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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
2
A New York Evening Post clipping recalls Milo Hodson Gates, vicar of the Intercession, praised for his fatherly care toward orphans and baptisms. The piece notes many children lack sponsors and mentions a boy named Merlo Hudsoe Yantus encountered on Broadway as an example of his outreach.
A 25 year kidney trouble sufferer from Otterbein Indiana, Mr R M Fleenor, reports severe bladder inflammation and work loss before using Dodd’s Kidney Pills. After two boxes he claims full recovery and recommends the treatment. Address Dodd’s Medicine Co Buffalo NY for free household hints and National Anthem lyrics.
The scene at Princeton features Dr. Alexander showing a cabinet holding Beecher’s sermons from his New York ministry. Beecher remarks that the place exists to honor the area, joking that if another famine comes, this will be the first dry spot searched.
Pearls were used medicinally in Europe and China with methods including pulverized freshwater pearls treated with honeycomb and serpent gall. A Chinese authority claimed a pearl could be expanded by stone and bile into a long pill that would let a patient live without needing food.
A veteran teacher describes coffee poisoning and illness from years of high caffeine use. After trying Postum, she reports marked health improvement, noting loss of coffee cravings and better well being. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with brewing instructions and a sales pitch from Postum Company.
The Indianapolis Sun notes the Indiana Commercial Travelers association in Richmond shows average member age dropping from 45 to 39 in 191%. The piece extols the modern drummers as dapper, affable, and mission-driven, shaping commerce, culture, and progress while on trains and in hotels.
A narrative recalls New Year resolutions to abandon meek self sacrifice. The narrator finds that relinquishing constant kindness to husband and children leads to a more harmonious household as she asserts her needs and stops overdoing labor and duties.
An analysis of the Hornaday bill effort to ban import of foreign wild bird plumage for millinery. Dr. Hornaday and T. Gilbert Pearson led a campaign with U S senators and women’s clubs to push the measure through Congress, facing strong opposition from plumage importers and milliners. The Senate caucus eventually restored the key prohibition clause after a tense fight.
The Strand reports a house in Hamilton Ontario completed within 24 hours after first sod. A brick and concrete structure of nine rooms over two stories rose with 200 to 400 workers. interior finishes include oak dining room paneling and hot water heating. The home was awarded to the guesser of a beans in a bottle count.
A short excerpt mirrors Lewia Carroll's guidance on letter writing. It covers reading the reply letter first, addressing envelopes with stamps, giving complete dates and addresses, legible handwriting, not overlong apologies, delaying inflammatory notes, avoiding the last word, and carrying letters ready for mailing.
Anne A. Taylor writes of waking before dawn on New Year’s morning to care for her babies and reflect on past resolutions. She recalls prior vows to be good and kind, then resolves, with resolve and struggle, not to be good in the coming year.
A reflective piece argues parents misfocus on emotions over thought in child rearing. It stresses that teaching by example matters most and warns against opening hearts to negative influences. The piece urges readers to cultivate thoughtful guidance and mutual understanding.
The piece recalls a young Mark Twain editing a weekly Hannibal Journal and lampooning rivals. His stunts sparked town talk, drew threats and a shotgun visit, but increased subscribers and vegetables paid as payment, shaping a boyhood case study in bold editorial mischief.
A Los Angeles Tribune opinion notes the worldwide push to convert the world while domestic poverty, child labor, and wage struggles persist. It questions the moral gap between Christian nations' wealth and the plight of workers and calls for elevating local standards before exporting civilization abroad.
The narrator recalls her mother's urging to marry for wealth to avoid poverty and secure happiness. She reflects that money was wrongly treated as the sole ingredient for a successful marriage, and she followed blind to wealth advice.
The essay argues that true contentment comes from living realities not dreams and from saving life rather than destroying it. It distinguishes two discontents and urges teaching by example toward satisfaction through justice, not mere self improvement, as the path for humanity.
A portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm as a youthful ruler whose vigor and busy schedule keep him looking young. The piece compares him with European monarchs like Austria’s emperor and King Charles and notes many kings remain under 56, implying youth as the secret to longevity.
The Ohio legislature prioritizes a conservancy act to tackle flood risk. It creates districts with boards, allows land condemnation and bond issuance, and extends state directed works to high danger areas. Partial local option allowed, aims to widen channels and improve drainage while conserving water power.
The Filayat crematory near Amst was completed in the Netherlands, marking a new facility opening in the region.
The article recalls George A. Hearn a New York mill owner and art collector known for fair treatment of workers. It parodies management zeal with a hodcarrier joke about overpromising output and a worker’s quiet vow to try harder tomorrow after a half day up the ladder.
An old advertisement emphasizes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe and proven remedy used for over 20 years for children's ailments. It urges mothers to examine the bottle and ensure the product bears its signature.
A reader asks if a theoretical football course could cover the possibility of losing an ear or a nose, noting University of Wisconsin Madison now offers such a theoretical class and seeking clarification on the injury scenario.
A fragmented ad touts Bromo Quin ine for colds and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a cure. It references a signature by W. Grove and mentions late-night husband behavior and constipation as health concerns.
A brief dialogue mentions a speaking picture of a wife and mutual astonishment. The exchange hints at a novelty device capable of vocalizing an image, implying humor or commentary on media spectacle.
Richmond Pennsylvania reader Mrs Franc Lang describes severe health decline with headaches and nerves. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports restored sleep strength and overall improvement, endorsing the medicine for female ailments.
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