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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1898
Page
8
Farmers' Voice urges early planning for the spring chicken crop. Advice covers warm nest sites for broody hens, moving hens to prepared nests, keeping chicks warm with light and sun, and heavy feeding to promote growth and early laying. Early hatched pullets fetch high prices as older birds moult.
Instructions describe a two chamber fumigator to fumigate fowls and plants. Upper chamber holds the bird with head hole, lower chamber holds live coals and tobacco leaves for smoke. Doors and holes regulate smoke flow, useful for many hens and for spraying green aphis on house plants.
Helpful notes advise purchasing bran and meal to feed with straw for dairy cows and pigs. Emphasizes cows as hearty drinkers, grasses holding own against new methods, and farmers needing wide awake business sense. Recommends growing as much grain on farm, using mature sows for early pigs, and grinding feed’s advantage for hogs. Use brood mares for farm work and monitor hogs for lice. Winter comfort aids good gains, profitability from buying stock and feed.
A famed German literary figure in a restaurant rejects soup three times, insisting he cannot eat it because a spoon has not yet been provided. The new waiter, puzzled, repeats the serving while trying to understand the reason for the man’s reluctance. The incident unfolds in a quiet, humorous exchange at the table.
In the Divorce Court a lawyer questions a witness who recalls the start of the marriage trouble two years ago. The witness describes the moment the minister asked for the man and wife to commit, and she answered I will. The remark underlines the central dispute of the case.
A Greensburg woman with four years of stomach trouble suffered chest pains and fainting spells due to indigestion pressing on the heart. When digestion improved with Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, her appetite returned, choking spells ceased, weight increased, blood grew purer, and overall heart function normalized.
A pompous bishop sits for a portrait. after a long pause the artist faults him with terse directions. The bishop asks why the artist speaks so harshly, while the painter remains focused on his work and hints at adjusting the sitter’s cheek.
The United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York under Judge Townsend issued an injunction and accounting December 23, 180, in The Hostetter Company v Isaac Sommera and Louis Joseph. The ruling affirms protection of Hostetter’s trade mark against unfair imitation and misrepresentation. The opinion stresses that courts of equity will guard the owner’s rights to prevent deceptive emulation that misleads the public and harms the established goodwill built over decades. The piece closes with a humorous anecdote from the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph about a diner lodging a quip on clam chowder.
An old advertisement promises 100 dollars for incurable catarrh with claims by J Cheney Co and partners in Toledo Ohio. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy at 75 cents. The text shifts to a quip about menu terminology in a restaurant exchange.
Try Grain O a grain based beverage sold as a coffee substitute claiming it can be consumed by children and adults without injury. It mimics mocha java color and costs less than coffee per package with wide grocery availability.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and quack remedies. Syrup of Fig’s laxative, Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey, Kemp’s Balsam, Dr Kline’s nerve restorer, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, and other cures promise quick relief from colds, coughs, fevers, and aches. Some humor and warnings intermixed about safety and reliability.
A 19 year old Chambersburg woman writes to suffering sisters about relief from painful menses, leucorrhea, dizziness, and nerves via Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recounts a full course of nine bottles, liver pills, and Sanative wash leading to her cure and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice.
The Indianapolis Journal recounts Bennet confessing to fong that he plans to marry the aged Munn girl for her fortune. He told her she was too young and foolish to manage so much money, revealing the motive behind the match.
A short review promotes The Rights and Wrongs of Men by J. Wilson PhD from Courier Pub. House Newark NJ. It praises the work as advanced thought on religion laws and civilization in plain style and affordable prices cloth 1.40 paper 1.00.
A convicted burglar from St. Louis told the court he could not endure Jefferson City confinement, stating that detention would ruin his business, while a New York World quote captures the exchange during sentencing.
A collage of ad copy and quotes praising various remedies for coughs and rheumatic pains. Mentions quinine hot baths and hot drinks weakening the system. Promotes Dr Bell's Pine-Tap-Honey Piso a Cure and B. Jacobs Oil with testimonials from Brooklyn and Chicago Daily News style quips. Ends with general musings on justice and women's character.
A Nova Scotian mother dubbed the terror of mothers recalls how Dr. Ayers Cherry Pectoral relieved croup fears and lung troubles. Letters from Mrs. W. J. Dickson and C. J. Wooldridge praise swift relief, noting bottles kept at home and life saved. The ad touts half-size bottles at half price and invites readers to request the Curebook.
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