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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1905
Page
6
A rare apple green diamond, weighing 3.5 carats, was found in South Africa two and a half years ago. The jewel, owned by the Prince of Wales, is described as the largest of its shade and is valued by connoisseurs at £1600.
Moscow is described as the Jeru salem Mecca and Rome of Rus sia with devotion visible in palaces barracks schools baths coffee houses and even drinking houses and gambling resorts bearing outward religious symbols.
The early colonists favored beans but shunned potatoes except for sweet varieties. Indian corn was the staple, and shelling corn became a popular pastime for children during long evenings.
Hartford Courant reports Capt Samuel Hull of Silverside keeps a large gray rat as a tame pet, responding to calls and sharing a dish. The rat recently appeared with three young ones, all growing as gentle as their mother.
Once there was a man who believed it his duty to assure children that tales like Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood were untrue. As a result every child who knows him regards him as the greatest liar.
The quote urges living for the hours of sunshine and rich experience. It counsels forgetting dark days and unhappy times, embracing only bright memories and youthful vigor.
A brief verse notes a player in quest of winning luck at cards. Each hand fails while the speaker laments luck abandoning him. TH Lo grows bold and asks for her hand to hold, hinting at a romantic or symbolic twist in the New York Sun poem.
Water constitutes a large part of everyday foods with potatoes at 75 percent, oatmeal 15 percent, lean meat 73 percent, and milk 86 percent. Cabbage reaches 89 percent while haricot beans contain only 14 percent.
Dr. Voigt proposes that apparent volcanic craters on the moon could be the remains of coral islands from a former lunar sea. He suggests that if the Pacific Ocean were to evaporate, its shores would resemble the moon's cratered terrain.
A European bird the northern bluethroat completes a nocturnal migration from Central Africa to the German coast in nine hours covering about 1600 miles. This astonishing non stop flight showcases endurance of the species and its long distance migratory behavior.
Police in Budu Pesth raided a park and found more than fifty people asleep in tree branches, each tied with rope, in a surprising midnight incident.
The state abolishes capital punishment for ordinary criminals but retains the death penalty for highway robbers traitors revolutionists and similar offenses.
Seven shepherds drove a flock of 14 000 sheep from Mamuga in Queensland to Narrabri in New South Wales a distance of about 900 miles without losing a single animal.
A brief note asserts that statistics show about two thirds of letters handled by worldwide postal services are written sent and read by English speaking individuals. The claim highlights English as the dominant language in global correspondence and its role in communication.
Dry sound corks soaked in a little of the wine to be enclosed are recommended for bottling home made wines, ensuring a proper seal and flavor integrity.
A waistcoat once owned by Robespierre was sold at a Paris auction for four dollars and fifty cents, signaling renewed interest in relics from the French Revolution era.
Brief note traces the origins of watches and the shift from sundials to portable timekeeping. Mentions early makers and the evolution of wearable clocks through distinct devices and regions.
A Clinton man Henrylglrich ends his life in a woodshed due to poor health. Hamp ton postmaster Haecker dies from blood poisoning after a finger injury. The Monona county case against Sioux City & Pacific is settled at 672 90. A timberman Charles Love faces trial for attempted manslaughter after the Wiggins shooting near Patterson. An unidentified 9 month old boy is found dead in Dubuque stock yards from strangulation. Neighbors investigate Dan Shepperd murder case in Fairfield with testimony on prior threats.
The biennial elections amendment case has been appealed with the abstract of record filed in the supreme court. Appellants are J. M. McCall and J. L. Parish. appellees IH. E. Hadley and I. D. Addison. Des Moines judge G. H. Carr and Senator Titus may appear for appellees at the hearing next week. The court may decide before month end to enable Polk County to hold a primary under the new law.
Willam Van der Welt, a prominent Sioux County farmer living four miles east of Sioux Center, killed his wife with a chair then fled on a horse. He will not be tried for murder but confined in the Cherokee hospital for the insane after the Sioux County insane commission acted this afternoon.
Creston reports Postmaster Paul Maclean suspends Assistant Postmaster Roberts pending a formal inquiry into an alleged shortage of about $400. Maclean cites dissatisfaction with Roberts handling and a $400 discrepancy, while affirming his own accounts with the Post Office Department remain not in question.
Red Oak reports promoter Letson Balliet, known as Napoleon of finance and mining, was released at noon after serving 87 days of a three month sentence. Judge McPherson ordered release by Sheriff William Thomas. Balliet plans to return to the Pacific coast to pursue mining interests despite unpaid fines and $10,000 in costs from federal trials. Ex Gov Horace Boies arrives in Waterloo in good health after weeks in Hot Springs, Arkansas, denying sickness reports. A Sioux City farmer, Charter Sloan, died in a machinery accident when caught in a belt while working a gas engine, his body found mauled.
Reed, convicted of killing Officer Norton, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Mathes in Dubuque. In Cedar Rapids, R Everett announced his son John Everett’s suicide by shooting, noting the act spurred by guilt and the pursuit of justice for the tragedy.
A February fight near Patterson, Iowa, left Charles Love, Myron Welliver, Wilbert Collins, and William Higgins wounded after a shotgun clash over timber ownership. Deputies retrieved two badly wounded men and weapons. Higgins, guarded at home, is in precarious condition. The scene lies along the Skunk River in a region known for crime.
Davenport March 1 Judge J W Bollinger of Scott county district rules that banks may loan their money to themselves without embezzlement charges under Iowa law The decision frees Beuthien and Benthien managers of New Liberty Bank involved in a $100000 shortage Arnold Beuthien pleaded guilty to two counts but may be freed due to the same legal gap The case highlights loophole in embezzlement statute and could collapse indictments against Arnold Beuthien and his involvement with Cleveland Amusement Company
Des Moines reports a partial victory for the Iowa county liquor case with a stay on canvass petitions. The article covers the Wilson v Bohstedt appeal, Beathien embezzlement cases, Labor Commissioner Brigham’s push for equal reporting, and Letson Balliet’s return from Red Oak. It also notes debates on biennial elections, a poet hen in Pottstown, and a patent prison-window bar.
William Vander Wilt a Sioux County farmer living four miles east of Sioux City beat his wife to death with a chair last night then fled on a horse two miles before being captured by neighbors. He was taken to Orange City and jailed with an inquest finding the murder was committed while insane from brooding over his wife's ill health. They had five children.
Dedham March 2 It has developed that J C Caton former president of the defunct Dedham Savings bank said to have stolen 50000 was a forger as well as an embezzler and was short in his accounts with the school district Further shortages are being booked for Caton's body identified Saturday in Wichita where he died under suspicious circumstances.
The revolt in Yemen province Arabia centers at Saada near Sanaa with signs of spreading to Assur. Insurgents have surrounded Ranaga and a five day battle continues as Turkish troops desert rather than fight. Martin’s death follows a 1901 wound from a home invasion near Martinsburg.
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