28 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
1
A fragment from The Troy Weekly Call lists satirical lines and notes headlines. It cites a Massachusetts doctor who bleeds patients and quips about roads to hell, while mentioning Cape Cod sand and moral aphorisms.
Count Loni hints at reform and politics an idea that could lure the Gould family to reconsider him. Sir Thomas Lipton shows interest in the America’s Cup but may hesitate to commit. Repeated defeats tend to become monotonous, observers note.
The recent magazine feature discusses human exploration and science themes. It notes concern over Taina's ability to gather funding or support to pursue the moon project.
A Baltimore American quote asserts necessity cannot be placarded or dismissed, arguing the need for a new suit of clothes. The worded plea likens daily thrift to urgent civic concern, reflecting editorials on economic strain and personal responsibility.
The new Esperanto waltz music arrives promising more than small talk on the dance floor. It may give waltzers a chance to express ideas beyond enjoying the music and admiring the surroundings.
Barbers in New York threaten to refuse service to men who shave themselves sparking a public furor. The remark accompanies guidance that girls eager to marry should quickly learn the haircutting craft to improve prospects.
The Washington Post reports an English scientist questions Darwin’s remark that men are descended from monkeys. The effect is to question the attribution itself, suggesting Darwin did not actually state such a line. The piece discusses the credibility and origins of the quoted claim.
A Washington newspaper recounts a man fishing who swings his line at a sparrow before casting. It also tells of another angler, a disciple of Isaak Walton, whose enormous catch dragged him overboard, blending two nautical tales in one item.
The famed 1865 bare knuckle boxing champion Billy Edwards has died leaving a fortune and an unblemished reputation for honesty and decent behavior. The article ponders how he came to fame and scrutiny.
An analysis notes it costs 37000 to raise a society girl and must be recorded as money spent on art for art's sake since the common achievement is winning an impoverished nobleman who adds to the expense.
Professor James IT Breasted of the University of Chicago reports the discovery of an Egyptian sun temple at Sesebi and a city forgotten for 3,300 years. The site lies near the third cataract on the Nile in Nubia, deep in an almost inaccessible district.
A German visitor in Strasburg reports the singing of the French anthem a Tar seillaise during the summer, the first since Alsace Lorraine fell to Germany after the Franco Prussian War. The home paper received the letter but no notable uproar followed.
A Maine paper reports a storekeeper placed a pitch barrel for visitors. A patron moved to the barrel but freed himself, sat on an open barrel of nails, and departed with a quantity of ageful hardware.
A narrator, bound by his grandfather’s will, explores the Glenarm estate in a tense scene. Morgan flees toward the lake while Bates pursues, revealing a concealed clash near St Avathi’s chapel as villagers gather and a young woman and man watch from the woods.
The narrator notes Bates’s possible disloyalty and records a tense scene with the girl and a chaplain. He receives Bates’s telegram and continues observations around Glenarm House, then heads to the lake and spots a maroon canoe at a nearby landing. The intrigue deepens as he contemplates Bates’s motives and the girl’s influence.
Describes a girl from St Agatha's, noted for a jaunty red tam o shanter, short skirt, and hands in pockets, suggesting independence. The narrator, in good humor, goes to lunch and reflects on the school’s proximity as not so bad after all.
A narrator describes landing and inspecting a paddle on a dock near Morgan the caretaker. He weighs the paddle, finds it light, and notes a continuation hint with a request to wait for more.
Mrs. Gunbusta leaves Bumhurst with her four children to find a city flat. She visits a real estate office and is directed to a building with a gilt sign promising child-friendly housing, hinting at a comic or sensational arrangement in a granite corner block.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes dinner should be moderate and varied not a large beef heavy meal. It argues modern portions and high prices push people to overeat meat or skip vegetables, risking kidney disease or indigestion. It advocates affordable plain meals with long cooked imitation foods at moderate price tables.
A New Hampshire vacationer visiting a Colorado ranch observes a peach seed sprouting inside a hatchery incubator. He jokes about hatchery practices, noting the unlikely sprouting due to warmth. The remark comes from a humorous Harper's Weekly anecdote about regional differences in agriculture and stock-raising expectations.
Met Henry W Savage and heard a comical tale about George de Agar and the Hoosier librettist Ade. Savage urged another musical comedy but Ade refused, saying he cannot write lyrics to Suave Ny immortal soul. The exchange ends with a grim joke about Rememberse.
A playful dialogue shows a well meaning friend pressing reform ideas while Mr Highball admits repeated failures, framing a comic clash over moral change and self discipline. The exchange highlights conflicting attitudes toward personal reform and social expectations.
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