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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
3
A short verse by Anna M. Pratt from Golden Days imagines a girl pledging to master sewing, baking, and housework to become a refined grown woman, while her mother notes that grown-up means learning and practicing now.
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt explains a South American Indian method using coconuts with small holes filled with sugar. A greedy monkey slips paws in, grabs sugar, cannot withdraw without reopening the shell, and is easily captured.
A Chicago Tribune editorial quips on fishing cruelty, noting the irony of a benefactor who creates two angleworms from one when digging for bait. The dialogue questions whether increasing worms amounts to kindness, highlighting humor in moral debate.
A Philadelphia collie Lady saves two children from an oncoming express after instinct versus training scene near the Reading road. The tale follows Maggie the Reading mare who works nine hours daily, resting at the stable after noon.
Between Madagascar and the Indian coast, roughly 16,000 islands exist, with about 600 inhabited. The note highlights vast archipelagoes and sparse human settlement across these distant shores.
A brief fragment presents a poet claiming insight beyond science and telescope, noting wonders found by sight alone. Puck adds a fantastical tone on perception and knowledge beyond instruments.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat description details a vintage game using a weight on a string and three wooden bits on a marked floor space. Players swing to knock the bits in 3 swings with a scoring system up to 40 per turn and a theoretical best of 400 after months of practice.
At Memphis May 30 the Confederate Veterans reunion concluded with a 1359 camp representation and 2309 delegates. Texas led with 129 camps and 451 delegates. A 90 day meeting in Richmond Va was ordered to finalize the Battle Abbey cornerstone. Memorial funds stood at 228710 with 39672 cash and 10727 subscriptions. Gordon praised unity of foes and friends in tribute to the South.
Three men convicted of murder in the second degree for Father Riegel's Cheltenham death were sentenced in Philadelphia. Steve Bryan got 15 years, Bob Bryan and Jacob Wynne 20 years each. Ella Barret and Fannie Miller pleaded guilty as accessories and received two years plus $500 fines.
A nurse from Minneapolis and several patients endorse Peruna medicine, claiming it restores vitality and treats female illnesses. The letters praise relief from headaches, backache, and weakness, with testimonials from Amanda Shumaker and others urging others to try the tonic and seek Dr. Hartman’s advice if results vary.
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