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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1897
Page
5
An East Texas county with the most slaves in the state recounts the training of "nigger dogs" used to hunt enslaved people. John Devereaux’s pack caught runaways. dogs are raised from puppies with strict daily training, starting with yard chases, then scent trails, then long hunts. The piece explains the brutal, systematic farming of fear through canine pursuit.
A Tu dianapulia News report recounts warden remarks on a lifer William Lee of Wippecaie county who, after 29 years in Indiana Northern State Prison, glimpses a street car from outside the walls. He expresses wonder at the noise and sights, noting the dogs and a memory of a dog in the yard 15 years earlier.
Editor Morrison of Washington extols Electric Bitters as a valuable prescription for constipation and listless digestion and as a general system tonic. Mrs. Annie Stelle of Chicago reports recovered health after six bottles, with restored strength. price one dollar. Kingston's drug store advertises the product.
A Mt Care mel Register item reprints a crusty judge's quixotic aphorism on love likening it to pure water and radiant stars, followed by a blunt verdict against the eloquent advocate. The piece also mocks women with caricatured lines, then extols the English cruiser Power, a massive warship rivaling Great Eastern in size and capability.
The piece contrasts poverty across society from horse owners to pedestrians and cripples, warning against greed and urging charitable restraint. It mentions the Lexow trust inquiry and asserts the Sugar Trust has controlled prices in the United States for a decade, amounting to $236,000,000.
The piece extols voting for electric lights, supporting local merchants, and keeping money at home. It urges civic duty, frugal road funding, and parental discipline, praising gentleness and industrious habits while warning against neglecting home folks and community shops. It laments rough streets and praises pleasant, helpful living.
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