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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
3
A Chicago Daily News collection of wry maxims on courage gender and human folly. It ponders marriage age sun setting clocks longings and hypocrisy with humorous bluntness and sharp social observations.
Round waists and Eton jackets of fur pair with cloth skirts while silk stocks and collars adorn chemisettes. Visiting gowns feature tunics of rich silk embroidery in dark tones. A black caracal skating gown with rose velvet rosettes brightens the look, Bengaline separates rise in fashion, and a white lace yoke on a white chiffon bodice completes the ensemble.
The noted Missouri war Governor Thomas C. Fletcher endorses Dr Hartman’s Peruna from the Pe ru na Drug M f g Co Columbus Ohio. He says one bottle relieved his chronic catarrh and a throat dropping, boosting his health. He urges sufferers to try the medicine.
President McKinley's Boston stop drew swift assembly of legislators and dignitaries at the statehouse. He reflected on Massachusetts history, praised past leaders, urged unity in facing national duties, and departed for Washington after a breakfast with club members.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, the retiring American ambassador to Russia and newly named secretary of the interior, arrived on the Teutonic and spoke on the czar’s peace proposal. He said the conference could begin disarmament talks and that a plan for permanent peace may emerge. Hitchcock will assume duties in Washington immediately.
A four ship fleet will depart San Francisco for Manila within two weeks carrying over 5,500 tons of freight. The Connemanagh will transport 800 mules and 2,500 tons of forage. Valencia 1,700 tons and 128 passengers. Portland 1,300 tons and 100 passengers. Roanoke about 2,500 tons. About 2,000 recruits for Philippine regiments will join the transports from the Presidio.
The Gen Roberts arrived from Newcastle on the Australia voyage and stopped at Pitcairn Island for water and provisions. Contrary to earlier reports of destitution, inhabitants are described as well supplied. Three islanders, Phonius Christian and Henry Christian and wife, sought passage to the United States, descendants of Master Mate Christian who led the mutineers. The island’s condition is said to be progressing satisfactorily.
A Yankton SD Bee dispatch reports the coroner's jury verdict on the asylum fire deaths of 17 female patients finds no person responsible. It notes the building was a laundry, used for house patients due to overcrowding, and cites four years without a night watchman due to insufficient salary appropriations.
City of Mexico February 18 Ambassad or Aspirose prepares to leave for Washington. Many dinners greet him, including a banquet hosted by United States Ambassador Clayton at the embassy residence. Nearby Vera Cruz reports show a cold snap causing damage. Chicago capitalists take up topper mines in Colombia with strong promise.
William Lightfoot Visscher recalls Hon. Isaac Parker the famed Fort Smith judge famed for harsh sentences. A convict quips he can pay a fine of fifty with cash in his jeans, prompting the judge to add a year in prison. The piece blends anecdotes and later quotes from period papers and ads.
Mrs Elizabeth WarEtock of Magno lia Iowa writes that after three boxes of Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Lozenges she passed a tumor and has since regained strength can walk longer distances and no longer suffers from heart palpitations or bloating she endorses the remedy for female troubles against skeptics.
Advertisement excerpts urge Hood's Sarsaparilla to eradicate scrofula and other blood impurities. Claims include curing blood poisoning after years of suffering and relief for a baby with scrofula sores. Testimonials from Mrs J T Williams and Mrs Ss S Wrorten are cited to support efficacy.
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