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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1898
Page
6
A compact verse recalling Ruth and Naomi with lines that praise unwavering devotion and steadfast loyalty. The piece contrasts timeless devotion with fame and asks whether any deed or words rival the depth of a woman's love. It cites Charles W. Hubner and Atlante Constitution as sources.
In a Chicago Record reminiscence a troupe of five bachelors recall wedding tour lore on a 2000 mile trip. A Michigan Stranger praises propriety yet spots a bride’s nose smudge. Ida Hertwig’s surprise wedding tour, funded by the poker group, winds through Salt Lake and Chicago, ending with a hushed farewell.
A collage of witty exchanges and jokes from Chicago News Chicago Evening Post Detroit Free Press Tit Bits and Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, capturing humor on finance ignorance and religion. Notable lines include Dixon on Earth’s orbit and a banker’s death pun exchange.
Harlem Life quotes a young couple's farewell kiss promise as a man vows one kiss per hour of separation. Two hours later the speaker laments forgetting to be on time. The London Shanty council acts to reform street noises, specifically cries of newsboys, to abate nuisance.
A New York Press report describes how three metropolitan district life insurers offer industrial policies for whole families at low weekly rates. They claim no extra risk for insuring wives, discuss a murder incident, and note policies for children and small premiums that cover burial costs. Weather signaling on street cars is also noted.
A fragment from Up-to-Date notes social enticements about visiting, with a line about Mary and apples, and a promise that if you come this afternoon you may see her brother Jim, who has a sore hand.
Dun and Co reports continued onward business current despite peace or war signals. Europe exports and gold imports support rates while Treasury receipts cap currency concerns. February merchandise exports exceed last year with cotton, breadstuffs, and provisions driving growth. five weeks in March show 16 percent export gain.
The senate privileges and elections committee approved a favorable report on Senator Hoar's constitutional amendment. It would move the presidential and congressional term end date from March 4 to the last Wednesday in April, effective 1901, extending McKinley and Hobart term by about two months to avoid severe March weather.
A reader is advised to begin with three strong colonies and learn from local experts. Visit a successful apiarist, buy from neighbors when possible, and move colonies at night with air flow. Choose large hives, avoid moving in winter, and ensure heavy colonies to imply honey stores and reduce feeding and robbing.
A Practical guide to repurposing a dry goods box into a portable egg crate. It covers selecting a box, adding leather handles, creating drawers, and lining with bran and egg fillers for cushioning. The method aims to reduce breakage and ease delivery to private customers or stores, noting the crate can stay in the wagon while eggs go to the customer. The advice emphasizes cost and practicality for sellers with limited tools.
Rye offers nutrition close to wheat, with more husk and nitrogenous matter that aids muscle. It is less used due to ergot risk which can cause abortion in breeding stock. For working horses it is strong feed, given whole with caution or boiled, or ground and mixed with wet hay or straw.
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