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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1898

Page

8

Rush for Gold From the Times at Bluffs

Pioneer stories from the Klondike era recall hardships on the trek to the gold fields. Adam Vangundy of Bluffs recounts severe rheumatism and poor results from medicines before claiming relief after using Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He touts the pills as best medicine and offers his testimony to support their merit.

Bluffs Bringa Pinera Adam Vangundy Bluffs, I Thia Franklin C, Funk Vangundy

Women of Today: Notable Women Across Europe and U S Roles

The piece highlights Mrs. E. W. Hornung writing from Posilippo with sister Dr. Conan Doyle ties, Dr. Mary Tennyson’s European study, centenarian Mere Sainte Ignace, long serving Miss Codd, and Miss Owen. It notes rising female professional participation in the United States across acting, music, art, literature, journalism, and theater management.

E. W. Hornung Posilippo Italy Hornung Conan Doyle Mary Tennyson Europe Dr. Tennyson Mere Sainte Ignace Boulogne-sur-Mer Miss Codd Kensington Miss Owen Warwick United States

Judicial Decisions On Rights And Property Law Principles

An Austrian hotel servant was found justified in retaining a guest's luggage over an inadequate ten shillings tip. Other rulings affirm lawful street equipment for telephones, lawful mixing of wholesome foods for sale, and stockholder rights against corporate schemes. Additional cases uphold public good as a limit on contract rights and strike down a statute limiting mortgage debt enforcement to mortgaged property.

Cardwell Kelly Dennis Mosea Wash

Bombay Second Largest Town in British Empire

The passage notes Bombay as the empire's second largest town and mentions a Japanese celebration. It references a general and a blossom of the fruit trees by a general, with an unclear line about a Tans Hulls and a 19 feat.

Bombay Blomam Bole Nis

Improved cornhouse design to deter vermin and store corn

Charles H. Hickox in Ohio Farmer describes an inaccessible cornhouse elevated on stone posts, with gaps under 12 feet wide aisles between cribs, rolling doors, and a 12 by 40 foot inner shed for tools and an upper storage loft. The layout aims to prevent rats and mice from hiding and to ensure air circulation for stored corn.

Charles H. Hickox Ohio

Building a Cistern Instructions for durable cistern construction

The article advises building a small, sturdy cistern if funds are tight, emphasizing brick walls with good cement and a stone cap. It warns against soft bricks and moisture damage, recommends arch bricks, and details a method to mark the circle, dig true sides, and finish with plaster and cement for a reliable water-tight structure.

Improvements in Flying Machines and Patented Bitters

A compact note surveys aviation hopes and cites Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a safety aid for digestion and stamina. It contrasts early flight attempts with practical cautions while linking overall well being to steadier nerves and strength amid air currents. A humorous aside from Brooklyn Life closes the item with a light anecdote about a wedding invitation and a lost umbrella.

Starving for Breath and Cures for Asthma Ad

Several hundred thousand in the United States and Canada suffer chronic asthma and seek relief. Dr. P Harold Hayes of Buffalo New York offers to advise by mail at no examination charge and will assess curability. Also includes a mix of humorous notes and advertisements for various remedies and pills with personal testimonials from 1904 era.

United States Canada P. Harold Hayes Buffalo N. Y Hayes

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