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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1907
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment from the Baltimore American presents a quirky verse exchange with lines about trimps, teads, and hearts versus diamonds. A graveyard figure and a blasé man comment on fate and games while the scene shifts through fanciful imagery.
The item touts Bible readings in Berlin by professional reciters alongside sensational cure claims for piles kidneys rheumatism and other ailments. It promotes a homemade tonic with dandelion potassium kargon sarsaparilla syrup and salve instructions, urging purchases from local druggists and promising permanent relief without side effects.
C Beltz of Tippecanoe Indiana suffered eczema for more than two years. He tried physicians patent medicines and cures from quacks with no relief until using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent, which gave immediate relief and made him sound and well. November 15 1905.
A farmer digging near Grand River Missouri unearthed a Bible bearing the name Naomi. Captain Joseph La Barge recalled the steamer Naomi wrecked at that spot fifty six years earlier, when missionaries had left Bibles chained in cabins. The Bible stands as a testament to the river’s old course and that historic wreck.
A courteous exchange unfolds as a man writes a letter at a desk and invites the caller to take a chair, apologizing for his earlier impoliteness and asking them to proceed.
A Michigan mother extols Grape Nuts as a daily feeding aid reducing medicines and doctor bills. She notes her children enjoy toast with Grape Nuts for breakfast and report better digestion and improved energy. The letter, sent from Wellville area, emphasizes Grape Nuts as a strengthening food for youngsters.
Charles Beaumarten faces accusations and mischief in his chambers as a suspicious blotting pad drawing and missing keys hint at intruders. Peter Chester pressure and a bishop’s visit reveal tensions about identity secrets Mary Dynevor returns with a looming accusation threatening Charles.
Nell and Barbara, art students, debate urban dehumanization in a dialogue about faces and masks. Nell declares the city’s faces are masks and vows to study the hearts behind them, planning a joint quest to spark gentler human nature.
Fragmentary notes show a contrarian view of barnstorming. A first voice recalls a father urging against pursuing acting. A second voice counters that one should not yield to all wishes, with unclear reference to a figure named Phin Denter.
A fragment quotes a Cleveland plaid dealer quip about ice cream farm adulteration and a grim exchange about who will eat somebody, presenting a sensational but unclear dialogue fragment with unclear speakers.
A column debates Japan U S tensions over war risk and California school bans on Japanese students. It questions whether Tokyo seeks pretext for war, notes congressional support for Pearl Harbor era measures, and flags federal court roles while speculating on motives behind California policy and Japanese reactions.
The St Louis Browns look to a strong outfield this season while Boston and New York figures are forecast in relaunched lineups. Johnny Thompson, a western boxer, is eyed as a future lightweight champion. Reports claim plans for 107, the Looston Americans pursue pennant visions as baseball leagues shift. Joe Gans’ 147 bouts include 9 draws and 5 defeats with 48 knockouts. many fights had no decision. Doherty remains in boxing, while Martin Sheridan has 27 contests in the last year. Ten riders were tied off turf as steeplechase jockeys. Frank Art Mleasant plans to attend Western University of Pennsylvania next season to finish athletic training. California lawmakers consider ending prize fighting, threatening San Francisco’s boxing centers and the sport’s big purses.
The Senate and House spent days on rivers and harbors and Indian appropriation measures. Eulogies for Senator Gorman and Representative Flack followed adjournments. Debate covered canal projects 14 foot Mississippi deepening and land patents while committees advanced revenue cutters and pension and land acts.
The Postmaster General seeks two appropriations of 40000 each for temporary post office quarters in Peoria Illinois and South Bend Indiana during new public building projects. The War Department allows pursuing rink owners in Vatisburg New York for barring soldiers in uniform. The House Post Office Committee plans to raise rural carrier salaries to 840 from 720. A Pend Burn Dolliver liquor bill draft was defeated in Judiciary Committee.
A Globe article argues Canada’s growth rests on healthy expansion of trade and industry, not export bonuses or protectionism. It cites railway investment expanding productive capacity, timber and agriculture growth, and continued immigration aiding prosperity, with 216000 newcomers in the past year and Americans contributing 23781.
An old advertisement extols Prandreth’s Girls Pills as a remedy for headaches backaches and fatigue among women. The copy claims a century of use and urges regular nightly doses to “regulate the organs of the femine system” with no proven differences over time. It also includes unrelated dialogue about a suitor Hankinson and a separate cruelty claim in a separate case.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female disorders including irregular periods and pelvic distress. It denies miracles but claims to strengthen and regulate the system, warns against expecting instant cures, and offers private correspondence with Dr. Pierce for consultations. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser and how to obtain copies by mail.
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