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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of commentary covers elections social remarks and notes on culture and lawmaking. Topics include widows humor women detectives self made men Paris fashion the French Academy and a proposed automatic divorce law while polemic about time money and population policy appears throughout.
Fragmentary line recalls an old fashioned man who preferred a feather to sleep. The last report mentions him with a Morris chair and a wife, hinting at changes in his simple comforts.
John Burns of the British Local Government Board cites the servant problem as tied to the fault of mistresses. The passage argues a trained capable mistress is essential to run a household with servants, comparing household management to directing a business. Louis Honore Frechette, a Canadian poet, is noted for French writing crowned by the French Academy and admired by Longfellow.
A recent railroad policy bans revealing customer identities by cipher marks on freight to merchants east of the Mississippi. Manufacturers used glyphs to time shipments and hide buyers from competitors, hindering Panhandle firms and causing costly reimbursements for lost loads. Some firms reportedly shipped vast sums over ten years. Carload consignments may still be ciphered as delivery remains feasible to billed destinations.
Mourners at the death of Secretary John Hay recall his role during the Kisheneff massacres. The Independent Order B'nai B'rith endorses a Washington monument to Hay and credits his action in urging government response to halt the killings.
The text highlights a persistent farm labor shortage seen as a national issue. It notes discussions occur yearly, yet the problem is often treated lightly rather than addressed directly, affecting harvests in fields orchards vineyards and overall prosperity.
The article discusses farm labor shortages, rotting produce, and the strain on harvests as workers are scarce. It notes past measures like Kaneas farmers using forced labor and warns that despite unemployment, gathering crops remains the main annual challenge. It calls for a solution to harvest and market crops without heavy costs.
The article discusses aging as a wear out process and cites Prof Hoff's theory of a cellular war inside the body. It suggests harmless bacteria in the intestine, including lactic acid bacteria from buttermilk, may reduce toxins and potentially extend life.
Instruction notes removing ink from leather using milt and resin as the stain is wiped off after repeated washing with warm water and then treated with a small amount of oil and vinegar mix to prevent hardening.
A garbled local note comments on scarlet fever illness at a house, mentioning a neighbor's sympathy and a doctor’s bill as a possible consequence. The wording is informal and distorted, reflecting a casual contemporary phonetic transcription.
In a London Telegraph quip a wife and husband spar over a pudding tasting notes with the phrase Ibis pudding tastes very bad. The cookery book claims it tastes excellent highlighting a domestic humor clash.
A garbled reflection discusses neighbors uniting and a speaker noting a lively life. The text juxtaposes wealth schemes, danger, and excitement, hinting at social commentary without clear events or identities.
A compilation of church leaders from diverse denominations condemns saloons, urges faith in divine power, and calls for temperance. Prominent figures including Rev. F W Hinkt, Rev J A Henry, Bishop J M Walden, and others in Louisville Cincinnati Los Angeles Baltimore New Orleans New York speak on family life, lynching, and the gospel, urging duty to God and society.
A chaotic sports gossip blot cites a Detroit scene where a so-called card shark and a green rookie clash. The piece hints at a staged win to move a bettor from Detroit to Chicago, ending with a decisive exit at a railroad stop.
A man bearing a looking glass entices a boy to gaze into it claiming he will see a dom boy. The exchange is recorded in a Loudon Express report with the phrase Lewshoy quoted in the line about the glass.
The article describes coins bearing Liberty emblems and rare American portrait exceptions, mentions Sarah Keen’s Sioux head on the cent, and recounts a dramatic, graphic blacksmithing scene with a horse named Satan and a veteran smith Brown as he forges a hoof under pressure.
An 18th century ceremony in Strassburg showcases Emperor William and Empress at the dedication of Tohen Koedigsburg in Alsace. The event features medieval pageantry, a herald prologue, and a grand procession with palfreys, blunderbuses, swords, and period uniforms, following restoration lasting years and costing $550,000.
Secretary Taft will establish his headquarters at his half-brother O. P. Taft’s Cincinnati home. O. P. Taft, one of the city’s wealthiest men, has long been a key figure in Ohio Republican politics and once served in Congress. He owns the Times-Star of Cincinnati and is linked to major ventures.
A description notes Cloctnnatt as a gateway city offering a premier art collection and as headquarters for the secretary, attracting tens of thousands who will journey to the area.
Former trooper Brown faced a fierce horse named Satan in Des Moines yesterday. Satan refused to be shod, the blacksmith shoeed him single handed but was struck as the left foot moved. Brown forced the horse into a corner and nailed the shoes, injuring his hand. He was treated by a physician. The horse calmed and walked away head down.
A Maine supreme judicial court decision in Copp v Copp holds a wife cannot obtain a judgment for labor as a cook on her husband and denies a lien claim. The NY appellate division in Wuchanas v Flout finds no physical injury from seeing a cat killed by a dog, while Interstate Commerce Commission v Harriman affirms compelled testimony, asserting Congress power over interstate commerce and related instruments and capital.
An artist observes Mexico City police stationed at intervals with lanterns set on street stands. Officers stay within reach of their lanterns at all times. Theft of a lantern earns 500 dollars, while losing a lantern leads to dismissal. The plan ensures constant vigilance and presence at designated posts.
A writer compares Emperor William II to President Roosevelt, praising the Kaiser as a tireless ruler who oversees public works and architecture. A tale from Berlin about revising plans for a memorial church shows the Kaiser adding a star above the cross, interpreting an ink blot as a celestial symbol.
The article notes superstitions that touch by a recently executed person or their rope can cure disease. It cites West of England lore, Cornwall, and Devonshire practices such as a病 patient touching a death by own action hand or a handkerchief at burial, and rope knots valued for healing power.
Senator Exoklel C. Canmer Jr of Mississippi extols the farmer as the nation’s strength. He praises grain on the West plains cotton in the South and the farming industry fueling rail, trade, and national wealth from Maine to California in a House speech.
A Sydney woman throws a horseshoe over her shoulder after finding it as superstition. A separate incident involves a shopper struck after a batter’s window was broken during a chaotic melee over a prank misinterpreted by bystanders.
The London Graphic notes that white evening waistcoats brighten the figure but are impractical after age 21. It warns white can make some men look corpulent while black clothing can shrink proportions.
A playful quip recalls Pearl and Ruby as they weighed options for a wedding in Holland and changed plans after hearing old Holland shoes weighed two to six pounds each.
A saying notes that a woman's age may be unknown to others while she still does not always own her own age. The remark explores social notions of privacy and autonomy in aging.
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