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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
2
A column of quirky observations and jests from the era covers European affairs, Americans abroad, and lighter curiosities. It mentions Berlin denial of a prince visit, an explorer’s Alaska voyage, a financier juggler who died rich, rising lumber prices, spring fishing, building glass dwellings in Silesia, and satirical takes on manners, newspapers, and politics.
The senate began consideration of the iron and steel schedules of the tariff bill as one of the largest battles on the measure looms. Several actions and statements across government circles followed, including Taft urging an amendment for Puerto Rico and Aldrich pressing a duty reduction on window glass.
The report mentions Johann Salvator, son of Leopold II, working for 15 dollars weekly in a Painesville factory. Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville return from Europe to Dayton. Former Vice President Fairbanks sails from Honolulu to Japan. Charles A. Willard named to a federal bench post by President Taft, replacing Judge Purdy. John Menning, 72, confined to Eaton county poor farm after wealth loss, famed for substituting gold coins for buttons. Count Louis Hamon, aka Chelro, the palmist, sentenced in Paris to 18 months and ordered to repay nearly 200000 to Count Festetics.
Iowa reports cover a wide range, from the Christian Endeavor union in Bronx City raising funds for a settlement house to Atlantic paving cement sidewalks and Sioux City car death damages. Towns report graft probes, fires, and new school appointments, with clergy sermons in Canton and a rising list of public notices and accidents across the state.
A. A. Perkins of Granbury Hood County Texas testifies that a severe fall injured his kidneys caused chronic back pain and kidney issues. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he reports lasting relief and confirms his earlier public recommendation. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a prodigal son returns to his father at the farm. The father greets him with warmth, remarking on the season and the arrival of summer boarders. The scene depicts forgiveness and family reunion amid rural life.
A 77 year old Mt Kisco resident recounts six months of intense eczema misery with nightly itching and insomnia. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for twenty four hours he slept solidly for the first time in months and by a month was cured. Testimonial dated February 3 1908. Potter Drug & Chom Corp Boston props.
A humorous exchange features a colonel describing Texan forests with trees so close that hands can’t fit between trunks and deer with eight foot antlers. When asked how antlers fit, he dismisses the question as their business, reflecting playful regional bravado.
A Dayton Columbus Dispatch excerpt describes a City railway accident where a fender nabs a young heifer at Third and Jersey. The conductor filed a report to Superintendent Edward Howell. The victim reportedly said nothing, being carried briefly then rolling off and fleeing.
A family dispute unfolds as a trunk arrives and lacks a strap. The stern father insists it should have been sent with a strap while the son replies that the strap was not required. The exchange highlights tension over proper preparation and obedience.
A reader claims chronic constipation from childhood improved after using Grape-Nuts, saying medical laxatives failed. The testimony notes immediate digestion of the food and eventual permanent relief, praising the product as a scientific aid with a dramatic recovery.
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