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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1904
Page
6
A scientist notes a spider's daily food intake and estimates scaling to human size. By daybreak it would eat a small alligator, by 7 a.m. a lamb, by 9 a.m. a calf, and by 1 p.m. a flock of sheep, finishing with a lark pie containing 120 birds.
An ancient people, the 'ahitl, fashioned mortar from coral burned in pita with wood fuel and mixed it with sharp sand and water. They used this mixture to plaster walls and floors, creating a superior building material for their caves and homes.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item quotes a husband praising his wife for practical skills over education or musical taste. He notes she isn’t handsome but excels at biscuit making like his mother. The piece centers on domestic virtues rather than wit or culture.
A sage determines a Korean couple’s wedding date by adding the bride’s age to the groom’s and selecting the destiny ruled by a guiding star. He proclaims the nuptials will occur on the day sacred to that star, aligning fate with celestial signs.
A maiden woman explains a knee sprain healed by faith after a bicycle accident. She claims Satan had special spite against her bicycle for being dedicated to God before she rode it. The devil then grows clumsy, not the bicycle.
An ancient stone cross near Mitchell Troy England remains preserved dating from early Saxon times. The cross features typical Saxon designs and quaint bosses in its ornamentation. Its exact use is uncertain, but it is believed to mark a meeting place of early Saxon tribes.
The term impediment derives from a Latin root meaning to catch or hold the feet. It vividly captures anything that entangles or hinders action, and in speech it can cause one to put their foot in their mouth.
Report states at least 7769 school gardens exist in Austria not counting Hungary. Gardens link private and public schools and serve practical instruction in horticulture and tree cultivation.
The piece notes the widespread reach of the kiss across nations, tracing its history through centuries. It cites Dr. Holmes’s term love labial and mentions even the unemotional Chinese as users, highlighting curiosity about cultural adoption and transmission of the gesture.
In Malabar the so called motor monkeys are langoor trained to operate pankhas. Their hands are tied to cords while another cord powers the machines. An English officer conceived the idea.
Counterfeit Victoria crosses are common in English curiosity shops. A genuine cross is valued around 300 dollars as a curio, though its intrinsic value is not thirty cents.
An elderly woman on her deathbed proclaims that most troubles in life never materialized, reflecting on lifelong anxieties and the wisdom of restraint. The casual confession frames a quiet meditation on fear and fate.
A study highlights France has waterfalls capable of delivering up to 5 million horsepower, potentially reducing coal use by about 20 million tons. The findings point to hydroelectric potential as a major energy resource and national savings.
A country gentleman in Wales sent a Welsh letter to every member of the British House of Commons. One recipient replied in German, crafting a neat retort in his native tongue and language play.
Mrs Judith Mayer of Kutztown claims at age nine she believed tobacco use had harmed her tongue. The report notes confusion in wording and unclear context about her statement and the age cited.
A Tokio dispatch reports a heavy engagement near Mukden as Russian lines face vigorous shelling. Field Marshal Oyama plans a renewed assault to sever Gen. Koupatkin's retreat with Gen. Kuroki on the far right, while Hoe maneuvers on the flank. Japanese and Russian forces hold similar positions to Liao Yang.
Lieut. Prince Radzivil reports extreme rage at Port Arthur and notes both sides violate flags of truce. He describes starvation, decaying dead near Russian positions, and a white flag incident where 600 Japanese soldiers were killed by fire from both sides during late August assaults.
Ithaca, Sept 19 The millions left by Prof Daniel Willard Fiske who died in Germany may revert to Cornell University due to his friendship with Andrew D White former Cornell president Mrs Fiske had bequeathed the money to the university but Prof Fiske sued and after six years of litigation voided the will The original estate was valued at 3 000 000 dollars
Detroit Sept 19 Joseph Kerwin former Detroit & Buffalo Navigation employee charged with two robberies against women passengers in their staterooms on Buffalo steamers.
Charles Baker broke the world target record by hitting 2024 targets without a masse, setting a new mark for the organization in September.
Washington reports that last week’s Manassas maneuvers cost the government about 759000 dollars. Congress had appropriated 1011000 dollars last year for army maneuvers with the East receiving the bulk of funds and the Pacific coast division set for California. The general staff allocated 790000 dollars to the Atlantic division and the remainder to Western units.
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland holds its annual convention in Indianapolis starting Tuesday with a business session and concluding with a banquet Wednesday. President Gen H W Boynton is present, with speakers including Gen Wilmon W Blackmar Gen Grosvenor Col John McCook Gen Blakely Gen John Coburn Orlando Summers and Rep Charles B Landis.
Cresson Pa Sept 19 The countess of Yarmouth has stayed since Aug 27 and expects the earl of Yarmouth in two weeks. The stork may arrive in October. Mrs Thaw will close her mountain home mid October and the countess will accompany her to Pittsburgh. The Thaws wish the heir born in the United States. Yarmouth and his wife plan to stay in the U S until Dec 14 visiting George Lander Carnegie’s Florida home in the fall.
In Fall River Massachusetts on September 19 the clash between $37 million of invested mill capital and 26,000 mill workers remains unresolved. Mill owners demand a 24 to 4% wage cut to resume operations while labor groups refuse to work under such terms. With winter approaching unions prepare for a harder financial drain.
