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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
2
A garbled column from The Herald offers satirical snippets on topics from politics and international affairs to fashion and local culture. It jumbles business, diplomacy, and social mores with quips about Bulgaria Japan the White House and Paterson New Jersey, ending with a note on coal fields and the Mississippi valley.
Atchison Globe notes an old-fashioned mother implies her boy excels in class by saying he likes all his teachers, a roundabout way to praise his academic performance.
The report notes continuing automobile accidents with numbers slowly increasing while a separate remark imagines Mrs. Corbett dreaming her husband would KO Jeffries in the thirteenth round, then questions why she could not choose a different round to seem convincing.
A New York corporation with stock described as all water has been declared bankrupt. The firm's floating debt failed to keep directors afloat and in office.
Peace returns to Vermilion State University as President 8 D is cleared of charges of drinking beer and smoking cigars. The exoneration ends a period of turmoil and restores leadership at the school.
A Paris prince brands the Servian affair as an operetta while a playful exchange implies he might have played a different, more legitimate role if given the star part.
Dr Stiles says the laziness disease has proven fatal in some cases. He cites a case of a man too tired to leave the track as a train approached, illustrating the danger in modern life.
The fragment notes a dispute over islands claimed by England, denying any taking and framing the matter as an exchange. It asserts William Waldorf Astor was given with value greater than the islands, implying the issue is about a trade rather than seizure.
Jacob Jung and Marie Moster, aged 87 and 63, shared a kiss in Lincoln Park Chicago recently and were promptly arrested. The report questions how Chicago can tolerate policemen lacking tender sentiments in their souls.
A theosophist lady and gentleman who announced their marriage to friends last week now plan to call it off. They state additional formalities are required, and law may intervene on certain aspects of the dissolution.
Robbers entered McCabe & Co jewelry store in Rock Island a few days ago and stole about $5,000 in goods before fleeing. The report notes other local incidents including a shooting death, railroad wrecks, and a state capitol inspection in progress.
Monona county officials approved a plan to locate a Harrigan Monona ditch twenty five to thirty miles long, draining Woodbury Monona and Harrison counties into the Missouri river. G H Elliott and John R Murphy named as commissioners. route will include Oliver lakes area and Little Sioux river, with work starting immediately and hoped finished next year.
Mason City reports its worst flood in thirty years after Willow Creek bursts its banks transforming a cloudburst into a torrent. Twenty five families rescued at six this morning as three prominent business men die in attempts to save others. Barns and foundries inundated. Western tracks washed out and crops ruined across three townships. Rainfall reaches ten inches in spots with extensive property and rail damage.
A 14 month old, Miller Dietz, nearly died when a plum pit blocked his airway in Waterloo. Parents removed the pit with care, saving the child. In Muscatine, 22 workers quit at South Muscatine Button Co over a one cent per grosso wage cut. a Beadle factory may follow, though officials deny a strike. Production halted at both plants pending talks.
Judge records a brief exchange describing the avalanche incident with the guide and bystander reaction. The guide says he felt a hard cold settle over him. The fragment hints at a courtroom or inquiry context without additional details.
A Missouri woman sat up until 1 a clock waiting for her husband to return home. Finding him asleep in bed, she called his misdeeds deception and refused to speak to him for three days. Her anger grew from being deprived of delivering the Mrs Caudle lecture.
The executive council completed Iowa 1903 assessments raising farm land values across counties and keeping railroad and personal property mostly steady. The state levy was fixed at 3 mills, one half mill below last year, with total taxable property value rising by about 65 million dollars driven by railroad assessments and farm land gains.
Janesville Wisconsin special report says Phary Ella Forepaugh Fish Wild West Circus was attached by Mr and Mrs Fish for 23000 dollars. Sheriff took possession and plans to auction the stock while employees will be paid off.
New York dispatch reports the steamer Denver completed the voyage from Galveston to New York in four days two hours, setting a speed record for the route. Weather and sea conditions were listed as favorable, with captains praising streamlined schedules.
Des Moines reports the Iowa state educational department has published a manual for proper conduct in schools and notes good work. Curator Charles Aldrich will send to William Rossetti in London three bound Rossetti family letters volumes with annota tions. Secretary Simpson notes strong horse entries for the fair from nine major breeders and inquiries from Indiana and Illinois. Governor Cummins urged to note a new federal naturalization law. Health rules now restrict compulsory vaccination to actual epidemics. Wadsworth and other fair officials prepare concessions. Dental exam fees may be reduced to 15 dollars and licensing records streamlined. Legal actions challenge state auditors over assessments on corporations, and telegraph property assessments are disputed. A column of humorous bits and market chatter follows.
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