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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
3
A Baltimore business owner replies to a debt collector with a playful, self deprecating letter. He explains absence from the city and a theatrical loss left him penniless, notes lodge of sorrow humor, and jokes about being Sucker No. 33876493. He promises prompt payment if circumstances improve.
Poem notes a lively summer girl in beach dress who shimmers at gatherings and is courted by many men. As summer ends she disappears from the scene, leaving the narrator to wonder what became of her in the off season. The verse lampoons social rituals and the fleeting nature of summer pleasures.
In a rocky New England farm tale, Beulah, an aging would be bride who cared for her parents, finally pursues a new business idea selling frog saddles to a city hotel buyer. A dramatic pond rescue by Amos Hathaway leads to an emotional reunion and a vow not to delay their union again.
The North German Lloyd steamer Breslau’s Captain Prager threatened to ashore the unruly boy on Long Island. The quick reply favored Coney Island, prompting amusement as the voyage ended.
Bangor captain Martin Burns loved split pea soup but his steward served whole peas by accident. After wasting one batch and a second hearty meal the admiring captain declared the peas the kind he liked, then the steward cried his jaws were tired chewing them and the captain never asked for pea soup again.
In a brief, humorous vignette two neighbors spar over the day’s mood. One optimist greets the sunny prospect, while the pessimist counters with rain likely somewhere, revealing local charm and light social tension.
The article extols calcium carbide derived acetylene lighting as convenient, safe, economical, and bright for suburban and country homes. It describes a compact generator, comparably sized to a 30 gallon milk can, easily installed in cellars or out-buildings, and notes the light is clean, eye friendly, and superior to kerosene or candle lamps. It urges rural homes to adopt acetylene lighting.
A Russian bear escaped captivity in Iberry and roamed for hours. It found a girl sitting on a stile and, after a brief exchange, seized her in a hug. The girl whispered that someone named Gerald was stronger, and the bear returned to the menagerie in despair.
An advertisement touts Defiance starch as the best value at 16 ounces for ten cents. The copy adds a moral aside about ridicule as a sword of lead striking at righteousness.
A testimonial from Fred'k Busche of New York City credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a severe scalp humor and restoring hair, stating he has remained free from annoyance and will continue using the products. A separate classroom anecdote notes a teacher discussing sparrows and worms with students, highlighting Tommy’s quip about never having sparrows.
WII Willing, Wind Weak. Atlantic City Mayor Story condemns menhaden dredging near shore used for fertilizer. He cites difficulty in catching and punishing offenders, saying we have the will but not the power, and humorously notes the German trumpeter miscommunication in a local band.
Dean Gilbert Stokes, incapacitated by influenza, assigns the offertory duty to a neighbor's coachman. The hymn proceeds when a disturbance erupts in a transept. The coachman explains he will do the task thoroughly, noting two men in the best seats refuse to pay.
Ida A Col nb of 19 Winter Street Newburyport Mass recounts a severe 1908 erysipelas illness. After two months with no improvement from a physician she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, noting rapid inflammation relief and full recovery after six boxes. Pills sold by dealers or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
A tortured speaker seeks a wish and encounters a grave-eyed stranger who reveals the truth of identity. Fate and love clash as the speaker realizes the cost of desire, ending with the striking line I am I. The vignette appears in Sam Wrotenn's magazine.
A fragment shows dialogue with a man praised for trustworthiness, quoted as I owe everybody, attributed to a judge and a character named Besa. The text hints at familial approval and legal or moral judgment, typical of a press snippet.
New York reports a Roosevelt ordered probe into contract labor law violations by eleven employers accused of importing English workmen. Warrants issued as district attorney acts on information from immigration authorities and an employer association’s lockout scheme. Four English foremen detained at Ellis Island.
Springfield Sept 25 The machine miner strike in the Chicago and Alton subdistrict affecting 1800 miners ended Saturday night as Diverton miners totaling 300 voted to return to work. All machine mines resumed today with operators estimating at least 250000 dollars lost due to the shutdown.
George Ade sent $100 by telegram to Judge Ben B Lindsey of the juvenile court to be given as prizes for politeness cleanliness and good juvenile court records among newsboys in Denver Colorado on September 25.
In Louisville Kentucky this September 25 a highwayman held up the wife of the cashier of Bookmaker Cook and robbed her of a purse then secured a roll of bills totaling 36 from her stocking.
Stevens Point Wisconsin September 25 Mrs William Krebs shot and probably fatally wounded Miss Clara Peterson proprietress of a restaurant in a jealous rage. Police investigation ongoing and condition of the wounded woman not yet released.
The Proprietary Association committee extols the value of old family patent medicines and mother’s medicine chests for rural families far from doctors, arguing such remedies provide a proven, uniform option and can reduce costs. The feature includes dialogue about a barber’s gasoline-scented hair tonic and a brief humor vignette about observation lessons from Willie.
South Bend Indiana September 25 special. After three years of kidney trouble and trials with six doctors without relief, Mr J O Landeman reports a full cure from Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits two boxes with restoring health and cites others using the pills with good results. He claims Dodd's Kidney Pills can cure Bright's Disease and backache.
In a brief Puck style exchange, Becker asks if Ricker is a successful businessman and claims Ricker, at about 60, boasts of an impending investigation.
An advertisement promotes Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers claiming absorption cures for digestion problems without drugs. It offers a free sample or buy two boxes for 75 cents, asserting the product is harmless and superior to medicines that harm the stomach.
A reader is instructed to send a filled coupon with their name and address and the druggist's name who does not sell Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers. The coupon directs mailing to Mull's Grape Tonic Co at 148 Third Ave Rock Island 10. It asks for full address written plainly.
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