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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
2
Fragmentary verse hints at prayers, song, and seasonal renewal with repeated refrain for a day. The text names places and figures in a dreamlike sequence, suggesting fleeting beauty and hopeful blossoms despite winter shadows.
On a bright day the town sees Lucy Manning venture downtown for ribbons and a soda. A sudden thunder shower drenches her and even as the trolley ride ends she stands in soaked finery, her gown and overcoat spoiled and bedraggled.
A quirky passage mixes a batty amphibious boat, romance between Lawrence Lucy and Nora with a coat mishap and forgiveness. The piece shifts to a Springfield Massachusetts Republican note praising a civics course, election practice, Australian ballots, and student participation led by A M Garring ton, highlighting girls and boys equal in civic duties.
The London Daily Mail explains that trade and labor groups in New Zealand are organized and legalized by the state under the 1804 act. It describes unions forming on representative lines, settling disputes through conciliation boards and arbitration if needed, with penalties for breaches of union provisions.
A description of the sea postal service on trans Atlantic liners. Postal clerks work twelve hours daily in a small, dimly lit compartment three stories high amid a tossing ship. The service, now in its tenth year on twelve vessels, speeds foreign mail and may expand to more ships.
The document outlines union registration effects under a conciliation act, setting maximum liability of £500 per union and £10 per member if recovery fails. Registration brings unions and members under the act's jurisdiction, with safeguards against cancellation during ongoing arbitration and without relieving prior award obligations. It also bans workers leaving work or employers locking out during a dispute.
Inside a shipboard post office two decks show the mail flow. Registered items sit at a separation table with scales and stamps while third and fourth class mail drop through a timed trap to the cellar. Workers load cases, haul mail up and distribute it as the ship sails.
A British regiment, the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles, kept a baboon as its official pet during the South African war. The critter delighted in artillery noise and accompanied troops across the Vaal River, prompting questions from General Warren about leaving kits with a monkey. The story fed European rumors of trained apes in combat and reflected wartime manpower anxieties.
The monkey Jocko worked with the wagons and helped move gear as Boers attacked the Maxim detachment. He sheltered behind a bucket, avoiding bullets, became a popular figure, and even opened canteens to drink water, draining much of the regiment’s supply.
The New York and Nebraska capitals Albany and Lincoln fall behind 1890 figures, while Providence Hartford Trenton Columbus and Indianapolis rise strongly. Des Moines Harrisburg Denver St Paul Salt Lake City and Nashville also gain, with Topeka showing a smaller increase amid overall capital city shifts.
The article urges maidens to study housekeeping for domestic happiness and cautions that love can fade without good management. It includes quotes from a man describing the ideal wife as practical, softly spoken, family‑minded, and economical, with cooking skill and shared ambitions.
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