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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
2
The piece celebrates Christmas as a time of renewed hope and kindness amid wealth and poverty. It urges love over greed, recalls childhood memories, and wishes readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
A writer notes 4 a m as a dangerous hour with deep sleep and faint lifelike states. Cockcrow and watchmen fear sleep’s lethargy while lifesaving ammonia doses at four are mentioned. Military men know this ominous fact and have often faced it.
The text notes that during late afternoon a drop in alertness occurs, while the nervous system, brain, and lungs peak from about ten or eleven at night or morning until noon, then decline to a low point around three to four o'clock, suggesting attackers target camps when sentries are least vigilant.
A Treasury Department ruling ends a husband and wife quarrel over a five dollar bill. Each claims a half, the wife delivers half with a claim the other was destroyed, the husband returns his half with a similar claim, and the government awards two dollars and fifty cents to each claimant.
Illinois items report a new nail mill planned for Belleville and a Milk Producers' Association forming near Bunker Hill. Other notes cover a Mt. Olive post office burglary attempt, deaths in Springfield and New Holland, Greenfield church dedication, DeKalb mayor indictment, and vaccination debates in Belleville. Peoria revenue records November set district highs, with Corning distillery nearing operation and a record November week.
A humorous verse excerpt mocks a tired old joke about Eve's daughters and cartoonish figures. An anecdote recounts A. J. Snell of Summer Hill, who fears stomach pains before a party but uses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, bought from S. Kingston, to attend the event, with an optimistic sales pitch for Tor Caux subscription.
The St Louis Court of Appeals rules insurance payable when a member dies with dues overdue. John Tevis died at Excelsior Springs and his Modern Woodmen dues were a month late. after death the dues were paid but the insurer refused the policy. Widows' lawyers argue many lodge members pay late yet are accepted alive. Two courts previously held late payment valid. policy should be paid.
The message of President Roosevelt is hailed as highly anticipated and one of the finest, admired for its strong grasp of statecraft and scholarly tone. It reflects the patriotism and public interest of the people and showcases the president’s skills as a statesman and man of affairs.
Aged reflections on uneven prosperity note saw mill workers near Conant toil ten hours daily for five cents. In Coulterville laborers press village authorities to raise street work pay from 75 cents to 1.50. The piece advocates a prosperity equalizer to curb excess at the top while sharing gains with many.
The piece argues the large grand jury system burdens taxpayers but offers supervisors a way to appease voters. It cautions patience, suggesting time will bring sufficient pressure and prompt action by those whose interests are affected.
Edwardsville Intelligencer reports postmasters at Ed wardsville and Troy offering two-cent stamps at a favorable rate before January first. T. M. Crossman sells thirteen stamps for a cent and a quarter, with larger lots at the same price, while Postmaster Powell in Troy adds a tone and twenty five stamps for a cent and a half. Buyers urged to come for fresh stamps for the holidays.
A Greenville Advocate opinion notes women grasp many things better than men yet mocks a man who travels nationwide for six weeks to campaign for an unknown candidate while resenting a trip across the street for paregoric for his child. The piece satirizes perceived gender roles and priorities in public life and parenthood.
Alton Telegraph notes a surge of Ivers in Alton as the town forges ahead. Residents are urged to join the Ivers and spread the message when opportunities arise. Call The CaLt office for a free copy of The Iowa Homestead.
A bedtime remedy claim advertises Ballard’s Horehound Syrup to cure a cold with a nightly dose. It lists a price of 25 cents and notes it is available at S. Kingston’s.
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