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Newspaper
Hardin County Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
2
The article urges careful feeding and housing, proper milking pace, and clean dairies to boost profits. It highlights record keeping, breeding for hornless cattle, soil care, crop rotation, and the value of good hired help. It also notes forestry work, garden city ideas, and efficient machinery handling.
The piece condemns the hereditary Hindu caste system as social and religious bondage mirrored to slavery. It explains caste as hereditary across professions and rules marriages and food, noting strict contact prohibitions, defilement concepts, and the separation of higher and lower castes.
A playful instruction describes placing a hard boiled egg on a plate near the edge, then using a drum and finger to cause it to stand on its points and spin. Move the plate in a waltz motion to keep the egg upright and spinning, amidst notes of magical experiments.
A fragment from a boy named Willie describes a boat upset after a trip out on the water, a man rescuing him, heavy water exposure, a head injury from a horse, and a bandage. He writes of plans to set fire to a barn for fun and hopes to bring a dog home in his trunk, signing with affection to his mother.
Cut out a life sized fish from ordinary paper with a central circular opening connected by a narrow canal to a tail opening. Place the fish in a bathtub filled with water and add a drop of oil into the opening to make the fish seem to swim. The oil spreads across the surface but can only move through the canal, creating the illusion.
By the effect of the reactive force the fish will travel in the inverse direction to the output of oil. In other words the fish will go forward and will swim quite a distance.
Molly learns from Aunt Elinor how wild birds gain trust and confidence in humans. Over two weeks she feeds the Bob-White family, and the quails grow tame, following Molly toward the house as Mother Quail watches anxiously from the fence.
A judge notes Henry’s resistance to bathing and argues with his mother over every square inch of his four year old anatomy. One night, frustrated by what he calls unnecessary work he exclaims to his mother, Oh mamma could you skip my stomach Nobody ever sees my stomach.
Washington celebrated hostesses worry over the fate of Mr Roosevelt's "nice young men" if Bryan wins the election. The piece notes a shortage of presentable young men to fill dinners and the reliance on Roosevelt's imports for diplomatic and social life. It predicts the tennis cabinet will dissolve after March 4 and the court will become a crocus display or a playground for children.
Figures from the Bureau of Census and Forest Service show 1907 tallied the largest lumber cut in U.S. history, with 28 850 mills reporting over 40 billion feet, about 95 percent of the total. The rise comes despite regional declines in the Lake States and Northwest, while the South led with yellow pine constituting 22 percent of exports.
The death of Lionel Sackville Sackville-West, second Baron Sackville, in London recalls his 1881 to 1888 tenure as British minister to the United States. Dismissed by President Cleveland in October 1888, he never again held a major diplomatic post and dwelt as a country gentleman. He blamed Americans for a Fenian plot and published a pamphlet defending his actions, a claim dismissed by many as bitterness.
Officers and a prom inent civilian official expect congress to debate cadet hazing cases next winter. Six cadets were suspended for a year but not found guilty of hazing. the move prompted questions of authority for suspension and potential restoration bills from districts with dismissed cadets.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe family laxative. It praises the California Fig Syrup Co. for ethical production and effective results, urging purchase only of the genuine product from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A janitor soothes a tense exchange about disruptive noises. He urges not to notify the police and promises to handle the matter himself, implying private remedy or quiet resolution without formal action. The dialogue centers on patience and trust in informal resolution.
$100 reward note claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring long term treatment. It is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces and strengthen the body with testimonials available. Proprietors offer $100 for any failure to cure. Address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists. Take Sall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Boston Transcript quotes a humorous exchange featuring Herloc Shames and Potson about a spring chicken. Shames claims the farmer was tender hearted, noting the hesitation before the fatal blow to the bird.
The wedding took place at Craigenputtock, home to Carlyle's Sartor Resartus. The bride, Mary Carlyle of Craigenputtock, is a grandniece of Thomas Carlyle. Her husband is a son of Carlyle's favorite nephew from Pingle, Dumfriesshire, near Kepplefechan, the birthplace of Carlyle.
The article notes there has never been a census in China and relies on the Almanach Gotha 1900 for an estimate. It places the empire’s population around 400 million, suggesting one in four humans alive could be Chinese if Earth’s population were counted.
A late Royal Microscopical Society member created a diamond writing machine that reportedly broke up after the inventor. A specimen shows the Lord's Prayer written in 1,237,000 square inch of area, at 3,880,000 letters per square inch, requiring a 1-12 inch objective to decipher, the high power lens used for tiny bacteria.
Mrs Peck finishes a portrait described as a speakerly likeness. The Widower Peck asks if it would be too much trouble to adjust the painting, seeking a revision.
A reader recalls years of indigestion and overstress from irregular meals. After trying many foods, Grape-Nuts restored her appetite and strength, becoming her principal diet and restoring health and happiness.
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