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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1901
Page
8
Instructions describe budding roses on a hardy wild rose rootstock to produce multicolored rose trees. Steps cover selecting a bud, making an elliptical slice, inserting behind a T-shaped bark incision, wrapping with cloth, and unwrapping after about ten days. Subsequent care includes removing the old stalk and tying a new shoot for straight growth.
Prepared by H C Lenington the lesson presents Luke 23 25 63 and 36 47 47 detailing the crucifixion mockery and burial of Jesus with notes on the four gospel accounts. It discusses Pilate’s inscription this is the king of the Jews and the seven sayings from the cross culminating in Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.
A Philadelphia themed tale is cited by the New York Commercial about Tom Potter of Philadelphia who promotes Philadelphia’s vitality while a hustling life insurer tries to sell a 20000 policy to a rising Pot ter company official. The anecdote contrasts risk and pushy sales with local credence.
Charley Torkina debates empire, with Mrs. Torkina reproaching pomp and glitter. She recalls a newspaper article and warns against abandoning old principles amid political talk. The exchange echoes concerns from the era of George III and reflects tensions between traditional values and imperial allure.
A fable cites a statesman drafting a bill to disfranchise the illiterates, asking how to spell illiterates. The piece frames a moral about reformers. Separately, Low Hate Winters Tour offers Mobile to diverse Southern and international destinations at nominal rates, with travel agents and offices listed in Mobile, Chicago, and Detroit for tours and home seekers.
A Kansas City physician spent a day in southwest Missouri for a shooting trip and told his wife on return that he had killed nothing. She retorted that neglecting a day's business drew such results, per the Kansas City Star.
Try Grain-O. Ask your grocer for Grain-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Suitable for children and adults, Grain-O resembles Mocha or Java in color but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Available in 15c and 25c per package from all grocers.
A brief children’s paragraph frames a suitor’s offer to pay addresses to a daughter. The druggist replies the youngest is engaged but offers another daughter equally suitable, reflecting a humorous 19th century social exchange.
Speltz seed claims from Iowa and Canada laureate growers praise yields per acre while unrelated quotes from Philadelphia and Boston papers offer quirky lines. The misspelled ad copy mentions 72 heads per kernel and 100 bits per acre with urging farmers to try Speltz.
A promotional snippet highlights the Sterling Hennedy Co era of Cascarets with sales rising to over 6,000,000 boxes last year. It notes newspaper advertising as key to success and druggists report strong demand across formats and prices Each box lasts about a month for a user with liver or bowel trouble and emphasizes general endorsements from newspapers and industry.
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