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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1895
Page
6
A reflective poem on aging and faith urges trust in a divine plan. The speaker questions whether life’s beauty fades and seeks solace in the idea of God’s protective care. Through imagery of twilight and night, the verse contrasts mortal doubt with spiritual rest and assurance.
In a small tenement kitchen Mrs Benton, long a tireless homemaker, seeks earnings by hiring a helper to work at night and with sewing, freeing time for an independent wage. The plan spirals into mounting bills, strain on family routine, and a return to frugal rituals as a former friend’s visit offers relief.
The text argues for strict child feeding and early bedtimes with light, simple meals. It praises brown bread fruit and soft boiled eggs for breakfast and midday meals, with bread and milk supper. It claims children stay robust and less precocious when diet ends early and dining times are regular, as per N Y Tribune.
Readable fragments show a village awaiting a cholera outbreak after France faced a two year past epidemic. Instructions urged precautions and the magistrate delayed action before reporting readiness to receive the disease, revealing orders for numerous graves in the cemetery to bury many if needed.
A collection of practical kitchen tips and recipe excerpts from various papers. Includes suet pastries, hard boiled eggs with cream sauce, washing tips for delicate fabrics, apple pies with tamarind jelly, parsnip dish with baked juice, laplanders batter, and stewed tripe with rice, each with concise preparation steps and tips.
Dandelions are picked over and washed to remove sand then soaked and boiled until tender. A bitter, flour, salt and pepper mixture is added, heated through, and served with hard boiled egg slices or French dressing. The piece notes wild dandelion is more bitter than cultivated and praises its spring health benefits.
The text advises separating soiled clothes and bedding from wearable garments and placing washed items in a dry cool outbuilding until cleaned. It warns that exhalations can contaminate other clothing and urges airing closets and disinfecting rooms after a patient illness before returning garments.
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a grocer scolding an apprentice for long cellar work. The apprentice explains they were cleaning a treacle measure choked with residue, and the grocer admonishes him to leave, signaling a dispute over duties and timing.
An explosion near Parkersburg caused shattered mills, blown walls, and widespread damage across the city. Buildings were wrecked, plate glass losses hit 24 000 dollars, and the Hestherton steamer suffered near total loss. Several residents were injured, with one fatality reported among Hinds' workers.
A Philadelphia heat wave from Thursday peaks with 95 degree highs and 17 deaths over Friday to Sunday. Prostrations rise across eastern Pennsylvania as brick heat and asphalt glare intensify. Sunday relief through cooler mills and factories limits fatalities.
The body of a large woman about 45 was found in the Clevelant river. Believed to be Beck R. Turner of Memphis who lived on a family boat. Two months ago a quarrel over boat possession occurred and a boat crewman was arrested on suspicion. The body bore a rope tied to a rock and floated after the river's rise.
Washington June The debt statement shows a net decrease in the public debt and cash in the treasury during May. The interest bearing debt increased 100, the noninterest bearing debt decreased 884,527.50 and cash in the treasury rose 4,559,164.88. Balances of debt classes at end of May: interest bearing debt total 1,734,020.3 bearing 10 daysreit SOO total 1,007,778,388-18.
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