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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1896
Page
6
A nostalgic excerpt from Mortimer C. Brown in Good Housekeeping celebrates wintertime at home. It contrasts the cozy indoor scene around the fireplace with sheltered farms and stables, where cattle rest and pigs sleep. The poem extols homely joys, warm hearths, and the comfort that arrives with the season.
A century and a half ago Baldwin built two compact locomotives, 107 and 109, for the Denver & Rio Grande. 107 earned a grim reputation after multiple wrecks caused by a Friday superstition, culminating in a fatal crash on a Black Canyon run. 109 survived and helped rebuild 107, but the tale ends with 107 never again pulling passenger service while 109 continued on.
A London Illustrated News piece notes ongoing debates on admitting women to the legal profession while recounting historical female influence in courts. It cites Lady Anne Berkshire’s use of a commission to sit as a judge and open the bench, and Meary II.’s wife Eleanor as keeper of the great seal during his absence, illustrating early female judicial presence despite barriers.
A Sunday School scene portrays a teacher asking Johnnie why women do not remove bonnets in church. Johnnie replies with a quip about not having a mirror to replace them, reflecting a local humorous exchange from the Texas Sifter era.
A fragmentary quotation contrasts life and death with misspelled lines about fragments and peace, reflecting a newspaper page snippet in archaic tone. The compact passage hints at broader literary or typographic notes from the era.
A digest of social notes and public plans including Mrs Dé Kay’s popularity in Berlin high society, a San Francisco drive to fund a Robert Louis Stevenson fountain in the old plaza, Chamberlain’s distinguished status, Prince Bramarck’s Pour le Merit honor, and remarks on Cannon Farrar and Phillips Brooks. Also noted is Daniel Chester French's memorial sculpture for John Foyle O’Reilly to be placed in Boston.
A collage of light humor from multiple papers includes quips about doctors offering relief for money, critics praising or lampooning performances, and social banter on proposals and gifts. Exchanges touch on money, manners, and domestic life with quick wits and comic misreadings.
An old Highland sergeant in a Scottish regiment, while patrolling at night, thinks a light shines in a barracks room. He orders the light out but hears no response, prompting a tense moment as he investigates the supposed light.
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