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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1898
Page
3
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a tense exchange where a man expresses a claim about women willing to marry him, and a woman counters that none would endure him. He steps outside to voice his thoughts, feeling the setting inside insufficient for his sentiments.
A cautionary note on a possible US England alliance asserting joint strength would deter enemies. The ad-like text promotes Hostetter 8 Stomach arches as a bodily tonic claiming to enrich blood build muscles steady nerves and increase appetite.
A clipped reply centers on doubt about a claim of ability. The speaker resists substantiating the assertion, while another voice retorts with frustrated assurance and playful dialect. The exchange hints at skepticism and a promise to prove capability.
Promotes health through Hood's Sarsaparilla described as a blood purifier and stomach tonic. It allegedly expels impurities causing pimples sores and eruptions while aiding stomach and digestive organs to keep the system in order.
A historical note states the treatment targets the disease cause in blood and nervous system. Under management patients improve steadily in health and strength. The text mentions the symptom fade and offers guidance and books on cure.
San Francisco dispatch reports the American Union party in Hawaii urging a liberal territorial government and suffrage, tariff, and shipping expansion. Senators Cullom Morgan and Representative Hitt plan Washington work on a report, with Justice Frear and possibly President Dole attending a Washington meeting. The Gaelic arrived with the Manila troop ship crew, noting a typhoon and deck damage en route from Manila via Hong Kong Yokohama and Honolulu.
Gen. John B. Gordon at his Georgia plantation rejects the idea that the title Daughter of the Confederacy can be transferred. He says Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis, is the only rightful holder and the title should rest with her tomb.
Gaelic reports a September 6 storm in Japan that breached river banks and damaged ships. The tally lists 250 deaths and wide property loss including 11,195 houses swept away or wrecked, 15,5973 partially damaged, with 11,460 houses toppled.
Washington Oct 1 The commissioner of internal revenue ruled that the tax basis for bankers uses prior year capital and surplus, with first time July 1898 businesses taxed $50. A merry go round at fairs is not an exhibition under the law. Social clubs selling liquor to members face the special tax whether for profit or not. Until a formal opinion is issued, railroad receipts for excess baggage or rebate tickets paid in cash need not be stamped.
The French ambassador M Cambon departed Washington for Paris on two months leave. He may take a European posting and return only to present letters of recall. He denied political motive, but his trip coincides with peace talks and opera plans with Judge Day and other American party members.
Representative Cannon with M G Maloney and Rev. Lewis urged the president to muster out the Third Illinois from Porto Rico. The president said he could not order a discharge now, stressing the need to maintain forces for safety, acclimatization concerns, and pending peace measures.
Washington reports that naval law limits rear admiral promotions to six, with five plus promotions by Congress keeping totals high. The retirement of Rear Admiral Sicard won t trigger usual line promotions, as Dewey remains excluded and the nine rear admirals limit stands until vacancies drop to six.
A historical note recalls 1700s England banning calico dresses and 1721 penalties for selling calico. It extols American freedom to wear calico and touts William Simpson & Sons as a trusted local firm whose goods are sought for quality. A Chicago Evening News type quote about judging a man by his associates is included.
About 1,000,000 acres of government land in Northwest Florida are open to homestead entry, plus railroad lands for sale at low rates near the Louisville and Nashville line. Contact Mr. R. J. Weymss, General Land Commissioner in Pensacola, for details. Excursions are offered the first and third Tuesday each month at half fare round trip, arranged by Louisville and Nashville Railroad. write Mr. C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kentucky, for particulars.
A clipped exchange from the New York Weekly features a nephew accusing Miss Beauty of pursuing him for wealth. He claims to have proposed to herself and been accepted, prompting a mocked rebuttal about love and inheritance in a society column tone.
Four cents in stamps buys an illustrated booklet issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. It presents the direct route across the American Continent to the New Trans-Pacific possessions of the United States. The publication is described as full of reliable information and suitable as a school textbook. Address Geo. H. Heafford in Chicago for details.
A collage of humorous quotes and advertisements from various periodicals. Highlights include Dr. Moffett's TEETHINA teething powders praised for universal satisfaction, laxatives and cough cures, and quotes from Puck and Town Topics. Contains dates and brand names like Hale's Honey, Pike's Toothache Drops, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and Laxative Bromo Quinine.
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