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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
4
Isaac Brock of McLennan county claims great age from 1788 birth and credits Hartman’s Peruna as his stand-by remedy for coughs colds and throat issues. He asserts the tonic supports longevity and health through daily use and steadfast belief in its benefits.
In a Chicago Chronicle fragment a farm resident laments the fashion at a horse show. He notes tailless horses and minimal facial hair among men and boys, describing bald spots, bob tails, and bare mustaches as a curious style trend. He says the crowd is easily pleased but mocks the lack of practical traits in prize animals.
A fragment recounts a woman associated with the Distaff editorial sphere praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. She notes personal relief from poor water quality and sustained wakefulness, crediting the pills with immediate and permanent improvement and expressing strong confidence in their effectiveness.
The piece discusses convict labor in road construction led by California with Gen Roy Stone's 1895 plan. It notes 100000 tons of crushed rock annually and material shared with counties, citing other states like North Carolina and Indiana. It warns of rising public support for better roads and the 1899 surge in road building aided by horseless vehicles and farmers.
The column argues abandoned farms result from improper cultivation and lack of soil fertility. It divides farmers into two types: moneyed but brainless, and knowledgeable but financially constrained. the latter has the best chance with modern agricultural resources.
For the present winter season the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company has improved its already nearly perfect through service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Thom asville Ga, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points. Connections with steamer lines for Cuba and other ports. Tourist and Home Seekers excursion tickets at low rates. Write C L Stone, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky, for particulars.
Bowers recounts a strange incident where a child nearly suffocated on a safety pin. The judge quips that the odd danger lies in it being a safety pin, highlighting the unusual case with dry humor.
A testimonial endorses Grain-O made from pure grains as a nourishing coffee substitute. A woman notes her initial dislike, then after a week would not return to coffee. The ad highlights suitability for children, ease of preparation, and pricing at 15c and 25c per package.
Dialogue from the Detroit Free Press recounts a domestic dispute where one partner questions another about a prior engagement and love, noting the other suitor’s demand to return a ring amid tension over affections. The excerpt highlights romantic conflict and social expectations surrounding engagements.
A nostalgic ad touts Jell O as a quick healthful dessert option. It claims two minutes preparation with no boiling or baking and cooling with boiling water. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at 10 cents. The Detroit Journal note adds a sly aside about nosy neighbors.
An 1890s style advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and notes the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents with accompanying Hall's Family Pills.
A humorous aside notes that women spread a red shawl over the sofa and place a red-shaded candle on a nearby table, calling it an oriental corner, as observed in the Atchison Globe.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway passenger department issued a booklet detailing populations of all U S cities 25000 and over from the 1900 census. To obtain a copy send address with a two cent stamp to the General Passenger Agent in Chicago. The Bulletin quote appears at end.
Cure claim states Cascarets fix all ailments from headache to cancer by cleansing the bowels. Advertises ten cent start price and a metal box with CCC stamp. Warns against imitations. Includes a quoted Indianapolis News exchange jab about patriotism and voting.
Excursion Sleepers depart St Louis every Tuesday at 8 16 p m on the Katy Flyer for San Antonio Los Angeles and San Francisco. Kansas City departures follow each Saturday at 9 05 p m on the M K T Ry for the same destinations.
A brief Indianapolis Journal excerpt contrasts a country’s loveliness with a landscape painted by an external hand, as Marie and an unnamed speaker remark on the scene and its painterly quality.
An old advert claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic combines iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a no cure no pay offer. A humorous aside from a conversation mocks shaving a beard and marble as an impossible reproduction.
A collage of short product pitches and humorous quips from various papers. Jell O flavors lemon orange raspberry strawberry appear with price 10 cents. Other items include Laxative Bromo Quinine 25 cents and Piso’s Cure. Cartoonish snippets reference politicians artists and witty exchanges.
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