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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1896
Page
2
A collage of quotes and notices from small papers highlights political talk, cultural reflections, and humor. Items include Queen Victoria’s jubilee remark, Shipman Reveille closure, wage and climate quips, dracon buttons, debt cautions, weed control for health, college yells, and a burglar frightened by a Vassar girls’ yell.
A list of about 1,000 umbrella patents over 20 years highlights a new inventor claiming a transparent waterproof umbrella. It would let pedestrians see lamp posts and obstacles in rain while still blocking water. A refreshed clergyman told a long sermon on balance, noting departures as listeners weighed in.
Tur Sullivan Progress quotes a wholesome warning about fearmongers who cry hard times. He says such voices harm communities more than bank failures and urges people to ignore doom mongers as one would a smallpox scare.
A historical passage warns that a newspaper despises those who owe money or seek favors, while the greatest foe is the ingrate who deserts aid after receiving it. It contrasts bold, fearless presses with sneaks, cowards, and office seekers who demand allegiance.
A Dallas News letter suggests arming city suburbs with powder magazines at compass points to fire electricity as a defense against cyclones and tornadoes, likening water spouts to destructive geysers and cannon blasts to quell whirlwinds.
S000 offers pills advertised as a cure for liver trouble bile market ailments and indigestion with claims of relieving headaches. The text notes the laxative effect and availability from all druggists in a terse product pitch typical of period medical ads.
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