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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1898
Page
6
A gilded cradle held a fair rich mother who leaves for a ball while a starving, unnamed baby lies alone cold and hungry. The mother dies in the dawn, praying her child may join her in peace. The Buffalo Evening News reports this stark contrast of wealth and want.
An evocative vignette from Fort Wingate detailing frontier life with its adobe posts, parade grounds, and soldier routines. The piece blends daily chores, guard mounting, reveille, retreat, and leisure, highlighting soldierly discipline, family life of officers, Navajo relations, and the frontier environment of 7,000 feet above sea level near the Navajo reservation.
In Carlinville Illinois, after nearly two weeks, F Y Hedley was found not guilty of killing Mayor Richards of Bunker Hill on June 12, 1897. The trial drew prominent figures, with coverage noting Miss Ella Grown’s involvement and Hedley’s lengthy public life and writings. The jury’s vote was a straight not guilty verdict, and Hedley’s statement to the press defended his actions and criticized sensational claims, while honoring the victim and the innocent party involved.
A. W. advice stresses adequate healthful food for Klondike and Yukon prospectors. Emphasizes bread with baking powder, best flour, and sweet sound bacon. Royal Baking Powder praised as reliable. warns against spoiled food and climate challenges. cautions on prioritizing essentials before luxuries.
A compact two ounce cookbook of practical recipes for cookery on the trail or in camp. It explains methods clearly so the inexperienced can prepare wholesome meals and even dinners with proper materials. Free vent copies offered to miners under a special arrangement. Address Royal Baking Powder Co New York.
A traveler recalls a Cuba bound regiment departure in Spain. A portly, stylish woman leaves her group, kisses a lone soldier, and offers him a kiss in front of cheering soldiers and onlookers. The scene ends with the boy blushing, thanking her, and striding on, buoyed by the moment.
In a small mountain town a crowded superior court session is disrupted when Bill Williams from Lick Creek rides a red mule through streets yelling and tying his pistol while liquor-fueled antics interrupt the proceedings. The judge orders the bailiff to arrest the disorderly man, but the bailiff admits fear and inaction.
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