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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
6
A nostalgic poem recalling a childhood home and former joys amid life’s changes. The speaker reflects on family, memory, and a dreamlike past, comparing rural peace with urban labor and longing for a preserved, venerable home. Walter M. Hazeltine credits the piece in Housekeeper.
Martha Bradley helps her aging Aunt Patty while seeking rest and work in a hot village kitchen. Mrs Vance and neighbors encourage patient virtue amid family duties, with Martha finally chosen for a school opportunity that promises growth like a bird learning to fly.
The article asserts the home as the birthplace of civilization and a direct factor in health. It argues damp, poorly lit, and poorly ventilated dwellings produce rheumatic, asthmatic, and consumptive conditions, while surroundings shape all ages. It calls for healthful homes and proper sanitary conditions across public buildings to ensure widespread well being.
The article explains that creating chamois leather is a three month process. It details wool removal from sheep and lamb skins, splitting by special machinery, and converting the inner portion into leather. The final smoothing uses a fine hand operated circular knife, giving the characteristic soft feel.
The saying dates to ancient sources with Fersius around 60 A D and appears in Norton’s Northern Memoirs from 1694, later echoed by English writers. The Chicago Inter Ocean cites its widespread attribution across periods.
A German minister to Tokyo has become a persona non grata after an unprovoked incident in which he slapped a Japanese student with his whip while driving in the city. Japanese newspapers demand the minister's recall and dismissal.
A reader questions a farmers boast of 173 bushels per acre for Salzer’s barley while the ad promotes Salzer Seed Co. seed claims and offers 12 seed catalog samples for 10 cents. The piece ends with a Ram’s Horn quip about love and courage.
The item highlights travel deals from Louisville and Nashville to Tennessee Alabama and West Florida on first and third Tuesdays in March and April at half rates. It also promotes the Gem City Business College in Quincy Illinois with details on courses and enrollment, plus an aphorism about self-knowledge and others.
A woman was found unconscious in the street and rushed to a hospital. Doctors said morphine caused sores on her body while an underlying womb condition could have been treated early. An appeal urged using Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, with a praising letter from Mrs. Berryn Leurany of Pittsburgh as evidence.
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