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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1899
Page
3
In a Panhandle rural county a justice of the peace, also a hotel saloon and livery operator, presided over a nonjury case between Miller and Hoover. Miller offered to bet Hoover ten that he was right when the court, after delays, declared the bet fair and ruled for the plaintiff.
An excited speaker proclaims the drafts must be frozen out while a skeptical audience mocks with a taunt about fever and extreme temperatures. The dialogue satirizes scientific progress and miscommunication in a public discourse.
Household hints promote using Red Cross laundry starch with a grocer coupon to obtain the first two packages for free. The offer includes two children's Shakespeare pictures in color and a Twentieth Century Girl Calendar as incentives to introduce J C Hubinger’s new starch.
A playful column recounts the elopement of Miss Longwaite with young Snipper described as an abduction by rival papers. The piece contrasts sensational headlines from Philadelphia North American and Chicago Daily News, noting the humorous tone.
Constantinople Oct 3 The Asia Minor earthquake disaster is estimated to have killed about 1 500 people with the first shock on September 20 lasting 40 seconds. Whole villages were destroyed and debris entombed numerous residents.
Manila October 3 Filipino envoys met Maj Gen Otis with no agreement. Gen Alejandrino said he had no instructions beyond delivering a letter, which was rejected. An expedition with a flatboat and two three pounders, escorted by gunboats Helena Petrel Mindoro, aimed to bombard Oreni, land 200 marines, raise the wrecked Urdaneta, and return today. Insurgents attacked Imus on the Bacoor road. Americans repelled them with five casualties, insurgent losses were heavy.
Washington reports the September receipts total 45,004,144 with expenditures 57,579,372, leaving a monthly surplus of 5,754,772. Customs receipts 19,240,357 versus 16,579,574. internal revenue 25,364,591 versus 21,505,288. miscellaneous 1,849,194 versus 1,643,207. War department expenditures 10,541,515, down from 24,643,374. navy 4,757,853, down from 7,283,219.
Washington October 3 The monthly public debt report shows debt net of cash at 1 148 905 780 a monthly decrease of 6 400 775 due to more cash on hand Treasury notes outstanding 647 965 903 offset by equivalent cash on hand Cash on hand totals 1 015 241 086 with demand liabilities 727 545 473 leaving a net cash balance of 287 695 612
The Grand Trunk Railway introduces two new dining cars on the middle and western divisions between Suspension Bridge and Chicago. The ornate cars feature double plate glass, leather upholstered oak chairs, heavy drapery, Wilton carpeting, sideboards, china closets, wardrobes, white metal washstands, rubber tiled vestibules, hot water heating, Acme lighting, and solid bronze trimmings. These superb cars accompany improved first class coaches and finest sleeping cars on through trains.
The quotation notes the harsh effect of electric lights on the complexion with a quip that one can see well by them, reflecting the era’s flirtation with modern lighting. The exchange underscores social attitudes toward new technology and urban life.
An advertising snippet extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with a rich seal brown color. It highlights safety for children and adults, affordability at 14 to 25 cents per package, and wide grocer availability. Included are brief moral quips and other product lines like Haloes Honey and Pike's Toothache Drops with quick-cure claims.
Travel offer via the Big Four Route lists sale dates August 15 September 5 19 and October 3 17 1899 with a single fare of 2.00 to authorized points across many states and regions including Alabama Arizona Arkansas British Columbia Colorado Florida Georgia Iowa Indian Territory Idaho Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Manitoba New Mexico Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Washington. For full rates routes tickets limits and stopovers contact agents or Warren J. Lynch Cincinnati Ohio.
A witty exchange where he offers grand praise to lay the world at her feet. She replies icily that gravity already has the earth in place, implying no need for assistance. Washington Star quotation contrasts romantic flattery with sharp, humorous restraint.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Castor?inia as a simple iron and quinine cure for chills and fever with no cure no pay and a 50 cent price. It also markets Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a 25 cent price and refund if ineffective. The snippet quotes jokes from the Chicago Daily News about fools.
Major General Joseph Wheeler commands cavalry before Santiago and advocates Peruna as an excellent tonic for catarrh. Senators McEnery Sullivan Roach testify to Peruna’s efficacy and provide locations New Orleans Oxford Miss Larimore North Dakota. A free book on catarrh is offered by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio.
In a comic scene a woman patient to a seat on a trolley car, Miss Fellover sat abruptly on the car floor. A sympathetic passerby remarked on the horrid ride, and Miss Fellover quipped that riding is harsher than walking while brushing dust from her tailor-made gown.
In a dialogue from a New York World item, Col Blood asks about water at a Kentucky rental. The landlord apologizes and confirms a spring in the backyard but says the colonel is not required to use it.
A fragmented podsnip features an elderly person and a speaker recalling school days. The exchange hints at a grim line about dying on the gallows but ends without resolution, leaving the dialog unresolved and curious.
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