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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1895
Page
7
An old ad touts a world best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles or no pay and guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. Price two and a half cents per box. Also promotes cheap summer excursion tickets to Michigan and low rate travel passes via L. P. Hale, agent.
A collage of trivia and curiosities mention elevated lakes, long words, and giant bells. It cites Green Lake Colorado as claimed highest elevated body, private Wentworth Manor in Britain, a 14 pound golf nugget, mastodon tooth, tiny hummingbird, Noah’s tomb in Nakhichevan, Milford Michigan buried cemetery finds, Cincinnati’s giant bell project, and quirky social customs. Also includes agricultural advice on bearded versus beardless wheat and pig feeding, with a married couple exchanging telegraph flirtation.
A collage of local notes and quips from the O Fallon Progress page including prices, typhoid in Stewardson, Mormon plans, Alma chores, a gate hinge prank, a German farmer encounter, biblical humor, livestock talk, and parable style jokes.
Sid navigates a risky high gear in a tense moment of a night operation. The scene centers on his resolve and strategic choices under pressure as the stakes rise.
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