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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
6
Hugh Carrington returns to Pamlico County after years of debt and wandering. He reconciles with Nan Nannie and Maude’s absence, learns of Mrs Tazewell in France, and faces a looming family burden as he reconnects with his past at the plantation. A cable from Cannes hints at lasting ties.
The piece traces Reuben’s absence from the town, noting his visits with bankers and lawyers and his lure of city amusements. It discusses the Chicago Evening Post and an early 20th century livestock show in Omaha, praising a new Herald building and its exhibition facilities. It also mentions land opportunities in Oklahoma and Arkansas, with colonization trends and population projections for the Southwest.
The National Pure-Bred Live Stock Association event drew representatives from across the West at Chicago stock yards. Spectators toured stalls, hundreds visited from outside cities, and rail estimates show strong turnout. The show promotes better bred cattle and supports Westward stock breeding efforts.
An Army of homeseekers pours into the Southwest lured by fresh sod and wealth. Estimates show about 000,000 people moved west in the past year and 360 new towns arose in Oklahoma and Indian territories over three years. About 8,009,000 acres of free land were opened for settlement in these regions.
Cornell University announces summer session courses in seography and Wadermler services as the first American summer school of its kind. The New York Teachers Association plans advanced study courses and formal incorporation. Prof. Francis Kelsey of Michigan University underwent abdominal liver surgery. this marks the eighteenth world case. Michigan introduces a new actuarial theory course, first in the U.S. for insurance mathematics. China funds student exchanges to U.S. colleges with government positions on return. Jules Cambon told Columbia College students that universities are the nation’s bond, more so than government, linking nations. Prof. Armstrong predicts a revolution in school procedure and building with workshop style learning and outdoor activity. recitation and book study are deemed inadequate.
The article describes strict measures to keep the President’s message secret from the public and speculators. A single official handles the document from printing office to pamphlet form, with many safeguards. Copies only go to newspapers and press associations under embargo until Congress reads the message.
New York fears a severe coal shortage despite a new settlement. Daily anthracite deliveries total 28 000 tons, below the 30 000 ton city need, risking supply gaps if heavy snow blocks rail lines. Coal costs rise and schools risk closures as fuel remains scarce and prices spike.
A Kansas City manufacturer supplied the keel for the new American cup defender built at a facility on Route 1. The Standard Oil Company declares a quarterly dividend of 8.10 per share payable December 15, with last year's quarter at 8. A court in Galway sentences William Buttik to three months for conspiracy. A stock train derails in Toilister, Kansas, and seventeen loaded cars are demolished. Kansas State Soldiers’ Home buys land for expansion. 421 veterans reside there. In Perry District Court Edward Martin is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life. A courthouse incident in Tennessee involves two women and several men jailed for six months.
Readers report dramatic relief from rheumatism back pain and swelling after using St Jacobs Oil. Publishers, doctors, and pharmacists from Chilton Wisconsin to Manchester New Hampshire endorse the remedy, noting rapid improvement and broad sales.
A fragment from a family dispute shows sharp exchanges between Atrs Limmins John and Mrs Trimmins. The dialogue accuses narrow mindedness and demands acknowledgment of differing views, with the exasperated line about who is right.
Statement by Capt Alfred G Rigler of Canton Ohio describes long kidney trouble with backache and urinary weakness. After trying doctors and many remedies he found relief with Doan's Kidney Pills, endorsing them four years later and recommending a free trial through Milburn Co Buffalo NY. price 50 cents.
A New York Sun item recounts how captured Indian prince Porus is asked how he wished to be thought of. He replies Take a king and earns a job as janitor at the Flatiron building, a comical note on fame and fate from the era.
A fragment from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes skepticism that a released forger will abandon crime, fearing his first deposits may trigger old habits. The item also mentions Putnam Faced Dye fruit acids and cops, implying a unrelated advertising line.
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a line about drawing the line in a reseulis matter. The excerpt teases a humorous or satirical note with references to Captain Hobrom, fan women, and Mrs Austins Pancake fleas amid cereal brandings.
The item notes a woman preferring singleness over male control, asks about loneliness, and portrays her as preoccupied with writing a great book. It references Detroit and quotes a Free Press line asking how to manage a husband. The excerpt ends with a rough joke about a dictatorial mother in law and a rich male relative.
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