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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
8
A historical device description outlines a milking stool with a yielding hoop or yoke held by hooks on top. The springy yoke D clamps to fit different bucket sizes, keeping the bucket steady while the milker sits.
European briefs report England discontinues curfew in Sandwich last October as part of fading custom. Also noted are Lady Parry’s death at 84, a rare gorilla arrived at Regent's Park Zoo from Congo, Irish agrarian tensions, Germany's sawdust fuel bricks, and a reported horsewhipping incident involving Prince Mestchersky in St Petersburg.
A British firm markets a hand shaped electric advertising novelty driven by a motor. An 80 ton electric locomotive costs about 16000 dollars, equating to ten cents per pound. Brooklyn warehouses consider a short electric freight line on their property. Gardeners increasingly use arc lights to boost vegetable growth. Boston plans an electric theater with motorized wings to simulate twilight, moonlight and storms.
The article surveys jewelry trends with watches styled after Louis XIV, seal-datelaine bags with ld silver, and hoop rings capable of spelling names or sentiments. It notes silver bonbon dishes, Doulton and Royal Worcester jars, belts with silver trim, and a crystal salad bowl with a silver rim, reflecting favored antique and refined designs.
A New York City real estate agent, Morris Preslaner of Pitt Street, recounts severe paralysis symptoms from a kidney illness. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with saving his life after trying several doctors, noting a gradual recovery from bed to walking and renewed vigor. The ad-like tale lists many ailments said to be cured and gives purchasing details.
A Dublin tale recalls a well known lady blocked by a crowd of carriages on the way to a drawing room. A policeman refuses to grant entry, quipping that being the wife of a cabinet minister would not help pass. The anecdote is treated as lightly founded by London World.
Fragmentary ad style text praising Hostetter's Stomach Jitters and Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, with odd patient chats and product mentions. Includes references to Western immigrants, Bittera, and Pizo's cures in garbled language, resembling a historical newspaper clipping with scattered names and brands.
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