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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
8
An advertisement touts Mull's Anti Belch Wafers as a safe absorbent remedy for stomach distress including belching indigestion and sour eructations. It promises two boxes for 75 cents or two free samples via coupon, claiming no drugs and that regular mail order trials prove efficacy.
A 50 cent Mull's Anti-Delc Wafer offer appears alongside a postal coupon request for a free box. The notice lists a druggist’s refusal to sell and asks for full address details. The clip also reports railroading progress with Erie Railroad’s 225000 expenditure on an automatic semaphore system for the Bergen to Middletown line and a brief humor item about a closefisted man who enjoys refusing borrowers.
The Splendid Passenger Service of the Nickel Plate Road is praised for care toward patrons. Colored porters in uniform attend both 1st and 2nd class passengers. Ladies traveling alone or with children receive special attention. Dining and sleeping car service is excellent with no excess fares. All trains depart from La Salle Street Station in Chicago. For tickets and routes contact J. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago.
Moncey promotes the Tour- Track News illustrated travel monthly with quick seller terms and large profits. Agents sought nationwide. write George H. Daniels, Publisher, 7 East 42nd Street New York for full particulars. Also quotes about degeneration and a humorous remark on conscience from Washington.
Mrs B T Gould of 914 W Lake St Chicago says kidney pills by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo saved her from Bright's disease after long eye trouble dizzy headaches and back pains. She notes copious urine and relief began in 1903 with Dean's Kidney Pills and has stayed well since. Price 60 cents a box. for sale by all druggists.
A church completed here is fashioned entirely from vitrified clay with all structural and decorative elements terra cotta. Window frames, altar, communion rail, pulpit, organ loft front, ceiling vaults, and arch ribs are terra cotta brick and tile. No timber is used in construction.
Dolly the performing monkey is treated for pneumonia at Char ing Cross hospital in London. Dr Strickland asked where the pain was and Dolly touched her chest. Doctors say she is very human yet note she does what she is told and seems grateful, a contrast to typical animal behavior.
A large band of Dukhobera from Russia traveling to Canada visited London. People were curious about their brass utensils as they refused to take more than their actual costs. They share all possessions in common. When a box of candy was given to a little girl she immediately distributed the contents.
Joseph Chamberlain, famed Englishman, left school early without university ties, becoming a businessman by 16 and retiring from trade at 28 to pursue politics full time. His fortune enabled study and practice in public life.
Kentish farmers prize hophead shoots as a superior substitute for asparagus. In country Kent, young hopheads are eaten and excess shoots cut early in the season. Also a note promoting North End harness shop for collar repairs, claiming quality work.
Japanese women gain property rights and divorce privileges under the new civil code, putting them near parity with women in England or the United States in these respects.
A satirical notice deems the bachelor who avoids smoking drinking poker betting races and stock trading as nearly suitable for marriage. It pokes fun at stringent moral standards and bachelor ideals in a humorous social commentary.
The article notes that fingerprint identification, viewed as a modern European detective tool, was reportedly used in Korea about 1,200 years ago, challenging assumptions about its origins and antiquity.
Japanese prisoners in Russia occupy time building miniature warships toys and paper flowers. They are described as skilled at these crafts and add a surprising art to confinement.
A bustling Broadway drug store scene shows a crowd around a city directory as several patrons seek names for Brown Jones or Walker. A reporter offers help. a woman calmly searches for a charming baby name for her son while others wait. In the same issue a South Bend man touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disease after six doctors failed.
Narrator and companions recount rowing eight miles to reach an island view. Their boat drifted miles from shore as noon neared, leaving them stranded with no food shelter or word to friends. After evaluating the danger they resolved to improvise a plan and return.
Mrs. Caroline Cable of Waupaca Wisconsin writes that her husband suffered salt rheum on his hands and required constant bandaging until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cured him completely. She hopes the letter helps others and notes hands now smooth. The piece also includes assorted quotations and ad-like lines about cigars and proverbs.
A collage of brief quotes from early 20th century papers features sharp wit and political jabs. The Pittsburg and Philadelphia era lines touch on medicine, lobbying, marriage, wages, rent, coal, and a call for a reduced wage floor as discussed in contemporary editorials.
Mrs Ida A Colbath of 19 Winter Street Newburyport Mass suffered chronic erysipelas spreading over her body with severe pain and swelling. After two months with doctors no relief she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and within six boxes the inflammation and pain subsided enabling her to resume duties. Pills sold by dealers or direct from Schenectady NY.
A muddled exchange at a seaside boarding house features a quarrel over cuisine and a humorous remark about daily fortunes. The note hints at generic social banter and shifting moods, with a comic line about optimism in romance and a quip on self rule.
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