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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
3
A fable recounts a young fly who leaves home seeking better food. He mocks his mother and lands on a sugar paste sheet, getting stuck and crying for his mother. The story notes his misadventure with a cautionary tone.
A seven month old colt weighing 24 pounds and 22 inches tall, owned by G. H. Hackstead of Ludlow Kentucky, has been exhibited in Louisville. Foaled near Fountain Ferry park, the animal remains tiny yet healthy and affectionate. The dam was a mustang pony and the sire a full sized horse, producing a remarkably small freak with a calm temperament and strong attachment to its owner. In Congo reports, Belgian Katanga company abandons Kkululu station after man eating lions kill native guards, forcing relocation while natives fearfully cling to trees to escape the beasts.
An 1885 born terrier named Grant learns to speak and climb trees, forming a loyal bond with Ben Roe the two year old colt. The pair invent games like "grew on" and race gently, ending when the family intervenes, showcasing the dog’s intelligence and friendly nature.
Describes a double flat brick house designed for two families with five rooms per floor plus bath. Details include room sizes 12x14, 14x14, 10x12, 9x10.5, and 12x12.5 feet, front and rear porches, gas piping, hot air heating, separate furnaces, ash trim, Georgia pine kitchens, and decorative features. Underpinning brick, clapboard exterior, and planned for income to cover owner occupancy. price excludes art glass and fixtures.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt compares kittens boxing to human boxing, noting how two kittens spar with lead and counter moves. It advises gentle tapping only with one finger, stroking to show play, and avoiding claws, promising quick learning and family amusement in a rainy day activity.
An Illinois reader shares a 12 by 5 by 6 foot portable cattle feeder. It uses inclined floors to move corn to side troughs with adjustable openings A and B, a sliding side, a board roof to keep grain dry, and sled runners for mobility. The end is open in the drawing but must be boarded tight for use.
A discussion of road building advances as automobiles and dust problems push for new methods. The piece contrasts California crude petroleum smoothing experiments with MacAdam’s founding principle of a solid impermeable foundation and a porous top layer, stressing that durable roads require this core standard despite any dust remedy innovations.
Agricultural Epitomist urges gathering potato tops for compost with manure and other waste materials to enrich dry soils, calling the heap a farmer’s savings bank. Farmers' Review notes creamery prestige hinges on clean, healthful butter, warning that some creameries produce unfit butter prompting patronage shifts.
The Seminole Indians of Florida elect a chief by choosing the tribe’s largest fighter and top hunter. In case of a tie, candidates place a fire coat on their wrist and the first to flinch loses the office.
The Troy Times notes Heligoland once British and now German may become a marriage hub like Milwaukee. A shortcut for nuptials exists as couples wed in a hurry there with no bans or preliminary ceremonies. Last year 166 continental couples wed. January 14 couples already, signaling a rising trend.
Agitation against standlords evicting tenants along a Jubilee procession route sparks a large protest. Home Secretary hints at route change and a bill to halt ejectments for tenants who refuse ruinous lease terms. Also mentions oddities from Chicago and a dog joke from Tit-Bits.
In a Detroit Free Press item, the first legislator vows to introduce a bill prohibiting any person from going up in a balloon, while a rival mocks and suggests a separate measure punishing balloon falls with fines and imprisonment.
Wallace Michigan August 26. Oscar Swanson cared for his mother suffering from kidney and urinary trouble and female weakness. He tried various remedies until giving her Dodd's Kidney Pills, which quickly cured her. Her son rejoices in her restored health and strength.
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