Louisville auto attempt to break the twenty four hour world record ended in a crash at 3:50 a m Sunday on the Dowlas park trotting track. Louis P Doerhoefer had logged 350 miles in ten hours fifty minutes when Frank Katz steering veered wide and wrecked the machine injuring Katz.
In Kankakee Illinois on Sept 19 the engine and baggage car of the Knights Templar second section derailed on a D rail near a railroad bridge while en route from the San Francisco biennial conclave via St Louis. No injuries reported and the train was delayed six hours.
Ex-Cor poration Counsel Dawson of Cincinnati is here preparing to file suit in Mexico for recovery of about 2,600,000 acres of land. The property includes Hagenbarth pastures linked to Denver and Utah interests, a Mormon colony, and the town of Nuevo Casas Grandes.
A severe rain and electrical storm swept Sterling and surrounding Illinois areas on Sunday. Thousands of acres of corn were destroyed, part of the new dam on Rock River twelve miles east of Sterling was washed out, and numerous washouts occurred on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line along the Mississippi.
Fire early Sunday damaged the Central Iron Works in Quincy Illinois causing about ten thousand dollars in loss. Insurance fully covers the damage.
Friedrichsruhe report notes Prince Herbert Bismarck born 1849 died Sunday morning after abdominal cancer. He served as diplomat and Reichstag member, loved empire’s creator more than the empire, eloped with Princess Carolath Beuthen, later sat in Reichstag as an independent. His successor is Prince Otto, seven, from marriage to Countess Margaret Hoyos.
Paris dispatch from Genoa notes Italy faces a serious crisis as Rome orders reserves to bolster authorities. In Nice and Genoa crowds block trains and clash with soldiers. one person is killed, several injured, and rails torn up near Rivarolo.
Carnegie Steel in Pittsburgh reports orders totaling 15 000 tons of nickel steel plates plus 7 600 tons already rolling. A New York broker contracts 7 500 tons while a San Francisco firm orders the rest. The plates, used in warships, suggest government orders likely from Japan, though none were booked directly with the Japanese government.
In Munele Indiana and Ohio linked families of Andrew Dye pledge a legal fight over a $35 million estate. More than 400 relatives attended a Milton Ohio reunion that formalized a permanent organization and elected officers. The fund will cover required legal steps and action begins immediately after years of discussion.
American League matches include Chicago and Detroit with a 1 0 result for Chicago. National League features Chicago defeating Cincinnati 2 1 in seventeen innings. American Association notes Columbus 9 Louisville 1 and Milwaukee 3 St Paul 0 in the first game. Additional games list Indianapolis at Toledo five innings, Omaha 6 St Joseph 0 first game and 7 3 seven innings second game, and Sioux City over Des Moines with 5 1 in some scores.
American League results show Chicago and St Louis tied to losses while Cleveland and Detroit posted shutouts. National League notes include Chicago over Cincinnati and Philadelphia in ten innings, plus New York defeating Brooklyn and St Louis beating Pittsburgh. Minor leagues report multiple matchups across Western and Southern leagues with scores and brief results.
St Petersburg reports harsh complaints over the Trans Siberian blockade by the military, delaying March shipments to Sakhalin. Winter routes grow unsafe and regions near exhaustion of essentials face hardship, with prospects of severe shortages pending permits.
Report from Vladivostok states English seal poacher Thomson, who used wartime chaos to hunt the Pribilof Islands, has been captured and his schooner sunk. He is imprisoned at Nikolaievsk.
West Point in New York timed visit by the American Bankers Association to witness the cadet battalion inspection.
Charlottesville September 19 The atmosphere around the McCue murder case grows tense as the grand jury and potential jurors consider indicting or convicting ex mayor and lawyer J Samuel McCue, now jailed for his wife s murder. Threats of violence surface amid the high public interest in the outcome.
Capt McCalla, commander of the training station at San Francisco, reports to the Navy Department that the Russian auxiliary cruiser Lena has been taken to Mare Island navy yard for immediate disarming work to begin.
Charles 8 Griffin of Lawrence Kansas drowned recently while bathing in Japan where he taught political economy at the Imperial University. Griffin, a Harvard graduate, was an instructor in Tokyo.
Waterloo N Y Sept 19 Fire razed the Academy of Music block the Windsor house Sweet s hall and several small stores causing an estimated total loss of 50000 dollars.
Washington reports Gen Chaffee asked if force in the Philippines could drop from four cavalry regiments and nine infantry to three cavalry and seven infantry. Gen Wade says yes and plans to recall excess troops. 1905 deployments include Sixth, Nineteenth, Ninth, Sixteenth infantry sailing to Manila by mid year. returning Eighteenth, Fourteenth, Twenty third, Fourth, Seventeenth regiments to various U.S. posts.
Gov. Pedro Arguelles of Tamaulipas orders an official ban on kissing sacred pictures and images in churches after health authorities warn that the practice can spread contagious diseases. The directive aims to curb health risks identified in recent investigations.
At a luncheon honoring British fleet officers Admiral Domville announced that the Mediterranean fleet of 120 vessels would be concentrated and spend the winter in Greek waters. In Rome the propaganda congregate adjourned until November when a coadjutor archbishop will be appointed to Boston.
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