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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1904
Page
6
A collection of satirical snippets and brief notes from Boylan and Smith in Eldora Iowa. Items spoof politics science and culture featuring mock headlines and wry humor about England Tibet Krupp guns Malibu gass, Guatemala ants, straw votes and other curiosities. It pokes fun at public figures and current events with playful wordplay.
The piece notes New York reformers use a model saloon to affect social reform and hints at broader public reach. It contrasts this with a remark by Harry Lehr about Newport being unconsciously lively and questions Lehr's focus on red neckties amid new war balloon rumors.
The passage muses on a courier of odd tales from Shanghai Jiar and a frog that ate dynamite paste and leapt into destruction. It notes Esopus’s indigenous roots and Dutch spellings Esopus Scopus Sopus and Bopers. Henry M. Stanley left over 750000 from book sales and reflects on exploration returning to civilization.
A Massachusetts doctor asserts smoked glasses prevent hay fever and suggests carrying potatoes in pockets could free people from rheumatism. The remarks pair eye protection with a folk remedy, reflecting colorful early 20th century medical folklore.
Lord Kelvin favors the view that radium’s energy is supplied from external sources and that radium acts as a distributing agent. He suggests this stance could cut the price by another million dollars per pound.
Hartford Post editor asks about why a person who slept fitfully through the night drops into deep slumber just ten minutes before wake time, a curious timing phenomenon that troubles readers and experts alike. The note seeks explanation from readers and observers.
London reports Admiral Kamimura humbling the Vladivostok squadron in five hours near the Tsushima islands. The Rurik Rossi and GrozovoI are crippled or sunk, while the Japanese pursue, with Port Arthur ships barred from sea. Czarevitch and Askold surrender at Tsingchou under German protection.
Washington reports that vast forests of Manitoba rubber trees have been found in Brazil. The area is said to be very large though not yet defined due to incomplete exploration. Further discoveries of similar profusion are noted as investigations continue.
Acoma Washington August 15 The body of George B Cliff superintendent of the Seattle division of the Northern Pacific railroad was found in the Sammanish river near Kenmore This discovery closes the search for the missing official authorities said he had been missing since yesterday and the cause of death was not yet determined
Amsterdam Aug 15 Delegates from Japan and Russia at the International Socialist and Trades Union congress publicly shook hands amid applause though at war. Vice Presidents Katayama and Plekharoff exchanged remarks on risks to nations and people. The body adopted a resolution urging opposition to the extension or continuation of the war by capitalism and governments.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley head of the Agriculture Department chemistry bureau moves toward experiments with a poison squad to test cold storage and artificial food preservation. A twelve man jury will eat preserved foods at stages during storage and record health effects. First meal expected early next month.
Rev. Charles Brownback, the traveling parson who sought a wife, now attacks ministers who oppose marrying divorced people. He says marriage is often merely an outward tie driven by custom.
An automobile carrying Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Leonard of Brooklyn and Frederick and George Belfour of Manhattan plunged over an embankment near Greendale station on the Hudson River east bank and landed atop an apple tree. The occupants were rescued by ladder as the tree was cut to free the car.
Sir Alfred Harmsworth and several London newspaper owners have closed negotiations for 1,500 square miles of interior Newfoundland timber. They plan to erect the largest pulp mill in the world.
Official bulletin from Peterhof reports the empress and the heir to the throne progressing favorably. The czarevitch has been gazetted as the ataman of all Cossack forces in a ceremonial designation.
In Constantinople on August 15 a party of Armenians was attacked by Turkish troops near Bitlis in Asiatic Turkey. Kurdish forces are reported to have participated and two villages were destroyed.
Pittsburg August 15 Howard Crews is dead and his wife and sister in critical condition from ptomaine poisoning, believed caused by a corroded coffee pot.
At two sessions of the Christian alliance camp meeting in Old Orchard Maine on Sunday Rev A D Simpson led efforts yielding pledges to foreign missions totaling 44500. Dozens of supporters signed on during the drives and the gathering emphasized global outreach by the alliance.
