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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1900
Page
7
A Sunday School lesson based on Luke 16 19 31 contrasts the rich man clothed in purple with Lazarus at his gate. It notes the fates after death, the impassable gulf, and the moral urging to heed Moses and the prophets and follow the Way, Truth, and Life.
A Kansas state board of agriculture report details corn root growth and yields across soil conditions. It compares deep subsoiled land, lightly cultivated fields, and upland plots, noting root extent, fiber distribution, and yields from 40 to 84 bushels per acre, with soil composition shaping subsoil benefits.
A Chicago Inter Ocean account recounts an undertaker who devised a macabre remedy to salvage a body after a medical dissecting mishap, filling a coffin with bricks to replace the missing lower half. The tale sparks West Side student admiration for the clever undertaker and his daring improvisation. Also notes Mitchell Sabattis, last full-blood Banaakee, aging beyond a century in Adirondack memory. The Gulf of Mexico surface lies higher than the Atlantic by nine-tenths of a foot, affecting Gulf Stream dynamics per coast and geodetic surveys.
A historical clipping notes racehorses going mad after strenuous races with Orme described as raving and likely to be shot. It compares human and animal insanity after excitement and cites a six days’ cycle race in America. It ends with elephants in warfare using strategy, including rolling to repel attackers and a tale of elephants drowning lions.
A Muzaffarpur polo game halted as locusts darkened the sky and covered the ground. Birds attacked the swarm while players paused the final period. the insects drifted away after about an hour with no damage. An odd Lithuanian marriage custom follows. Before marriage the bride’s mother slaps her daughter to supply a divorce defense, witnessed by many.
A longtime booster of Peruna shares letters from Colonel Moody a Chicago jeweler auctioneer and Masons lodge member praising Peruna for curing catarrh stomach woes and bronchial trouble. The piece extols Peruna as a remedy tested for forty years urged by Dr. Hartman and invites readers to request a free catarrh book from the Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, VO.
A fragmented sample discusses Jell O as a quick healthful desert option with flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry advertised as available at grocers. It mentions a humorous exchange about naming a new book and quips about poetry and ink. Contains several ad like lines and quotes in a diary style.
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