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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1898
Page
8
A correspondent reports letters from delegates inspecting Western Canada noting fertile soil abundant grain and waterfowl lakes and game. Describes 160 acres free to settlers and examples of land cleared at high prices. Agents organize excursions with Ottawa willing to supply information.
The text explains how colors interact with light and room size. Sunlit rooms feel different when paired with greens, yellows, or blues, with yellow seeming to advance and blue adding perceived space. Red and green influence mood and perceived size variably.
The text outlines key historical dates and origins, noting Rhode Island’s 1636 founding, cucumber and melon mentions in ancient history, the Christmas tree’s German roots, Virginia’s discovery by John Cabot in 1497 and its later settlement timeline, and Virginia’s Civil War secession events with dates in 1861 and statehood in 1863.
A reader admonishes against quick judgments of others and the dangers of hollow posturing. The piece warns not to trust appearances, prizes, or popular opinions, urging discernment in consumption and beliefs.
Frederick C. Sibley argues for sunlit, well ventilated pigsties to curb cholera and disease. He describes east west piggery layouts with south roof peaks, central alleys, and glass openings to maximize north side sunlight, urging dry, high, well-lit coops to promote growth and health.
The Monitor of Mesford Ontario reports on Reuben Petch of Griersville Canada who was deemed permanently paralysed for years and cured after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Two years of follow up show permanent improvement with restored movement and no cane. The Canadian Mutual Life Association paid 1650 for total disability after medical review.
The Roxbury Gazette shares mild Southern weather, Florida and Gulf Coast resorts appeal to visitors, and Louisville & Nashville steam through service with tourist tickets to May 31. It also features light satire and old time notices on notaries and cough remedies with St Jacobs Oil promotion.
A Roxbury Gazette item humorously notes a patient objecting to dental work. The patient complains about a sleeve button near the eye while Dr Molar focuses on a tooth, highlighting quirky miscommunication in a treatment scene.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and light humor from early papers. Cough tonics from Dr Bell and Pine Tar Honey promise quick relief, with samples and low prices cited. Other notices tout St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, along with brief quips on social behavior and politics.
In a Chicago Evening News excerpt a customer requests hose while a clerk, formerly in hardware, responds with a dry humor line about options. The brief item captures a local shopping exchange with period dialogue and tone.
An advertisement extolls women’s health through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It argues long life mission, warns against nervous exhaustion, and cites Mrs Lucy Goopwry of Holly West Virginia who reports weight gain and renewed energy after using three bottles, claiming cure from nervous prostration and heart palpitations.
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