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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
5
A humorous colonial era style forecast mocks April tampering by rulers like Julius Caesar and later riffs on tariff debates. It mixes mock calendar changes, political satire, and oddly named figures with notes on weather, elections, local schools, and a call to support a newspaper amid quips about public discourse and subscription cunning.
A reminiscence describes a five man camping party lasting a day with a humorous miscount of mutton pieces. The host cut six portions and, to the dog Prince’s delight, shared the extra piece before discovering the missing slice. Laughter followed as the dog’s appetite sparked the gag.
A garbled excerpt suggests an unidentified foe influenced a draft resolution for the House of Representatives. The text mentions open/presented measures tied to prevailing business mood and prices, with a proposed creation of a "juck pote" after.
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