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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
8
Agricultural hints describe a pig housing setup raised on posts with a two foot platform outside doors. Front pens have swinging doors, removable by brackets, with sliding latches. rear wall lower for economy. Loading hogs uses a wagon, platform leveling, and a yard access via double doors. Doors and gates separate pigs by size and allow weather protection and easy drainage.
A short exchange shows Editor and Poet debating two poems left by the poet. The editor sums up by calling one dreadful simple and the other simply dreadful, reflecting a skeptical reception in Texas Siftings.
A humorous exchange notes money collection and a playful line about removing old Skinphiint. A second fragment questions a whisky blossom and a daisy in a light chat between May and Ma, referencing a gin blossom mentioned by Mr. Jones about pa.
A guest rises as Tope is reminded not to be forgotten by Gabe Perkinson who boasts of Congress membership from Sawbuck Indiana. Dr Beardsley’s growing fame as a fashionable physician sparks chatter about modern cures and Europe trips for treatment. A later quip notes a neighborly scene as a hen cackles at a corner stone laid nearby.
With autumn colder weather approaching the housekeeper unpacks woolens stored in camphor and tarpaper. Each garment is examined brushed and moths eliminated. Furs are sent to the furrier. Flannel underwear inspected repaired and buttons tightened. Coats and heavy dresses aired outdoors several days to remove odors before wear.
Fuller argues memory hinges on clear orderly thought. Misjudgment causes memory failures, while overreaching to grasp all leads to nothing retained. The piece emphasizes mental discipline and the link between judgment and memory performance.
Mrs. Cyrus T. King of Williamsfield Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing a three year illness misdiagnosed as consumption. After taking pills she recovered weight and strength, ceased using a truss and bandage, and her neighbors also benefited. The pills cost 50 cents a box or six for 3.50 and are sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
An autumn weather quip from Sneersby in the Washington Storel amplifies humor on common colds versus hidy fever as the season turns.
A public reminiscence from May 4 at Fort Howard Wisconsin. A testimonial notes Piso’s Cure for consumption as recommended for asthma. The tablet-like remedy is cited by D Townsend as beneficial.
An old Harper's Bazar excerpt recalls a townsman named Mr. Hooligan who fell from a second story window yesterday. It states he broke his neck and suffered internal injuries but adds that his later condition is not serious.
The notice touts the California Fig Syrup Co. laxative remedy praised as the most popular and effective, claiming universal acceptance and urging sale by all druggists. It closes with a brief quip about geography questions from the Boston Transcript.
An 1860s style ad blames Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters for creating a robust breed of invalids by regulating bowels and liver function. It extols improved digestion and energy, noting ailments such as grippe and dyspepsia yielded to the Bitters. A brief aside quotes a question about heat and cold with a playful answer from the Indianapolis Journal.
Fragmentary ad style text mentioning cures and nostrums. It references Hale's Hovey Horehound and Tar, Toothache Drops, and Bancroft and Byron quotes in a scattered historic advertising tone. No coherent narrative, multiple unrelated product names and slogans appear.
A brief fragment states I never think he is quite ready for another world who is altogether weary of thin. The line reflects a weary outlook attributed to H A Hamilton in a literary remark.
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