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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1903
Page
8
A detailed architectural note outlines converting a large hall into a welcoming vestibule leading to a reception hall with upstairs bedrooms and a bath. The plan emphasizes pleasing proportion, practical layouts, and cost around $5,000 for a brick veneer, heated home with a complete bathroom.
Lord Rayleigh reports that M Blondelot, a French experimenter, has produced evidence suggesting X rays can be polarized if not already polarized and may be traced to spectrum. If confirmed, Roentgen rays would be a form of very short wavelength light, transversal in nature according to Blondelot.
A test of Dr 5S N McClean s gun was witnessed by Gen Nelson Miles and Gen Joseph Wheeler from a tall building overlooking Lake Erie. The device fires 25 rounds per trigger pull and feeds cartridges via a side plate. Wheeler called it a promising invention while Miles called it an interesting experiment.
A humorous slice shows an old bachelor brother losing his fortune, prompting a grieving wife and baby name prompt, followed by a comic exchange about fifty dollars versus fifty cents. The snippet echoes early 20th century joke tone from Tit-Bits and the New York Journal.
Wm O B Sullivan a respected Veipen farmer recounts his experience with false remedies and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills as a genuine remedy that cured his rheumatism kidney and heart trouble. He says he is now as sound as ever and testifies to the pills' effectiveness.
A collage of miscellaneous lines includes a father daughter dialogue from Detroit Free Press, an ad for Opium and Liquor Habits cured by B M Woolley MD Atlanta. It also mentions proverbs and quotes by Willis Piso and Montaigne, plus brief notes on trains and a London date 1900. The text shows fragmented advertising and literary snippets.
A prominent advertisement recounts a woman's recovery from spring catarrh and nervous debility through Peruna. It cites testimonials from Miss Helen Whitman and Mrs Lulu Larmer, plus endorsements from public figures, urging readers to seek Dr Hartman’s advice and copy of his catarrh book.
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