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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
6
Fragment shows a teacher questioning youths about nationality with a joke about being brothers “only on our father’s side” in a Bede context. It mentions J. Adam Bede and a classroom scene involving boys named Fokn and William Smith and age ten.
The dialogue mocks belief in dreams and omens as Miss Ascum questions faith while Miss O Bull rejects superstition saying it always brings bad luck, reflecting a playful yet cautionary tone from the Philadelphia Press.
A Roswell New Mexico farmer says he used 20 Mule Team Borax to spray his Leghorn houses. He reports catching lice pests, claims the spray is effective, and plans to continue using Borax as spray and wash.
The era saw 196 deaths on rail routes to Chicago during peak noise months, 106 from streetcars and wagons, and only 10 fatalities attributed to automobiles.
An old advertisement promises one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Ball's Cure. It asserts F J Cheney and Co of Toledo have known the founder for 15 years and guarantees honest dealings and ability to fulfill any commitments. The product is to be taken internally with a per bottle price quoted and sold by local druggists.
The Baltimore American notes Mrs De Smythe-Peyer was absent from a meeting debating measures to curb urban gambling. The paper cites her prior excuse, saying she could not attend due to her weekly bridge whist club, where she is a noted winner.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe various seeds and cereals said to boost yields across regions including Dak, Mont, Ida, and Colo. Mentions Salver'n Billion Dolla and a 12 ton Way wonder Trointe producing 80 tons of green fodder per acre. Includes Emperor William Ont prodigy and requests to send samples back to John A. Salse d Wik.
J Elliot predicts Hudson Bay will become a major inland trade artery within ten years enabling Canada to ship grain to Liverpool via a shorter route. The plan would cut transport costs by about percent and expand western farming into global markets, reshaping North American grain logistics.
A reader praises Grape Nuts as a perfect food for babies who fail on other diets. They describe preparing soaked Grape Nuts with milk or water to nourish a weak infant. The letter claims the food built the child into a healthy, robust state and extols its value for adults as well.
In Devonshire a feud among Mrs Tiverton and Mr Tiverton over church life and a disputed teaching certificate escalates. Dr. Holbrook, a young physician, is chosen as district school inspector to decide on Madeline Clyde’s literacy while Guy Remington contemplates a possible examination of a hopeful local girl.
Madeline visits the office seeking aid from Mr. Remington and meets Guy and the doctor in a charged moment. A white haired man departs with financial worry, leaving Madeline anxious yet hopeful about the help or a possible romance ahead.
Masters of finance employ detectives to shadow rivals and uncover information in a battle of big money. The piece notes widespread use of private sleuths in Wall Street conflicts, including the Equitable Life affair, with agencies, shadows, and lawyers all playing roles.
Knox notes the pilot seems anxious to quarrel with someone. Fox confirms the pilot is to be married next month and jokes about being cut from his friend list to save the price of a present, reflecting the social tensions in a Philadelphia Press item.
A humorous mock dialogue shows Deacon Sucker criticizing a parson as not progressive yet reluctant to fire him. Deacon Hardshell muses raising his salary to solve the issue, though the plan’s fallout remains uncertain.
A collage of sermon snippets from Rev. Albert Toner Tord, Rev. C. A. Langston, Cardinal Gibbons, Rev. John Thompson, Rev. W. A. Hunter, Rev. T. H. Rice, Rev. D. W. Bartlett, Rev. J. D. Burwell, Rev. A. Arundel, Rev. F. L. Phalen, Rev. O. Th Thuinies, Rev. T. Leland, Rabbi A. J. Lyons, and Rev. J. N. Hall. Topics include sympathy for the needy, home discipline, fear and love of God, divine guidance in calamity, moral self, pardon, real life challenges, the divine decree, the self, victory and defeat, judgment, political corruption, and the value of looking backward at wealth.
A humorous mock passage notes the hippopotamus with awe at its enormous body and weight. It teases a professor of natural history about the animal’s impressive proportions and humorous quirks.
A historical remark states a woman can diet to shed weight while a man cannot, highlighting gendered attitudes toward dieting and body image in the era.
A dated discussion on how drought affects rats, rabbits, and other small mammals. The author notes rats drink heavily from puddles and exposed water, while rabbits and hares need little direct water, getting moisture from food. Cats, stoats, and weasels depend more on available water, influencing their predation and presence in well watered areas.
An American recalls Henryk Sienkiewicz’s shift from dislike of American manners to admiration after leaving the U S. He notes language troubles, a French literary visitor praising American charm, and a Parisian hostess coping with facial neuralgia as a humorous reflection on linguistic and bodily mispronunciations in cross cultural encounters.
A girl recounts a party incident with a shy kiss from a strange boy. She explains she answered with politeness and gratitude to her mother. The piece concludes with the shopkeeper Weestore’s odd musings on single men shopping versus married men.
The Chicago Chronicle recounts M. Hue and a party testing the idea that a cat's eyes reveal time. A Chinese peasant and Christian converts gather cats. by noon the pupils narrow to slender lines, then dilate as afternoon begins, confirming an eye based time cue observed by Hue.
Mrs Neighbor jokes about calling on a new neighbor while avoiding her husband. The other neighbor reassures there is no danger of meeting him since they have been married nearly a year.
Mrs W L Merritt of Anoka Minnesota shares that after winter kidney pains backaches dizziness and irregular kidney secretions she found relief from using Dean's Kidney Pills. She endorses the product as helpful for other women and notes it costs 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pills.
A father explains to Johnny that the so called great white plague is a severe snowstorm. The pair struggle to clear the front sidewalk as winter weather grips the town.
The article argues that many so called cures fail for chronic rheumatic neuralgic conditions. It claims St Jacobs Oil has peculiar qualities that suit long standing cases resistant to standard remedies and physician prescriptions.
A family dialogue centers on who gets which part of the turkey. The young grandson asserts he wants only his share and the grandfather agrees to allocate portions among six relatives.
The ad promotes HAROMO QUININE as a worldwide cold cure in one day. It describes a watch for the blind with relief marked hour buttons and a moving dial plate showing minutes, held by a circular plate with a notch for button drops as the works turn.
The Well-Informed world seeks a known value laxative. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle, effective remedy for family use. Buy the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Co. for fifty cents per bottle.
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