall, while Jerusalem’s faithful will endure.
Maj Hodder, an inquisitive Englishman, wonders why Barbados alone of the Antilles is free from malaria. He attributes it to the absence of gnats and credits the wild profusion of fish called milugng, noting the miljons.
A learned Italian doctor argues giantism is a morbid brain-growth disease with regulation-linked enlargement leading to excessive limb growth and facial changes. He notes most giants die young, with lifespans around twenty years, and cites four Irish giants McGrath Malone Murphy and Byrne born in the 18th century, all of whom lacked notable mental development.
A young Dalmatian man named Hahn discovers after a year of marriage that he wed the wrong woman. Living in Volosca, he mistook his wife for her twin sister who resembles her closely. He only realises the error when he calls her by her real name instead of their nickname.
The text notes Jamaicans Colon residents and British Guiana colonists importing millions of gnats as larvae to control swamps. It cites Africa where swamp fevers are combated by similar methods and mentions the Italian government using the tactic to clear Rome Campagna of insects.
The Atlanta Constitution quotes a Georgia poet urging caution while seeking light and lore, asserting a preference for literature over harsh farm realities. The speaker warns against the hungry plowman and mule, using vivid rural imagery to contrast poetry with labor.
A reflection on material life notes that not people possess worldly things but are possessed by them. The sentiment echoes a biblical stoic or monkish caution about attachment and control. It attributes the saying to Johannes Jorgensen and frames it as a philosophical observation.
Pattern No. 2511 shows a knee or calf length semi princess dress for girls aged 14 to 17 with a varied neck and sleeve options, tuck waist detailing, and a five gore skirt. Suitable in cotton crepe, wool, chambray, linen, pique or lawn, with trim options, requires fabric amounts by size and pattern costs 10 cents through Pattern Department.
Open circular open drawers are easy to make and suited for summer wear. Cut in one piece with back plaits or fullness from a drawing string. Pattern includes eight sizes from 22 to 36 inches waist. Materials listed for various widths and edging.
Rural roads expert Prof. Eldridge argues drainage is essential to preserve dirt roads, noting water damage and mud holes from rainfall or loads. He urges frequent inspection, timely repairs, and proper roadbed construction to keep roads usable year round and reduce costs.
The quotation notes many paths to results but emphasizes the red rag’s power to provoke a precise reaction, credited to the Philosopher of Jolly. The remark frames how provocative prompts or challenges trigger targeted outcomes.
The piece urges prompt hay baling after stacks are removed from the field and stresses intelligent soil use. It warns that careless handling wastes soil, and suggests turning noisy shouts into a thriving crop while fences keep pests out. It advises early fall plowing to combat weeds and cultivation to remove them.
The Technical World describes a curious desert plant that roams the California sands for months. When rains arrive it seedlings around wind-transported nodules, forming new cacti that spread by numerous shallow roots reaching outward in circles over ten feet wide.
A brief ad-style note for homeowners and builders advising caution against misrepresentation and adulteration in paint. It promotes Dutch Boy Painter white lead from National Lead Company and offers a free testing outfit and paint book by writing to the Woodbridge Building, New York City.
In a museum scene readers debate Her pose with the famous statue. Two observers posit a toilet scene, one suggesting a mirror and powder puff, then joke the idea fails as hair pins would show if she were grooming herself. Louisville Courier-Journal. Lewis' Single Binder cigar ad ends the clipping.
Proof that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can spare surgery for women. Letters from Mrs Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Sperling of Chicago describe relief from female troubles, tumors, and inflammation after using the remedy, avoiding operations. Facts for sick women claim thirty years of use and thousands helped. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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