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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1902
Page
3
A short verse from Theodosia P. Garrison in Youth's Companion contrasts a naughty nursery frown with a happy smile. The poem notes how a small frown darkens a room while a pleasant smile fills it with cheer, affecting nurse, baby, and kitten with contentment.
A practical guide from the Cincinnati Enquirer on building a simple wooden frame kite with cedar sticks and Manila paper. It covers stock lengths, frame assembly, looping strings, attaching a tail of muslin and bolts, and flying tips for moderate wind to ensure steady flight.
Maude recounts Mr De Jones asking her to sing the other evening. Clara questions if any singing occurred, noting he didn’t request a song that night. Maude argues the absence proves nothing, while Clara teases about the prior performance.
A 1699 English doll, selected by William Penn's daughter Letitia, travels from Philadelphia to Montgomery County Maryland. Now 20 inches tall, she wears a court dress of striped brocade and velvet with a full skirt and wide hoop. The doll, aged 200 years, remains a famed relic of colonial Quaker days.
The article analyzes how names reveal trends among 315 freshmen at a women’s college. Helen leads with 25 occurrences, followed by Mary or May with 19, and Ruth, Edith, Laura each near eight. unusual names include Mona Zillah Crete Ela Marta Mala Zella Lotta Berthene Lynette Irma Roby.
Historical tales describe bears kept as pets, laborers, and watchdogs in Scandinavia and Denmark three to four centuries ago. Trained bears pulled water, guarded homes, and even served as estate protectors against thieves, while Asia’s sun bears were noted for easy taming and unusual table manners.
An officer recalls repeated inadvertent dives of Plunger Holland and Fulton, blaming careless workers for open valves. He notes all boats sink when left unattended, but are quickly pumped free and raised. He hints at a fate guiding each vessel to the bottom before delivery.
A Chicago man has devised a hat mounted sound receiver for the deaf. The device sits inside the hat, with a detachable tube and adjustable screws to hold it in place. It can be moved to another hat and worn inconspicuously while listening to a speaker or lecture.
The text notes a sharp rise in population across civilized countries, claiming that the area once needed for a single person a century ago now houses three people. It underscores rapid demographic growth and its spatial implications.
A New York Herald summary describes three forms of a flexible tracing instrument for artists and designers. One uses a celluloid rule with rings for finger support, another uses a chain-like steel strip, and a wooden version with movable pins. Also included are notes on an automatic train recorder, Sultan Is Afraid of Yoison, sleepy grass effects on livestock, a steam laundry outfit to Vladivostok, a Swedish dynamite gun, and tobacco growing under tents in Porto Rico.
Quip from Tit-Bits in which Maj Pickwick asks Hawkins about a cigar and Hawkins responds he prefers to forget it. The exchange shows a sharp, wry humor typical of the period.
The John A. Salzer Co. of Crosse Wisconsin, the world’s largest aced potato growers, expanded by buying 21 000 additional acres. The move signals a vast potato growing operation. Henry A Salzer, the company president, led the purchase as part of an extensive expansion plan. The piece notes the scale and intent behind the acquisition without detailing specific uses or sites.
A testimonial from Mrs. Hulda Jakeman of Salt Lake City extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual pain after a year of illness. The letter claims six bottles restored her health and urges women to seek help, with a $5000 caveat for authenticity.
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