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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1905
Page
6
The Herald 4 lists witty quips on brows, aging, wealth, and etiquette. Hetty Green jokes about taxes and autos while a Paris play draws interest. Notes on collars, rattan chairs, rare beef, and jokes about Adam’s rib pepper the column with satirical musings.
Mrs Langtry is now a grandmother and observers think it may be time for her to consider settling down. The comment reflects public interest in her personal life and future plans.
Jim Jeffries notes a man can hardly improve physically after forty while asserting moral improvement follows personal effort. He comments that James would understand the same, reflecting on self-discipline and character over mere bodily form.
The Birmingham Ledger notes a nearby dairy farm bringing in about $10 000 annually with some light humor about water wagons and local fortunes. A Philadelphia jail sentence for a millionaire is mentioned amid broader remarks on republic foundations and public figures.
A quoted remark claims Dr. Hillis asserts the public is losing imagination while noting the popularity of recent fish and snake stories. The comment contrasts criticism of creative tastes with current sensational reporting trends.
A war correspondent who saw the czar's $325,000,000 gold hoard remained unmoved as he tallied his expenses. An Ohio man seeks a divorce after his wife kicked him during prayer, perhaps hoping to become a widower before it ends.
Report notes that fiano manufacturers face pressure to improve instrument strength. It mentions Paderewski’s ability to drive a piece to peak performance when in fine form, capable of hammering life into it in two attempts.
A report notes Sir Oliver Lodge has discovered an electric current said to disperse fog. The description emphasizes the current is vast and powerful, suggesting it could be dangerous if misused or misunderstood.
A historical note reports Chang, Barnum’s famed Chinese giant, beginning a religious revival. It suggests that if he captures a doubter, the person may head to the mourner’s bench for conversion.
An orator with influenza can spread microbes to the audience forty feet away and fallacies to an infinitely greater distance. Moral: at a meeting keep your mind open and your mouth shut.
A fashion journal exhorts women to wear cheery colors to brighten rainy days, but notes that the gloom of a fashion week remains from a masculine viewpoint.
Arthur McVickers age eight was sent to jail in Harrison New Jersey for stealing a bucket of coal from a railroad company. The case highlights strict penalties for theft of any item from railroads or related entities.
Arispe special election passed bonds totaling 3000 to fund a new four room school building immediately. The community will see construction start soon, with aims to complete promptly to serve local students.
Des Moines April 14 Health Officer Thomas of Red Oak clashed with local osteopaths over treatment of contagious illness and death certificates He quarantined a doctor and his family over scarlet fever and barred osteopaths from signing death certificates He asked the state board of health for guidance and the attorney general for an opinion on the rights of osteopaths under the law.
Des Moines men win a $4,000 gain for the state after a late night bidding war over Brassfield island a 500 acre Missouri river tract four miles south of Sioux City Secretary of State W B Martin and State Land Agent John J Jameson coordinated a strong push with certified funds as竞 bids climbed past the initial $7500 appraisal culminating at 4968 in a dramatic sale by midnight with several Sioux City dealers involved.
Marshalltown April 14 One of the largest deals in Marshall county closes at State Center. J B Matson sells sage interests for land in South Dakota and northwest Iowa, securing about one thousand acres in Beadle County N C and a 226 acre farm near Spirit Lake Iowa. He trades his general store and implements business. George S Main Osceola SD takes the implement business while Duel and Listen acquire the general store. The deal totals near 100 000 dollars.
In Council Bluffs on April 12, Michael Muell a 12-year-old son of farmer John Muell three miles southeast was instantly killed when a runaway wagon became unmanageable and threw him from the wagon crushing his skull.
On the Belmond farm north of town two children of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Boweley were burned to death in a house fire yesterday. The parents were at the barn and unaware of the blaze until it had progressed beyond control. The children, both upstairs, may have been playing with matches after leaving bed.
Logan April 12 13 detectives report Tom Dennison appeared with Cochran and Egan for two charges receiving and concealing stolen goods and diamond robbery. He pleaded not guilty to the first, a statutory not guilty plea was entered to the second. A change of venue petition backed by fifty signatures will be argued next Monday in Harrison county court.
In Indianola on April 13, Simpson College suspends nearly half the junior and freshman classes after a junior flag was placed on the college chapel. Many students face indefinite suspension as the faculty considers broader action. Tension rises as rumors of a mass walkout circulate while students refuse to name those involved.
Judge Byington set aside murder and train wreck indictments against Eric Kutzleben for the Rock Island Rocky Mountain Limited derailment near Homestead. The defense contended the grand jury was illegal with fewer than seven jurors and a sick member. indictments were quashed but Kutzleben remains jailed in Marengo awaiting the May grand jury session.
Governor Cummins spoke at Towa University urging students to reject John D. Rockefeller’s example. He said he’d rather keep conscience intact than inherit Rockefeller’s millions and asserted most people should refuse Rockefeller’s $100,000 offer to the American Board.
A stormy April night in Fairfield saw lightning hit Rev Mendenhall s residence sending Harry Mendenhall sprawling but uninjured as the blaze was quickly extinguished. The same strike set Ozro Jewett s barn ablaze, with grain horses and implements saved.
Sol Durst aged 49 an old resident died after a violent coughing fit while hauling hay in Sidney. He left a wife and five children and had an insurance policy for 2000 dollars in the A O UW.
Claude Whistler must answer for manslaughter in the death of Frank Ogden once his former sweetheart of his wife. Ogden was killed at the barn and carried to the front yard. Bond set at 1,600 dollars as the case proceeds. Britt and Keokuk items recap other ills including a man who shot himself amid family trouble and a girl who lived as a boy for fifteen years until dying in Cincinnati hospital.
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