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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
7
Agricultural column gives practical tips on livestock management including feeding, housing, and sanitation. Emphasizes clean hay and stables, dry floors, proper pig and hog care, and careful breeding. Warns against inbreeding and highlights disease prevention, fodder quality, and egg and dairy practices.
A festive guide to Twelfth Night as the first special day in January. It describes old Christmas customs from old Christmas and the Lord of Misrule, ideas for an oyster supper, a mystery cake with two beans, and royal fun. It details stunts, games, and table talk for a hostess planning a lively evening.
Ex TALEMON and fashion items highlight lace collars and cuffs, Persian silk muslin scarves, a cloudy black chiffon dinner gown spangled with gold, kilted skirts with plain yokes, Bronze Mephistopheles hats, silk novelty hats with chantilly lace and velvet bows, ashes of amethyst color, and white moonlight gowns in gauze over liberty satin with silver ribbons and spangles.
A charming tea was hosted for a dozen elderly women with candlelight and lacey nosegays for each guest. The event featured old-time songs, guests sharing fancy work, and a menu of tea, pressed chicken, hot buttered biscuits, jelly, and pound cake. Invitations were written on folded paper.
The article outlines a feather themed table mat project using manila patterns and quarter pattern work. It details transferring the pattern with pencil and carbon, cutting leather, gluing velvet under berries and satin under leaves, and assembling a blue leather, blue green velvet, and black satin color scheme. Suede calfskin prices range 36 to 46 cents per square foot.
A terse street scene reports a janitor called to help after a man fell into a coal hole. The incident is described with regional dialect quotes, emphasizing urgency and reaction rather than investigation details. Secondhand action highlights the community response.
S P Keyes of 147 Congress St Boston returns a testimonial after twenty five years of severe head neck and shoulder humor. He spent large sums and six months hospital care with no relief before trying Cutiura Remedies. He reports a complete cure in a short time and dates the note October 12 1909.
Wm. J. Sadlier of Philadelphia reports speedy recovery from facial pimples after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for ten days. He says doctors could not help for several months before. May 1, 1909.
A wife tears up in a scene over a late dispute and says she will take a three week rest in the country. Her husband rushes to prepare, packing trunks and buying tickets, while she dictates what to bring. Finally she reveals she will not go.
Instructions for using Rough on Rats in out buildings with poison mixed into food and placed on boards under floors. Close large openings to dogs and cats but leave small gaps for rats. A 25c box yields enough poison for one to two nights to clear hundreds of rats and mice. available at Druggista I. B. Wells in Jersey City.
A fragmented notice notes humor about attending a lecture on appendicitis and organ recitals. It mentions a sales pitch with a best commission offer and a reference to Boston and Iowa City. The text contrasts morals with best clothes worn only on extraordinary occasions.
Slogans tout a fast cure for colds with bromide and unidentified compounds. The ad promotes Allen's Lung Halen as a remedy to break up coughs with prices listed from 26c to $1.00 and notes signatures on boxes. It hints at dubious claims and odd wording.
A traveler asks a peasant if the bog is hard at the bottom. The lad says yes. The rider sinks into the mire and complains. The boy replies that it is hard at the bottom, but the traveler is not there yet.
An old ad claims Perry Davis Painkiller repeats a seventy year reputation for lumbago sciatica and pleurisy with a 26c price. It promotes Dr Pierce Pellets for constipation and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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