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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1907
Page
7
Free transportation to the Interstate Fair in Sioux City Iowa is announced with a note to watch the space next week for details and schedules.
In a scathing passage the Western News condemns brutal crimes and lists shameless infamy, provoking Irish readers to feel anger. A Bacon Ridge postmaster and a rural mail carrier discuss Hiram Eyetop who fancies himself a congressman after a failed railroad pass application.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the witness was deemed a model by some yet his testimony amounted to nothing substantial.
Milwaukee promotes a shopping season for merchants with discount railfares on two cent per mile rates after August 15 1907. The ad highlights Milwaukee parks streets factories and friendly citizens and directs inquiries to the Milwaukee Association of Jobbery and Manufacturers.
The London Globe reports experiments at the Kew Jodrall laboratory showing formalin treatment can extend shelf life of various fruits. Strawberries and raspberries immersed in 3 percent formalin for ten minutes then washed keep longer. pitted apples gain weeks, while other berries gain days. Formation of surface bacteria is halted by formalin.
Mrs Hiram Offen notes the new servant girl sweeps clean, avoiding the dirty places. Mrs Mevail comments on her thorough work, likening her to a fresh broom. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Record.
In a frontier city the author laments urban anonymity where vast crowds erase personal bonds. The piece contrasts city life with small towns, noting fewer condolences, less neighborly support, and a larger emphasis on money over human connection. The author cites Utlea Globe.
A discussion on death, widowhood, and securing a family's future underscores the will's impact on wives and children. The piece traces forest reserve policy, presidential proclamations expanding lands, and the shift toward forestry as a self-supporting government bureau per Youth's Companion.
The Indianapolis Sun urges men to prune luxuries and start a bank account to secure a widow and orphans after death. It warns that death relieves the law but not responsibility and notes risks like paralysis blindness and insanity that may affect the saver.
In a western Nevada town a rough street ball game ends with a tall young man in a Prince Albert coat saving a sweet faced Eastern girl from a flying ball. The crowd, amused and approving, applauds as the pair walk on past shops and saloons.
Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt has reached legal age and inherits from Cornelius Vanderbilt's estate. Her portion totals about 13 million dollars after seven years of growth, plus an annual 2.5 million from other funds, making her one of the nation's wealthiest young women.
The article notes a global link between witchcraft beliefs and regional flora. It cites Shakespeare’s references to hemlock and yew, England’s witch hazel names for foxglove and bells, ragwort called witches’ horse, and Germanic ideas of witches’ blossoms and devil spikes. It ends by mentioning St John’s wort in northern Europe.
The text notes shoulder and buttonhole banquets once common on St John’s Eve. It says these garments were worn to avert crafts and subtleties of white cries bogies ghosts and spirits European peasants believed walked abroad on that night of bewildering mysteries.
A writer notes the star lady must balance performance flair with diplomacy and tact. She navigates dancers, crew, and actors, maintaining authority, forging friendships, and guiding company dynamics from rehearsal to opening night.
Birds adapt to human structures as nesting sites shift from cliffs and caves to barns chimneys and bird boxes. Barn swallows, chimney swifts, and purple martins now rely on man made housing, with bird boxes funded by volunteers. The note cites global payments totaling about 30 million dollars to world rulers.
A Berlin cablegram to the New York World reports a court scandal attacking high nobles and royal blood, with officials confirming investigations into vice among military and civil leaders. The expose promises further revelations that could implicate prominent families and undermine the empire’s upper ranks.
The excerpt contrasts cheerfulness as a sign of sanity with melancholy yielding unbalance. It notes fragile fiancés and strong opinions, quoting New York and Washington Herald lines on urban terrors and small town horrors, while remarking that politicians and pugilists share retirement habits.
A girl recalls a woman entering at dawn and calming a sobbing wife by ringing the husband’s bell. The incident ends with the husband thanking her and denying further help, while the cries continue faintly from below.
In a kitchen scene Aunt Filura cooks dinner while a neighbor visits on a borrowing errand. The neighbor remarks on a large soup kettle and Aunt Filura responds with wit about Enoch’s mouth and the extent of the pot.
The Indianapolis Star recounts Tad's rise from poverty and obscurity to wealth as he becomes a successful plumber. He faced many handicaps in youth but persisted, proving that perseverance can change a life despite hardship.
The grafter asserts the grand jury that indicted him was grossly prejudiced. He asks how, and answers by accusing the evidence itself of bias, reflecting a Washington Star quotation.
Mrs Florence E Atwood of 18 Crury Place Chicago Illinois says three months of Citcura Soap Ointment and Pills cured her severe eczema after three years of suffering and ineffective treatment from Chicago physicians. Witness L Berger. October 2 1905.
Government actions aim to capitalize on the nation’s unused waterways. Officials emphasize large scale development of hydroelectric potential, signaling a push to boost energy production and regional power supply.
An offer promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for tired hot and swollen feet. The ad lists the sample in Le Roy and Olmsted and notes it helps with corns and bunions. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents.
The dialogue presents a fictional exchange where a sheriff asks about being armed during a robbery and a character replies they were walk legged. The scene hints at self defense or safety considerations without detailing violence or outcome.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic remedy for female ailments and weakness. It notes no surgery or exams are needed and invites sick women to write for confidential advice. Also mentions Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets as a mild laxative regulator.
Trele Hiram Corn shucks asks for the title and identification of a painting in the Art Museum. The attendant explains the work shows Joshua commanding his son to stand by him, prompting further questions about who is who in the scene.
In the Louisville Courier Journal a bed ding humorist claims his jokes have been widely copied. A heartless friend questions whether the copies are mere jokes or quasi literary curiosities.
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