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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1900
Page
3
A traveler reminds a farmer of taking in a poor boy 15 years ago with food, clothes, and encouragement. The boy later curses his own great poverty, promising to repay kindness if he prospers. The farmer reacts with shock and the wife reacts in chaotic disbelief.
Grain-O offers a Mocha like color from grains and is safe for children and adults. It costs 15c and 25c per package and is sold by all grocers.
A St. Louis Globe Democrat reader quips about a local climate that stunts banana and pineapple growth while winters fail to sustain polar bears, noting summers are too brief and the weather seems discouraged and quits too soon.
A brief note highlights Jell O as a new dessert pleasing families with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents. Miss Rocksey and De Sin nick quote a humorous town topic exchange about a broken heart and a tongue in cheek response to a marriage threat.
An old advertisement column touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. It includes miscellaneous quotes and product endorsements from brands Carter's Ink Beeman's Pepsin Gum and others and notes on birthdays and sayings from various periodicals.
The United States government replies to Germany on the punishment of Chinese offenders in Pekin. The note notes the edict dated September 25 naming Prince Tuan and others, expresses hope no one escapes just deserts, and asks Pekin for details on who is to be punished and how. It aims to show resolve and foster peace and order in China.
Washington October 5 The following letter was received by Gen Heywood commandant of marines Iron Col Liddle senior marine officer in China It transmits a copy of resolutions by American missionaries in Pekin expressing hearty appreciation for the courage fidelity and patriotism of the American marines who held the key to salvation during the siege The resolutions praise the marines for their bravery on the city wall and for driving Chinese from a strong position earning praise as heroes of their country
A. M. Hammett of Pittsburgh representing the Window Glass Cutters' union described the workers' wage scale, seasonally reduced production, and cooperative factories. He noted wages from five to six dollars daily, a treasury occasionally near two hundred thousand dollars, and apprentices serving three years without pay before full journeyman status.
Lord Roberts issues a proclamation directing all matters of the Vaal River colony provisional government to Gen. Maxwell. Maxwell may appoint officers to enforce laws and adjust them to current conditions. A gazetted notice orders uniform treatment of Vaal and Orange River inhabitants. Burghers who surrender voluntarily are not to be transported, with exceptions for prominent leaders and oath violators.
Canton Ohio October 5 The departure of the president and Mrs McKinley for Washington next Monday will end their summer vacation in Canton The Roosevelt meeting planned for October 18 on the McKinley lawn may move downtown and the president may introduce the speaker John T Dare US appraiser at the port of San Francisco visited Canton to pay respects after returning from the New York appraisers conference.
Archbishop Keane tours parochial schools in Dubuque urging English as essential. He told St Mary’s German Catholic School that catechism and national language should be learned in English first, then other languages. Similar remarks were made at other German schools.
The Passenger Department releases the first five thousand of the third half million edition numbered 1,000,000 to 1,004,909. Printed on heavy plate paper with red rule pages and grey blue binding, it includes sketches of Andrew Rowan Calixto Garcia and Elbert Hubbard, plus press extracts and educator notes. Copies bound in cloth are 50 cents. illuminated paper covers or sets of 100 available postpaid or for 50 cents per 100.
A short question prompts the reader to choose Jell-O as a quick, healthy dessert. It requires no boiling or baking, only boiling water and cooling. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
A magistrate asks a witness about his business and the man replies he is a matrimonial agent for his eight grown daughters, signaling a humorous court scene. The anecdote highlights a comic clash between legal formalities and family duties.
A jumble of patent medicines and witty quotes appears, promoting Grrove's TasTELEss CaiLu Tone as a chills remedy and mentioning Piso's Cure for Consumption, Hale's honey, Pike's drops, and various quips from Boston and Cleveland papers. It blends ad lines with light social quips and a mock dialogue about mud pies.
An advertisement touts Grove's chill tonic as superior and non bitter, highlighting iron and quinine in correct proportions. It claims imitators lack transparency, asserts Grove's is the original and only nationwide chill remedy, with a no cure no pay offer at 50 cents.
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