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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
7
Loren H. B. Knox critiques American life as portrayed in the Atlantic, arguing that widespread consumerism reduces individuality. He cites uniform clothing, ready meals, prepackaged medicines, and standardized education as examples of a mass market that treats people as interchangeable units.
The Youth's Companion offers a full winter program with nearly a hundred long stories, absorbing serials, and about twenty five articles by notable writers. Readers can expect humor sketches and features like Winter Gardening with Alaska relevance. Subscribe for 1.75 dollars to receive issues through 1909 and The Venetian Calendar 1910.
From Woman's Home Companion November issue, the piece criticizes Pittsburgh as a city of contrasts like a pie with a light top crust and a substantial under crust. It notes a numerous middle class earning comfortable salaries yet viewing life as a hopeless game, portraying Pittsburgh pessimism as a social science.
A color filled Harper's Weekly Christmas issue features a three color cover showing child life by Alice Barber Stephens. Other artists represented include Eliza beth Shippen Green J A Williams Harold Matthews Brett Harry G Dart Dan Sayre Groesbeck Albert Levering Horace Taylor Arthur William Brown Howard W Brown J Conacher and H C Wall.
A nostalgic note on reprints joining George Eliot among authors Gilbert Parker William Dean Howells Mark Twain Their works include Northern Lights A Pennel and Rue Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven and The Mill on the Floss
Areticss-6 releless ae By Howard Stratemeyer is a young readers adventure about two Maine boys who befriend a wealthy hunter and explorer. They join his polar voyage with a scientist and experience marvels at the top of the world alongside Cook and Peary. The tale blends polar detail, adventure, and discoverer histories for engaging profitable reading.
Edward Stratemeyer narrates the Lakeport lads forming an eleven for a football season with a college coach. The tale blends brisk gridiron contests with river and island adventures and a timid youth who overcomes fear by resolve.
J T Trowbridge author of A Pair of Madcaps to spend the winter in Italy sailing from New York with Mrs Trowbridge on December 21st aboard the Romani c of the White Star line heading to Naples and Genoa. He will stay in Alassio Mentone and Riviera resorts returning in April.
A four year old boy known as Philip walks to a neighbor for milk then returns with an empty bucket and a grave face stating the cow has dried up and that she will not thaw out until spring. The Delineator January.
Aaron Martin Crane prepares A Search for Ultimate Truth the Divine Perfection Inherent in Man and in All Creation as a leading spring 1910 release from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. A high standing critic says the manuscript is more a discovery than a search.
Edward Stratemeyer novel by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. draws strong interest from trade and public. It ranks among the year’s leading juvenile titles in sales with demand prompting a larger edition than planned and a second edition already ordered.
Crane & Co of Topeka Kansas announces the publication of a Charles M Sheldon Year Book. Printed on handmade silk-plastic Japanese paper of excellent quality. The book contains quotations from Sheldon's writings and sells for $1.00 postpaid.
Leah discusses punctuation with her brother noting that a period is a dot while a comma is a period that has sprouted. This light anecdote appears in The Delineator for January reflecting early 20th century language views.
Clarence Hall, explosives expert for the government, announces a safe oxygen generating device to sustain miners for 30 to 60 minutes in poisoned air or smoke. The water and sodium peroxide system would be worn as a hooded respirator, enabling a miner to fight out after an explosion. The inventor favors open use with no enforced patent rights.
The passage describes a Des Moines company catalog illustration showing a hen with many chicks and ducks nearby. It claims the Klondike Incubator yields an 82 percent average hatch and invites readers to request a catalogue. A brief divorce quip follows about Stella and Bella, noting Bella says the divorce is not satisfactory as she must keep the children all year.
Franx J. Cheney & Co. sworn oath that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public confirmation dated December 6, 1886. Advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, testimonials, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A collage of old time ads touts Rheumatism cures like Detchon's Relief claimed to heal in 1 to 3 days and a one ounce syrup recipe for rheumatism. It also promotes Peyittit's Eye Salve for weak eyes and a spearmint gum by WRIGLEY. Trapping gear and fur trade ads from N. W. Wide & Fur Co, Minneapolis are included.
The notice promotes Ham lina Wizard Oil to ease tired swollen feet and promises happy feet after nightly use. It also touts Allen s Lung Balsam as a safe simple remedy for throat coughs colds and bronchitis. The ad closes with an odd question about the weeping willow.
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