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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1903
Page
6
A persistent 14 year old, rejected at many places, wins attention in a shipping house. He asks to be a boss, proves his resolve, and now works with bundles and packing cases, aiming to become boss before his whiskers grow. His energy and will may secure the chance. King’s Own.
A vivid elementary summary describes the giraffe as the tallest wild animal reaching 18 to 20 feet, with a long neck and light fawn color marked by darker spots. It notes the animal’s diet of leaves, gentle nature when captured, large eyes, and social habits, plus mentions zoological gardens and feeding habits. It ends with a brief anecdote about a child’s observation of a typewriter.
A Brooklyn Eagle piece details building a tubophone from pasteboard tubes to imitate a xylophone. Eight tubes form a chromatic scale with lengths chosen to yield notes, tied by cords with wooden handles, usable as a simple home instrument for various tunes. Also short items: a rooster fights a boy in New Britain and an ant eater lacks teeth in South America.
Smith D. Fry reflects on the U S Senate’s giants of old and today from a Guthrie Oklahoma point of view. He contrasts early luminaries like Adams Calhoun Webster Morrill Logan and Doolittle with modern senators Spooner Depew Hoar Neveridge and others, praising breadth of knowledge and statesmanship. The column weaves stories of Davis Morgan Blaine and a cast of senior lawmakers to argue that true giants remain in the chamber.
A Miss Florence E Kenah of Ottawa Ontario credits Peruna with curing a severe lung cold troubling her for months. She reports rapid relief and lasting health after three weeks, urging women to start Peruna at first cold symptoms to prevent catarrh. A Crown Point Indiana society woman Miss Rose Gerbing also praises Peruna for quick recovery after a bad cold. She bought two bottles and shares Peruna with friends, offering further endorsements.
In a humorous scene from Woman's Home Companion, a young suitor tries to propose to Gladys Maude before being politely rebuffed by her father Broadhead. The father dismisses the idea of marriage and offers a bizarre swap involving a nine year old with freckles, illustrating the absurdity of the moment.
A wife boasts about a door plate labeled Wilkins bought at a sale for a quarter, claiming it cost a dollar. Her husband questions the purchase, noting the odd value and the chance she may remarry if he dies. The Cleveland Leader text reveals the humorous frugality of Bottom Drawer No 2.
A collage of quotations and advertisements shows jokes about handsome youth, stage misgivings, cold cures, moral maxims, patent medicines from Mother Gray and Laxative Bromo Quinine, beauty slogans for Fadeless Dyes, and transit ads. The tone mirrors a busy penny press page with multiple named products and brief quips.
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