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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1899
Page
6
A field shows beans and peas stacked to dry, with small high stacks risked by wind and soil moisture. A combined foundation of support is illustrated in the accompanying cut, indicating a planned method to stabilize the stacks before housing in the granary.
An article from the New York Tribune notes that beans and peas thrive on worn out rocky farms, drawing nitrogen from the air like clover. It describes a ground-anchored support method to protect crops, suggesting cover tops and tied cloths for weather resilience.
Consul Heenan at Odessa reports crop failure across European Russia is severe. The government has divided famine districts and begun aid based on need, with large-scale peasant employment on road work. A key challenge is saving working stock as the hay crop fails.
Sugar beets are presented as the best root for hogs, with sugar beet varieties praised for feed value. The text notes beets are always acceptable hog feed, superior to clover waste, and that hogs will eat the entire beet including leaves when fresh.
A sweeping look at South Africa’s early 1900s history traces Dutch and English settlers’ tensions, the trek of the Boers, Kruger’s youth, and the upheaval from British suzerainty. It contrasts Boer resilience with unfamiliar, wealth-seeking outsiders, touching on gold’s disruptive impact and fears of English aggression.
A Detroit Free Press note describes a lecturer on Evolution who argues humans originally wagged ears, notes the ear muscles became rudimentary, but claims he has strengthened them enough to move each ear. He demonstrates the ability before his audience, citing a bidder at auctions who always wags his left ear to signal the bid.
A janitor philosopher recalls a St Louis man who struts up the boulevard then vanishes in a sudden commotion caused by an automobile. He notes Chicago riders as misled by horses, calling the “jackasses” inside. The tale ends with a biting sterner remark about the man’s fate and the era.
A collage of vintage ad snippets mocks medical cures and social quips. It features Lane's Family Medicine claims, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, elopement jokes, quotes from Boston Transcript and Philadelphia North American, and a Cincinnati Enquirer jab about the savage bachelor. The bits parody tone and brands while citing era humor and readers’ quips.
Promotional notice for Midwest to wide range of U S and Canadian destinations via Hig Four Route. Dates August 1 September 5 10 October 3 17 1899 single fare 2 00 to many states and provinces. For rates routes tickets limits layovers inquire at agency Big Four Route Cincinnati Ohio.
A Boston Traveler anecdote recalls a humorous scene where a woman laments marriage to a funny man and explains her friend’s nosy reaction. The groom claims a jelly mold trick by turning the jar upside down.
A vintage ad touts curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AR druggists refund money if it fails to cure. A bulletin quotes a car conductor motto about delaying payment, illustrating period humor and advertising tone.
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