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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
8
A historical account describes the scold's bridle as a brutal muzzle used in Britain and Scotland from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. It details a metal frame pinching the tongue, a sharp gag, and public humiliation of women punished for speech or social defiance, ending in maiming and degradation.
This article surveys eggs from hens, ducks, turkeys and other birds, noting color differences and market offerings. It mentions regional eating habits in Virginia and Texas, the decline of turtle eggs, and provides measurements for a hen egg while citing government data on eggs and poultry as a share of eastern farm product value.
An old doctor advised a fatigued woman to skip tiring methods and baths. He suggested simple exercises, deep breathing, walking on tiptoe, relaxing the body, and imagining a soft gray cloud bearing her to sleep, with warm milk before bed potentially helping.
The article notes thick bodied worms with necks like a head reminiscent of a monkey found across New Zealand Australia Samoan and Solomon islands and parts of Hawaii. In the Sandwich Islands they are called me tatu ki meaning creeper with no child's head. An old New Zealand legend recalls their immense size once threatening human extinction.
A witty Chicago snippet questions whether a would be poet can pursue art given money. The speaker notes the man is not rich enough to indulge unprofitable pleasures yet not poor enough to be discouraged.
Lead figures of the Barn Stormers喊 shout for firearms as a spectator in the gallery echoes a plea for a gun, expressing genuine sympathy amid the tense scene in Chicago News.
A historical speech argues for honest cooperation between races as the path to progress. It asserts the growing Black population from slavery to nine million free people and emphasizes shared citizenship duties, rejecting colonization, expatriation, or extinction as solutions.
A colonial-era critique compares American cavalry to British forces noting Inferior physique and diet. It praises British training, austere meals, minimal coffee, sea baths, and rigorous gymnastic routines as keys to superior condition and endurance. Horses are lauded as unmatched.
A preacher argues that conversion must center on a personal Christ rather than becoming active in humanitarian work. He contends this aligns with gospel truth and the early disciples, warning against shifting faith toward social action as the core gospel.
The Mt. Ayr Record riffs on global insanity, cites France and Russia and a joke on safe living. It notes Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup for coughs and praises Col L B Raymond as Cedar Rapids election winner and G A R Department Commander choice. Davis & Moser sell genuine red cedar posts in Hardin County.
Doctors find A and a five cent packet for common occasions. The fardly bottle priced sixty cents contains a supply forager. All druggists sell them.
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