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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
4
A. H. Verrill notes that ordinary birds like the robin and kingbird are particularly wary when photographed, often resisting until conditions release a crack of opportunity. Blue jays, though wild, respond well to late summer or early autumn visits when their cries are imitated, revealing how bird habits aid photography.
The Chicago Chronicle reports 13 windows in the Royal Trust Bank savings department at 169 Jackson Boulevard staffed by young women who handle thousands of depositors’ funds. Cashier Edwin F. Mack says they are faithful, punctual, and just as paid as men. He notes the shift was for reliability, not savings, and men won’t replace them.
Report of race tensions in Argentina as German immigrants progress while native Argentines lag, reflecting xenophobic sentiment and social strain in the nation.
The Absent-Minded Beggar by Rudyard Kipling netted about 100000 dollars for the relief fund. Kipling received 8250 dollars from the Daily Mail and similar sums from other journals, with 500 dollars per week for several London recitals.
A Chicago clothing merchant recalls in the Tribune how lining pantaloons was once common, the few customers who insisted on lining, the 1850s unlined-to-lined alteration by a tailor, a lawsuit over delayed delivery, and a past fashion standard of using straps to keep pantaloons in shape.
Beaumont Texas boasts the nation’s tallest telegraph poles at 150 feet, set on the Neches river banks by Western Union to string a cable across the stream. The span is 144 feet, enabling ship traffic with masts over 100 feet to pass under a drawbridge.
A London paper quotes a singular for rent ad describing a crenellated castle exposed to fierce surf at a notorious coast point. The listing notes seven bedrooms and three reception rooms with modern conveniences, inviting tenants to view the dramatic Death Stone and frequent shipwrecks nearby.
A 94 foot long pine log, 19 inches square, was landed at Leith Scotland. The log was described as the largest and most perfect tree from Louisiana.
Administration directed for January term proofs of death filed for Susie Bishop with Richard Galbal ly as executor and $6500 bond backed by Henry Brugemann and Geo Levis. Deceased K T Barnett receipts show $1000 from Edward and Frank J Barnett and T T Maxey. land devised to Ed and Frank J Barnett released from lien.
A list of property transfers in Alton Madison and nearby towns includes many deeds and land transactions. Notable items mention Thomas Norfoot's theft of a gold watch, various parcels in Alton and Granite City, and an Edwardsville mine inspector resignation. The October circuit court term began in Edwardsville with the western county court workload noted and local anecdotes cover a Mrs. Faires accident and Madison county small pox petition controversy.
Timetable shows westward and eastward trains including Vandalia Accommodation Indianapolis and Local Freight. Entries list running times for No 4 8 and Indpls Accom with stops at Vandalia and Indianapolis and daily service with Sunday specifics. Agents G L Elliott and J M Chesbrough are named for timetable requests and fare details.
Tot Causes Night Alarm. Mrs J C Snider of Crittenden Kentucky recalls her brother's baby seized by croup and saved by Dr. King's New Discovery. The ad touts quick relief and cure for croup colds throat and lung issues with 50c and 1.00 prices and trial bottles free at S Kingston's.
On roofs of tall New York buildings small houses serve as homes for caretakers and their families. The elevated habitations host daily life and work as if at ground level, yet detached from the streets below.
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