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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1903
Page
8
A New York News piece explains how purple and scarlet can madness the nerves and provoke melancholy or homicidal urges. It notes blue excites imagination but wrecks nerves, green soothes yet harms in prolonged exposure, and yellow energizes yet can induce mania. white blinds and strains sight, with greens and purples shaping mental states across an isolated month.
Fragmentary OCR dialogue mentions a brother poet Flow who has undergone an operation. The exchange notes an epidermatoid growth removed from his head and downplays the severity, saying only his heat has been altered.
In a lively exchange from the Philadelphia Press and Atchison Daily, Jasper-Gayboy reports prospering fortunes, while Bi Slocum notes Josh Medders’s return from New York with cash to burn. Bi Liocum recalls a $5,000 haul bought for $150, reflecting local talk on money and status.
An agile osprey sails over a trout stream searching for supper for its nesting mate. It spots a shadowy trout, dives with speed, grasps the fish with sharp talons, and lifts it high through the air toward the nest in a pine tree. The dramatic chase ends with the triumphant return to the nest where the mate awaits.
A compact set of maxims on virtue hope labor and perseverance urging readers to sow again tend to their land keep faith and humor in hardship and believe fortune favors steady effort despite doubts or distractions.
Fanny Kemble faced persistent attention from a wealthy lunatic in the United States years ago. After he forced a parting gift on her a jewel in a package was left on the table. He vanished and the gem disappeared with time. In Italy a peddler showed its contents in Sorrento and the long lost jewel reappeared with no traceable passage.
A fragmentary recipe describes making peppermint drops by boiling sugar with water then adding cream of tartar and peppermint oil before dropping onto a surface and repeating with water. Wintergreen version uses wintergreen essence. Separate quotes present Swazi proverbs about white men and a brief dialogue about damaged goods.
A fragment from a Baltimore News item shows a heated exchange about telling the truth and quieting speech. The remark about George Washington is cited as an example, reflecting public tension over candor and authority in a tense moment.
The Municipal Journal and Engineer urges cities to place clearly marked refuse receptacles along streets to curb littering. It argues citizens should be educated to use these bins and that municipal governments must lead in providing disposal options for the public good.
The piece argues that effective town management requires a consistent, active public sentiment created by the majority of citizens. It states that decisions should reflect what is best for the town as a whole and originate from its own residents.
In a Baltimore American excerpt a line about Costly Saline and Mrs Neustila d notes a Paris hat bought for 100, matching a Pattern woman’s purchase. The hat is given to a nurse to wear when taking the baby out, prompting questions on manners and status in the street scene.
A Brooklyn Citizen report recalls a police magistrate questioning a thief over a cradle theft. The prisoner evasively answers that the cradle was stolen “just for a kid,” revealing a lack of remorse. The remark highlights a brash defense amid a minor crime.
The quotation presents a courtroom exchange about a cow not chewing cud. The judge sides with The Reason asserting illness and The Amateur Farmer offers a nonchalant defense. The exchange reflects satirical rural life and legal phrasing.
The Herald announces a new up to date wall atlas offered to every subscriber at 1.00. It features world flags on the front page, a correct Iowa map with county seats on page two, a United States map on the next pages, and circular maps of hemispheres. It is packed with state capitals, populations and areas. The atlas is described as valuable, home handy, and hangable, and is only available at The Herald office with a supply on hand.
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