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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1901

Page

12

Garden of Eden in Saskatchewan praised by settler letter

An 1001 letter from Meltford Saskatchewan to Reed City Michigan extols western Canada as the Garden of Eden with abundant wild fruits flowers and rivers. It notes crops cattle grazing, potato blossoms and corn height, plus regional travel and government information. Also mentions St Jacobs Oil endorsements and Nickel Plate Road travel rates.

Reed City Michigan Clarion James Armstrong Meltford Saskatchewan Garden of Eden West Western Canada Government of Canada Wasabi Cardiff ‘Times St. Jacobs G. Thomas Alexandra Road Gelli Ysbrod Pontypridd South Wales Sam Thomas St. Jacobs Oil Cncum Bis Bank Canada Manitoba Assinivola Alberta Atlab Western Canada Sixother Informas WinCorto Broughton Monadnock Chicago Crawford Kansan ‘City T. Holmes Hoom Indianspolls Ind

Grounded Mottoes and Health Patents in OCR Fragment

An OCR fragment shows a health cure ad for Cancarets Cathartic promising bowel health with a 10 cent starter offer and warnings about imitations. It also includes a Chicago Daily News quote about courage and an ad for a six painting calendar from the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offered for twenty five cents.

Moran Genral Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul F. A. Miller Chi

Resolutions Seek Schley Inquiry and Naval Honors

Amid congressional push in both houses, multiple resolutions call for inquiry into Rear Admiral Schley’s conduct at the Santiago battle and award honors. Dewey’s dissent cited. proposed actions include investigations, retirement pay adjustments, swords of honor, and bronze medals for Santiago participants.

Washington Wheeler Kentucky House Committee On Naval Affairs Schley George Dewey The Republic Nowise Navy Department Committee On Naval Affairs House of Representatives Lear-Admiral Cubs McComas Maryland Senate Winfield Scott Sehler United States Navy Treasury Griffith Indiana Maclay Crowninshield Admiral Sampson Chadwick Admiral Schley Santiago Shirm Congress Admiral Dewey Regent Court Sedley Cervera Gaines Tennessee Dewey Representative Ball Texas Representative Cummings New York Secretary of the Navy Behley Battle of

Lentil culture and uses through history

The lentil Jens esculenta is a small hardy plant with pale leaves and paired white flowers. It produces flat pods with two seeds and is eaten ripe. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, the lentil is nutritious but has a strong flavor and variable digestibility. It is mainly imported in the United States, with some cultivation attempting in the southwest. The article notes historical ties to Esau and Iberian settlement, plus regional trials in New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico.

Asia Mediterranean Europe Egypt United States New Mexico Arizona Mexico Spain

Global stats highlight varied 19th century issues and reforms

A digest of international facts notes Madras death rates near 110 per thousand, Japan building 30 new elementary schools for 4.1 million pupils, Bulgarian rose oil earnings exceed 1 million dollars annually, Turkey’s kanoon as a popular instrument for ladies, and Spain's new income tax taxing business profits at origin with banks paying 15 percent plus 5 percent on dividends.

Madras Shine Japan Germany Turkey Bulgaria Shipka

Household Hints On Ice Cream Sandwiches And Horseradish Sauce

Household hints cover ice cream sandwich machines and cutting pastry with a hard layer. Tips include dipping lamp chimneys in cold water to prevent cracking, inserting a paper vent in fruit pies, blanching almonds then salting, and a simple horseradish sauce recipe using horseradish, vinegar, salt, pepper, and whipped cream.

Turkey plans three railway lines across vast expanse

Three new railway lines are projected in Turkey, described as spanning a vast distance. The piece notes the life span of an American locomotive and mentions that maintaining a locomotive requires about 100 gallons of lubricating oil annually. Auditors of a large railway system warn that cigarette users would not be employed in that department.

Turkey Railron

Sisters of Charity Endorse Peruna Remedy

A Catholic Ohio institution reports Sister Superior recommendation for Dr Hartman s Peruna as a proven influenza remedy. The note cites early use during serious cases, praising Peruna for influenza catarrh cold cough and bronchitis and credits Hartman as a pioneering formulator.

S. B. Hartman Columbus Sisters OF Charity Ohio Hartman

Hartman Sanitarium Advice Offer to Davis Meekison

A notice directs Davis Meekison to write to Dr. Hartman president of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus for guidance, promising free valuable advice after a full statement of case.

Peewee David Meekison Peruna Hartman Dr. Hartman Hartman Sanitarium Columbus

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