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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1901
Page
6
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note describes crafting a doll cradle from a cocoanut shell. Father or brothers remove the inner kernel, fit cardboard or thin wood rockers, seal with fish glue if needed, and gild the interior with gold paint. Add lace curtains, soft wool in the base, and a pretty quilt to create a cozy, self-made cradle.
A group of children on a lake pier face danger as a boy falls in. A Newfoundland dog rescues him, earning candy from the kids. The next day the dog returns and shoves another boy into the water, then rescues him again, seeking sweets as reward. Based on a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item.
A 19th century reminiscence recounts encounters between engineers and fleeing convicts. William Powell defuses armed looters by offering to drive, while Denny Crsin foils a trap by flooding the engine. A Sing Sing stop and a planned embankment disaster nearly claimed the crew, but waterlogged cylinders save the day.
Mrs Dora McElroy an experienced horsewoman rode a wild bull to demonstrate ease of control. The bull fled over a gate and along the road for more than a mile before throwing her. She landed in bushes, was unconscious and severely bruised, then resolved to limit feats to horses.
A 160-foot mast has been erected at Sinsconset Massachusetts to serve a wireless telegraph station that will receive messages from the Nantucket light ship. Ground connections were established by burying eight heavy metallic plates measuring two and a half by eight feet.
During a thunderstorm Louise and her father were driving when the first flash of lightning prompted her exclamation Oh papa look at the sky winking the moment.
Dr. Talmage argues in this sermon that humanity is shaped by unseen forces, using Job 38 31 32 to connect moral influence to the Pleiades. He cites astronomy and history, urges interrogation over argument, and extols sweet influences from home and heavenly realms guiding virtue toward eternal reunion.
A Sunday school lesson outlines Exodus chapter one, detailing Israel’s rapid growth in Egypt, the rise of a new king who feared their numbers, harsh oppression, and the initial murder of male infants. It notes Goshen’s fertility, 70 progenitors, and a rise to about 600,000 Israelites. The commentary discusses Pharaoh’s policies, forced labor, and the danger and rigidity of oppression. The lesson title GOLDEN TEXT is God heard their groaning and remembered His covenant.
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