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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
6
Dolly aims for a grand gesture to please her mother but family chores and a lingering sigh mark a small child’s daydream. The tale follows her morning of pondering, with her mother gently supporting her, ending in a loving, restrained moment. Gertrude Morton Cannon. Youth's Companion.
Two Duffin brothers from Hoopeston Illinois pursue law studies at Wesleyan University Bloomington but struggle to find affordable housing. They decide to build their own 20 by 12 foot house on land owned by F A Baller near the Wesleyan campus, with one brother laying bricks and the other doing carpentry. They plan to live independently as landlords and keepers, moving in once the structure is complete.
A three legged table owned by a Donegal farmer named O Brian has been varnished repeatedly and kept indoors. About two months ago tiny buds formed on two legs and now bright green sprouts with leaves grow from the legs, signaling surprising plant vitality. The O Brians do not know the table’s age.
The piece argues woodpeckers conceal nests poorly yet cleverly choose nest openings on the underside of branches to avoid rain entry. It highlights the flicker as the only singing woodpecker and notes nests are carved in dead timber with round entrances that widen for maneuver. The author crowns this as proof that all nature reasons.
A traveler describes cocoa cultivation in Venezuela where young plants need sun protection using banana and plantain shade. Immortels or mother trees provide continued shelter for mature plantations, creating a canopy over the grove. Cacao fruit forms as pods on trunked branches, with beans embedded like large lima beans.
A sermon argues God can appear in dreams, citing biblical examples and modern testimonies. It contends most dreams are physical or waking-thought echoes, but some dreams warn, convert, or save, guiding actions and even rescue missions. It warns against narcotic or late-night eating distorting dreams and emphasizes Bible-guided awake judgment over dream guidance.
The Sunday school text outlines the Passover requirements from Exodus 12, detailing the selection of a blemish free male lamb, its slaughter at twilight, the blood on doorframes, and the eating of roasted meat with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. It notes the memorial purpose, the four-day preparation, and related biblical cross references and chronology.
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