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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1899
Page
8
In old days Eliza Woodworth crosses a wide meadow to gather healing herbs. She fills her basket with boneset comfrey pennyroyal and other plants, noting the fragrant herbs and rugged stems before promising to return tomorrow.
In a Vermont mining tale, Happy Peter, a patient prospector known for humming and kind eyes, builds shafts and tests leads across four claims. After years of near-fame wealth hopes, a sharp legal quarrel over claim readings sparks fear and frenzy, ending with Peter killing a man over a disputed notice and facing brutal murder accusations at trial.
Albert Waugh of Paterson New Jersey swallowed a desiccated love letter written in a feminine hand to his neighbor John Watkins. The letter and a photo prompted a domestic rift, a threat of vengeance, and a pistol-wielding confrontation. Waugh allegedly complied with eating the letter while resisting the photograph.
Manila dispatch reports a 4:30 am assault on Gen. MacArthur’s positions at San Fernando by about 5,000 rebels after cutting rail and telegraph lines at Apalit. US forces including Iowa and Kansas regiments repulsed the attack with 75 rebels killed, 30 captured, and numerous wounded. Additional notes cite Aguinaldo's personal involvement, internal Filipino disputes, and threats to Luna, with Cebu hostilities and reinforcement moves by Col. Hamer and Tennessee troops.
A compact analysis of teaching methods for reviewing John chapters, including chapter-by-chapter title trials, classroom drills, and drawing-slip techniques. Anecdotes from Sunday schools illustrate engaging reviews, with a reflective biography linking scripture to teaching practice and personal growth through faith.
A Detroit Free Press reminiscence recalls a court official recounting a teller’s visit to United States Supreme Justice Brown. The hall rugs slid on waxed floors causing a pratfall, Judge Brown laughed and urged less formality before the interview began and proved agreeable.
A humorous exchange cited from the Chicago Evening News features a husband complaining his wife buys hats gowns and gloves only after consulting him, while he concedes she is a wonder and money could be saved if she didn’t always get what she wanted.
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