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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1899
Page
7
The article describes two inexpensive bandy carrier designs made from wooden boxes with handles. One uses a barrel hoop handle, the other involves heavier boxes with end holes for fingers. Both aim to be stackable on wagons and ventilated for fruit or vegetables, illustrating practical home craft ideas.
The article explains that plum failures stem from poor cross pollination and suggests sowing varieties that blossom at different times. It lists varieties suitable for better pollen transfer and notes local stations can guide fertilization practices. It also mentions regional varieties chosen for lower winter temperatures.
A discussion on parasite transmission in Lasiibs and sheep shows broad claims and practical prevention. It notes infection rises with grazing on short pasture, droppings spreading parasites across fields, water contaminated by droppings, and recommends delaying turnout, growing fall hay, and keeping lambs away from sheep to reduce parasite exposure.
Kansas experiment station fed four cows from college herd a ration of soybeans ash cake and corn silage with roughage. Initial weights averaged from three weighings showed daily gains of about 8 pounds over four weeks, peaking at 10.7 pounds in week one but falling to losses in week two. The note ends with the moral to weigh more than once before claiming large gains.
A concise note suggests placing a curious boy in the pantry to see him reappear five minutes later, illustrating a playful parental trick.
In Indianapolis a judge famed for church leadership hosted a fancy dress ball during a visit by Presbyterian delegates from Great Britain. Merchant Woodward arrived in a Sioux war chief costume and, hiding behind trees, misread the gathering, triggering a chaotic scene as guests improvised to conceal his error. The full tale emerged in a Philadelphia Sunday Evening Post years later.
The New Paris Club reports the Sauvagistes plan to live in caves following Stone Age models. They meet weekly in a Boulevard Magenta cafe to recount ancient battles and primitive fire making, mocking civilization with tales of heavy axes and friction fire.
A fragmented account describes a polite invitation to deliver a lecture before a club of women. An Drase Merce bows to the request and agrees, then contemplates the implications. The president, a refined conservative figure, responds blandly and deflects the novel idea, noting the makeup of the audience.
A tiny groom around fifteen and a bride just over twelve wed in Stanford Kentucky officiated by a preacher who earned 65 cents and two dozen eyes. The ceremony drew ridicule as the couple celebrated in a fence corner with a simple picnic rather than a formal reception.
A clergyman proposes using a concealed pulpit camera to display photographs to backsliding churchgoers to shame them into better performance. Critics doubt the method, arguing a compelling sermon would more reliably keep the congregation awake.
In Chicago Post, a judge asks the defendant, a woman, if she has anything to say before sentencing. The bailiff, unable to restrain amusement, laughs at the moment, remarking on being a married man amid the proceedings.
A method to treat young pigs, especially those one to three months old, for lice by dipping them in a disinfectant solution. Use carbolic acid or another strong disinfectant, prepare a barrel or tub with the mixture, and dunk pigs when lice are found. Keep pens clean after treatment to promote rapid, steady growth.
The piece argues buyers through new devices in poultry where egg production and profits hinge on knowing which hens lay and which do not. It emphasizes using detection devices before the egg season to monitor layers, spot productive birds, and reduce guesswork in profits.
The Lyon authorities test a glass pavement made from broken glass heated to 1250 bees and pressed into blocks by hydraulic force. The blocks fit together to allow water drainage, resemble a glass Langite board, resist cold and ice, and are said to be more durable and cheaper than stone.
A witty exchange unfolds as The Poet questions why serious poems were discarded while the speaker kept humorous ones. The Harlem-style candid humor reflects a light social vignette from Brooklyn Life.
Quote on domestic life notes a man only truly enjoys home when he sits to criticize his wife’s cooking and eats heartily of the food, stressing hospitality as key.
A fragment notes the sheep as a general purpose farm animal providing two food crops per year acting as weed and briar killers with swift feet and constant scavenging.
Testimonies from residents L.R. Shaver and Mr Gibbs of Vincastle Va claim chronic diarrhoea lasting twelve years was cured by Chamferlain cholera and diarrhoea remedy after using three doses. They bought from W E Cooper a local druggist. Also an advertisement seeks music teachers for piano organ pieces and offers sheet music and promotions.
City officials listed include Mayor W Rawson and Aldermen W Norbury E Mendenalt Wm Hanpe Wr Kimberling. Township officers, tro you have a long roster of supervisors clerks collectors assessors and constables. Masons and lodges show meeting times at Masonic Hall and Odd Fellows Hall with officers named for Troy Lodge Neilson and Mentor Lodge plus Rebekkah and other orders.
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