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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
2
The piece argues men seek to live where towns, schools and churches exist, urging Troy to foster growth. It cites the saying a setting hen never gets fat and notes a town without initiative fails to prosper. It also cites a Kansas City Journal quote on coal supply and warns of ongoing attacks on citizens’ rights and properties, prompting residents to recall earlier times when muskets were valued.
The Sparta Argonaut notes a protest mood among business leaders over municipal affairs while fearing trade loss. It condemns last Saturday’s city misconduct and jailer neglect, cites Attorney C. W. Terry criticizing Troy’s case handling, and urges civic awakening to prevent future incidents and heal Troy’s reputation.
Washington correspondent reports a high level meeting at the temporary White House with President Roosevelt Attorney General Knox Postmaster General Payne Secretary Moody and Gov Crane of Massachusetts to seek a settlement of the anthracite coal strike. The piece notes currency reforms by Secretary Shaw and cautions about the risks of a loose financial system while detailing Cuban labor laws and a-Col. Mead’s irrigation findings near Great Falls Montana.
Harper's Magazine contends ancient North and South American peoples arose in a subequatorial civilization about 10,000 years ago during the glacial era. It traces northward spread as ice receded, notes ruins marking routes, and cites later European and Asian accretions, with mounds across the continent telling the population story.
A Texas customer reports rapid relief from rheumatism using Ballard's Snow Liniment with the claim it goes right to the spot. C R Smith of Smith House Tenaha endorses it for aches pains throat and chest. Available at S Kingston's drug store for 25 50 and 1.00.
A Durham North Carolina resident, P Muse, credits Dr King’s New Life Pills with saving his life after years of stomach and liver trouble. He calls them the best pills on earth and notes they cost 25 cents at S Kingston’s.
A storm aboard the schooner Fred A. Small frightened crew and allegedly turned Herm Blanco from a full colored man to white for three days. Captain R Thomson reports Blanco’sskin color returned after the danger passed. The wrecked vessel, from Valparaiso with wood, birds and monkeys, was towed to dry dock after four days of storm at sea.
The article recalls early explorations for a Panama canal route dating to 1527 28 by TI de la Serna and notes repeated proposals from many quarters. It mentions De Lesseps scheme opposed by the United States and Grant's Nicaragua preference in 1879. It cites Harper's Encyclopedia and the 1884 subscription by Americans and French to a Lesseps led venture, plus the later Panama Canal Company of America formed in 1899 with 30 million in capital and projected 125 million to finish.
Sequel to recent earthquakes in Sardinia reports a gigantic ground fissure with the surface bulging into a raised hill. Stones and earth masses are ejected while the hill's interior shows ebullient signs. Scientists suspect volcanic activity. Lake Santo near Modena, about 500 yards long and 100 wide, has vanished.
A French chemist is said to invent a method to compress sea air into tabloids. Consumers could buy Margate tabloids or Riviera pastilles from chemists for a change of air. The note jokes about possible misnaming like Bournemouth pastilles and Cologne smells.
Druggist C T Smith of NATE extols Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds noting it cures and has saved sufferers from lung diseases. Mothers rely on it and doctors prescribe it. S Kingston guarantees satisfaction or refunds. Free trial bottles offered regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00. Also free samples of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets claimed to cure biliousness sick headache and constipation.
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