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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1905
Page
2
The Herald reprints satirical observations and quips from major papers on a range of topics. It notes New York hustle and debt notions, witty lines about Mark Twain, Sir Gilbert Parker, and Wall Street, with jests on protection, golf, hay fever, novels, automobiles, and social mores. It also touches on kissing laws in Virginia, debt jails in New Jersey, and the widening impact of higher education on careers.
Andrew Carnegie suggests a European tie as a strategic partnership for America. The speaker notes domestic marriages to European nobles reflect cross border ties and imply matrimony shapes national unity.
The New York Tribune notes Boston is temporarily described as under a Gallic spell. The phrase draws scrutiny as readers question whether the term rested or unrestive applies, suggesting misinterpretation of the sentiment.
Bernard Shaw seeks five cents per ping about himself the clipping bureau fails to show him. Edward wished to entertain Gen Nagal Chaffee but the general was unavailable due to prior engagement. If English, royal command. as American, royal wish reflects the tone.
A terse, fragmented note mentions the Chinese advancing to an ip throwing stage and compares progress to Russia. It suggests that if trends continue, within a few years the dowager may need to sleep in a time lock on the safe to protect it.
The American Bankers Association convened in Washington for its 31st annual session with 1,400 registrants. Officers were elected including John J. Hamilton as president and James R. Branch reappointed secretary. A key debate urged government supervised deposit insurance funded by banks with suggested annual assessments of 100 dollars, claiming past losses could be covered and a 2 million surplus preserved.
Washington notes Commissioner Yerkes holds that alcoholic compounds labeled as lemon vanilla or other essences, sold as household articles, are not taxed as beverages unless sold as drinks. Merchants selling such preparations without liquor dealer stamps face criminal action, with penalties. Manufacturers must prove extracts are genuine medicines to evade the ruling.
Washington reports September postal receipts for the 50 largest U.S. cities totaling 6,518,500, up from 5,907,203 a year earlier. Portland and St Louis show the largest percentage gains due to expositions, while Dayton records the largest dip and Brooklyn the next biggest rise with Los Angeles noted second. New York leads with 1,891,718, followed by Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and St. Louis among the five largest cities. New Orleans shows a 73 percent increase despite yellow fever concerns.
Chippewa Falls, Oct. 16. Sheriff Isaac Lund worries as Judge Vinje orders John Dietz to court for attempted murder over a dam log heist involving 18,000,000 feet of logs. Dietz stands guard with a Winchester and will not accept service. Dietz partner John Weisenbuch is also to face trial.
La Crosse Oct 16 after offering a 10000 donation to North La Crosse for a public library Andrew Carnegie rescinded the gift after the city met conditions. He said La Crosse now has a good library and it is the duty of the city to provide library facilities for the suburbs.
Ron Gregory a politician was shot and probably fatally wounded by Howard Cooper after a quarrel in Mount Vernon Wisconsin on October 16. Police report a shooting during a dispute leaving Gregory gravely injured and Cooper in custody.
Reverend Dr L R Paraony nearnanker die s aged sixty six Presbyterian preacher known for revival services in Babylon New York died October 16 in New York City factors.
Rome reports plans to name Mer Cavalcanti of Rio de Janeiro as the first South American cardinal at the consistory set for November 23.
A. K. Wheeler, editor of the Lonaconing Star in Lonaconing Maryland, suffocated while attempting to rescue the Star during a fire on October 1. The tragedy underscores his dedication to the local paper and community service.
Four phon ers escaped from the fall here, they out here, way through a sten brick wall.
London reports the sudden death of Sir Henry Irving in his Bradford hotel room after a day of performances. The renowned actor collapsed after an exhausting role in Boekel and died without speaking, Bram Stoker present, as crowds mourn his loss and praise his push for municipal theaters and elevated drama.
Rev. T H Kuhn of the Christian church in Richmond Indiana will travel to Washington to ask President Roosevelt to order the release of Pang Hong a young Chinaman held by customs officers in North Dakota. Pang Hong is Kuhns protege and was born in the United States. He had visited China and on returning was arrested for violating the Chinese exclusion act.
In Indianapolis on October 16 residents of The Little Town o Tall Holt, made famous by James Whitcomb Riley, refused rural carrier delivery and will travel two miles to fetch their letters after the local post office was abolished.
Oct 16 Farmersville Texas report states fire burned the east side of the public square. Four men were injured, one presumed dead. Fire caused major property loss to several buildings.
In Wooster Ohio Judge Eason rules for Maj. Elmore Taggart in the nine year divorce dispute with Grace Culver Taggart. The court grants the husband custody of Culver 11 and Charles 7, but allows visitation for the mother amid heated testimony about alleged adultery and army drinking customs. The proceedings featured cross accusations involving Lieut. Bush and Gen. Miner and lasted seven weeks before reaching a decision that flags the love match as the core of the case.
Fire swept the Cantoni cotton mill in Bugio Arlezio, Milan, the largest in Italy, costing about 1000 workers their jobs. The blaze began October 16 and left the operation in ruins.
In Houston on October 16 F N Gray has been appointed a special field agent in cotton investigation. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson administered the oath of office to Gray.
The text describes drop measurements in flour to form dough pellets. Each tiny pellet results from a single drop, and comparisons are made with unknown larger drops from other sources. The writing notes diameter near one fifth of an inch and uses quotable phrasing on pellet formation.
A known London man bears a genealogical tree inked on his arm with his own birth date his wife’s birth date and marriage date along with the birth dates of each child. The writing reflects a passion for personal history and lineage. Nearby Calcutta reports an animal hospital at Lodespur with a thousand animals under care by eighty native nurses led by a British veterinary surgeon.
A Mineral Idaho reader from Oct 16 reports Mr D B Colgan praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for sciatic and rheumatic pains. He claims the pills ended his severe hip pain and credits them for flushing uric acid from the blood, improving kidney function and removing the source of the illness.
A pithy saying notes that a troubled liver will keep many men awake at night, claiming physical ailment outlasts moral concern as a source of restless thoughts.
A Peoria Illinois advertisement notes seven million Lewis Single Binder cigars sold annually as a premium tobacco product. It highlights former 10 cent cigars switching to this higher quality brand and promotes Lewis Factory in Peoria. The piece includes a playful exchange about mosquitos and flirtatious next door scenes quoted from the Detroit Free Press.
A fragment describes Japanese ladies boarding a railroad car in their country and briefly removing shoes, standing on a seat, then sitting with feet tucked. It notes a cigarette or small pipe being lit, claiming each pipe holds enough tobacco for about two puffs.
English tourists discovered an iron cage atop Lataband Pasa containing a shriveled body. The mummy is believed to be a thief who was imprisoned and left to die of thirst and hunger, suspended from a pole as a punitive display.
A woman details years of nervous prostration and headaches from coffee. After a doctor warned that coffee might cause her illness, she switched to Postum Food Coffee. Since the change her health improved dramatically with no neuralgia or fatigue in months.
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