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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1898
Page
5
A roster of city officials and ward names with clerk and treasurer positions, plus a long list of fraternal and lodge details. It includes police magistrate, assessor, collector, highway commissioners, school trustees, and constables. Also lists Masonic, Odd Fellows, PIsgah Encampment, K of P, Mayflower Lodge, Germania Lodge, and related meeting schedules and officers.
Traveling salesmen in East Pennsylvania markets funeral flowers by exploiting obituary lists from papers. A drummer describes gathering death notices, compiling ordered bouquets with precise names, and delivering ready for publication to induce charged deliveries and prompt payment.
The Ladies' Pictorial reports a new Afghan woman who adopts male attire and asserts freedom, becoming harem chief in Cabul after seeking the ameer's protection. She lives by her own rules, moving day and night, and remains unchallenged in the capital. A separate tale describes a coal operator dismissing a sinking boat loss as routine news.
Dr H Q Coxe, long time Bodleian librarian, exposed Constantine Simonides forged Gospel manuscripts. In the Spectator he recalls his tactful method: he never read pages, only held them and judged by feel and nineteenth century paper, remarking “Nineteenth century paper, my dear sir.”
Veley reports the discovery of a microbe that thrives in strong alcohol and is suspected to cause ram deterioration during sea voyages, suggesting a link between microbial activity and voyage conditions. Further testing aims to confirm causality and implications for nautical health management.
The word porcelain arose from Japan after contact with Chinese ware. Chinese artisans kept the method secret for centuries, and Portuguese traders on the Japanese coast introduced the term porcellain from porcellain meaning sucking pig, inspired by cowry shell translucence.
The Indiana, a leading United States battleship in the North Atlantic squadron, is detailed with its commission date, displacement, speed, dimensions, armament, armor, crew, and cost. It highlights four 13-inch main guns, 8- and 6-inch rifles, and breech loaders, plus secondary batteries, with turreted engines and a 12 mile range. It notes the heavy 13-inch guns' power, rate of fire, and the high cost per shot, plus reliability concerns after limited service.
Child asks if a heart can be photographed after hearing a tale about someone claiming features were photographed on his heart. Mother questions the idea as Willie jokes about love and longing. The exchange echoes a light, humorous tone from Chicago papers.
An artist recounts asking a village elder to hasten a funeral for his sketch. The elder volunteers there is an ill man who must die soon and hurries the procession. The sketch is finished an hour later and the deceased is buried. The bereaved family is said to feel helped by the artist's interest.
A Chicago Chronicle piece recalls a West Side family tale centered on a four year old girl named Bernice. Her playful quips about Easter eggs and the Great Dipper mix with humorous reinterpretations of songs and history, revealing a lively child’s view of the world and a few clever lines about Peters and the pumpkin-eater.
In pondering Britain’s wartime milk supply, the piece notes England imports much of its milk from France along with eggs and coffins from Paris. It jokes about branding foreign milk “made in France” to manage supply, while considering how to keep baby nutrition steady during conflict.
Danish fish dealer P H Lohman of Copenhagen has patented a simple waterproof bag system for moving live fish from seaports to inland locations. The bags are filled with water and fish, sealed, and suspended in train cars or set upright, with suspension proving best for long distances. Trials show fish arriving in excellent condition after a 16 hour journey.
The article recalls the first opera glasses used in the era of Louis XIV and notes the double opera glass Jumelle was invented in 1835 but initially unpopular with women. It mentions an early century treatise on Var de lorgner describing a woman with fine arms.
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