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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
3
A playful poem by Hannah G. Fernald in Youth's Companion whimsically treats a household chore as a fishing adventure. Polly, after meals, sings while fishing for dishes and utensils imagined as sea creatures. The kitchen becomes a sea of pink china cups, spoons, and pans appearing as fish and sharks.
James Russell Lowell inspired essay on June joys, describing chimney swifts in a large old chimney as a bird village, porcupines by the pond at moonlight, Baltimore oriole nests in protective mimicry, kingfishers in bank burrows, bullheads and catfish nearby, and a note on Kentucky nearly eliminating debt with overdue obligations dissolved.
Ten year old Katie Murphy, caretaker of four younger siblings in a poor city family, acts quickly when gas poisons her mother. She turns off the stove, opens windows, carries air to the room, and calls for help, saving her mother from a fatal gas incident. Neighboring residents assist, and a doctor credits Katie’s prompt actions with sparing her mother’s life.
A look at the growth of forestry education in the United States highlights the Biltmore estate in North Carolina as a pioneering private program. The 12 month course under Dr. C A Schenk emphasizes practical field work, European methods, and rugged outdoor life, producing skilled foresters for a growing demand. The estate features a 9,000 specimen arboretum and a long, five mile stretch of diverse trees alongside its historic forest improvements begun in 1891 under Dr. Pinchot.
A new Tyrolese Alps railway climbs nearly 4000 feet above sea level, surpassing the Pike's Peak cog line in steepness. The three foot gauge cars carry 52 passengers and ascend via five curves, from Bozen to Trento and into Italy, enabling access to rugged high country previously unreachable.
The passage urges upkeep of skin, muscles, and hair as vital for a healthy, attractive body. It frames personal grooming as a virtue on par with goodness and honesty, endorsing regular attention to appearance and self-care.
Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco tells of an untiring politician who pursued a post by exploiting a boardwalk hole. A suitor, seeking an opening, urged any kind of work and finally lost balance as his cane slipped toward a knot hole. The mayor quipped that is an opening and urged him to try, or else see the board of public works.
Bellflower Missouri July 6 Mr G V Bohrer writes to older readers urging Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney and urinary troubles. He recalls nightly awakenings, tried many remedies, found relief after two boxes, and reports lasting improvement at age 84 attesting to a cure.
A Chicago Daily News quip has a dentist asking a patient if she should extract a tooth before the patient agrees to pay. The patient replies she would prefer electric light if it costs no more, highlighting humor about dental bills and modern conveniences.
An old ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired hot feet and ease new or tight shoes. It offers free trial packs and directs to A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy, New York. the text also includes a clipped Philadelphia Record quote about men marrying for money.
An 1900 advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with money back if they fail to cure a cold. It includes several quips on folly and honesty, attributed to various authors, and promotes The Four Track News for July from Chicago Daily News.
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