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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
8
A Brooklyn Engle description teaches making a lively jumping jack toy from thin cardboard a few matches pins and sealing wax. By bending match segments attaching with wax and a drop of water the limbs flex to create jerky animated movements like a string puppet.
A playful verse attributed to Laura E. Richards from Hurdy-Gurdy uses a child narrator mimicking animals and a boyish persona. The poem presents a child’s imagination with chores, meals, and mischief, ending with a cautious parental warning.
The article highlights clever nesting tricks by birds. The tailor bird hides its nest with a leaf sewing using a plant thread, avoiding monkeys and snakes. The Indian sparrow weaves a grass bottle nest and coats it with fireflies to deter bats. North American orides and African pincpine are noted for unique nesting styles.
A Detroit Free Press note describes a northwest Mexico judge riding to distant courts in a wooden, chariot-like Pullman coach. The vehicle uses Brazil wood wheels and is powered by two strong peons, reflecting rugged mountain travel where mules and donkeys proved unsatisfactory. Time and speed are secondary to reach.
A grandmother recalls a cat stealing doughnuts from a jar while a dog watches. The cat nudges a doughnut off a shelf and the dog catches and eats it. In a yard feud, a protective cat later feeds an abandoned cat in an outer shed during a mistress’s absence, then reasserts control.
A German professor’s escaped pet monkey climbed a tree and resisted capture. The owner used an opera glass to mislead the animal by placing it near the ground, then stepped away. The monkey, peering through the same end, watched his supposed distant master and was finally led back to his cage.
In a Vermont village a 24 year old bachelor draws laughter from a close knit community as his mother, amid amused summer boarders, pushes him toward marriage. She showcases his latest photograph hoping to spark interest among young ladies before the inevitable aging shows in his face.
A Tioga boy, peering at a drop of water under a microscope, is amazed by microbes and quips that he now knows what bites you when you drink soda water, as reported by the Philadelphia Record.
A throughline of comical romance appears as a resourceful bride plans dinner in her new home. Her husband’s surprised praise follows the dinner and their mutual relief at the swapped cough syrup sauce sparks light humor. The piece blends jokes with brief anecdotes about remedies and social notices from varied sources.
A collage of travel offers and promotional blurbs: second day tickets to California from St. Louis at 20 to 25 dollars, a Katy Flyer tourist car to San Francisco leaving Tuesdays at 8 32 p m, and contact for particulars at Katy in St Louis. Also various ad snippets promote medicines, quotes, and miscellaneous notes from newspapers.
A historical testimonial describes kidney and urinary relief using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mr George W. Surry, a veterinary surgeon from Mt. Pleasant Ohio, reports back, chest pressure eased and swelling reduced. Another note from Sam Davis of Baxter Springs Kansas credits Dean's Pills with curing back pain and kidney-related troubles after four boxes.
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