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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1904
Page
3
A brief verse fragment expresses resilience through fear and darkness with faith as refuge. The speaker names an unforgotten song and vows to meet the night undismayed, crediting Marianne Farningham.
This short item credits Alex Ane with a work dated 1900 and notes copyright held by The Shortstot. The notice indicates ownership details for a published piece and places the work within early 20th century copyright practice.
On a porch talk the landlord recalls Mose Johnson's funeral as a circus parade defied a permit. A cranky mayor opposed parades, while the town watched a funeral posse of elephants, band, and clowns follow the casket through streets, ending in a crowd of astonished townsfolk. The tale contrasts old country life with city pride.
A landlord asserts the last sad rites for Mose Johnson were new and unique in this neighborhood, describing a distinctive approach to the funeral proceedings and rituals observed locally.
A historical article argues the Great Salt Lake is doomed to dry up within about fifty years, possibly sooner. It cites altitude, distance inland, and a single comparison to the Dead Sea, noting lake area shrinking from 2700 to about 2125 square miles since 1886. Authors cite evaporation irrigation and a possible subterranean outlet as causes, with three advocates for each theory.
A Nashville Banner piece recounts a country station waiting for a train. The station agent, new at the job, answers questions with uncertainty and tobacco juice, admitting he cannot reliably say schedules or dining car details though the train is due around half past three or half past four. He refrains from firm knowledge and jokes about learning the trade.
James VI of Scotland later James I of England resolved to end noble feuds by a rapid reconciliation. On May 14 at Holyrood he compelled quarrelsome factions to shake hands, then led them in a public march to the town cross where wine and sweets were shared. Weeks later old hostilities resumed as before.
A fragmented quotation imagines vast cosmic distances and ages, noting Birlus crossing space and sixty million years of alliance. It muses that there is no measure for the Infinite and that thought and mind outpace light, invoking Daggett’s line on creation and time.
A nineteenth century note advises cigar smokers not to carry cigars in the upper waistcoat pockets at any time. The writer warns that tobacco in close contact with the skin can absorb and cause vertigo faintness and sinking sensations, even while in bed, and attributes these issues to the habit of carrying cigars.
The Concord New Hampshire home church dedicated a newly completed edifice as Mrs. Eddy s gift. Attendance included many Christian Scientists with trains from New York and Boston. The $200 000 project exceeded the initial $120 000 estimate and features Italian Gothic granite architecture with a 165 foot campanile. The interior includes mapped Bible texts and oak pews from Chicago churches The granite is quarried nearby and the design reflects northern and southern Gothic influences reaffirming Mrs Eddy s aspiration for the church.
Col Samuel Tinian, a West Point scientist, argues in the Journal of the Military Service Institution that two army officer academies are needed. He says the present West Point is overburdened and the curriculum taxed, reducing training value. Military authorities oppose, noting current service schools meet needs and camaraderie remains at West Point.
The article discusses potential U S Steel leadership after Charles M Schwab. It suggests Andrew Carnegie’s circle, notably Thomas Morrison, as likely successors. Morrison, tied to Carnegie, is described as promising among the younger industrial cohort developed with Carnegie and Frick.
The debate questions whether Dan Emmett or Will S. Hays originated Dixie. It is alleged Hays wrote many popular songs and that Emmett altered the lyrics to fit his version and achieved fame by singing it.
A stirred tale links Mrs Maybrick’s prison release to a London theatre event from the 1880s. An English actor, E S Willard, recounts a private matinee of a melodrama resembling the Maybrick tragedy. Reportedly, critics and literary figures attended and the play was condemned and never produced.
The article notes musicians like Kubotik the violinist paying $1,500 yearly on an accident policy for his bow hand plus a $10,000 policy. Paderewsky the pianist spends $4,000 annually for a $50,000 policy on his fingers, and Joseph Hoffman has finger injuries. A European accident company recently paid a large check after a pianist damaged hands in a bicycle tumble.
Fragmentary satire shows Mrs Roe Style dialog about radical ideas and dangers in civilization. A daughter proclaims becoming an anarchist and learning to make baits while quips on marriage and finances appear. The piece critiques social expectations and generational tension.
A dialogue quoted from the New York Weekly reveals an old actor and a manager discussing disguises and a plan to enter town by announcing him as an ex burglar or pugi list, highlighting public interest and deception in a satirical exchange.
A comic exchange shows a clerk ordering hard wood kindlings with no stock. Muldoon suggests soft wood, arguing it burns too fast. The joke hinges on a debate about wood quality and a playful quip about wetting the wood.
In Middlesex New York Mrs Betsey A Clawson declares she was cured of inflammatory rheumatism after five years of invalidism. She attributes her recovery to Dodd's Kidney Pills, stating two boxes and two weeks restored her ability to work, tend to chores, and garden.
A brief newspaper dialogue quotes Ola Bachelor noting fewer marriages while Mrs Thinkhard credits rising intelligence across classes. The exchange highlights social changes with a wry tone and concise remarks.
A fragment shows a dialogue about marrying a newspaper man. Mrs Scribbler warns against it. A school chum asks why not, and cites the husband bringing home bundles of newspapers with distant bargains, driving her crazy with them. The exchange hints at consumer news and the allure of faraway stores.
A light hearted exchange unfolds as a couple muses on romance without wealth. He vows affection and partnership in a modest life while she responds with playful optimism, envisioning a shared future built on love rather than riches.
A wife confronts her husband who admits he went to a prayer meeting but arrived drunk. He apologizes as he struggles to brace up for the confrontation, revealing the tension and domestic strain of their evening.
A man who believed his race to health was lost regained strength after three meals daily of Grape-Nuts and cream. Once near death from grip causing starvation, he recovered after using the cereal, moving from Albany to San Francisco and working fifteen hours daily, praising the product and urging others to try it.
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