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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
2
A fragmentary column quotes quirky vignettes from early 20th century life. It notes narcotic lozenges, a German family traveling through Kansas, a New York drug store barter, a Liverpool man chasing ads, and a gag about saving gas with a pasted bill.
In a wartime remark Captain Fritz Duquesne of the Boer army described how Buller’s own published tactics aided the Boers in South Africa. Duquesne, later captured and escapes to New York, said the Boer forces could read Buller’s text to predict British moves after each action, citing lyddite shelling and ensuing defenses as outlined in the book.
Ambrose Bierce, famed for To the Midst of Life, defends grim fiction and mocks magazine short stories. He cites critics and a witty dialogue where a writer admits tales are crafted to please editors, not the public.
In London the debate over the high price for a Gainsborough portrait spreads through art circles. Millais doubted the work’s attribution not for technique but because he felt the subject’s portrayal differs from Gainsborough’s view of women. Some hail the Duchess of Devonshire as striking, others dispute the likeness.
The Arctic missionary physician Dr. Wilfred Grenfell survives a perilous ice pack ordeal with eight starving dogs, then continues a life of救 medical outreach in Labrador. He runs land hospitals, libraries, and co operatives from Battle Harbor, aiding fishers, Esquimaux, and sailors. He advocates wireless telegraphy for remote communities, combats liquor, and fosters sober, practical living while treating beri beri, influenza, and other diseases amid brutal cold.
Archibald Rutledge recounts a vivid Outing Magazine vignette about a child approaching a venomous rattlesnake at sunset, the snake’s menace unrealized by the boy, and the quiet fate of a family roving between wild pine woods and civilization as they ponder their child’s future.
Dr Grenfell, an Oxford and London University trained physician, began field work in 1891 aboard a deep sea mission boat. He travels Labrador coasts yearly to serve 20,000 fishermen, funds libraries with Andrew Carnegie grants, runs northern cooperative stores, treats patients at any location without charge, and raises about $12,000 annually in New York for his work.
Earliest Kansas corn appears in Coronado expedition records from 1641 to 1642. Professor Willston found charred corn in prehistoric Indian pueblos in Scott County, estimated at least 20 centuries old. Louisbourg Mont noted Kaw Indians cultivating corn at the present Doniphan town site in 1724.
A terse exchange reveals a quarrel between a boy named Tommy and a Carter boy. The father admonishes him for fighting, mentioning a prior rift with the Carter family and the cessation of speaking with Carter boy’s mother.
An 1884 eczema attack on a baby faded after Cuticura. a Louisville man later suffered severe sores until Cuticura remedies brought relief. The testimonial cites rapid improvement and eventual cure, with dates April 23 and May 14, 1907.
The Houston Post fragment shows a dialogue where one spouse urges distrust of the other, citing marriage as justification. The exchange highlights suspicion and recall of past actions. Names or precise events are not provided in the readable text.
A vintage promotional line urges readers to examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure it bears the signature and to note that it has been trusted for over 30 years. The copy emphasizes safety for infants and children and presents Castoria as the product mothers have always bought.
An old village woman asks if city life costs much. Her city nephew says living costs are not higher, but maintaining appearances costs three times as much, a contrast highlighted by the Chicago News.
An old advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy for red weak weary and watery eyes. It claims the product soothes eye pain and is sold by druggists at 50 cents with a 48 page book included in each package from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising permanent cures for fits St Vitus dance and nervous disorders. It offers a bottle and treatise for two dollars or thirty one Arch Street Philadelphia pa. A curious fact about water swelling wood is noted and a quip about novelists building towns from shipwreck timber. Another line notes some men avoid red wine.
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