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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1902

Page

8

Frank H Peavey Dies After Illness in Chicago

Frank H Peavey a leading grain man aged 62 11 months died in Chicago after a December illness that began with a cold. He came from Minneapolis for a business trip and grew gravely ill, with pneumonia. He was believed to be the largest owner of grain elevators and carried about 1 378 000 dollars in life insurance.

Chicago Frank H. Peavey Frank Peavey Minneapolis Auditorium Peavey Northwest

Topeka Council Lacks Liquor Search Ordinance

Judge Hazen ruled Topeka cannot pass a search and seizure law for illegal liquor without express legislative or charter authority, finding the ordinance invalid. The decision leaves police with no workable city rule to prosecute illegal liquor sellers.

Topeka Kas Dee Hazen City of

Economic Association Members Visit Census and Library of Congress

Washington on December 31 as the American Economic Association members in convention were hosted by the census director and the librarian of Congress. They toured the census tabulation process and viewed Library of Congress resources for economic research explained by Librarian Herbert Putnam.

Washington American Economic Association Nojv Gongresa Library of Congress For Economic Research Herbert Putnam Librarian of Congress

King Edward and Queen Alexandra Visit Sandringham

London dispatch reports King Edward and Queen Alexandra travelled to Sandringham on Monday afternoon. Large crowds greeted the royal party as they passed the route to the railway station. The queen appeared alert and bright with little sign of illness amid her majesty's recent illness.

London Edward Queen Alexandre Sandringham Routa

Butter Worker Aids Small Dairy Butter Making

A description of a triangular butter worker device used with a lever and rolling pin to fold and roll butter for efficiency in small dairies. The design features a long frame about three feet long, a tapered roller, and stands to elevate the work surface, with instructions on operation and adjusting height for drip control.

Frederick O. Sibley Tribune

Ropiness in Milk From Bacteria Warned By Cornell Bulletin

The Cornell experiment station bulletin debunks the garget belief for ropy milk. It explains ropy milk hides bacillus lactis viscosus from water sources and urges strict hygiene. Advice includes scalding utensils daily, cleaning udders, disinfecting floors, avoiding water contamination, and careful handling of cooling tanks.

Cornell Experiment Station Tribune

Language and manners in a comic quip mix

The fragment quotes conversations and jokes on English versus American spelling, weather forecasts, and social banter. It references jokes about parlour spelling, shopping plans, and a comic remark about a diamond owner not being Irish due to a bram rock, attributed to multiple periodicals.

LARGER SCHOOL BUILDINGS REQUIRED IN WEST

With western Canada attracting new settlers Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta see rising population and many half occupied school buildings The country’s growth and belief in future expansion are noted as free homestead laws cheap railway lands attract immigrants Government agents advertise in papers to inform potential settlers about locations and opportunities

Canada Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan Alberta Government of Canada

Tits Mistake from Yonkers Statesman Coal Office Tale

A long time dry goods worker ends up behind a coal office counter where a fateful request from a lady leads to a mistaken action. The clerk slightly unsettled by the moment asks if she will take the coal or have it sent, in a dreamy cigarette ash moment.

Yonkers

Handsomest Calendar of Moran Paintings by Railway

The Handsomest Calendar of the season features six Moran paintings across ten colors on six sheets 10x12 inches issued by General Passenger Department Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. It will be sent on receipt of twenty five cents addresses I A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago. Had Become 2 Habit. Ive been looking for my husband for the last two hours said an agitated woman to a calm one Dont be excited madam replied the latter Pye been looking for a husband for the last 25 years.

Moran General Passenger Department Chicago Milwaukee & St.Paul I. A. Miller Tammany Times Lizzie Brady Hoyt St Brooklyn America Peruna

Peruna Promoted As Winter Cold Preventive And Cure

An advertisement extols Peruna as preventive for colds and the resulting catarrh, urging early use at first symptoms. It includes testimonials from Miss Lizzie Brady, Miss Lou Cetchum, and Miss Beatrice Brown praising Peruna’s, efficacy and offering gratis advice from Dr. Hartman.

Hartman Lou Cetchum Bass Av Memphis, Tenn Arippe

Notes From Abroad Snapshot Of Global Facts

6000 American residents live in the City of Mexico. Lake Nicaragua holds a shark species in its sole freshwater lake. Australia breeds over twice the sheep of the United States, 100,500,000 to 39,250,000. France and colonies cover 8,945,000 square miles, 200,000 more than the United States. The San Francisco River in Brazil runs 1,400 miles and was named for St. Francis. Japan has one orphanage and strong care for fatherless children. A superstition condemns childless houses. Humility remains a key feminine virtue in Japan. M Hitonmi in Le Revue cites why Japanese women step forward to avoid being seen as stuck up.

Mexico Nicaragua Australia United States France San Francisco Brazil Japan M. Hitonmi le Revue

A Wonderful Cure Wright City Illness Miracle

Medical men study the Symes case in Wright City Missouri where Joseph G Symes suffered inflammatory rheumatism. After trying many remedies he used Dodd s Kidney Pills and rapidly improved until six boxes eliminated all pain. He can work daily and sleep through the night, a recovery seen as remarkable by doctors.

Wright City Symes Joseph G. Symes Dodd

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