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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1900
Page
3
A Grain-O promotional piece urges readers to ask grocers for Grain-O, a grain based drink replacing coffee. It claims it is safe for children and adults, with a rich mocha like color, easy on the stomach, and priced at 15 and 25 cents per package.
A brief exchange cites an artist who painted to keep the wolf from the door and a friend suggesting hanging the artwork on the outside doorknob to deter trouble. The quip appears in Chicago Daily News commentary.
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the best remedy for bowel health. It promises natural, painless relief and easy movements at a cost of 10 cents, highlighting the genuine metal box packaging and the C C C stamped tablets to deter imitations.
In a Detroit Free Press account a lawyer urges the witness to tell a straight story about the affair while the witness concedes. He admits the matter involved a very crooked proceeding.
Detroit Journal advertises Grove's Tasteless CrituTonic claiming iron content in tasteless form with no cure no pay. It notes busy housewives creating a home atmosphere by agitation and compares to a ventilating device.
A brief item notes Jell-O, new dessert, offers four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry at grocers for 10 cents. A stray quote from Uncle Eben and a Washington Star snippet add local flavor to the lite page.
An ad copy discusses nervous prostration and sleeplessness from digestive and nerve trouble. It endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy while mentioning an address and a customer depiction. The piece adopts a late 19th or early 20th century tone with medical persona and marketing emphasis.
In this 1900 sermon Dr. Talmage argues that Job’s captivity ended when he prayed for his three antagonistic friends. He urges selfless intercession as a healing force, noting Job’s later restoration and longevity, and extols prayer as the decisive, divine aid that reconciles personal suffering with compassion for others.
A Chicago Daily News snippet captures Mrs Wederly saying she kept her word by marrying “about the worst,” while Miss Singleton remarks on the truth of the tale and the surprise at the marriage.
The piece extols health as the basis of beauty and charm for women and links good health to a sweet disposition. It warns that neglecting health for daily duties can erode beauty and notes women’s nervous systems face continual strain from natural experiences, requiring wise guidance and support.
Mrs. WM. E. Bosse of 85 Farrington St Flushing L I testifies after years of nervousness female complaints indigestion and weakness Dr Greene Nervura blood and nerve remedy restored her strength daily she credits the tonic with improving health and urges others troubled to try it
Dr. Greene promotes Nervara blood and nerve remedy to ward off nervousness overwork and impure blood through all stages of a woman's life. It claims to restore strength after illness and grief, preserve beauty, and offers free advice from 35 West 14th Street New York City by personal visit or letter.
A humorous anecdote from the Womans Journal recounts a man requesting the word obey be used in his marriage service. The minister agrees yet both spouses vow, the bride and groom navigate the moment with humor. The tale ends with a wise quip about mutual obedience from an old married man.
A British officer collecting cavalry mounts in Australia received a note from a horse breeder claiming to supply horses for cavalry artillery and infantry. He notes his specialty lies in the hors du combat or officers' war horse, a term French soldiers use for a charger. The New York Sun reports this exchange highlighting the supply of mounts for military uses.
A Detroit Free Press quips about a colonel's wife provoking his drinking habit, noting the couple's Kentucky residence and the punchline that even the drink was only water. The item satirizes social norms and domestic absurdity in a brief humor column.
A cheeky jab recounts Blanche I making a fool of Harry in a social scene last night. observers note a playful tease as questions arise about a potential proposal.
The text recounts Willian Scott of Pittsburgh, Carnegie’s lawyer in the Frick Carnegie dispute, asking a question about college life at Nassau’s commencement. It notes Scott’s Princeton ties, a Baseball Championship moment with King Scott, and a freshman remark praising athletics as the world’s noticeable achievement over mere scholarship.
A Washington D C hotel night clerk recounted a winter incident with a southern congressman who asked to switch rooms after a German musician in the adjacent room played a clarinet. The congressman complained of the change in key from B flat to G spoiling the music and kept the clerk awake.
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt features Mrs Riffraff recounting Paris travel and language friction. The dialogue notes apparent ease with locals yet difficulty with others who attempted conversation, highlighting social miscommunication during a Paris visit.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled dialogue with names and phrases. It hints at a playful or poetic snippet possibly from a column or literary item, but lacks clear identities, events, or structure to form a proper news summary.
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