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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1898
Page
6
In Pineville town John P. Sjolander of New York reports on a remarkable man known as the King who, despite blindness, continues farming and tending crops. He inspires others by making the blind see in metaphor, offering a streak of hope through Fortune's dark frown.
A 1836 tragedy on San Nicolas Island unfolds as a lone woman, left behind during a mission-driven removal of Indians, endures alone for 18 years. Capt. Nidiver and his crew search the island, find her hidden in a tree basket, nurse her, but no one speaks her language. She dies after years of isolation, while relics and memories—feathers, bone needles, a grave—are preserved by the Nidiver family and priests in Santa Barbara.
Anxious reminiscence recalls Volney the French philosopher clashing with Dr Priestley in the United States. The tale mentions a pastry cook in Philadelphia reacting to the name Volney with hostility, and a chaotic dinner scene described by Chevalier de Pontgibaud during his third visit.
A fragmented notice describes the new Illinois reapportionment districts outside Cook County, with a map and figures showing party majorities by district from the 1896 vote. It references maritime disaster reports and ads for Hostetter’s Bitters and Syrup of Figs, plus medical and tonic endorsements.
A garbled OCR style excerpt mentions the queen, cabinet members, Victoria and palaces with odd phrases. It reads like disjointed notes about court life and royal figures, including vague references to Waterlon and Watermelon style misreads, with no coherent events or dates.
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