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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
3
In a colorful exchange a woman questions a man who admits to applying for money and jokingly claims to be a “dead beater.” She pressures him for a chance to “beat” a woman out of a little coin, while he hastily backs away, insisting he needs an opportunity to earn.
An advertisement urges fall painting for lasting protection and cost savings. It highlights Devoe ready paint as safer and longer lasting than lead and oil paints and invites readers to request a free pamphlet from the Chicago sales office.
England has seven admirals and nine field marshals. Ontario residents write more letters than elsewhere in Canada. Cuba's customs receipts for six months end June 30 total 7 547 505 dollars. A memorial tablet honors Sir Arthur Sullivan in London. Canada to build four large steamers between Quebec or Halifax and Liverpool to save 752 miles and 30 hours. Austrians in Geneva sought a memorial tablet to Empress Elizabeth at Quai du Lem an but were denied. Proposed replacement is a chapel in honor of the empress.
In Oldenburg Tl on September 2, Willie Keil a thirteen year old boy with acute Rheumatism endured three months of pain. His father bought Dodd's Kidney Pills after doctors gave up. Three boxes cured him completely with no remaining symptoms. The cure astonished Madison County and sparked much discussion about the medicine.
Kansas City plans a major exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition with a $1,000,000 budget. The Commercial Club leads preparations and may include a live packing house demonstration showing beef and hog processing. Judge H C McDougal serves on the fair commission, reflecting strong local involvement.
Manila Sept 5 Lieut Hazzard of the third cavalry brings in Arthur Howard an American deserter captured while commanding Macabbabe scouts in Mindoro He denies ever serving in the American army claiming birth in Spain English father and Spanish mother He says he aided Aguinaldo and in 1899 brought 16 American prisoners under a flag of truce at Angeles and did not command the San Mateo force that killed Gen Lawton Two California volunteers identified him as Walley a deserter from their regiment in 1899.
Berlin reports Emperor William hosted Prince Chun and a Chinese envoy in Potsdam with a formal expiation ceremony. The emperor remained seated during the address, later invited the envoy to tea, and stressed the incident as a serious matter impacting Sino German relations. A separate anecdote recounts a Cleveland Plain Dealer item about a memory hawk.
Diamonds and other valuables valued at 25000 dollars, recently slipped into the country by a Chicago man returning from Europe without paying duty, have been seized by Treasury special agent J J Crowley. The jewels, said to have been bought in Paris, were turned over to William Penn Nixon, customs collector, to be held until Washington issues disposal orders. An effort is being made to settle the matter with minimal publicity.
A London Week End piece reports Richard Croker expressing a strong fondness for rural England and a plan to settle in a small country house. The correspondent notes Croker’s efforts to prove suitability for citizenship by studying British manners and customs.
In a Baltimore American note, observers question a newcomer's origins. One servant points out she raises her hand to her chin when shaking hands, doubting she is from the east beyond Pittsburg.
A collage of quotes and testimonials from early 20th century papers. Includes warning notes from a bank watchman, consumer cures for throat and lung ailments, baby antics, and playful phrases about luck and daily misfortunes. Publicity blurbs for Piso's Cure Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar Pike’s Toothache Drops, and Putnam Faceless Dyes appear alongside quips about employment and propriety.
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