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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
5
In 1844 Mr McLeish recalls Alpine Club tests evaluating hemp and Manilla rope strands for climbers. Two rope sets, hemp and Manilla, endured two-ton strains and supported a twelve‑section mat from ten feet. The reliability of thin rope compositions under load remains debated and uncertain.
English influence shapes coastal market customs as vendors offer bouquets from dire stock to visitors in Balliat, Charlottetown, and nearby towns. The scene, marked by rustic dress and speech, reflects historical ties and legal controls that governed commerce in these centuries past.
Folklorist snippets recount a geese saved stone legend amid a smog heavy era. A curtain boat scene near the river features a misunderstood intruder challenging a captain as a flood threat looms. Rural voices debate duty, town life, and a sudden image of returning to the river.
A quirky fragment advises a man to avoid loving talk, use practical chatter, and hint at securing a property move. It suggests keeping cash flowing, presenting two brownstone plans, and weaving social signals through an automobile dialogue cue. The text baits a cautious approach to romance.
A Trellen colony lad in Maure, Cantal, inspired by band exploits armed with a hatchet and gun, barricaded himself in his room. Gendarmes surrounded the house, he fled to a wood, later found with cartridges. Three youths tried to seize a motor delivery van but fled after the chauffeur’s alarm.
A novel apron design is presented with easy construction and a single yard of material. The pattern 5789 is one size, needing 36 inch material. To obtain, send 16 cents to Pattern Department of this paper with name, address, and second choice of pattern 5760.
Maine woodsman testifies caribou outran a greyhound in a race on a frozen pond along the Panam bridge region. A guide started the dog as a herd of four stood statues on the ice after two fresh snowfalls. The hound made no headway, reaching only halfway before the caribou vanished into the woods.
A Chicago anecdote recalls Basner Weller famed for jokes that mocked others. He played daily tricks on two victims, including a prank involving a rooster tied under a bed. The morning crow provoked anger, ending the string of gags as the crowd grew weary.
A night clerk narrates Weller insisting he is leaving a hotel after a disorderly scene. Weller complains of a neighboring guest who believes the hotel plate is a hens house and spends hours mimicking a rooster, forcing his escape.
A fragment filled page notes a 10 cent pattern request and pattern department contact, mixed with eclectic excerpts. It includes a Japanese field for suffragettes, a missionary wife in Osaka anecdote, a flirtation joke, and a tale on wine tasting by Mile. Col Hnere, describing wine tasters as born with a rare palate.
A garbled notice asks for pattern procurement by sending ten cents to a named person. It requests Ame and an address, plus instructions to provide size and a summary of the pattern. No clear event, organization, or location is established.
The readable lines discuss social judgments and preferences among people, noting discomfort with differing views and how people cluster by shared tastes. Many names and places are garbled, yielding an incoherent snapshot of a public discourse.
To procure the matters, read 10 cents to Potters Department of this paper. The notice requests the reader to provide the game and address plainly and to ensure the realization and numbers of pattern.
A Milwaukee milk inspector visits a farm amid squalid, disorderly conditions. The inspector faces resentment from locals and city folks who reject new cleanliness ideas, yet strives to enforce health rules despite opposition. The piece portrays frustration and moral blame over sanitation in dairy production.
A theatrical agent recounts to the New York manager his qualifications for a box office post. He asserts his skill lies in seating efficiency, claiming an audience of 50 can generate 400 attendees and that the house will not be empty, while the manager asks for a better deal.
A Cousin osteopath treated a young woman with weak ankles and wrists. She lived far away, so he left his city each Saturday to visit her town, treated her Sunday, and returned Monday to his office. A colleague asked how she could provide care with his assistant, and the osteopath replied that he treated her on weekends.
A compact overview notes that parliamentary law arises from liberative needs rather than statutes or decisions. It highlights binding practice only when a deliberative body adopts it, with origins in English parliament and later adaptations to meet evolving legislative needs.
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes rising concerns over parasites and disease vectors. It calls for decisive actions to curb bedbugs and other pests spreading infections and urges public protection to reduce poverty related health risks.
Officials of the fishery section foresee a profitable jellyfish export to China where salted jellyfish is a summer delicacy. Abundant in West Chosen seas, the species yields revenue despite hindrances to fishing. Shanghai Ningpo Hong Kong and Canton show strong demand for prepared exports. Grilled survivors wash ashore after storms in Whasshat province, offering gratis gathering. Unemployed sea workers may be hired for gathering and processing.
The text lists the months of the French Revolutionary calendar from Brumaire to Thermidor and notes five years of Sansculotides. It mentions the calendar being antedated to September 22, 1799 and abolished on Nivose 19, An X, corresponding to December 31, 1805.
A worn advertisement touts Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge as a stomach regenerator that aids digestion and relieves indigestion and heartburn. It claims the stomach must be in good condition to digest food without medicine and notes parasites as a cause of indigestion. Sold by druggists. Dr. D. Jayne & Son of Philadelphia publish the claim.
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