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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1909
Page
7
A long rural piece offers practical advice on livestock care and feed. It covers hogs needing roots and dry feed, proper cream cooling, adding corn ground cob to cattle and horses diets, and using ashes for hog health. It also discusses honest commission men, dressed poultry standards, Wisconsin lettuce irrigation findings, and roach traps.
Boston reports Col. Edward K Webster of Concern New Hampshire owns a rare powder horn carried by Ebenezer Webster father of Daniel and Ezekiel during the French and Revolutionary wars. The horn, 14 inches long and 10 inches around, bears a brass mount and a 30 inch linen cord, with a legend tying it to Washington at West Point after Arnold’s treason. Ebenezer Webster, born 1739 in Kingston NH, later settled Salisbury and led a 200 man company in the revolution, serving at Bennington White Plains and West Point before his death in 1791.
A 21 year old Spanish tenor from San Sebastian, Federico Carasa, trained in Paris by Prof. Trabadero, has been accepted by the Paris Opera and will debut soon in Romeo and Juliet or Aida. He resembles Caruso in appearance and voice, reaching high D, with early success at Parisian salons and a Rothschild guest invitation.
Dennis Hooley, longtime Christmas symbol keeper, built a windproof shanty from discarded trees along the riverbank near Tracy Avenue. The city dump supervisor, enforcing no shanties, allowed the structure as a windbreak roofed with boards and trees, and Hooley’s dogs guard his quirky refuge. The odd home, daily evoking Christmas, earns Hooley a grinning nod from officials.
An article by William A Radford outlines a large plain two story house plan measuring 28 by 87 feet with eight rooms, verandas, and a rear entry porch. It notes the trend toward large living rooms, smaller kitchens, and a convenient combination stairway between the front hall and kitchen, detailing size and layout considerations for comfortable ventilation and appearance.
An editor reflects on American housing progress over decades, praising improvements in moderate-priced homes. He details a specific plan with a practical staircase, usable cellar access, and a well arranged upper floor. The article emphasizes hot water heating, hidden pipes, a strong roof, and the roof’s crucial role in structural strength.
The Citizens' association accuses the sheriff of underfeeding prisoners. They claim meat in midday meals costs about two cents per man per day, with bread and a vegetable bringing the total to about three cents. Breakfast and supper consist of bread and coffee costing roughly one and a half cents each.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Beauty.18 and a phrase about mighty rs. No clear entities or events emerge. The readable text is insufficient to identify a person, place, organization, date, or outcome for a proper news-style item.
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