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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
8
A compact cottage plan emphasizes practicality and comfort with eight foot six inch interiors, clever storage, and a front hall with a stylish stair. It offers three bedrooms on the second floor, a full basement, and versatile spaces including a potential library or office. Built in Illinois for about 3500 dollars, it suits village or suburban homes.
A lamp-post ambulance apparatus in Paris features a bronze 5 foot high cylindrical box with a lighthouse style top. It houses a clock face barometer and rotating lighted advertisements, a base letter box, and a folding stretcher with first aid directions in the shaft. Access is via a glass window and key. New York tunnels progress without disrupting street activity as workers dig beneath the city streets.
Extract notes public debate on changing transport. Critics dread cars displacing horse economy and police duties. Commentary cites France and America gaining auto trade while rural forces cling to tradition amid mobility shifts.
A Canadian government representative in Kane sagas City has helped delegates from Missouri and Kansas visit Western Canada. Isaac H. Levagood from Didsbury Alberta writes that delegates saw prime land, plan to settle near his home, and will help build a school as land transfers exceed 1,200 acres this spring. Many settlers report rapid progress, larger holdings, and growing stock value, with hopes of winter wheat prospects.
One Definition, Willie Boerum Uncle Will notes a platonic affection after marriage. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway issues a six sheet 12x14 inch calendar with ten color reproductions by Leon Moran. Limited edition calendars sell for 95 cents each and are mailed on receipt of payment.
Detroit Free Press quotes a remark about speculating to a loss of 1000 dollars. A claim about a Cure for Consumption saved a life years earlier is attributed to Mrs Thos Robbins of Maple Street Norwich NY dated February 17 1900. A remark complains against crying at a girl’s wedding by distant kin.
Beautiful woman Mattie Douglass of Memphis writes that after trying Peruna her headaches disappeared and her health improved. She notes buoyancy, mental ease, and lasting well-being for over a year, endorsing Peruna and inviting others to request testimonials.
The ad claims Peruna cleans mucous membranes and stops catarrhal illness permanently. It asserts mucous membranes line all organs, warns of catarrh spreading, and notes weather sensitivity especially in women. It urges early use at first cold symptoms and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
A narrator recalls illness where doctors laugh, neighbors show little worry, and visiting service people arrive. Hunger and shame creep in as medicine makes the patient sicker, while the doctor defends the treatment as intentional.
Samuel Hook of Star Wisconsin, a respected neighbor, praises Deodly Kidney Pills. He claims long kidney disease relief and rapid improvement, saying they are the best for kidney complaints. His strong endorsement carries significant influence in Vernon county.
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