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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1898
Page
5
A detailed roster of city and township officers including mayor aldermen clerks treasurers and supervisors. Also lists Masonic Lodge meeting evenings and United Mine Workers chapter 681 meeting times with officers.
A long draft mixes forecasts with moral reflections on vanity and January woes. It predicts a fearful opening in January with celestial omens, market and weather upheavals, a looming Senate session, and a satirical diary of a diligent farmer enduring a harsh January. It closes with a meditation on vanity and humility.
The rarity and scientific value of total solar eclipses captivate researchers, though England has not seen one since 1724 and will wait until 1927 for the next. Observers wish for domestic viewing opportunities. Also noted are Illinois Central plans for 500 freight cars of 80,000 pound capacity each, and a quirky note on sardines packed in bottle-shaped tins.
A modern writer advocates including insects in meals, noting that many nations prize edible worms ants and caterpillars. From China to Paris to Madagascar and Brazil, diverse cultures savor larvae, ants, and caterpillars, while English taste clings to beef, despite broad global appeal.
A collage of misprints shows how scribal errors alter sense, from a concert miscue about an encore to a political crowd’s “snouts” and a misread wound depth. Other examples include a bank note pun and distorted quotations attributed to Dean Stanley and figures like Bismarck and Butterworth.
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