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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1898
Page
6
Poem narrates a dirty lane scene where a child’s fair head shines through a cracked pane. A grimy man glimpses the image, smiles, and passes by, while the child’s portrait contrasts with poverty and empty grandeur, ending with a note of gentle mercy.
Joan Jurdie, accused witch of Rossington, uses a ruse to gain love and money. Marian Dolfin, long tormented by the village, is set to marry Willie Wainwright while Joan reveals a hidden fortune and confesses she acted to protect Marian. Old Corney’s nephew’s death ties the threads as Joan’s reputation is redeemed.
Washington reports that U S Department of Agriculture experiments led by Dr D E Salmon show serum therapy can treat hog cholera cheaply and effectively. In Iowa tests 922 hogs were treated with 170 deaths and 81 percent saved. non treated herds suffered nearly 80 percent losses. Serum is derived from treated animals and used on diseased dogs to produce cholera resistant blood.
Chicago reports from Washington that the administration plans winter retaliations against Germany for discriminating against American pork. Prof. Wiley studies German wines and other goods in New York to gather grounds for excluding them from the United States. American meat exports have faced many obstacles, with claims of infection by trichina and efforts to disrupt trade in Germany.
Gov Miguel A Otero of New Mexico in his annual interior report presses for early statehood admission and highlights undeveloped territory resources. He cites a territory population of about 282000 with 25900 Indians, and notes 1000 New Mexico officers and men served in the Spanish American War, many as National Guardsmen, plus a Roosevelt letter commending the Rough Riders.
The cabinet issued a Thanksgiving proclamation inviting all citizens to observe Thursday November twenty fourth in places of worship to give thanks for a year of harvests prosperity and a brief war’s end, praising divine guidance and praying for continued peace with President McKinley and Secretary of State John Hay noted.
From Manzanillo Oct 29 the US gunboat Hist landed Gen Wood and Lieut Han na. Wood toured barracks hospitals and offices. Col Pettit reports Rios seeks to disband troops by promising estates work, planters refuse. Lieut Young, hailed as hero for July victory over Spanish, excites locals. Wrecks of Spanish ships deemed hard to raise. Purissima Concepcion may be raisable. Jesus Rabbi visits and Cuban factions show tensions over Garcia and Gomez leadership.
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