Caesar Young, a Black man, died in the Coeburn jail after setting a fire while confined on a minor charge. He perished in the lockup as authorities attempted to intervene and extinguish the blaze.
In a Constantinople agreement the Porte agrees to treat American schools in Turkey as other powers’ schools, with all disputed matters settled. Leishman reported to Rear Admiral Jewell to salute and depart as the talks ended. The delay stemmed from palace officials resisting foreign rights while a long ministerial council resolved the issue.
The Melbourne, a lumber laden schooner, sank after colliding with the steamer Thomas Cranage near Russell's Island in the St Clair River while in tow of the Nipigon. The Cranage ran aground and lies ten inches afloat. no details on crew or injuries were reported.
In South Bend Indiana on August 15 Mrs Louise Banta 85 writes a farewell message to husband Carrol then drinks between one and a half ounces of carbolic acid in a personal crisis moment. She is in critical condition but alive with hope of recovery. She notes troubles no one else knows and expresses remorse for the act.
National League Chicago leads 5-0 over Philadelphia while Brooklyn 3 St Louis 1 Cincinnati 2 New York 1 Boston 1 Pittsburg 0. American League Chicago 3 New York 8 in five innings, plus St Louis 4 Boston 1 and Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 2. Multiple minor leagues report Aug 14 results with matches across American Association Western League and others including Davenport Springfield Dubuque Bloomington Cedar Rapids Rockford Springfield Davenport결
In Wheeling on August 15 unknown assailants tried to kill Supt. M Hochler and his family by dynamite at Austen Coal and Coke company residence. The blast blew a hole through the porch floor and into the room where the family slept but did not injure any of them.
The paper mill strike that began on June 4 has been declared off as union men concede defeat. The manufacturers made no concessions. Fifteen mills will resume operations, but many unionists associated with the strike will not be reinstated.
Vancouver August 16 The Teresa schooner of the Victoria Sealing Company fleet is reported seized by U S revenue inspectors for carrying arms in the Bering Sea.
A pastor’s son from Williamsburg Iowa aged 21, Ern eat Carnston, is reported drowned in an August incident. Local authorities and family officials are awaiting further details as the community mourns.
Chicago August 16 Negotiations for the packing house strike lagged as principals traveled out of the city. A meeting is expected on return to settle matters while union leaders, including President Donnelly, stay tight lipped. The Business Men’s Stockyards Aid society reported $1,250 raised with most men donating $50 to aid idle workers.
Miss Mary J. Miles a Philadelphia milliner who died recently left 500000 dollars to Miss Jessie Gregory of Halifax Nova Scotia. Miles met Gregory in Europe and said she resembled a younger sister who had died. They traveled together and Miles wished to adopt Gregory but the parents refused.
Milwaukee Wisconsin August 15 after twenty attempts at self destruction in two years a woman known here as Cecil Davis succeeded by taking carbolic acid. She came from Manistee Michigan and it is said her name was Bailey with a mother living at Cadillac Michigan.
Springfield Illinois August 15 an attorney general opinion finds several school boards in the state violate section 29 of the school law by issuing certificates for more than one term and renewing them The notice cautions boards that certificates are limited to a single term and cannot be renewed to extend employment.
In Brazil Indiana on August 15 Fred Rigenhour a saloonkeeper and Harry Kemp a painter fought. Rigenhour slashed Kemp with a knife disemboweling him. Kemp cannot recover. Rigenhour has been arrested.
A four year old boy William H. Short was cremated after a fire at his father George Short’s premises in Michigan City Indiana on August 15. The boy, a brakeman on the Michigan Central railway, died in the blaze.
Brief item reports police investigating a cited plot involving African American suspects in Statesboro Georgia during August. Details remain sparse in the fragment, with emphasis on potential murder plots and local law enforcement inquiry.
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