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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
6
A reader reflects on the passing of the Old Year in elegiac tone. Vivid lines describe spring’s promise, springing violets, and ripe harvests as the year fades to tomb. The speaker recalls growth, aging, and farewell, ending with tears and memory as the Year lies silent.
A Paris family receives an indestructible doll promised by a benevolent friend. A poor delivery man reveals his hardship, buys time, and children mistake a stash of gifts for their own. The tale ends with generosity and a double gift, teaching sacrifice without regret.
A garbled excerpt from a Pittshburgh Chronicle Telegraph page features dialogue about poverty and love. It interrupts a mistaken name sequence and mentions a Boston minister and a Proming event in Phallsotual. The text is incomplete and reads as a paste of OCR errors.
A four am blaze in the Riche block at Sixteenth and Curtis streets caused about 150000 dollars in losses across Estes Shoe Co Babock Bros Schultz Drug Co and other tenants. Firemen protected the Jacobson building and minimized damages to the Evening Post with water and fire suppression efforts.
December reports show Commodore Sicard at his desk reviewing progress across departments. The Terror’s 10 inch guns are set and it could be ready in days. Puritan, Chicago, and Katehdinis are in/near dry dock with crews supplying new engines and repairs.
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