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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1897
Page
6
Poem fragment contemplates life as a River of Time, flowing through joys and sorrows with loved ones present. It compares serene sunny days to storms and whirlpools of despair and hints at an endless voyage toward Eternity. Author credited as C Mosey in Farm Field and Fire 28.
An aging veteran named Fleming recounts his war fear and bravery as a fire at a county barn breaks out. He helps save horses and cows, then risks himself again to rescue two foals as flames engulf the structure, his heroic sacrifice leaving a rose tinted smoke and a community in awe.
Paraphrased aphorisms from the Atlanta Constitution warn that envy of imagined bigger fish blinds villagers to real paths to heaven. It cautions against misreading forks in the road and dismissing humble values, noting wind’s unseen force and community power over the swift or strong.
A humorous exchange over a shaving brush full of sand, with a mistaken tale about lathering a bicycle tire to locate a picture, reported in the Indianapolis Journal. The dialogue plays on mischief and the absurd image of such a scenario for comic effect.
A fragmentary dialogue notes jokes about a minister’s marriage fee with a Pilkies-Well reply suggesting a six month sentence for unfamiliar clergymen. The garbled text hints at a political or social quip from a historic paper.
In a brief exchange from the Indianapolis Journal, Mr Watts asks if readers notice that most misers cited in papers are stingy men. Mrs Watts answers that marked misers are too common to be worth noting.
A New York corresp reports spring fashions blooming with light tweeds, gauzes, boucles, and diaphanous fabrics. Sleeves shorten or elongate with varied cuffs while ornate ruches, collarettes, and jackets shape wardrobes. Velvet gowns return with fur trims and Moscow blue costumes feature bolero jackets and mink accents. The season emphasizes artistry in accessories and elegant, individualized outfits for day and evening wear.
A railroad robbery near Roseburg Oregon halted an Oregonian express train en route to Portland. Two or more masked robbers used dynamite to blow the express car and mail car, setting the car on fire and destroying baggage and mail with minor losses reported. One engineer was grazed by a bullet, and a guard’s dog was killed. no decisive clue has been found.
Sarr Race of Goshen shot his wife as she lay sick after childbirth, then killed himself. Neighbors saved the newborn and eight other children trapped in the room as the bed caught fire.
In Indio F ar east bound Big Four No 12 collided with an open switch at Easton, 15 miles north of here. The mogul locomotive led into the freight engine of No 49 on a siding. Firemen and enginemen escaped injury by jumping. Two men reported injured. both locomotives badly damaged.
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