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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
5
A historical page lists city and township officials including mayor Elias Burk, ward representatives, and clerks, plus lodge activities for Troy area groups such as Troy Lodge, Neilson Lodge, Pisgah, and Mentor Lodge with meeting times. It also notes court, miners union, building association, and church services across multiple denominations with pastors and service times.
A quirky calendar of intentions recounts a man’s failed resolutions from JAN to DEC with comic mishaps and fevers, alongside notes on Manila's electric lighting, telegraph, and railways. It mentions a central station supplying 12 000 incandescent lamps and 260 arc lamps, plus 720 miles of telegraph and 76 miles of rail.
A United States sounding vessel surveying the bottom of the Pacific between Hawaii and California reports the area is so free of grade that a railroad could be laid for 600 miles without grading. The mission is part of a project to lay cable.
Berlin courts rule that displaying phrases English spoken here or Les on parle francais in shops where staff do not speak those languages violates unfair competition laws and carries fines and imprisonment. The ruling cites birds and perches metaphor to explain foot action in hens.
A quirky report imagines all the world’s tunnels laid end to end totaling 614 miles. The text then devolves into garbled phrases and letters, offering no clear people places or events beyond the tunnel distance concept.
A sensational anecdote recounts Indians hired as hotel waiters in Nebraska and the Missouri bottoms. A New York drum merchant's hostility, a Choctaw hissed oath, and an inevitable dinner led to a dramatic standoff. The tale ends declaring such experiments impractical.
Article notes that Philadelphia leads the United States in machinery production with more factories and output than any other city, highlighting the city’s industrial prominence and manufacturing prowess.
A collection of eccentric prejudices highlights unusual habits from a Bedfordshire gentleman who refuses up to date dress, Derbyshire squire avoiding foreign dishes and long train travel, a cat-avoiding author, and other figures. A German crime tale notes science’s attempt to catch thieves with aniline powder revealing a delinquent’s lips and tongue.
A lamenting letter from an elderly Black citizen pleads for help to pursue farming and gardening dreams. The writer describes hard work in the sun and desire for money, noting inability to buy tools or land. The text includes dialect phrases about farming tasks and a wartime context reference.
A Maine hunter recently trapped one of the rare albino squirrels showing pure white fur and bright pink eyes. Descriptions note the animal’s small ears and oversized skin flap, with the snippet indicating a need for careful handling of such unusual wildlife.
Mr Consul Brenan reports a surge in piracy in Canton where bands of six men board passenger launches, seize valuables, and transfer to nearby villages. The apathetic provincial government is blamed, while owners hire veteran pirates as detectives to flag suspicious passengers and restrain crew.
During South African election excitement two Dutchmen praised their race over the English at a boarding house dinner. An Englishman shouted disapproval and dumped food on the Dutchman. The table erupted with improvised missiles as ksmer mercy arrived after an apology.
A crude estimate places the world gold currency at 765,000,000, enough to outstrip seven years of national revenue. If converted to English sovereigns, it could be stacked in a space 33 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 26 feet high.
In the West Indies a curious fishing method uses a ring and line tied to a sucker fish’s tail. The fish is cast overboard and nabs a turtle, attaching itself via a head suction device. The fisherman then hauls in both turtle and fish together.
A 19 year old cat in Chicago, named by Major who adopted it, eats only turkey meat with occasional calf's liver fried in butter. The feline is described as the west's aristocrat, having accumulated about $2060 worth of cooked turkey since adoption.
An oddly garbled description extols the otter as the fastest swimming quadruped. It mentions a hostile chase and remarkable underwater speed, noting the otter’s agility and potential superiority in water compared with land animals.
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