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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
6
Disjointed prose scraps mix aphorisms about harvest battles weddings and nature with numeric curiosities about bees yards temperature and wood measures. It cites Henry I on the royal yard and a riddle about horse and cow rising, ending with a note on cord size and fire.
A playful dialogue contrasts before and after marriage remarks about an angel cake. Before says it looks angelic and gel like, while after dismisses it as boggy and jokes about turning people into angels if they ate it. The exchange uses witty marital humor.
The fragment argues that evenings spent in idle reading yield idle outcomes, while days spent examining proofs and natural science doctrines build true understanding. A person who self- scrutinizes becomes wiser and humbler, gaining pride in personal exertion and inner improvement.
A cryptic ad promises free samples of Dr King’s New Life Pills from H E Bucklon & Co Chicago. The copy urges a trial to prove the pills’ merits and mentions a free sample of pills to bed your address.
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