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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1903
Page
4
The column mixes county statistics and political chatter. It notes Pouk County with 1240 marriages and 346 divorces, contrasts Blackhawk County, mentions Alice Roosevelt seeking a ride in a submarine, and ridicules stock foodcraft. It critiques school funding, enrollments, and asks if duties to teachers will rise with salaries and certificates. It closes with editorials on political fault lines and a stray juristic quip.
The Hampton Chronicle reports Thos W Puuceny is not a candidate for state printer. Arch ie Emith of Storm Lake may contend with Bernard Murphy. Purcell has no desire to run. Other items note Chas O Ryan of Eldora, a Hardin county official, and Mary Hatch of Sumner teaching 72 consecutive terms without sickness except one half day.
An article cites Tom Musson on handling nighttime burglar alarms. It advises a staged, comic sequence: feign wakefulness, groan, wake wife, then dash for a weapon and rush to the door. If burglars fled, search later, posing as a heroic husband thwarting the threat.
The northern slope best suits an apple orchard and pears commonly bear yearly. If currant worm appears dust foliage with white hellebore while dew is on. Transplanting pinots from pots and tapping bottom helps release roots. Overloaded grapevines delay ripening. Lime on roses at dew time kills pests without harming plants. Sunlight and heat prevent bud blight from shade and moisture. Overbearing fruit harms trees. thinning helps. Coal ash around tree bases deters borers.
The article recounts how Peter the Great, inspired by Amsterdam, planned a new Russian capital on an island in the Neva during the 1702 Swedish campaign. A marshy site and two huts marked the start, with a hexagonal citadel and an 880 foot tower as early landmarks. The house where he wed while laying out the city still stands.
The excerpt notes large Somali families with polygamy common among patriarchs. It cites Que oki chief near Bartiera leading a family of 23 sons, 20 daughters, and 890 great grandchildren. Daughters are sometimes sold for camels, and names like Wa Barri and Robleh reflect birth circumstances.
In a brief Chicago Post item a tramp asks for a piece of homemade pie from the wife next door, who notes the doctor is away but suggests a nearby physician may offer relief before harm occurs. The interaction reveals tension between the women and a potential medical solution nearby.
Quotations depict Budden and Hthel lamenting a forgotten invitation. George chides on needing an engagement calendar while Hthel sounds shocked by the sudden social obligation in a Chicago Record-Herald item.
A fragment notes a costly wedding parlor display intended to impress, but the lavish scenery later proves unsatisfactory as guests long for a broader view. Names and places are unclear in the damaged text, but the event centers on the decor and attendee reactions.
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