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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1899
Page
6
A rough narrative recalls Fitzsimmons Sharkey and a slender stranger who could finish them, plus a Greek Milo and early boxing legends. It pivots to Uncle Sam, a storied past with a Spaniard and a family saga, ending amid tall tales and boasts from Chicago Daily Record about strength and right.
A Tennessee youth recalls his fourteenth birthday when a hunting trip with horse Plato leads toward Danger Line. Pursued by a bear after a shotgun discharge, the boy and dog plunge toward a sheer cliff as the beast lunges. A collapsing rock saves both when it crashes onto the bear, perishing the danger. The tale ends with a memory stone for Plato and the family’s forgiveness.
The tale by Theodosia Mickering Garrison in Munsey’s Magazine depicts a woman crouched by a fragile fire as Love, dressed as a forester, twice pleads at a casemate then departs across a white bridge of woven woond. The woman refuses to open.
Farmer Simons and his wife debate Monday washday and Bible laws on cleanliness. The wife insists on observing washday by soap and water while the husband argues it is unnecessary. The exchange reveals daily moral tensions and humorous domestic conflict.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon quip contrasts belief about cigarette harm. The first boy claims lungs suffer from smoking while the second argues harm only occurs if a father catches a smoker, implying punishment harms the father as well.
A fragment from Syracuse Herald records a scene where a lank boarder voices remarks about the Skipper's home and the landlady interrupts. The exchange hints at a tense domestic moment with comic interruptions about cheese.
A humorous jumble on courtship and social behavior from a New York Press snippet notes men fear in conversations with women and how ties rise at the back. It jokes that decency toward friends contrasts with envy of enemies, and plays on a woman's tearful kiss to her husband as beauty.
Obituary note recalls George Graham famed scientific instrument maker who invented the dead beat escapement in clocks in 1700. His funeral at Westminster Abbey drew the Royal Society in a body, marking a rare honor among British workmen.
The Chicago Chronicle notes Greece shows a 1.47 percent annual population rise, faster than France at 0.428 percent. If unchecked, such growth could pose a difficult problem, akin to reworking Creek finances.
A whimsical dialogue from a suburban setting features Mrs Suburb and Mr Suburb searching for a hired man in Farmer Jiayseed's meadow. The exchange mocks misidentification and offers a playful catalog moment referencing health statistics and odd language in a lighthearted newspaper snippet.
A scrambled dialogue riffs on fate and pride with and characters Madge Marjorie and Mr Goodhart. The text quips about a horse praised by society and a “phosphate” fate, then a note on how Mr Goodhart buys gifts but erases the price, hinting at social satire.
Edith insists she wants time to think the matter through before accepting Jack, while Lena quotes Didot about being cautious. Puck remarks on the pace of the proposal and the pair’s hesitations in a playful exchange.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as superior for health over riches. Testimonials from Mrs. Davin Larro of Ottawa Kansas, Mrs. M A Waters of Washington DC, and Mrs A Van Wier of Paterson New Jersey claim scrofula eczema and ailments improved after using the remedy, with noted weight gain and recovery from illness.
Eureka Springs Arkansas Crescent Hotel opens February 23 in the Ozark Mountains offering delightful climate and scenic views. Chequated medicinal waters and cheap excursion rates advertised with through sleepers via Frisco Line. Address J O Plank Manager Arcade Century Building or Frisco Ticket Office 101 N Broadway St Louis MO. The ad notes quotDon’t you hate to have a mom tell you the same story twicequot and includes testimonials about Piso s Cure and St Jacobs Oil, reflective of period ads.
Letters of congratulation flood Dr Hartman praising Peruna as the catarrh remedy of the age. From laborers to editors, governors to preachers, all affirm relief from catarrh and the preventive powers of Peruna for colds. The Oregon governor commends it, urging families to keep Peruna for coughs and colds and to read Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh.
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