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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
3
London reports the coronation postponed as King Edward suffers from perityphlitis with abscess formation. An operation was performed at 2 p m and the king is reported in satisfactory condition after evacuating a large abscess. Official bulletins confirm the surgical procedure and recovery.
Dr Cyrus Edson explains the king’s illness as perityphlitis with an abscess near the appendix. He notes surgery was needed to reach the abscess, that extent of inflammation unknown, and predicts recovery in three to four weeks, with possible additional recovery before coronation duties. The king’s trouble is described as on the lower right side.
London reports indescribable consternation as King Edward lies in critical condition at Buckingham Palace after a severe operation intended to relieve a local problem. Doctors fear septic complications. nurses, physicians, and Queen Alexandra's influence guided the patient toward the operation.
King Edward VII and the royal family are in Buckingham Palace as most princes depart London. Archbishops Temple and MacLagan urge intercessions for the king’s recovery, with large congregations joining in prayers in St. Paul’s cathedral. Queen Alexandra bears the strain bravely as coronation postponement unsettles public. Lord Kitchener sails from Cape Town to England with Gen. French.
The ailing king, moved from couch to operating table Tuesday afternoon, underwent an abdominal procedure by Sir Frederick Treves to remove an obstruction. The king regained consciousness and asked for George as the prince of Wales joined him. Buckingham Palace emptied in solemn silence during the operation. The coronation is postponed, with a new date to be set, and many towns canceled scheduled festivities while London firms plan to stay open.
Indiana suffered a disastrous storm sweeping north central counties from Hancock to Tippecanoe. Homes and mills were destroyed, hundreds injured, and two deaths reported James Van Noy near Pendleton and James Bailey at Fortville. Railways and roads blocked. widespread property loss near $2 million.
A fronti er town hotel smoking room story recounts Jimmie Hughes and friends gifting Miss White two hundred dollars, later rising to about thirty dollars, as a wedding present. The next day she marries Hughes, the man who organized the fund.
Draughon's Practical Business Colleges advertised by Prof Draughon who runs eight campuses in Nashville Atlanta St Louis Shreveport Montgomery Fort Worth Galveston and Little Rock offering superior instruction and job placement. Special summer rates available for early entrants. Request catalogues from Draughon’s College at any listed location.
The theatrical manager tests a job applicant with questions about singing and dancing. The young woman responds that she cannot sing or dance but promises to show her attempt, calling it the funniest thing in the world. The Chicago Tribune notes the humorous exchange.
Wisconsin fish commission plans major stocking this year with fifteen million pike fry and two million muscallonge distributed in state waters. The Chicago and North Western Railway offers favorable excursion rates and special train service from Chicago and Milwaukee to Wisconsin and Northern Michigan resorts to handle a likely record summer influx of visitors seeking fishing sport.
A Georgia woman who has buried five husbands asks if marriage is a failure and quips there will be trouble in Heaven if they meet again, remark picked up by the El Paso Times.
Advert reads Allen's Foot-Ease cures painful feet and swelling and eases new shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with no substitutes. Includes testimonial quotes and references to Piso's Cure and Bromo Quinine.
Congressman Fitzpatrick of Kentucky writes from Washington praising Peruna as a natural nerve tonic that strengthens nerves and regulates blood flow to cure all phases of catarrh. He cites rapid relief and offers free advice from Dr. Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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