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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
6
In thick fog, Nan tarket Beach passengers on a steamer hear a faint sound not a bell. A large tripod with a suspended steel triangle appears and emits the signal to steer through the foggy channel Guiding the vessel through the mist, the mysterious apparatus acts as a landmark.
A guard at a laboratory demonstrates proper hygiene to a medical student. Two test tubes contain clear broth. after washing hands for ten minutes and touching one tube, the broth in that tube becomes turbid while the other remains clear, illustrating microbial contamination. Observed in Everybody's Magazine.
A quirky exchange imagines Col. Corpuscle addressing life and death as a newspaper obituary is recalled in a playful, meta style. The dialogue hints at mistaken notices and the idea that obituaries can be printed in error or prediction.
Mrs Jenner Leo Ondego abandons a planned Nile voyage due to financial urgency. Her husband dismisses her tears as crocodile and calls her emotionally cold in a terse remark.
From October to May colds are the most frequent pain trigger. Native bio mo quining claims to remove the cause and offer headache relief. This brief note references K W Grove with a box contact.
The manager of a large hotel on upper Broadway complains women smuggle pet dogs into bedrooms at night. He says dogs may be cared for by porters in kennels during the day and that hotel rules require dogs not to stay in rooms overnight.
The Salvation Army operates in fifty two countries and distributes the gospel in thirty one languages, reflecting its widespread presence across colonies and regions.
Letter from readers extols Grape Nuts and Postum as beneficial for aging bodies. An Iowa resident claims long use keeps him alert and healthy, noting improved digestion and regularity. Several testimonials cite strength, daily activity, and a peer who attributes youthful health to the same foods.
Maddy Clyde endures cold treatment from Mrs. Agnes Remington at Aikenside after the household stricts her role as governess. Guy Remington confronts class tensions and proposes private lessons, while Maddy asks to stay and earn education, revealing family finances and Uncle Joseph's asylum pressures. The tension sets up a potential teacher pupil dynamic amidst social snobbery.
Ninety years ago the Crawford Notch landslide and Willey family tragedy were described after a brutal August storm. The account recalls rain, rockfalls, vast avalanches, and a search that recovered the family remains beside the empty home.
A comic exchange depicts a tramp asking about mail delivery and a housewife questioning the six day return policy. The tramp reveals a two month stay in a work house as the reason. The scene shifts to quips about women and aging through brevity and misheard phrases.
A lyric poem describing dreamlike visions of harvest abundance. The speaker celebrates the wealth and glory brought by wheat, with images of light, banners, and cities, culminating in a triumphant march beneath wheat banners.
In Osaka Yorimasa and his wife Tama discuss their son Momotaro as Japan prepares for war with Russia. The boy imitates soldiers while the father pledges to fight for the Mikado and the mother laments the home front’s lonely battle. News of Japanese success in Manchuria reaches Osaka toward the end of May.
A Japanese queen Tama recalls a dream of Yorimasa in the Naishan campaign as Osaka troops advance. She believes he returns to her garden at dusk, only to vanish again as phantom trumpet calls echo. The tale blends war, devotion, and spirits of fallen soldiers.
A historical piece surveys Irish surname spellings in the O Conor O’Connor feud for precedence and the Burke decision, noting name variants from Connaught kings. It recalls anecdotes about mispronounced Hannah and sleeve jewelry initials with humorous exchanges.
A plant discovered in Brazil may yield 15400 per acre and three crops yearly. It grows twelve to eighteen feet tall, resembles hemp, resists pests, and could boost fiber paper uses. The U S agricultural department is urged to study its potential for frost-free US regions.
A Clever Plain Dealer quote notes Bilters removing his new car repeatedly, praising pride in the act. It also mentions Priel taking a similar action and warns that loafers can cause delays by arriving and taking two additional hours of work.
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