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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
7
A pounded by liquor man staggers from a Maine speak easy, collapses on the sidewalk, and snores as a passerby calls to the proprietor. The proprietor, Hud, calmly remarks that the plea has fallen down and returns to his business.
A brief dialogue scene features a delighted reunion as a woman greets a major, expressing relief that he has not died. He replies with playful assurance, calling the concern unfounded and promising to stay alive.
A home tonic claims to restore vigor with whiskey sarsparilla and Toris compound taken before meals. The piece then recounts Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit introducing two thermometers to a Halle chancellor in 1714 whose accurate readings became a standard. Fahrenheit, a Prussian by birth, later spent years in Amsterdam, noted for glasswork and secret manufacturing methods.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a genuine remedy taken orally to reach blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a Toledo address. It markets also Hall's Family Pills for constipation, plus various items including depictions of divorces in New York and Chicago, land offers in North Dakota, and a Piles remedy.
New York reports President-elect Taft has completed his cabinet with Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago as treasury nominee. While Taft declines comment, speculation swirls over A B Hepburn of New York as a possible alternate if MacVeagh does not join the administration.
An executive committee named to probe Rep Thomas charge that lobbyists intimidate and influence lawmakers plans a thorough inquiry. Sessions will be executive and no information released until the investigation ends. Several witnesses have been summoned for a subsequent meeting.
AP special inspector Schell doubts report of bonded car shipment from Algiers to San Luis Obispo. He believes the Chinese men were placed into a vehicle near the Texas border. A rigid inquiry into the case is under way.
Kansas City report says two burglars were caught in the act of robbing the downtown Kansas Mercantile store when proprietor H. M. Craddock opened fire. John Sterner was captured and mortally wounded while another accomplice lay badly wounded at a hospital.
Three men named J. G. Mabry I. M. Clarke and I. J. Warner were arrested in Little Rock as alleged leaders of a swindling gang that ran fake foot races wrestling matches and horse races in Cornell Bluffs New Orleans and other cities.
A partial agreement has been reached by the conferees on the naval appropriation bill in Washington D C. The accord signals progress toward final approval while many details remain unsettled and will require further negotiations.
Aldrich DAL provides means for the reenlistment of soldiers formerly discharged without honor due to participation in the Brownsville incident. The plan aims to reinstate eligible Black soldiers through formal processes and restitution efforts.
Uncle Henry speaks of women's curiosity as a driving force behind marriage and invention. He recounts ancient and historic figures like Adam, Haroun Al-Rashid, and Richard the Lion Hearted to illustrate male curiosity and its consequences. He then shares a domestic tale of his wedding anniversary dinner turning into a humorous critique of marital partnership.
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