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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1899
Page
3
A promotional statement urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for impure blood and eruptions. It claims the medicine purifies blood, cures humors, invigorates the body, prevents illness, and strengthens health, noting price 41 cents.
The Louisville Air Line launches a season through sleeping car service to Jacksonville via Southern Railway Queen and Crescent routes and Florida and Central Peninsular railroad. It connects Louisville Lexington Chattanooga Atlanta Macon, offering Florida trips via Asheville North Carolina. Correspondence solicited. information provided by RR A Campbell General Passenger Agent St Louis Missouri.
A witty line from Jewelers' Weekly notes that giving jewelry to an unengaged girl is impolite, prompting the retort that the giver is chased by all the other girls. The quip reflects social etiquette concerning gifts and engagement expectations.
Grain-O offers a non stimulating drink that looks and tastes like coffee yet nourishes and cheers without spoiling sleep. It’s suitable for nervous people, youths, and children and is made from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer today priced at 15 and 25 cents.
A witty Chicago Post quip shows a couple debating a fresh start as spring delays any real changes, capturing a light moment about timing and renewal. The exchange features a man named John and a woman in a domestic vignette reflecting seasonal humor.
A fragmented ad spread touts Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing with samples and small bottle prices. It links claims to St Jacobs Oil and Hale's Honey of Horehound, promoting quick relief for rheumatism and soreness. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper marketing.
Maj. W. H. Daly testified before the war investigating commission about beef supplied to American forces. He described a Tampa shipboard beef trial where flies ignored the meat and preserved cuts left a peculiar taste, noting borax and salicylic acid used externally on elk previously.
Washington January 21 Maj Gen Leonard Wood called at the war department to bid farewell before leaving for Cuba. He travels to Miami by rail then to Havana by boat for a conference with Maj Gen Brooke before reporting to Santiago. The department plans to publish its revenue plan after consulting with Wood.
The United States invites proposals from shipping companies to transport about 16,000 Spanish prisoners from Manila to Cadiz or another Spanish port under terms ensuring cabin and steerage accommodations, United States garrison rations, and delivery on arrival. Proposals due February 1, 1599, in New York or San Francisco. ships of any nationality may be tendered.
Ex governor Job A. Cooper of Colorado died suddenly from heart failure in Denver. A Republican who served 1889 to 1891, he was born November 6, 1845 in Bond County Illinois. He was a Civil War veteran and later bank president and mining and real estate investor. He leaves a wife and four children.
Washington reports no shift in policy on the Samoan dispute. Ambassadors from the United States and Great Britain will be instructed to push strict treaty construction. Berlin is expected to be central as Germany may respond. Cabinet meeting extended, with allied emphasis on firm observance of the treaty.
Germany frames Samoa issue as protracted and unresolved. Berlin reports align with press notes on irregularities and Mataafa’s invalid election, while officials say no extra warships will be sent unless others do.
The transports Morgan City and Scandia, overhauled and fitted with stores and a large cold storage refrigerator on the Scandia, will be ready to receive troops within a week. A plan to ship fresh frozen beef to the Philippines as an experiment may expand such service to future transports. The Twentieth Infantry leaves Fort Leavenworth today and will sail on the Scandia on the 25th after marching directly from the train to the ship.
Washington reports the house committee on labor urges extending anti contract labor laws to Hawaii. Thousands of contract laborers, chiefly Japanese, have entered since annexation. Within days after the news, 2875 Japanese workers were admitted, and 5935 applications were filed on November 3 for the current 1899 quarter. The committee warns about roughly 10000 more expected before laws apply. Astor Battery sailors head home from Manila. In Omaha, 82 members of the Astor battery pass through, traveling in tourist sleep cars with a fox terrier mascot.
During an ordnance board test at Sandy Hook a new high explosive 12 inch shell struck an armored plate. The shell pierced the plate near center, exploded, and blew off the face of the plate while steel fragments rained. The mortar 12 inch shell also did extensive damage.
This historical ad claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Walls Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. It asserts internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, promises blood and mucous system action, offers a $100 cure guarantee, and notes sales by doctors and Hall's Family Pills as the best.
Chicago Evening News reports a neighbor rumor about Olive-It and her husband. Olive-It denies serious violence, saying he struck at her several times but missed. The wife notes his past play with the St. Louis nine last season.
A remedy recommended for patients afflicted with the grippe is Kemp's Balsam, adapted to throat and lung diseases. Do not wait for symptoms, get a bottle today and keep it on hand for use at once. If neglected, grippe may lead to pneumonia. the balsam keeps the cough loose to prevent it. All druggists sell the balsam.
A collection of quips references phrases about dead languages and women, contrasting Mr. and Mrs. Reader dialogue from Chicago Evening News. It notes a sprain cure by St Jacobs Oil and remarks on philosophy among men, citing Rawm's Horn.
40 hours between St. Louis and Port Tampa via Mobile Ohio and Plant System lines. Sleeper frame service to Port Tampa connects with Jslegant Steamships for Havana. Contact I J Morris in St. Louis, Chas Rudolph in Chicago, or LE Posey in Mobile for details.
A reader refers to a missing article in the Indianapolis Journal about jams. Mrs Wickwire asks what became of the paper and notes the piece covered jam topics. The note records a request to locate the jam article.
The ad touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement is essential for health, noting gentle effects on liver and kidneys and curing sick headaches. It lists prices of 25 and 50 cents and cites anecdotal testimonials from 1904.
A reform tone volume describes "the blues" as disease in women and promotes Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites a letter from Lydia Bexyert praising relief from womb issues after following Mrs. Pinkham's guidance. The piece emphasizes not suffering, urging women to seek her experienced advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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