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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1897
Page
5
Parents are urged to modernize living standards to support children’s education and social ambition. Do not confine youth to one room or deny them comfortable spaces. A welcoming home with a dedicated parlor and kitchen fosters better character, mood, and future prospects, guiding youths toward constructive goals.
The excerpt discusses a sermon by Stonry Ward Beecher on the harms of poverty and counterfeit money, illustrating how a counterfeit quarter travels through merchants to the poor. It notes B. Kuhnen’s return from the West, praising Arizona and California's springlike climate, with loans offered at one-third cattle value and money at one percent monthly.
Practical rules for extending credit and maintaining honesty in commerce. Emphasizes settling accounts, avoiding deception, assessing character, and securing written guarantees. Advises against gaudy appearances, urging conservatism, prompt payment, and clear terms to build durable customer relationships.
A satirical survey compares twenty five year olds in several nations. The American is pictured as a restless multi tradesman with fortunes, misfortunes, battles, lawsuits, revolvers, and radical acts. The Englishman pursues studies, postings, business, world travel, and literature. The Frenchman churns through poetry, journalism, duels, political shifts. The German indulges in revelry, poetry, and revolutions. The Roman prince does nothing, his guardians arranging marriage and offspring for a new generation of innocents.
A moral essay argues that overindulgence corrupts intellect and beauty. It contends that gluttony and intoxication erode humanity, though not making one a brute, and praises diet and regimen as the best cosmetics for health and appearance.
The piece asserts prosperity shows when jails are empty, barns abound, church paths see frequent feet, courts are weeded and peaceful, doctors are scarce, farmers prosper, and both old and young flourish. It argues these signs reflect a happy people and well governed state.
The inaugural ceremonies for state officers occur Monday January 11 in Springfield. A civic and military parade starts at 10:00 a.m. The ceremonies in the House of Representatives hall begin at noon, followed by a public reception in the governor's rooms, where officers and their wives are hosted from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. An inaugural hall event is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. in the same hall.
Frank E. Clarke editor of the Grayville Independent and secretary of the Grayville Building Association died after a morphine dose in a personal crisis, lingering until Sunday morning. He was also chancellor commander of Oscevia Lodge K of P and a candidate for postmaster, believed to be Senator Cullom's choice, leaving a widow and two children.
The ad claims Electric Bitters aid the elderly by supporting digestion and bowel function without alcohol. It emphasizes natural toning of stomach and bowels, aiding overall bodily functions and vitality.
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