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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1907
Page
3
A religious piece centers on the biblical act of David bringing up the Ark, with the sermon titled HigHway and Byway. It references Scripture authority from 2 Samuel chapter 9 and reflects on covenantal themes and reverence for sacred relics.
The sermon contrasts David’s prosperity with his deep devotion to God. It highlights fear grounded in love versus fear rooted in doubt, noting Uzzah’s death and the ark’s blessing on Obededom. It argues true worship requires humility, stripped of royal pomp, to honor God’s holiness.
A fragmentary report tracks Wine David's return from a royal city trip. The piece hints at a contrast with his earlier absence and notes a brief return to Stostenartiice, with mentions of a city visit and looming events days before.
A Chicago American writer ponders the essence of love beyond dictionaries. It embraces the mother’s tenderness, forgiveness through wrongs, and a lifelong bond with the woman like a mother, lifting toil and sharing joys amid aging and hardship, while warnings of unpreparedness to face emergencies linger.
After a failed mission and Uzzah’s death, King David endures doubt and fear about bringing the ark to Jerusalem. Prophet Nathan counsels obedience to God’s law, warning against presuming care of the sacred emblem. A delegation announces a blessing at Obed-Edom’s house, confirming God’s favor if the ark returns to the city. David then retrieves the ark with renewed hope and gladness.
A reporter pitched a wartime idea to Cleveland police chief Frederick Kohler aimed at stopping male flirting. Kohler, amused, questioned practicality and recalled a sleuth remark about a jeweler’s window smashed, saying it was more serious than he thought, as he broke on both sides.
Some of Norway's wooden churches are about 700 years old and remain in excellent preservation. Their timbers have resisted harsh winters due to repeated coatings of tar.
A short essay describes how people hold and fold newspapers to reflect personality traits. Methodical folders appear precise, untidy folds imply carelessness yet good humor, and fearfully grasping readers show bad temper. The piece also notes hand folding patterns, comparing right over left thumb dominance as stronger will.
The Bank of England is identified as the richest bank globally, followed by the Bank of France which, despite its powerful role, is not a state institution. The French governor and two deputies are appointed by the president and removable by the finance minister, underscoring the republics financial power.
A terse line suggests lowering virtue to about 98 cents from a dollar would spark a rush. The remark frames value as a saleable trait inviting quick, mass appeal and economic leverage.
KE P Whipple notes Hawthornes mind can discern souls with penetrating accuracy yet struggles to embody them physically. Flesh becomes a phantom form that merely illustrates mental concepts, revealing the tension between spirit and body in Hawthornes work.
The article explains that listening to a sea shell held to the ear reveals ambient sounds echoed and muffled by the shell. It notes the hollow interior acts as a receiver and the effect is a delusive echo associated with the spirit Echo.
A tribute to the painstaking doctor whose careful observation and patient data collection provide the mortar for specialists to build their advances. The piece praises the habit of meticulous work and the debt science owes to such clinicians at institutions like the London Hospital.
Captain John L. Ely of the 17th Ohio remembers contracting kidney trouble during the Civil War and suffering chronic pain, cramps, and weak back requiring a crutch at times. He credits Dean’s Kidney Pills, begun in 1901, with curing him and keeping him well since. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
The Sunday Magazine recounts how the inn The Devil and Saint Dunstan on Ficet Street near Temple Bar inspired the saying Gone to the Devil. Lawyers often dined there and some left door notices saying Gone to the Devil, a habit that became a proverb for someone losing control.
A handsome bachelor teased by nine women vows to marry the one chosen by secret vote. Each woman casts a discreet ballot, but all nine votes go to different candidates. The bachelor remains single, the friendship ends, and the nine women vow not to speak to him again.
A leading lady of a road company in a small Ohio city asked for a hot iron to press lace collars. The hall boy failed to fetch it, and when the lady asked why he replied the bartender did not know how to mix it.
An English journal states that recent experiments in an electric furnace replicated solar heat and that Sir James Dewar has obtained coal from interstellar space, indicating a breakthrough in speculative fuel science.
A Wilkes Barre nurse endorses Postum Food Coffee over ordinary coffee noting relief from headaches and indigestion after two weeks. She reports improved milk flow in mothers, observes benefits when used with patients, and gives brewing tips of 15 to 20 minutes simmering before serving with cream.
A 1907 letter from CHAS. M. GERTS describes how Canadian land policy now allows any family member to make entry for another entitled relative. With minimal fees and growing railway access, settlers like Gerts tout 480 acres near Battleford, rich yields, a cold but healthy winter, and early expansion as rail surveys approach Calgary and Saskatoon, urging others to join the thriving homestead life.
In a light literary exchange Hewitt asks if a wife is practical, Juett-Weill jokes about filling a leg vacancy with pine table legs. The piece then shifts to advertising Defiance Starch praising safety for fine fabrics and its strong stiffening action reducing needed quantity.
A Wisconsin merchant sent a Swedish clerk to collect debts. The clerk reports payments promised by Yim Yonson, Yim Olesen, and Bill Pack, with Bill supposedly paying in January. The boss notes this as the first time Bill set a payment date, and the clerk confirms January as the cold day for money.
A compact sampler combines a Walton river contemplation and a Constant quotation with a Defiance Starch laundry pitch. The piece intertwines nature musings on rivers and fish with practical advice for starch use to achieve stiffness in fabrics.
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