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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
8
A poetic fragment from Ohio Farmer quoting S. Q. Lapius about childhood joy, sunlit days, and a motto to keep spirits bright. The piece contrasts endless summer happiness with subtle hints of night and tears, using garden imagery and a sense of carefree play.
In a brutal Adirondack storm on the Oswegatchie, Jerry Wade saves Jim from a deadly log jam by leaping across ice and water. He then sacrifices himself to shield the boy, tumbling into the river as the ice breaks. Dr. Mason and others recall Jerry as a man who was his own man when he died.
Washington April 16 The agricultural department moves to exterminate hog cholera with state cooperation in Tennessee and Iowa and to extend a stamp-out program across outbreaks. It also promotes large scale sugar beet seed distribution to farmers and stations to test seed viability and heredity with aims to boost sugar production and balance of trade.
The Florida governor reports Tampa citizens plan a large celebration for Queen Victoria's birthday on April 24. The British government will send a warship from the North Atlantic squadron to Tampa and asks the US Navy to detail a man of war to assist. Secretary Long will decide based on service needs, with Montgomery likely in port for the festivities.
Trustees meet as Treasurer Spalding admits pledging university bonds worth up to 400000, with a large portion tied to assets of the Globe Savings Bank. Receiver Leman exposes bonds from Idaho, Buckley, and a Marshalltown street railway, valued at about 212000, now deemed worthless by financiers. The university faces possible closure without state or private aid as funds vanish and state treasury loans are unlikely.
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