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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
2
The Herald Eldora notes a string of light jabs at science and society. It mocks the nebular hypothesis, gravity theory, and assorted public ideas with wry remarks about crops, earthquakes, poetry, whisky prices, and baldness. It references Mary Anderson’s baby, Oldfield injuries, and random political quips amid a collage of 1900s era phrases.
Sir James Crichton-Browne suggests life could reach a century if people slept fifty years of it, prompting a wry reaction on the value of existing if one is always asleep.
Reports speak of possible new Boxer uprising in China as memory of prior turmoil lingers. Analysts warn headlines can inflame public sentiment and hinder stability efforts yet discuss underlying social tensions and calls for reform.
A Butte preacher won fifteen hundred dollars in a fare night of events described by the Florida Times Union. The report notes the preacher’s fierce campaign against the devil using fire, highlighting the dramatic blaze and the victory as a notable outcome of the evening.
A Pittsburg heiress is disinherited for marrying a young city attorney. Her parents likely preferred a match with an earl or marquis they could have secured at a bargain.
A New York girl who vowed to find a husband within a month after being jilted succeeds in fifteen days. She must understand, however, that she has not broken any records.
The chorus girl who became widow after a year of marriage to an aging gentleman now inherits a fortune of 5 million dollars. She is likely convinced that choosing skill outweighs luck in matters of making a match.
An amused remark notes that if sun spots drive heat, a total solar eclipse would be the hottest weather proposition yet. The line plays on scientific talk and weather forecasting exaggeration.
Magazine writers debate whether accepting public office is a sacrifice. They contend that if it is a sacrifice it reveals how self sacrificing Americans are when called to a public trust with attached salary.
In Pittsburg a quarrel between two wealthy families over a prized game rooster has escalated to legal action. The bird, owned by one side, has stirred the rival with repeated dawn crowing, and observers warn the conflict could drain both households of funds intended for dowry and marriage arrangements.
In Paterson New Jersey a $2,000 reward is offered for the mayor in connection with a missing figure amid a larger $100,000 scandal. Police explain the offer as an incentive to recover the missing item, with authorities signaling possible release upon its return.
Readable items report events across Iowa including religious duties, arrests, resignations, and civic matters. Notable items include W H O Keefe’s requisition, Rev Puckett leaving Bangor for Methodists, railways pledging for Boone YMCA, and multiple fatal and injurious accidents. Also noted are stock assessments, a Perry plant sale, university appointments, and various legal actions.
A grocer Colin Norman of Council Bluffs elopes with his niece Miss Anhild Hrickson. Norman's wife suspects they have gone to Sweden. In Carroll, Henry Harlson known as Happy Jack died after being struck by No. 6 engine while crossing tracks intoxicated. Foreign bankers’ engineers to study Mordaunt railroad project between St. Joe and Des Moines early September. Iowa rural mail carriers meet in Des Moines to push highway laws. A. J. Woods elected temporary secretary at the Des Moines session. Hawkeye Gold Dredging case vs State Bank of Iowa Falls set for Sept term. John Kruger, a Storm Lake renter, disappears after leaving for haystacks. wife believes he deserted her. Postmasters’ association holds a Des Moines session at Wellington hotel with papers on civic service and postal efficiency. Cattle judges remark “Never have there been such cattle,” praising overall stock quality at the fair.
In a Cleveland Leader snippet, Miss Rosebud asks about a kiss in the conservatory while Miss Oldgirl jokes about needing witnesses. Farmer Foddershucks doubts the actresses, noting the chatter and a boxed view as the curtain waits to rise on the enigmatic show.
In Maloy Iowa the Maloy mercantile company was robbed for the second time in a month, entry gained by removing a west side window pane. Hats shoes and pants were scattered, cash drawer demolished, loss not yet estimated, no clue found. Nearby towns report a surge of petty burglaries with locals and outsiders suspected. Bloodhounds aided efforts and authorities vow to catch the light fingered culprits.
Iowa Falls Aug 30 Mr Meyer a well known local farmer says raw food is the only proper nourishment after eight months living on it He claims cooked food destroys vitality and poisons the system and that the diet cured a severe indigestion He eats cooked meals only when away from home and cannot obtain raw material
Fred Brown and H. Simone of Muscatine were arrested for passing Confederate money after buying four beers and receiving change from a $20 bill. The case will be heard in federal court. The youths are well known locally and come from respectable families.
Annie Christensen a 17 year old farm worker from near Missouri Valley sues Geo W Egan Tom Dennison’s attorney for criminal assault seeking 10000. She says the incident happened in Egan’s office on May 2 after leaving her coat there while she was a witness in a case. The petition was filed Tuesday.
Crop conditions in Swea City area northern Iowa improve over past years with oats yields reported by Mc Aninch Bros at sixty eight bushels per acre and John Korrect fields yielding fifty seven to sixty bushels. One ground formerly a worthless pond produced the heaviest yield after recent coat of a year ago.
Des Moines August 31 1899 Governor Cummins pledges guardianship of Iowa's old battle flags as 138 colors are moved to hermetically sealed niches in the rotunda. Brigadier General James B Weaver delivers address before officials and citizens moved to tears by the ceremony.
In Grinnell on August 31 a baby's cough woke Dr. T E Somers his wife and child as a hospital fire raged above them. They escaped before the burning roof collapsed though they nearly suffocated by smoke. The hospital suffered near total loss with an estimated 3000 dollars in damage. The roof fire is believed caused by an electric wire.
In Fairfield yesterday Jerry Stone was severely beaten with a pitch fork by William Wiggins after a dispute near the city. Wiggins offered to pay to avoid prosecution but was refused and returned to his farm. Separately engineer Sam Nelson of Galesburg was accidentally shot in the hip by youths Harry Bradshaw and Charlie Way while frog hunting. Nelson was taken home and the boys will face justice court.
W. V. Halter, a 2nd young farmer living seven miles north east of Baxter, was instantly killed yesterday while driving grain to a threshing machine. The load was struck by lightning and set afire. The body was taken to Melbourne to be with the deceased's parents.
Waterloo Iowa August 28 Col D B Henderson of Dubuque remains in critical condition after a recent paresis attack. He cannot sign his name, shown by a deed where he and his wife sold a local lot to J W Krapfel for 500 dollars. The instrument bears his mark and witnesses George W W Kessel and Belle B Henderson, his daughter.
Newton Aug 28 The twentieth annual Iowa Christian Endeavor union convention closed with calls to banish the traffic and a vow to support the Anti-Saloon League. Officials were thanked for their service and the group expressed sympathy with the broader temperance movement.
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