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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1900
Page
8
A poetic fragment celebrating free-spirited cycling and nature. The speaker revels in upland dew, blue skies, and rolling marshes as a rider and gypsy comrade travel carefree. The verse links beauty, wind, and motion with a zest for life and adventure.
The Massachusetts supreme court rules bicycles are not carriages and cities may lay out bicycle side paths. The decision, echoing Michigan, limits damages on common roads and supports a nationwide wheelways movement. Cyclists should push for dedicated paths while good roads mainly benefit funders of the paths.
A 13 year old girl sought a bicycle geared to 78 but the dealer refused beyond 68. Indignation spread to her mother, a month later the family doctor intervened, and the girl now rides comfortably on a different gear. The tale boosts the ethical dealer and pains the rival.
The Johnstone brothers perform gravity defying bicycle tricks on stage. One rides while the other mounts and dismounts, executing handsprings and jumps, including a stairway climb over ten steps. They ride over chairs tables ropes and a stoop, remarkable for speed and balance.
The article traces cycling from club driven racing to a broader use for health and pleasure. It notes more bicycles in ownership and use, with riders preferring leisurely tours over early morning group runs. Clubs faded as a fad, but the bicycle remains a fixture alongside baseball and golf.
A quirky exchange notes that a true gentleman requires wealth to a threshold. The idea argues a rich man may shed gentility, while a poorer man lacks such status, reflecting social expectations tied to income.
A collection of testimonial letters from 1899 detailing women's kidney and menstrual health issues. Miss Epna Frederick from Troy, Ohio reports fatigue, bearing down pains, and irregular menses. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her condition. Another letter from Mrs Many Barnes Incer of Windsor, Pennsylvania praises restored strength and relief from backache and leucorrhea after using the same remedy.
A collection of comic exchanges from era papers. Erastus Pinkley recalls being the object of attention at a convention while vendors imagined his ice water bucket antics. Other bits feature Mrs Meeks and Mr Meeks, a rector’s wife, and a patent medicine pitch tied to a life insurer president.
A San Francisco Wave item presents a teacher guiding boys through a Socratic dialogue about property and future ownership, prompting debates on who will own wealth and who will be alive in 30 years, culminating in a chorus claiming "Us boys" as the future owners and drinkers of saloon life. It also touts Yucatan Chill Tonic as a superior tonic with claims of purifying blood and strengthening nerves, priced at 50 cents and sold by druggists.
In a breezy exchange Mrs. Woodby boasts of a successful shopping day and a costly vase. Mrs. Pepprey agrees on the value while they discuss keeping the vase in a glass case amid light banter and name fragments from Philadelphia Tess.
One night special trains depart Chicago August 21 September 4 and 18 at 4 45 p m for Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo with excursions to Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah. Round trip fare is regular fare plus 2 00 return by Oct 31 1900. Berth reservations and a free book Colorado the Magnificent available from John Sebastian G P A Chicago.
A humorous note from the Chicago Evening News cites a mock dinner in high honor. It promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with a money-back guarantee and references Cure for cold products. Other lines mock advertising copy and punchlines from various papers.
A garbled clipping cites a shipment of dubious cure claims and a denounced plan to feign effects. It notes a patient’s attempt to avoid a staged change and a denial of shifting positions amid confusion.
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