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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
3
J M Wragg invites fresh ideas from readers for this department and says correspondents seeking information on discussed subjects may be phoned. Written inquiries should go to Ad dress M J Wragg in Waukee or Des Moines Iowa.
The American Pomological Society gathered in Kansas City September 19 to 21 with a large attendance of pomologists and horticulture experts. Sessions covered Americana plum breeding, pruning, spraying for fruit, and orchard management. Officers were elected: Goodman as president, Craig as secretary, Taft as treasurer, with medals awarded to Missouri and Ellwanger and Barry for fruit exhibits.
William J. Black, newly promoted to passenger traffic manager of the Santa Fe system with headquarters in Chicago, was born October 3, 1864, in St. Louis. Entered railway service in 1879 as an office boy with Vandalia, advanced through Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe, and gained the post of general passenger agent at Topeka before this promotion.
French Gulch California has no jail or city prison. Men arrested there are handcuffed and tied to an anvil until released on preliminary examination or moved to the county jail.
A testimonial from Mrs J Steese of Akron Ohio claims her child’s skin healed after using Cuticura soap and ointment. She notes three doctors failed but the sores vanished after applying the products, praising the cure as worth five dollars compared to seventy five cents. The fragment ends with a remark on automobile frustrations and new curse words.
Grocers say they do not stock Defiance Starch as they hold 12 oz brands that cannot be sold to customers who used the 16 oz package. The largest wooden statue in the world is planned in Tokio Japan, standing 64 feet high with a head capable of holding twenty people.
A promotional note extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use claiming it prevents sticking to irons, offers 16 oz per package, outsizes rival %-pound packs, and costs 10 cents. It warns grocers against substituting lesser stock and highlights the product’s printed 16 oz on the package. It also mentions Dr Marcus Fitsherbert Wheatland of Newport Rhode Island as a leading electrotherapeutics X ray specialist.
Advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as surpassing all rivals in quantity and quality, offering 16 ounces for 10 cents while other brands provide only 12 ounces. The claim targets value and purity, urging buyers to prefer this brand over competitors.
The manager of a theatrical company told a London court in a case brought by a singer that the singer’s voice disappointed him at Ilfracombe. He added he gave the singer another trial in London because London audiences are the easiest pleased in the world.
A bold statement claims Defiance Stare delivers superior quality to top rivals and must win to cement its place. The claim positions the brand as the standout, asserting it eclipses all competitors in performance and value.
The passage cites authorities like Herbert Spencer Charis Darwin Huxley and Louis Pasteur who believed they had discovered a substance but misnamed it as ite. The text discusses repeated misidentifications and corrections by renowned figures in science.
The article notes U S per capita paper use is the highest and newspapers dominate consumption. It cites 650,000 tons printed in 1904 valued around $23 million, vs 1890 figures of 197,000 tons costing about $13 million. Advertising concentrates on paper, making newspapers the most profitable advertising field.
Franklin K Lane of California takes a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission succeeding Joseph W Fifer of Illinois. A former Democratic candidate for California governor three years ago and San Francisco mayoral hopeful a year later, Lane was born in Canada forty one years ago and moved to California with his parents early. He started in a newspaper office as a printer's devil then rose to reporter while studying at the University of California and later became a lawyer. He briefly lived in Tacoma Washington where he started a newspaper.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that Japanese and American hospital losses differ due to science versus mere technique. It warns future wars could incur higher deaths if surgeons’ authority is jealously guarded and traditions harm theory and practice.
President Eliot of Harvard marks his seventieth birthday with a life of simple pleasures and long service. He says the greatest satisfaction comes from not pursuing wealth, maintaining vigor, health, and curiosity since entering Harvard fifty six years ago. He remains energetic, eating well, sleeping well, and walking briskly.
James Branch Cabell rebels at questions about his craft. He quips that he does his best work lying in a marble tank with goldfish, water warmed to 80, to ease inspiration. In truth he says he writes rarely more than a thousand words and mostly works at night.
A historic anecdote recounts Emperor William I of Germany enforcing strict discipline. During army maneuvers a cavalry regiment charged a heavily defended village, its walls lined with marksmen. A Russian observer exclaimed that the regiment was doomed, but the emperor calmly affirmed the colonel’s leadership.
A Memphis area man testifies to curing long standing indigestion using Dr Williams Pink Pills after other remedies failed. He cites three boxes as enough and urges reading What to Eat and What to Eat for guidance. The ad notes pills build new blood and lack stimulants. Lots of bands wouldn’t amount to much without the bass drum.
Beware of catarrh ointments with mercury warns against use, claims mercury harms senses and deranges the system. It cites Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. Cheney & Co Toledo as hazardous if taken internally, urging to ensure genuine product and to avoid imitation. It also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A concise motto urging balance between dedication and autonomy. It emphasizes steady effort while avoiding overreliance on others. The message advocates self discipline, resilience, and independent progress toward goals.
Advertises no chrome or cheap premiums while offering higher quality Defiance Starch and one third more quantity for the same price as competing starches.
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